The Best Episodes Written By Gene L. coon

Every TV Episode Written by Gene L. coon Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 22 - Space Seed
    8.5/10(56 votes)

    #1 - Space Seed

    S1:E22

    The Enterprise picks up a crew of genetic supermen from the 20th century... and their leader, Khan, plans to create a new empire.

    Director:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 26 - Errand of Mercy
    8.0/10(48 votes)

    #2 - Errand of Mercy

    S1:E26

    The Federation and the Klingon Empire teeter on the brink of war as Kirk investigates Organia, a humble planet, inhabited by pacifists, that is unwittingly caught in the middle.

    Director:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 23 - A Taste of Armageddon
    7.9/10(47 votes)

    #3 - A Taste of Armageddon

    S1:E23

    The Enterprise arrives at a planet to establish diplomatic relations and finds itself in the middle of a "peaceful" war that threatens to destroy the ship.

    Director:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 25 - The Devil in the Dark
    7.9/10(51 votes)

    #4 - The Devil in the Dark

    S1:E25

    Kirk investigates a series of grisly murders on a mining planet that are the work of a seemingly hostile alien creature.

    Director:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - A Piece of the Action
    7.5/10(40 votes)

    #5 - A Piece of the Action

    S2:E17

    The Enterprise visits a planet with an Earth-like 1920s gangster culture.

    Director:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Wink of an Eye
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    #6 - Wink of an Eye

    S3:E11

    Invisible "time-accelerated" aliens take over the Enterprise and attempt to abduct the crew for use as "genetic stock".

    Director:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    #7 - Let That Be Your Last Battlefield

    S3:E15

    The Enterprise encounters two duo-chromatic and mutually belligerent aliens who put the ship in the middle of their old conflict.

    Director:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Arena
    7.4/10(54 votes)

    #8 - Arena

    S1:E18

    With both their ships held captive by powerful beings, Kirk and the captain of the alien vessel are placed on an asteroid to fight for their lives and the lives of their crews.

    Director:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Metamorphosis
    7.1/10(43 votes)

    #9 - Metamorphosis

    S2:E9

    A shuttle crew from the USS Enterprise encounters a man out of history and his mysterious alien companion.

    Director:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 25 - Bread and Circuses
    6.9/10(37 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - The Apple
    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - Spectre of the Gun
    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Who Mourns for Adonais?
    6.7/10(45 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Spock's Brain
    6.2/10(39 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:N/A

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Gene L. Coon Ratings Summary

"Space Seed" is the best rated episode written by Gene L. Coon. It scored 8.464/10 based on 56 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 2/16/1967 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Errand of Mercy".