1x02 Charlie X - Star Trek: The Original Series Episode Guide

Star Trek: The Original Series

- Episode 01x02

Episode: 01x02
Title: Charlie X
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 6149-08
First Aired: Sep. 15, 1966

Season 1 » Episode #02 - Charlie X

Star Trek: The Original Series - 01x02 Charlie X

Summary: Another ship drops off a teenager that they found stranded on a planet, and Enterprise will deliver the boy, “Charlie,” to the next Starbase. Charlie has been without human contact for many years, and doesn’t have a normal teen’s social skills. This leads to his mishandling several encounters with the female crew. Although Kirk tries to take the boy under his wing, strange events continue to occur, including the destruction of the earlier ship. Charlie appears to be connected in some way, and Kirk must learn Charlie’s secret before the Enterprise is lost, too.

Who appeared in this episode?

Mr. Spock

Guest Stars:

Captain James T. Kirk	played by William Shatner
Charlie Evans	played by Robert Walker Jr.
Dr. McCoy	played by DeForest Kelley
Yeoman Rand	played by Grace Lee Whitney
Uhura	played by Nichelle Nichols
Captain Ramart	played by Charles Stewart (III)
Nellis	played by Dallas Mitchell
Navigator	played by Don Eitner
Tina Lawton	played by Patricia McNulty

	Season 1 / Episode 2: - Charlie X Capt. Kirk: There are a million things in this universe you can have and a million things you can't have. It's no fun facing that, but that's the way things are. Charlie Evans: Then what am I going to do? Capt. Kirk: Hang on tight and survive. Everybody does.
	Season 1 / Episode 2: - Charlie X Charlie Evans: I can make you all go away! Any time I want to!

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

FAKE: Spock can be seen blinking when he is frozen by Charlie.
CONT: When Charlie arrives on the Enterprise, Kirk instructs Yeoman Rand to show him to his quarters. Then later, he is in Sickbay and McCoy says that he will show Charlie to his quarters, which Rand should have already done.
CONT: When Charlie replaces Kirk as Spock's chess opponent, he sits down in the chair used by Kirk which is to the right of Spock. When the camera moves to a different angle, Charlie is suddenly stage to the left of Spock.
CONT: When the captain of the Antares is trying to warn Kirk of Charlie's abilities, Kirk is in a corridor talking to Charlie about not slapping girls on the butt. He says, "I'm on my way to the bridge now," and gets on the turbolift wearing his usual yellow shirt. When he arrives on the bridge he is wearing the green tunic.
CONT: When Kirk and Spock enter Rand's quarters, Charlie hurls them back against the wall. When Spock slumps to the floor, we can see that the set wall behind Spock's head has been damaged. However, in later shots in the same scene, the damage is gone.

TRIVIA

This episode's original script title was "Charlie's Law."
Captain Kirk reveals that there are 428 crew aboard the Enterprise.
First script for the series by D.C. Fontana would go on to become the story editor for the series.
William Shatner had his chest shaved for this episode. In the next episode to be aired, "Where No Man Has Gone Before", he clearly has a hairy chest, although that episode was filmed a good year before this one.
Robert Walker Jr. was 26 when he played the 17 year old Charlie Evans.