Spock's Brain

"Spock's Brain" is the 61st episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, 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^MA, this episode was written by Lee Cronin^MA (pseudonym of Gene L. Coon^MA). A remastered version was released on 9 June 2007.

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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

Referenced only: the Controller

Novelization characters[]

Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Kara • James T. Kirk • Luma • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura

Referenced only: the Controller

Starships and vehicles[]

Eymorg starship • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)

Locations[]

Shipboard locations[]

bridge • sickbay

Stars and systems[]

Sigma Draconis

Planets and planetoids[]

Sigma Draconis III • Sigma Draconis IV • Sigma Draconis VI

Referenced only: Earth

Races and cultures[]

Human • Sigma Draconis VI native (Morg • Eymorg) • Vulcan

States and organizations[]

Federation • Starfleet

Lifeforms[]

animal • ape • humanoid • plant

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[]

ice • ion • ion power • ion trail • nitrogen • oxygen • water

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)

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Related media[]

Adaptations[]

Video releases[]

Images[]

Episode images[]

Adaptation images[]

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	Pocket	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?

References and notes[]

↑ The character of Clifford Brent 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.

Translations[]

1973: German : Spocks Gehirn, translated by Rosemarie Hammer. (Williams)

1974: Turkish : Mr. Spak'ın Beyni, translated by Reha Pinar. (Altın Kitaplar)

1979: Italian : Problemi di sopravvivenza, translated by Giuseppe Scarpa. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)

1979: Japanese : スポックの頭脳, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)

External links[]

"Spock's Brain" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Spock's Brain article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

[ref-brent-1] The character of Clifford Brent 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.

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