Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
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| num_episodes = 24
| network = NBC
| first_aired = {{Start date|1968|09|20}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1969|06|03}}
| prev_season = Season 2
| episode_list = List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes
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The third and final season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek, premiered on NBC on Friday, September 20, 1968 and concluded on Tuesday, June 3, 1969. It consisted of twenty-four episodes. Star Trek: The Original Series is an American science fiction television series produced by Fred Freiberger, and created by Gene Roddenberry, and the original series of the Star Trek franchise. It features William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock and DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy.
Broadcast history
This is the first season to air after NBC moved the show from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday nights. The season originally aired Fridays at 10:00–11:00 p.m. (EST) on NBC. The final episode aired on Tuesday, June 3, 1969, at 7:30–8:30 p.m. (EST).
Cast
=Main=
{{Main|List of Star Trek: The Original Series cast members}}
- William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk: The commanding officer of the USS Enterprise
- Leonard Nimoy as Commander Spock: The ship's half-human/half-Vulcan science officer and first/executive officer
- DeForest Kelley as Lieutenant Commander Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy: The ship's chief medical officer
- James Doohan as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott: The Enterprise{{'}}s chief engineer and second officer
- Nichelle Nichols as Lieutenant Uhura: The ship's communications officer
- George Takei as Lieutenant Sulu: The ship's helmsman
- Walter Koenig as Ensign Pavel Chekov: A Russian-born navigator introduced in the second season premiere episode
- Majel Barrett as Nurse Christine Chapel: The ship's head nurse. Barrett also played the ship's first officer (number one) in "The Cage" and voiced the ship's computer.
=Recurring=
- Eddie Paskey as Lt. Leslie
Episodes
{{see also|List of Star Trek: The Original Series episodes}}
{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=56
|EpisodeNumber2=1
|Title=Spock's Brain
|DirectedBy=Marc Daniels
|WrittenBy=Gene L. Coon{{efn|name=Cronin|Credited as Lee Cronin}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|9|20}}
|ProdCode=61
|Viewers=9.18{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JiB4lPmsFcmM8aVda8nLv-aEJ1D7bMYM/view|title=1968-69 Primetime.pdf|publisher=Google Drive|work=Nielsen Media Research|date=February 17, 2024|access-date=July 8, 2024}}
|ShortSummary=Captain Kirk pursues aliens who have stolen Spock's brain.{{cite web|url=http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TOS/episodes/index.html?season=3l|title=Star Trek: Episodes Season 3|publisher=StarTrek.com|access-date=2009-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609213233/http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TOS/episodes/index.html?season=3|archive-date=2009-06-09}}
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|EpisodeNumber=57
|EpisodeNumber2=2
|Title=The Enterprise Incident
|DirectedBy=John Meredyth Lucas
|WrittenBy=D. C. Fontana
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|9|27}}
|ProdCode=59
|ShortSummary=The crew of the Enterprise attempts to steal a Romulan cloaking device.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=58
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=The Paradise Syndrome
|DirectedBy=Jud Taylor
|WrittenBy=Margaret Armen
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|10|4}}
|ProdCode=58
|ShortSummary=A mysterious alien device on a planet with a predominantly American Indian culture erases Captain Kirk's memory, and he begins a life with them as a member of their tribe.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=59
|EpisodeNumber2=4
|Title=And the Children Shall Lead
|DirectedBy=Marvin Chomsky
|WrittenBy=Edward J. Lakso
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|10|11}}
|ProdCode=60
|ShortSummary=The crew of the Enterprise rescues a group of children stranded on a planet, along with their evil "imaginary" friend.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=60
|EpisodeNumber2=5
|Title=Is There in Truth No Beauty?
|DirectedBy=Ralph Senensky
|WrittenBy=Jean Lisette Aroeste
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|10|18}}
|ProdCode=62
|ShortSummary=The Enterprise travels with an alien ambassador who must travel inside a special case because his appearance causes insanity.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=61
|EpisodeNumber2=6
|Title=Spectre of the Gun
|DirectedBy=Vincent McEveety
|WrittenBy=Gene L. Coon{{efn|name=Cronin}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|10|25}}
|ProdCode=56
|ShortSummary=For trespassing on an alien world, Captain Kirk and his companions are forced to re-enact the famous shoot-out at the O.K. Corral with themselves cast as the losing side.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=62
|EpisodeNumber2=7
|Title=Day of the Dove
|DirectedBy=Marvin Chomsky
|WrittenBy=Jerome Bixby
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|11|1}}
|ProdCode=66
|ShortSummary=An alien energy-based life form that feeds on negative emotions (such as fear, anger, hatred) drives the crew of the Enterprise into brutal conflict with the Klingons.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=63
|EpisodeNumber2=8
|Title=For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
|DirectedBy=Tony Leader
|WrittenBy=Hendrik Vollaerts
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|11|8}}
|ProdCode=65
|ShortSummary=As McCoy discovers he is dying of an incurable disease, the crew of the Enterprise rush to stop an asteroid from colliding with a Federation world, only to discover that the asteroid is, in fact, a disguised alien vessel. They find an entire civilization living in the ship who believe they are actually on a planet and a dictatorial "Oracle" who forbids any attempt to discover the truth.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=64
|EpisodeNumber2=9
|Title=The Tholian Web
|DirectedBy=Herb Wallerstein
|WrittenBy=Judy Burns and Chet Richards
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|11|15}}
|ProdCode=64
|ShortSummary=Captain Kirk is caught between dimensions while the Enterprise is trapped by an energy draining web spun by mysterious aliens. The two-part Enterprise episode "In a Mirror, Darkly" serves as a sequel to this episode.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=65
|EpisodeNumber2=10
|Title=Plato's Stepchildren
|DirectedBy=David Alexander
|WrittenBy=Meyer Dolinsky
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|11|22}}
|ProdCode=67
|ShortSummary=The crew of the Enterprise encounters an ageless and mischievous race of psychic humanoids who claim to have organized their society around Ancient Greek ideals.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=66
|EpisodeNumber2=11
|Title=Wink of an Eye
|DirectedBy=Jud Taylor
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Gene L. Coon{{efn|name=Cronin}}|t=Arthur Heinemann}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|11|29}}
|ProdCode=68
|ShortSummary=Invisible "time-accelerated" aliens take over the Enterprise and attempt to abduct the crew for use as "genetic stock".
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=67
|EpisodeNumber2=12
|Title=The Empath
|DirectedBy=John Erman
|WrittenBy=Joyce Muskat
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|12|6}}
|ProdCode=63
|ShortSummary=While visiting a doomed planet, the landing party is subject to torturous experiments to test an empathic race.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=68
|EpisodeNumber2=13
|Title=Elaan of Troyius
|DirectedBy=John Meredyth Lucas
|WrittenBy=John Meredyth Lucas
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1968|12|20}}
|ProdCode=57
|ShortSummary= While transporting an arrogant, demanding spoiled princess for a political marriage, Captain Kirk must cope both with her biochemical ability to force him to love her and sabotage on his ship.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=69
|EpisodeNumber2=14
|Title=Whom Gods Destroy
|DirectedBy=Herb Wallerstein
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lee Erwin and Jerry Sohl|t=Lee Erwin}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1969|1|3}}
|ProdCode=71
|ShortSummary=Captain Kirk visits a mental health facility and confronts an insane starship captain who believes he is destined to control the universe.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=70
|EpisodeNumber2=15
|Title=Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
|DirectedBy=Jud Taylor
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Gene L. Coon{{efn|name=Cronin}}|t=Oliver Crawford}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1969|1|10}}
|ProdCode=70
|ShortSummary=The Enterprise picks up the last two survivors of a war-torn planet who are still committed to destroying each other aboard the ship.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=71
|EpisodeNumber2=16
|Title=The Mark of Gideon
|DirectedBy=Jud Taylor
|WrittenBy=George F. Slavin and Stanley Adams
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1969|1|17}}
|ProdCode=72
|ShortSummary=An overpopulated race of aliens abduct Kirk to solve their problem.
|LineColor=EE6F4C
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=72
|EpisodeNumber2=17
|Title=That Which Survives
|DirectedBy=Herb Wallerstein
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=D. C. Fontana{{efn|name=Richards|Credited as Michael Richards}}|t=John Meredyth Lucas}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1969|1|24}}
|ProdCode=69
|ShortSummary=The crew of the Enterprise visits an abandoned outpost guarded by a mysterious computer.
|LineColor=EE6F4C
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=73
|EpisodeNumber2=18
|Title=The Lights of Zetar
|DirectedBy=Herb Kenwith
|WrittenBy=Jeremy Tarcher and Shari Lewis
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1969|1|31}}
|ProdCode=73
|ShortSummary=Strange, energy-based alien life forms threaten the Memory Alpha station and the Enterprise crew.
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=74
|EpisodeNumber2=19
|Title=Requiem for Methuselah
|DirectedBy=Murray Golden
|WrittenBy=Jerome Bixby
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1969|2|14}}
|ProdCode=76
|ShortSummary=The crew of the Enterprise encounters an immortal human who lives as a recluse on his own planet.
|LineColor=EE6F4C
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=75
|EpisodeNumber2=20
|Title=The Way to Eden
|DirectedBy=David Alexander
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=D. C. Fontana{{efn|name=Richards}} and Arthur Heinemann|t=Arthur Heinemann}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1969|2|21}}
|ProdCode=75
|ShortSummary=The Enterprise is hijacked by a criminal doctor and his loyal, hippie-like followers who are attempting to find paradise.
|LineColor=EE6F4C
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=76
|EpisodeNumber2=21
|Title=The Cloud Minders
|DirectedBy=Jud Taylor
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=David Gerrold and Oliver Crawford|t=Margaret Armen}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1969|2|28}}
|ProdCode=74
|ShortSummary=Kirk races against time to acquire plague-fighting minerals from a world in the midst of a civil uprising.
|LineColor=EE6F4C
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=77
|EpisodeNumber2=22
|Title=The Savage Curtain
|DirectedBy=Herschel Daugherty
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Gene Roddenberry|t=Gene Roddenberry and Arthur Heinemann}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1969|3|7}}
|ProdCode=77
|ShortSummary=Aliens force Kirk and Spock to battle illusionary villains in a test of good versus evil.
|LineColor=EE6F4C
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=78
|EpisodeNumber2=23
|Title=All Our Yesterdays
|DirectedBy=Marvin Chomsky
|WrittenBy=Jean Lisette Aroeste
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1969|3|14}}
|ProdCode=78
|ShortSummary=Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are trapped in the past on a world threatened by a nova.
|LineColor=EE6F4C
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{{Episode list/sublist|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3
|EpisodeNumber=79
|EpisodeNumber2=24
|Title=Turnabout Intruder
|DirectedBy=Herb Wallerstein
|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Gene Roddenberry|t=Arthur Singer}}
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1969|6|3}}
|ProdCode=79
|ShortSummary=Kirk's consciousness becomes trapped in the body of a woman bent on killing him and taking over his command while inhabiting his body.
|LineColor=EE6F4C
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Home media
The season was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Paramount Home Entertainment.
The third season was released in original and also in a remastered format by 2008.[https://trekmovie.com/2008/08/07/cbs-announces-trek-remastered-complete-series-dvd-set/ CBS Announces Trek Remastered Complete Series DVD Set]
References
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External links
- {{IMDb episodes|0060028||Season 3}}
- {{Memory Alpha|TOS Season 3|Star Trek: The Original Series season 3}}
{{Star Trek: The Original Series episodes|3}}
{{Star Trek: The Original Series}}
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