The STAR TREK CLASSIC LogBook - Part 4 Downloaded from the Net and sent in by Alex van Kaam @~Continued from Issue 55 44 A WOLF IN THE FOLD Dec 22, 1967 written by Robert Bloch directed by Joseph Pevney music by Gerald Fried Stardate 3614.9: After suffering a head injury on the Enterprise, Scotty is talked into shore leave with Kirk and McCoy. On the planet they are visiting, however, a series of grisly murders of local women begins, and all the evidence seems to point to Scotty. Kirk must contend with the overwhelming evidence against Scotty as well as the overzealous local constable, who is ready to have Scotty punished as soon as possible. Guest Cast: John Fielder (Hengist), Charles Macauley (Jaris), Pilar Stewart (Sybo), Charles Dierkop (Morla), Joseph Bernard (Tark), Tania Lemani (Kara), John Winston (Transporter Chief Kyle), Virginia Aldridge (Karen Tracy), Judy MocConnell (Yeoman Tankris), Judi Sherven (Nurse) 45 THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES Dec 29, 1967 written by David Gerrold directed by Joseph Pevney music by Jerry Fielding Stardate 4523.3: The Enterprise is summoned to space station K-7 for security duty when the station's security forces are considered inadequate to guard a shipment of valuable grain by the standards of Federation agriculture administrator Baris. A shipload of Klingons stops off at the station as well, which has all parties concerned even more about the grain consignment. Kirk orders stepped-up security, but that only results in some of the crew - including Scotty and Chekov - instigating a massive bar brawl with the Klingons. All the while, the seemingly harmless huckster Cyrano Jones is trying to peddle furry tribbles off to anyone with a few credits, and Uhura buys one and takes it back to the Enterprise, not knowing that tribbles do only two things: eat and breed. William Campbell returns in the Deep Space Nine story "Blood Oath" to wreak further havoc - sans Tribbles. Guest Cast: William Schallert (Nilz Baris), William Campbell (Koloth), Stanley Adams (Cyrano Jones), Whit Bissell (Lurry), Michael Pataki (Korax), Ed Reimers (Admiral Fitzpatrick), Charlie Brill (Arne Darvin), Paul Baxley (Ensign Freeman), David Ross (Guard), Guy Raymond (Trader) 46 THE GAMESTERS OF TRISKELION Jan 5, 1968 written by Margaret Armen directed by Gene Nelson music not credited Stardate 3211.7: A landing party beaming down to the Enterprise's latest stop is intercepted by a more powerful, long-range transporter beam, which hijacks Kirk, Uhura and Chekov to the planet Triskelion, where they are immediately handed over to various "trainers" to prepare them for their upcoming duties as gladiators to amuse the powerful rulers of the planet. Spock orders the Enterprise to warp to Triskelion to save the landing party but doesn't realize that the powers-that-be on the planet may want to lure the Enterprise crew there to provide them with even more entertainment. Guest Cast: John Ruskin (Galt), Angelique Pettyjohn (Shahna), Steve Sandor (Lars), Jane Ross (Tamoon), Victoria George (Ensign Jana Haines), Dick Crockett (Andorian Thrall), Mickey Norton (Kloog) 47 A PIECE OF THE ACTION Jan 12, 1968 teleplay by David P. Harmon and Gene L. Coon story by David P. Harmon music not credited Stardate 4598.0: The Enterprise encounters a planet recently visited by another starship and discovers that a book on the Chicago mobs of the 1920s accidentally left behind by a crew member of the previous ship has become the basis of the planet's society structure over 200 years of the planet's time (the starship having had warp drive). The intelligent but imitative inhabitants show a keen interest in replacing telephones with communicators and replacing tommy guns with phasers when Kirk, Spock and McCoy - along with their standard Starfleet landing party equipment - are captured. Guest Cast: Anthony Caruso (Bela), Victor Tayback (Krako), Lee Delano (Kalo), John Harmon (Tepo), Sheldon Collins (Tough Kid), Dyanne Thorne (First Girl), Sharyn Hillyer (Second Girl), Buddy Garion (Hood), Steve Marlo (Zabo) 48 THE IMMUNITY SYNDROME Jan 19, 1968 written by Robert Sabaroff directed by Joseph Pevney music by Sol Kaplan and Fred Steiner Stardate 4307.1: Spock telepathically receives the collective death cries of the entire all-Vulcan crew of the USS Intrepid, which has just been destroyed by an unknown force. The Enterprise intercepts a gigantic organism, which then surrounds the ship, beginning to cause physical and mental illness among the crew. Kirk, Spock and McCoy surmise that this paradoxically huge single-celled organism may be a "disease," as its course will soon take it through inhabited star systems. The Enterprise may turn out to be the only "antibody" capable of saving millions from the onslaught of the enormous parasite. Guest Cast: John Winston (Lt. Kyle), Majel Barrett (Christine Chapel) 49 A PRIVATE LITTLE WAR Feb 2, 1968 teleplay by Gene Roddenberry story by Jud Crucis directed by Marc Daniels music by Gerald Fried Stardate 4211.4: The Enterprise visits a primitive world where the Klingon Empire has armed one faction of people against another in hopes of eliminating the weaker population and allying the stronger warriors with the Klingons. Spock is seriously injured when he, Kirk and McCoy beam down, and is returned to the Enterprise for treatment as Kirk and McCoy try to make contact with the locals. Kirk is injured by an poisonous indigenous animal, but reaches, with McCoy's help, his old friend Tyree. Tyree's mystical wife Nona cures Kirk and then pursues him. Kirk and McCoy, in the meantime, may only be able to resolve the unfair advantage between the planet's two factions by arming Tyree against his people's Klingon-backed adversaries. Ned Romero also appears in the 1994 Next Generation episode "Journey's End." Guest Cast: Nancy Kovack (Nona), Michael Witney (Tyree), Ned Romero (Krell), Majel Barrett (Nurse Chapel), Booker Bradshaw (Dr. M'Benga), Arthur Bernard (Apella), Janos Prohaska (The Gumato), Paul Baxley (Patrol Leader), Gary Pillard (Yutan) 50 RETURN TO TOMORROW Feb 9, 1968 written by John Kingsbridge directed Ralph Serensky music by George Duning Stardate 4768.3: The Enterprise visits a planet long thought uninhabited, and finds globes that contain the consciousness of the last survivors of the planet, Sargon, Thalassa and Henoch. The three remaining beings wish to "possess" the bodies of willing Enterprise crew members, leaving the crew members' minds in the globes briefly as Sargon and his companions use the human bodies to construct android bodies for their minds. Kirk, Spock, and Dr. Mulhall agree to this procedure, but Henoch, occupying Spock's body, has other plans than building an android frame for himself. In the meantime, Sargon and Thalassa, in the bodies of Kirk and Mulhall, fall in love all over again. One way or another, though, the humans' bodies must be vacated since their metabolism is incapable of withstanding the levels of activity taken on by Sargon and the others. Guest Cast: Diana Muldaur (Dr. Ann Mulhall), Majel Barrett (Christine Chapel), Cindy Lou (Nurse) 51 PATTERNS OF FORCE Feb 16, 1968 written by John Meredyth Lucas directed by Vincent McEveety music by George Duning Stardate 2534.0: On arrival at Ekos, the Enterprise is the target of a nuclear missile attack, a technology which didn't exist the last time a Federation ship visited the planet. Kirk and Spock beam down to investigate, discovering that the government on Ekos has been transformed into a Nazi police state which came about when Federation teacher John Gill tried to simply increase the efficiency of the government on Ekos. Gill is now under the control of the people he has tried to educate, and anyone who tries to reveal the truth about Gill or rescue him - including Kirk and Spock - are hunted men. Guest Cast: Richard Evans (Isak), Valora Noland (Daras), Skip Homeier (Melakon), David Brian (John Gill), Patrick Horgan (Eneg), William Wintersole (Abrom), Gilbert Green (S.S. Major), Ralph Maurer (S.S. Lieutenant), Ed McCready (S.S. Trooper), Peter Canon (Gestapo Lieutenant), Paul Baxley (First Trooper), Chuch Courtney (Davod), Bart LaRue (Newscaster) 52 BY ANY OTHER NAME Feb 23, 1968 teleplay by D.C. Fontana and Jerome Bixby story by Jerome Bixby directed by Marc Daniels music by Fred Steiner Stardate 4657.5: The Enterprise responds to a distress call, finding only a trap set by a small group of aliens from the Andromeda galaxy who are assessing the potential of the Federation's home galaxy for colonization. The aliens successfully take over the ship, reducing all aboard except for Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Scotty to dehydrated cubes so the ship's supply of food and oxygen can be used by the hijackers and Kirk's command crew for the staggering 300-year return to Andromeda. The aliens, having assumed human form, also gain attributes such as emotions, which may be just the weakness Kirk and the others need to attack to regain control of the Enterprise. Guest Cast: Warren Stevens (Rojan), Barbara Bouchet (Kelinda), Majel Barrett (Christine Chapel), Stewart Moss (Hanar), Robert Fortier (Tomar), Lezlie Dalton (Drea), Carl Byrd (Lt. Shea), Julie Cobb (Yeoman) 53 THE OMEGA GLORY Mar 1, 1968 written by Gene Roddenberry directed by Vincent McEveety music not credited Stardate not given: The missing starship Exeter is spotted in orbit of an inhabited planet. Kirk, Spock and McCoy board the Exeter, finding only the remains of the crew, wiped out by a disease which likely affects the boarding party now. Transporting to the planet, Kirk finds that Captain Tracey of the Exeter escaped his crew's fate, and the atmosphere on the planet is capable of eliminating the disease from the Enterprise landing party's bloodstreams. But more problems arise as Tracey discards his loyalty to the prime directive in an attempt to gain power in the planet's government. Guest Cast: Morgan Woodward (Captain Tracey), Roy Jenson (Cloud William), Irene Kelly (Sirah), Morgan Farley (Yang Scholar), David L. Ross (Lt. Galloway), Lloyd Kino (Wu), Ed McCready (Dr. Carter), Frank Atienza (Kohm Villager) 54 THE ULTIMATE COMPUTER Mar 8, 1968 teleplay by D.C. Fontana story by Laurence N. Wolfe directed by John Meredyth Lucas music by Sol Kaplan and Fred Steiner Stardate 4729.4: Kirk is ordered to relinquish command of the Enterprise to Dr. Daystrom's new M-5 computer, which, according to Daystrom, can make all the decisions that a starship captain would encounter correctly and more quickly than any human. The Enterprise, with Kirk and a few others aboard, is engaged in Starfleet wargames, but the M-5 begins to treat the other ships as a serious threat and retaliates with full salvos of phasers and photon torpedoes, destroying one ship. Believing Kirk may have lost his mind, Starfleet gives the remaining ships permission to destroy the Enterprise. Guest Cast: William Marshall (Dr. Daystrom), Sean Morgan (Harper), Barry Russo (Commodore Wesley) 55 BREAD AND CIRCUSES Mar 15, 1968 written by Gene Roddenberry & Gene L. Coon directed by Ralph Serensky music not credited Stardate 4040.7: Trying to track down the crew of the downed Federation Starship Beagle, Kirk, Spock and McCoy arrive on a planet populated by a society that mixes savage ancient practices with 20th century technology. Enemies of the Roman Empire-like state are rounded up and forced to participate in televised coliseum battles. Kirk and Spock briefly encounter a peaceful group of people, but all are captured and prepared for their duels - including one event which will pit Spock against McCoy. Kirk must hope that he and his landing party can survive long enough for help to arrive from the Enterprise. Guest Cast: William Smithers (Merik), Logan Ramsey (Claudius), Ian Wolfe (Septimus), William Bramley (Policeman), Rhodes Reason (Flavius), Bart LaRue (Announcer), Jack Perkins (Master of Games), Max Kleven (Maximus), Lois Jewell (Drusilla) 56 ASSIGNMENT: EARTH Mar 29, 1968 teleplay by Art Wallace story by Gene Roddenberry and Art Wallace directed by Marc Daniels music not credited Stardate not given: After warping back in time to the late 20th century for a glimpse of Earth's past, the Enterprise intercepts a mysterious man who simply calls himself Gary Seven. Although Gary and his ever-present black cat Isis appear like inhabitants of the 20th century, Gary knows what kind of ship he is on and recognizes Spock as a Vulcan, and ascertains that the Enterprise is from the 23rd century. Gary Seven evades security officers and resumes his journey to Earth. Kirk and Spock assume 20th century disguises and pursue him, finding that Gary is a time traveler from the future who is here to influence Earth's history - but whether or not his influence will be benign is another question altogether. Guest Cast: Robert Lansing (Gary Seven), Teri Garr (Roberta Lincoln), Don Keefer (Cromwell), Lincoln Demyan (Sergeant), Morgan Jones (Col. Nesvig), Bruce Mars (First Policeman), Ted Gehring (Second Policeman), Paul Baxley (Security Chief) @~Next issue we'll start looking at Season Three - o -