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| date = [[2270]]
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'''"Once Upon a Planet"''' was the ninth [[episode]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]''. It was produced in [[tAS season 1|''TAS'' season 1]] and debuted on {{srcdate|1973|November|3}}. The episode was directed by {{ma|Hal Sutherland}} and written by {{ma|Len Janson}} and {{ma|Chuck Menville}}. It was the seventh episode to be novelized by [[Alan Dean Foster]], appearing in ''[[Log Three|Star Trek: Log Three]]'' in [[December]] [[1974]].
  
'''"Once Upon a Planet"''' was the ninth [[episode]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]''. It was produced in [[tAS season 1|''TAS'' season 1]] and debuted on {{srcdate|1973|November|3}}. The episode was directed by {{ma|Hal Sutherland}} and written by {{ma|Len Janson}} and {{ma|Chuck Menville}}. It was the seventh episode to be novelized by [[Alan Dean Foster]], appearing in ''[[Log Three|Star Trek: Log Three]]'' in [[December]] [[1974]].
   
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In this sequel to {{e|TOS|Shore Leave}}, the [[beta Omicron Delta III|Amusement Park Planet]]'s sentient {{dis|Master Computer|Shore Leave Planet}} sought a new mission.
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In this sequel to {{elk|TOS|Shore Leave}}, the [[beta Omicron Delta III|Amusement Park Planet]]'s sentient {{dis|Master Computer|Shore Leave Planet}} sought a new mission.
   
 
==Description==
  
==Description==
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==== Novelization locations====
  
==== Novelization locations====
 
:[[Omicron Delta region|Omicron region]] ([[Beta Omicron Delta III|Amusement Park Planet]])
  
:[[Omicron Delta region|Omicron region]] ([[Beta Omicron Delta III|Amusement Park Planet]])
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{{ref}} [[Vellun Gamma|Arcadian system]] • [[Earth]] ([[Paducah]], [[Kentucky]] • [[Rome]]) • [[Garden of Eden]] • [[Phylos]] • [[Tsiolkovsky]] • {{planet|Vulcan}}
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{{ref}} [[Arcadian system]] • [[Earth]] ([[Paducah]], [[Kentucky]] • [[Rome]]) • [[Garden of Eden]] • [[Phylos]] • [[Tsiolkovsky]] • {{planet|Vulcan}}
   
 
===Races and cultures===
  
===Races and cultures===
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===Media===
  
===Media===
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:''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' • ''[[Alice Through the Looking-Glass]]'' • ''[[Daisy Bell]]'' • ''[[Mary Had a Little Lamb]]'' • [[Starfleet General Orders and Regulations|Starfleet Directives]]
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:''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' • ''[[Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There|Alice Through the Looking-Glass]]'' • ''[[Daisy Bell]]'' • ''[[Mary Had a Little Lamb]]'' • [[Starfleet General Orders and Regulations|Starfleet Directives]]
   
 
===Lifeforms===
  
===Lifeforms===
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:[[ant]] • [[birch tree]] • [[carrot]] • [[cat]] • [[cypress tree]] • [[elephant]] • [[fish]] • [[flower]] • [[grass]] • [[honeysuckle]] • [[horse]] • [[ivy ]] • [[magnolia tree]] • [[oak tree]] • [[oriole]] • [[pterodactyl]] • [[reptile]] • [[retlaw plant]] • [[Spanish moss]] • [[tree]] • [[wisteria]]
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:[[ant]] • [[birch tree]] • [[carrot]] • [[cat]] • [[cypress tree]] • [[elephant]] • [[fish]] • [[flower]] • [[grass]] • [[honeysuckle]] • [[horse]] • [[ivy]] • [[magnolia tree]] • [[oak tree]] • [[oriole]] • [[pterodactyl]] • [[reptile]] • [[retlaw plant]] • [[Spanish moss]] • [[tree]] • [[wisteria]]
   
 
===Other references===
  
===Other references===
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==Appendices==
  
==Appendices==
 
===Background===
  
===Background===
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* [[Spock]] read [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' stories, and mentioned that his mother [[Amanda Grayson]] was fond of them. In {{e|DSC|Context is for Kings}}, [[Michael Burnham]] showed [[Sylvia Tilly]] the print edition of ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' that Amanda once read to her and Spock.
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* [[Spock]] read [[Lewis Carroll]]'s ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' stories, and mentioned that his mother [[Amanda Grayson]] was fond of them. In {{elk|DSC|Context Is for Kings}}, [[Michael Burnham]] showed [[Sylvia Tilly]] the print edition of ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' that Amanda once read to her and Spock.
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* Four [[shuttlecraft]] were visible in the [[shuttle bay]] in this episode, three in the novelization. These vehicles were seen along with others when [[Harry Mudd]] sneaked into the [[hangar deck]] in {{en|TAS|sub=Log Three|Mudd's Passion}}. The one Mudd stole, identified as an [[armored lander]] by Arex in that novelization, was of the same configuration as two of the shuttles seen in this story: [[NCC-1701/3 (II)|Shuttlecraft NCC-1701/3]] and [[NCC-1701/4 (II)|Shuttlecraft NCC-1701/4]]. [[Class F shuttlecraft]] with these registries saw action earlier in the [[2260s]] in the [[UK comic strips]] series.
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* Four [[shuttlecraft]] were visible in the [[shuttle bay]] in this episode, three in the novelization. These vehicles were seen along with others when [[Harry Mudd]] sneaked into the [[hangar deck]] in {{enlk|TAS|sub=Log Three|Mudd's Passion}}. The one Mudd stole, identified as an [[armored lander]] by Arex in that novelization, was of the same configuration as two of the shuttles seen in this story: [[NCC-1701/3 (II)|Shuttlecraft NCC-1701/3]] and [[NCC-1701/4 (II)|Shuttlecraft NCC-1701/4]]. [[Class F shuttlecraft]] with these registries saw action earlier in the [[2260s]] in the [[UK comic strips]] series.
 
* [[Arex Na Eth]] was in command of the ''Enterprise'' while [[Montgomery Scott]] was in the [[transporter room]].
  
* [[Arex Na Eth]] was in command of the ''Enterprise'' while [[Montgomery Scott]] was in the [[transporter room]].
 
* The [[phaser bore]] appeared large with grips for each hand. It was tripod-mounted in the novelization.
  
* The [[phaser bore]] appeared large with grips for each hand. It was tripod-mounted in the novelization.
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====Novelization====
  
====Novelization====
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* The novelization took place immediately after {{en|TAS|sub=Log Two|The Infinite Vulcan}}, with Kirk citing in his log everything that happened after that story.
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* The novelization took place immediately after {{enlk|TAS|sub=Log Two|The Infinite Vulcan}}, with Kirk citing in his log everything that happened after that story.
 
* There were two characters named Davis: [[Davis (Crewman)|Davis (lieutenant)]], a woman who supervised the [[kitchen|galley]] menu; and [[Davis (engineer)]], a man who helped set up the phaser bore.
  
* There were two characters named Davis: [[Davis (Crewman)|Davis (lieutenant)]], a woman who supervised the [[kitchen|galley]] menu; and [[Davis (engineer)]], a man who helped set up the phaser bore.
 
* The episode's [[stardate]] 5591.2 was amended to 5510.1.
  
* The episode's [[stardate]] 5591.2 was amended to 5510.1.
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* When [[Hikaru Sulu]] wished to see revealed the insides of one of the planet's animatronic [[robot]]s, the planet ignored that particular request.
  
* When [[Hikaru Sulu]] wished to see revealed the insides of one of the planet's animatronic [[robot]]s, the planet ignored that particular request.
 
* The planet recreated a [[retlaw plant]] for Sulu, who savored the memory.
  
* The planet recreated a [[retlaw plant]] for Sulu, who savored the memory.
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* As the rescue party was being organized, Scott referenced repairs made to the [[shuttle bay]] doors from a recent mission. The damage came from forcing the doors closed to prevent saboteur [[Carter Winston (Vendorian)]] from escaping the ship in {{n1|TAS|sub=Log Two|The Survivor}}.
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* As the rescue party was being organized, Scott referenced repairs made to the [[shuttle bay]] doors from a recent mission. The damage came from forcing the doors closed to prevent saboteur [[Carter Winston (Vendorian)]] from escaping the ship in {{n1lk|TAS|sub=Log Two|The Survivor}}.
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* {{ship||Galileo|NCC-1701/1| (NCC-1701/1)}}, referenced here as "shuttle number 1", also appeared three times in the [[UK comic strips]] series, most prominently in {{c|TOS|I, Emperor}}.
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* {{ship||Galileo|NCC-1701/1| (NCC-1701/1)}}, referenced here as "shuttle number 1", also appeared three times in the [[UK comic strips]] series, most prominently in {{clk|TOS|I, Emperor}}.
 
* M'ress had not previously visited the [[Beta Omicron Delta III|Amusement Park Planet]].
  
* M'ress had not previously visited the [[Beta Omicron Delta III|Amusement Park Planet]].
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* Gabler's title and first name were cited. They were first mentioned in {{n1|TAS|sub=Log Two|The Survivor}}.
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* Gabler's title and first name were cited. They were first mentioned in {{n1lk|TAS|sub=Log Two|The Survivor}}.
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* The novelization included two engineers who helped Scott set up the [[phaser bore]] as well as rescue crewmen aboard the [[shuttlecraft]].
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* The novelization included two engineers who helped Scott set up the [[phaser bore]] as well as rescue crewmen aboard the [[shuttlecraft]].
   
 
===Related stories===
  
===Related stories===
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* {{e|TOS|Shore Leave}} – Introduction of the [[Beta Omicron Delta III|Amusement Park Planet]], the [[Caretaker (Shore Leave Planet)|Keeper]] and the characters {{dis|Alice|character}} and the [[White Rabbit]].
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* {{elk|TOS|Shore Leave}} – Introduction of the [[Beta Omicron Delta III|Amusement Park Planet]], the [[Caretaker (Shore Leave Planet)|Keeper]] and the characters {{dis|Alice|character}} and the [[White Rabbit]].
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* {{en|TAS|sub=Log Two|The Infinite Vulcan}} – Introduction of [[Phylos]], [[Stavos Keniclius 5]] and [[Spock 2]] as cited in the [[log]], as well as the [[retlaw plant]] reimagined by [[Hikaru Sulu]].
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* {{enlk|TAS|sub=Log Two|The Infinite Vulcan}} – Introduction of [[Phylos]], [[Stavos Keniclius 5]] and [[Spock 2]] as cited in the [[log]], as well as the [[retlaw plant]] reimagined by [[Hikaru Sulu]].
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* {{en|TAS|sub=Log Two|The Survivor}} – Events that brought about prior damage to the shuttle bay doors.
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* {{enlk|TAS|sub=Log Two|The Survivor}} – Events that brought about prior damage to the shuttle bay doors.
   
 
==Appendices==
  
==Appendices==
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pterosaurs.jpg |[[Pterodactyl]]s.
  
pterosaurs.jpg |[[Pterodactyl]]s.
 
NCC-1701-9.jpg|[[Shuttlecraft]] [[NCC-1701/9]].
  
NCC-1701-9.jpg|[[Shuttlecraft]] [[NCC-1701/9]].
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picnicAmusementPlanet.jpg|A [[picnic]].
 
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prevpocket = [[The Infinite Vulcan]]
 
| nextpocket = [[Mudd's Passion]]
  
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======Translations======
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;[[1993]] : German : ''Es war einmal auf einem Planeten'', translated by Hermann Martlreiter. (Goldmann)
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;[[1995]] : Romanian : ''A fost odată pe o planetă'', translated by Max Felix. (Editura Cristian)
   
 
===External links===
  
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* [https://www.tor.com/2017/01/31/star-trek-the-original-series-rewatch-once-upon-a-planet// Once Upon a Planet] article by [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]] at [https://www.tor.com Tor.com].
  
* [https://www.tor.com/2017/01/31/star-trek-the-original-series-rewatch-once-upon-a-planet// Once Upon a Planet] article by [[Keith R.A. DeCandido]] at [https://www.tor.com Tor.com].
 
* [http://www.missionlogpodcast.com/saturday-morning-number-five/ Once Upon a Planet] discussion at [http://www.missionlogpodcast.com Mission Log Podcast].
  
* [http://www.missionlogpodcast.com/saturday-morning-number-five/ Once Upon a Planet] discussion at [http://www.missionlogpodcast.com Mission Log Podcast].
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* [https://www.trektoday.com/content/2011/06/retro-review-once-upon-a-planet/ Once Upon a Planet] review at [https://www.trektoday.com TrekToday].
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* [https://www.trek.fm/saturday-morning-trek/17 Once Upon a Planet] discussion at the [https://www.trek.fm/saturday-morning-trek/ Saturday Morning Trek] podcast.
 
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 27 February 2024

"Once Upon a Planet" was the ninth episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series. It was produced in TAS season 1 and debuted on 3 November 1973. The episode was directed by Hal SutherlandMA and written by Len JansonMA and Chuck MenvilleMA. It was the seventh episode to be novelized by Alan Dean Foster, appearing in Star Trek: Log Three in December 1974.

In this sequel to TOS episode: "Shore Leave", the Amusement Park Planet's sentient Master Computer sought a new mission.

Description

The crew of the USS Enterprise returns to a fantasy land planet they once visited for shore leave. But this time the world seems to have lost its charm. This episode is a sequel to the original Star Trek television episode "Shore Leave".

Log entries

Episode log entries

Captain's log, stardate 5591.2. The crew of the Enterprise is ready for some well-deserved rest and recreation. Therefore we have set course for the so-called "Shore Leave Planet" located in the Omicron Delta region. The uninhabited planet was constructed long ago by a highly advanced alien race. Its sole purpose is to provide fun and amusement for space traveling passers-by.

Captain's log, supplemental. We anticipated nothing more than a period of rest and relaxation on this planet. Instead, Doctor McCoy inexplicably was attacked and Lieutenant Uhura is now missing.

Captain's log, supplemental. We're out of communication with the ship. Our efforts to locate Lieutenant Uhura have been futile, and this once friendly planet has become very dangerous.

Novelization log entries

Captain's log, stardate 5510.1. The crew of the Enterprise is ready for some well-deserved rest and recreation. And the sooner the better. Mr. Spock informs me that normal ship efficiency is down twenty-two percent from the standard level — due in part to anticipation of Omicron planetfall.

Having secured the situation on Phylos and submitted the information concerning the mutant clone Stavos Keniclius V and mutant Spock Two – clone of our first officer – to Starfleet sector headquarters, I requested that the crew be granted something special in the way of shore leave. Said request to visit the Omicron region was duly submitted and approved.

Course was set and traced without incident. We are now approaching the so-called 'shore-leave' world. Those studying this log may recall that this particular planet was programmed long ago by some unknown but highly advanced alien race. The extremely complex machinery installed there is designed solely to provide fun and amusement for interstellar passersby. Its extensive mind-reading devices and attendant manufacturing machinery are capable of materializing any fantasy they can pick up. I confess to looking forward to our return to this planet myself.

Captain's log, supplemental. We are out of communications with the ship. In addition, all our efforts so far to locate Lieutenant Uhura have been ... insufficient. This once friendly world, for reasons still known, has turned implacably hostile toward visitors. We would all like to know what has turned its former ambience to anger ... more than anger. But for the moment, our thoughts are concerned foremost with the well-being of our first communications officer.

References

Characters

Episode characters

Alice • Arex Na Eth • Frank Gabler • James T. Kirk • Shiboline M'Ress • Master Computer • Leonard McCoy • The Playing Cards • Queen of Hearts • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • White Rabbit • unnamed USS Enterprise personnel (2260s) (helmsman)
Referenced only
Black Knight • Lewis Carroll • Amanda Grayson • Keeper

Novelization characters

Alice • Arex Na Eth • Bobynin • Deb Colotti • Davis (lieutenant) • Davis (engineer) • Duchamps • Frank Gabler • Ub Jackson • James T. Kirk • Lily Lancer • Ling • Longey • Shiboline M'Ress • Master Computer • Leonard McCoy • Henry Ndugu • The Playing Cards • Queen of Hearts • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • White Rabbit • unnamed USS Enterprise personnel (2260s) (helmsman)
Referenced only
Aranius • Bierstadt • Julius Caesar • Lewis Carroll • Sergei Eisenstein • Flavius • Amanda Grayson • D.W. Griffith • Hachida • Hansen • Keeper • Stavos Keniclius 5 • John Kyle • Benjamin Lee • Eric Masefield • McTavish • N'gombi • Maxfield Parrish • Spock 2 • Erich von Stroheim • Mark Twain • Ventrigorix

Starships and vehicles

Episode starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • Shuttlecraft NCC-1701/3 (armored lander) • Shuttlecraft NCC-1701/4 (armored lander) • Shuttlecraft NCC-1701/9 (class F shuttlecraft) • unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) shuttlecraft

Novelization starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • Galileo (NCC-1701/1) (class F shuttlecraft)
Referenced only
Cairo • unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) shuttlecraft

Locations

Episode locations

Omicron Delta region (Amusement Park Planet)

Novelization locations

Omicron region (Amusement Park Planet)
Referenced only
Arcadian system • Earth (Paducah, Kentucky • Rome) • Garden of Eden • Phylos • Tsiolkovsky • Vulcan

Races and cultures

Caitian • Human (Belgian • British • Greek • Japanese • Roman • Swedish) • Edosian or Triexian • Vulcan

States and organizations

Federation • Roman Empire • Roman Legion (Twelfth legion • Twentieth legion • Twenty-second legion) • Roman Republic • Starfleet

Science and technology

artificial gravity • artificial gravity compensator • assignment patch • catapult • chronometer • communications • communicator • computer • corpelomine • guidance computer • gun • hand phaser • intercom • lance • robot hovercraft • medicine • medikit • melenex • microtape • phaser bore • robot • sensor • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • stasis chamber • sword • transporter • tricorder • two-headed robot dragon • uniform • vaccine • viewscreen

Units of measurement

centimeter • day • kilometer • meter • minute • second • warp speed (warp six)

Ranks and titles

agronomer • captain • centurion • chief • chief engineer • chief physician • diplomat • doctor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • head medical officer • helmsman • lieutenant • officer • patrician • pilot • poet • rank • science officer • second engineer • senator • slave • Starfleet ranks • subengineer • transporter chief • writer • yeoman

Media

Alice in Wonderland • Alice Through the Looking-Glass • Daisy Bell • Mary Had a Little Lamb • Starfleet Directives

Lifeforms

ant • birch tree • carrot • cat • cypress tree • elephant • fish • flower • grass • honeysuckle • horse • ivy • magnolia tree • oak tree • oriole • pterodactyl • reptile • retlaw plant • Spanish moss • tree • wisteria

Other references

apple • banana • banjo • barbarian • beam • Boolean brandy • botany • bridge • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 2269 • cave • chocolate • chocolate cake • chocolate raisin pie • duty shift • eight-ball • engineering • fantasy • fire • forest • fried chicken • galaxy • galley • granite • gravestone • gravity • haggis • helmet • IQ • iron • knight • landing party • logic • marshmallow • mountain • neuron • orbit • ore • painting • paleontology • paté de foie gras • picnic • pie • plant • playing card • poem • pool table • rainforest • raisin • rescue party • river • sandwich • shore leave • shore party • shuttle bay • slavery • stone • telepathy • track-and-field • transporter room • universe • valley • water • zero gravity

Timeline

Chronology

2267
USS Enterprise visited the Amusement Park Planet.
Between 2267 and 2269
Keeper died and was buried.
2269
USS Enterprise returned for its second visit to the Amusement Park Planet.

Appendices

Background

Novelization

Related stories

Appendices

Images

Connections

Timeline

published order
Previous episode:
The Eye of the Beholder 		TAS episode produced Next episode:
Bem
Previous episode:
The Magicks of Megas-Tu 		TAS episode aired Next episode:
Mudd's Passion
Previous story:
first story 		Log Three
Log Three 		Next story:
Mudd's Passion
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
The Infinite Vulcan 		Memory Beta Chronology Next Adventure:
Mudd's Passion
Previous Adventure:
The Infinite Vulcan 		Pocket Next Adventure:
Mudd's Passion


Translations
1993
German : Es war einmal auf einem Planeten, translated by Hermann Martlreiter. (Goldmann)
1995
Romanian : A fost odată pe o planetă, translated by Max Felix. (Editura Cristian)

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