3x01 Spock's Brain - Star Trek: The Original Series Episode Guide

Star Trek: The Original Series

- Episode 03x01

Episode: 03x01
Title: Spock's Brain
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 60043-061
First Aired: Sep. 20, 1968

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Star Trek: The Original Series - 03x01 Spock's Brain

Summary: A woman from a strange alien ship transports to the Enterprise. She stuns everyone on the bridge with a device on her forearm and takes an interest in Spock. When Kirk and McCoy wake up, they discover that that the woman has taken Spock's brain! They rig up something to control his body but even a Vulcan can only survive a limited time without a brain, so they must track down the woman's ship and recover the missing organ.

Who appeared in this episode?

Mr. Spock

Guest Stars:

Captain James T. Kirk	played by William Shatner
Dr. McCoy	played by DeForest Kelley
Kara	played by Marj Dusay
Scott	played by James Doohan
Chekov	played by Walter Koenig
Sulu	played by George Takei
Uhura	played by Nichelle Nichols
Nurse Chapel	played by Majel Barrett
Creature	played by James Daris

	Season 3 / Episode 1: - Spock's Brain McCoy: [after restoring Spock's brain functions, while Spock prattles on about the planet's civilization] I knew it... Captain James T. Kirk: [puzzled] What? McCoy: I never should have attached his mouth. [Spock stops speaking abruptly and looks quizzically at McCoy]
	Season 3 / Episode 1: - Spock's Brain Scott: Pain and delight he said up above. Bones: I'm sure you noticed the delight aspects of this place. Captain James T. Kirk: Yes, I certainly did notice those delightful aspects.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: The planet in question has repeatedly been labeled as "Sigma Draconis 6," but when in the lair of the Eymorg, Kirk's log entry refers to it as "Sigma Draconis 7." Sulu's subsequent log entry also refers to the planet as "7."
CONT: The "star date" starts on 5431.4 but in mid-show the date is inexplicably given as 4351.5.
CONT: When the landing party reaches The Controller's room, Kara inflicts pain with the belts that had been placed on them earlier. McCoy drops the device that controls Spock's body, and Kirk painfully reaches for it. When the camera angle changes, Spock's body is not wearing a pain belt. When the angle changes again, Spock is once again wearing a belt.

TRIVIA

Gene Roddenberry was fascinated by the idea of matriarchal society, and revisited the idea in his unsuccessful series, Genesis II.
In his book, William Shatner referred to this episode as "one of the worst." Leonard Nimoy has stated that he was embarrassed during the entire shooting of this episode.