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The Worst Episodes of Star Trek

Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain...

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  1. 5.5/10(40 votes)

    #1 - And the Children Shall Lead

    S3:E4

    On a distant planet, Kirk, Spock and McCoy find a scientific team dead, and their children who, unknown to the crew, have great powers at their disposal.

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  2. 5.6/10(42 votes)

    #2 - The Alternative Factor

    S1:E27

    Kirk and Spock encounter an alien named Lazarus who claims to be from an anti-matter universe.

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    Director:Gerd Oswald
  3. 5.9/10(37 votes)

    #3 - Spock's Brain

    S3:E1

    An alien female beams aboard the ship and, after incapacitating the rest of the crew, surgically removes Spock's brain. Kirk and the crew have just hours to locate and replace it before Spock's body dies.

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    Director:Marc Daniels
  4. 5.9/10(33 votes)

    #4 - The Way to Eden

    S3:E20

    The Enterprise picks up a group of space "hippies" looking for Eden.

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  5. 6.3/10(40 votes)

    #5 - Catspaw

    S2:E7

    Two powerful aliens threaten the well-being of the Enterprise and her crew.

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  6. 6.3/10(36 votes)

    #6 - The Omega Glory

    S2:E23

    Captain Kirk must find the cure to a deadly disease and put an end to another Starfleet captain's cultural interference.

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  8. 6.3/10(35 votes)

    #7 - The Empath

    S3:E12

    While visiting a doomed planet, the landing party is subject to torturous experiments by powerful aliens.

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    Director:John Erman
  9. 6.5/10(53 votes)

    #8 - Mudd's Women

    S1:E6

    The Enterprise picks up a intergalactic conman, Harry Mudd, and three incredibly beautiful women who harbor a dark secret.

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  10. 6.5/10(33 votes)

    #9 - The Lights of Zetar

    S3:E18

    Strange incorporeal aliens threaten the Memory Alpha station and the Enterprise.

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  11. 6.6/10(44 votes)

    #10 - Who Mourns for Adonais?

    S2:E2

    The crew of the Enterprise are held captive by an alien who turns out to be the Greek god Apollo.

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  12. 6.6/10(41 votes)

    #11 - The Paradise Syndrome

    S3:E3

    An alien device on a primitive planet erases Captain Kirk's memory, and he begins a new life with the planet's indigenous people.

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    Director:Jud Taylor
  13. 6.6/10(34 votes)

    #12 - The Mark of Gideon

    S3:E16

    A race of overpopulated aliens abduct Captain Kirk to solve their problem.

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  14. 6.6/10(34 votes)

    #13 - That Which Survives

    S3:E17

    Kirk, McCoy, and Sulu are stranded on a barren planet where a mysterious woman attempts to kill them one at a time, while the Enterprise must travel halfway across the galaxy to rescue them.

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  15. 6.6/10(34 votes)

    #14 - The Savage Curtain

    S3:E22

    Aliens force Captain Kirk and First Officer Spock to join forces with "Abraham Lincoln" and "Surak" to battle villains in a contest of good vs. evil.

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  16. 6.7/10(64 votes)

    #15 - Charlie X

    S1:E2

    Charlie Evans, the sole survivor of a transport crash, is transferred to the Enterprise from a different ship. Why are they so eager to rid themselves of him, though? There's more to Charlie than meets the eye...

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  17. 6.7/10(46 votes)

    #16 - The Conscience of the King

    S1:E13

    Kirk is one of the last survivors who can identify a mass killer, who lurks among a Shakespearean troupe aboard the Enterprise.

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    Director:Gerd Oswald
  18. 6.7/10(47 votes)

    #17 - Shore Leave

    S1:E15

    The Enterprise crew take shore leave on a peaceful, pastoral planet... where their dreams and fantasies come to life.

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  19. 6.7/10(39 votes)

    #18 - The Apple

    S2:E5

    The crew of the Enterprise visits a mysterious paradisical planet controlled by a computer that is served by the local inhabitants.

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  20. 6.7/10(40 votes)

    #19 - Friday's Child

    S2:E11

    The crew of the Enterprise become entangled in a planet's tribal power struggle.

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  21. 6.7/10(36 votes)

    #20 - Elaan of Troyius

    S3:E13

    The USS Enterprise ferries a spoiled princess whose betrothal to a royal Troyian is hoped will bring peace to a star system at war.

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  22. 6.8/10(38 votes)

    #21 - Spectre of the Gun

    S3:E6

    Having been found trespassers into Melkotian space, Captain Kirk and his companions are sent to die in a re-enactment of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

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  23. 6.9/10(53 votes)

    #22 - Miri

    S1:E8

    Kirk and a landing party are stranded on a planet due to a disease that causes any adult to die a painful death, and must deal with the local children who have survived.

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  24. 6.9/10(50 votes)

    #23 - Dagger of the Mind

    S1:E9

    Kirk investigates an experimental facility for holding prisoners and finds a sinister scheme.

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  25. 6.9/10(38 votes)

    #24 - A Private Little War

    S2:E19

    The crew of the Enterprise discovers Klingon interference in the development of a formerly peaceful planet and is forced to help maintain a balance of power.

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  26. 6.9/10(37 votes)

    #25 - Bread and Circuses

    S2:E25

    The Enterprise crew investigates the disappearance of a ship's crew on a planet that is a modern version of the Roman Empire.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"And the Children Shall Lead" is the worst rated episode of "Star Trek". It scored 5.5/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and written by Edward J. Lakso, it aired on 10/11/1968. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Alternative Factor".