"Spock's Brain" was the 61st episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, and the sixth episode produced in the third and final season of TOS. Shown out of order, this episode was aired as the season premiere of the third season on 20 September 1968. Directed by Marc Daniels, this episode was written by Lee Cronin. A remastered version was released on 9 June 2007.
References
Characters
Episode characters
- Clifford Brent[1] • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Bill Hadley • Kara • James T. Kirk • Roger Lemli • Ryan Leslie • Luma • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel • Unnamed Morgs
Novelization characters
- Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Kara • James T. Kirk • Luma • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura
Starships and vehicles
- Eymorg starship • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)
Locations
Shipboard locations
Stars and systems
Planets and planetoids
- Sigma Draconis III • Sigma Draconis IV • Sigma Draconis VI
- Referenced only
- Earth
Races and cultures
States and organizations
Lifeforms
Anatomy
- autonomic nervous system • blood • boil • brain (ganglion • medulla oblongata • speech center) • nerve • stomach • vocal cord
Technology and weapons
- biobed • communicator • computer • control bracelet • Controller • elevator • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) library computer • forge • Great Teacher • hand-held weapon • heating plant • ion drive • ion propulsion • magnetic lock • needle • neural stimulator • nuclear pile • pain band • phaser • phaser pistol • pistol • remote control • sensor • sledgehammer • sonic separator • spaceship • starship • tape • training device • transferal beam • tri-laser connector • transporter • tricorder • turbolift • type-2 phaser • viewscreen • water purifier
Substances and energies
Ranks and titles
- captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • doctor • ensign • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • helmsman • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • manager • mistress • navigator • priestess • science officer • security • tactical officer
Other references
- alien • anatomy • atrophy • bread • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 2268 • city • class M planet • clothing • communications • deaction shift • energy • evolution • galaxy • glacial age • government • hour • industrial development • industrial scale • landing party • life support • lifeform • log entry • mile • matter • nation-state • orbit • physiology • planet • planetary classification • races and cultures • rank • Richter scale of culture • sapient life • ship's log • ship's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) • space • splinter • standard interstellar symbols • star • star system • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • starship design • stellar classification • surgery • technology • temperature • time • title • uniform • universe • volcano • Vulcan physiology • weapon
Chronology
- 1485
- Earth's technological and civilizational development in 1485 had an industrial scale rating of "B" and closely matched the development of the inhabitants of Sigma Draconis III in 2268. (episode)
- 2030
- Earth's technological and civilizational development in 2030 had an industrial scale rating of "G" and closely matched the development of the inhabitants of Sigma Draconis IV in 2268. (episode)
- 2268
- Enterprise encounters the Eymorg starship. (episode)
- 24th century
- By the 24th century, many Starfleet officers had come to believe the logs of this event were fabricated and had little-to-no basis in reality. (NF - Prometheans novel: Martyr)
Appendices
Related media
Adaptations
Novelized in Star Trek 8.
Novelized in Star Trek 8 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 8 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 8 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 8 reprint.
German language novelization translation in Der Doppelgänger.
German language novelization translation in Der Doppelgänger reprint.
Novelization collected in The Star Trek Reader.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 3.
Video releases
Collector's edition VHS release with "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky".
VHS cover.
VHS back cover.
VHS label.
Overseas VHS release back cover.
DVD release in TOS season 3.
Images
Episode images
Kara.
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Kara.
Sigma Draconis's class M worlds.
Sigma Draconis.
Sigma Draconis VI.
Luma.
Teacher.
McCoy operates.
Adaptation images
Enterprise.
Enterprise.
Enterprise.
The crew.
The USS Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
The crew.
The Enterprise.
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: And the Children Shall Lead |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: Is There in Truth No Beauty? |
| Previous episode: Assignment: Earth |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: The Enterprise Incident |
| Previous story: first story |
Star Trek 8
|
Next story: The Enemy Within |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Dreams of the Raven |
Next Adventure: How Much for Just the Planet? | |
| Previous Adventure: Dreams of the Raven |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: How Much for Just the Planet? |
External links
- Spock's Brain article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Spock's Brain 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.
