- "His brain is gone!"
- ―Doctor McCoy
| "Spock's Brain" | |
|---|---|
| Series Star Trek Season 3, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | September 20th, 1968 |
| Writers | Lee Cronin [1] |
| Director | Marc Daniels |
| Producers | Fred Freiberger; Robert H. Justman; Gene Roddenberry; Edward K. Milkis; Gregg Peters |
| Starring | William Shatner; Leonard Nimoy; DeForest Kelley |
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"Spock's Brain"' is the title to the first episode from season three of the science fiction television series Star Trek and is the fifty-sixth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Marc Daniels with a script written by Lee Cronin. It first aired on NBC on September 20th, 1968.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| William Shatner | Captain James T. Kirk |
| Leonard Nimoy | Science Officer Spock |
| DeForest Kelley | Leonard "Bones" McCoy |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marj Dusay | Kara |
| James Doohan | Montgomery Scott |
| Walter Koenig | Ensign Pavel Chekov |
| George Takei | Ensign Hikaru Sulu |
| Nichelle Nichols | Lieutenant Nyota Uhura |
| Majel Barrett | Nurse Christine Chapel |
| James Daris | Creature |
| Sheila Leighton | Luma |
Uncredited cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bill Blackburn | Lieutenant Hadley |
| Frank da Vinci | Lieutenant Brent |
| Eddie Paskey | Lieutenant Ed Leslie |
| Roger Holloway | Lieutenant Roger Lemli |
| Pete Kellett | Morg guard |
| Jeannie Malone | Yeoman |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- This episode is production code number 60043-061.
- Stardate: 5431.4. The events of this episode take place in the year 2268.
- This is the sixty-second episode produced in the series. It is the fifty-sixth aired episode of the series, but the fifty-seventh episode in chronological order if one includes the original unaired pilot episode, "The Cage".
- This is the fifteenth episode of Star Trek directed by Marc Daniels. It is also his final work on the series. As this episode is a season premiere, it is naturally Marc Daniels' only work on season three.
- Teleplay writer Gene L. Coon is credited as Lee Cronin in this episode.
- This is Gene L. Coon's tenth episode of Star Trek as a writer. It is his first episode where he is credited under the pseudonym Lee Cronin. He works on a total of four episodes from season three.
- Hikaru Sulu has the first speaking lines in this episode.
Allusions[]
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Bloopers[]
- Nurse Chapel's skirt hikes up a bit in the early scene where she collapses on the floor revealing her undies.
- During one of the Captain's Log narratives, James T. Kirk incorrectly calls the planet that the landing party visits Sigma Draconis VII. It is actually Sigma Draconis VI.
Quotes[]
- Leonard McCoy: His brain is gone!
....
- James T. Kirk: Readout, Mister Chekov?
- Pavel Chekov: No structures, Captain. No mechanized objects that I can read. No surface consumption, no generation of energy. Atmosphere is perfectly all right, of course. Temperature, a high maximum of 40. Livable.
- James T. Kirk: You have a thick skin.
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- James T. Kirk: Have the transporter room standing by. I'm taking a landing party down to planet six.
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- Pavel Chekov: What if you guess wrong, Captain?"
- James T. Kirk: If I guess wrong, Mister Spock is dead. Spock will die
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- Spock: While I might trust the doctor to remove a splinter or lance a boil, I do not believe he has the knowledge to restore a brain.
- Leonard McCoy: Thank you.
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- James T. Kirk: How do you feel, Spock?
- Spock: On the whole Captain, I believe I'm quite fit. It's fascinating! A remarkable example of a retrograde civilization at the peak, advanced beyond any of our capabilities and now operating at this primitive level which you saw. And it all began thousands of years ago when a glacial age reoccurred. You see, this underground complex was developed for the women. Men remained above. And male/female schism took place. A fascinating cultural development of a kind...
- Leonard McCoy: I knew it was wrong, I shouldn't have done it!
- James T. Kirk: What's that?
- Leonard McCoy: I should have never reconnected his mouth!
- James T. Kirk: Well, we took the risk, Doctor.
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- Kara: How will we live?
- Spock: You'll learn to build houses to keep warm. You'll work. Humans have survived under worse conditions. It's a matter of evolution. Give it time.
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- Leonard McCoy: I'll never live this down... this Vulcan telling me how to operate.
See also[]
Media
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External Links[]
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References[]
- ↑ Lee Cronin is the pseudonym for screenwriter Gene L. Coon.
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