"Mudd's Women" was the third episode of Star Trek: The Original Series produced in the show's first broadcast season, and the fourth overall produced, first aired on 13 October 1966. The episode was written by Stephen Kandel, directed by Harvey Hart and novelized in Mudd's Angels by James Blish & J.A. Lawrence.
Summary
- Captain's log, stardate 1328.8. The USS Enterprise in pursuit of an unidentified vessel.
- Captain's log, stardate 1329.1. We've taken aboard from unregistered transport vessel its captain and... and three unusual females. These women have a mysterious magnetic effect on the male members of my crew including myself. Explanation unknown at present!
- Captain's log, stardate 1329.2. On board the USS Enterprise, a ship's hearing is being convened against the transport vessel's captain. I becoming concerned about the almost hypnotic effect produced by the women.
- Captain's log, stardate 1330.1. Position 14 hours out of Rigel XII. We're on auxiliary impulse engines, fuel low, barely sufficient to achieve orbit over the planet. Lithium replacements are now imperative! The effect of Mudd's women on my crew continues to grow, still totally unexplained. Harry Mudd is confined to his quarters under guard.
- Captain's log, transporting down to surface of planet Rigel XII to acquire replacement lithium crystals; expect further difficulty from miners.
- Captain's log, have transported aboard the Enterprise to implement search with infrared scanners and sensing system. Magnetic storms on the planet's surface are cutting down speed and efficiency of our equipment. Search now in progress for three hours eighteen minutes.
- Captain's log, I've expended all but 43 minutes of power; ship's condition critical. Search now in progress seven hours thirty one minutes. Magnetic storms are easing.
References
Characters
Episode characters
- Robert Abrams • Benton • Ruth Bonaventure • Clifford Brent[1] • Ben Childress • Connors (23rd century) • John Farrell • Herm Gossett • James (USS Enterprise) • James T. Kirk • Magda Kovacs • Ryan Leslie • Leonard McCoy • Eve McHuron • Harry Mudd • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Vinci[2] • USS Enterprise computer • unnamed 2260s USS Enterprise personnel
- Referenced only
- Leo Walsh
Novelization characters
- Benton • Ruth Bonaventure • Ben Childress • Connors • John Farrell • Herm Gossett • James T. Kirk • Magda Kovacs • Leonard McCoy • Eve McHuron • Harry Mudd • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura
- Referenced only
- Leo Walsh
Starships and vehicles
- USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • Stella
Locations
- the asteroid belt • Halium Experimental Station • Rigel • Rigel XII • Ophiucus • Ophiucus III
Races and cultures
Other references
- asteroid • asteroid belt • bypass circuit • converter assembly • cook stove • captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 2266 • deflector shield • desktop monitor • distress signal • double jack • drug • earpiece • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) library computer • gelatin • Human philosophy • hypnotism • infrared • library computer • lithium crystal • lithium crystal circuit • magnetism • magnetic storm • master • mile • miner • mineral • patent • police record • pound • registration beam • Saturnius harem girl • Schiller Rating • sensor probe • solitaire • starship • subspace communication • subspace radio marriage • ton • transporter • Venus drug • viewer
Appendices
Related media
- Harry Mudd later returned in the episodes "I, Mudd", "Mudd's Passion", "Choose Your Pain", "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" and "The Escape Artist"
- Mudd also appeared in the TOS novel Mudd in Your Eye and the Harry Mudd story arcs in DC and Malibu comics
Video releases
Collector's edition VHS release with "Where No Man Has Gone Before".
Images
The surface of Rigel XII.
Mudd's Class J cargo ship.
The women.
Magda.
Farrell.
The women.
The USS Enterprise.
The USS Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
Connections
| Media featuring Harry Mudd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Episodes | "Mudd's Women" • "I, Mudd" • "Mudd's Passion" • "Choose Your Pain" • "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" • "The Escape Artist" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miniseries | The Return of Mudd • The Return of Harry Mudd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Novels and collections | Mudd's Angels • Mudd's Enterprise • Mudd in Your Eye • The Light Fantastic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short stories | "The Business, As Usual, During Altercations" • "A Sucker Born" • "Dilithium Is a Girl's Best Friend" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RPGs and Video games | 25th Anniversary • 25th Anniversary (NES) • Starfleet Academy (game) • Through a Glass, Darkly m • Trexels • Star Trek Timelines • Fleet Command | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comics | "Operation Con Game" • "It's a Living" • "When You Wish Upon a Star...!" • "Mudd's Magic!" • "Mission: Muddled" • "The Sky Above...The Mudd Below" • "Target: Mudd!" • "Made Out of Mudd" • "The Survival Equation" • Discovery - Succession, Issue 1 m • Year Five, Issue 15 • Year Five, Issue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| m : Mirror universe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: The Corbomite Maneuver |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: The Enemy Within |
| Previous episode: The Enemy Within |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: What Are Little Girls Made Of? |
| Previous story: first in book |
Mudd's Angels
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Next story: I, Mudd |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Landing Party |
Next Adventure: The Enemy Within | |
| Previous Adventure: The Escape Artist |
The adventures of Harcourt Fenton Mudd |
Next Adventure: Operation Con Game |
External links
- Mudd's Women article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Mudd's Women article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- ↑ This character was not named in the episode but the same actor, wearing an officer's Starfleet uniform, was addressed as Brent in TOS episode: "The Naked Time". The same actor also played the character of Vinci.
- ↑ This character was not named in the episode but the same actor, wearing the same operations division Starfleet uniform, was addressed as Vinci in TOS episode: "The Devil in the Dark". The same actor also played the character of Clifford Brent.
