"The Changeling" is a Star Trek episode, the 37th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 8th episode of the show's second season, first aired on 29 September 1967. The episode was written by John Meredyth LucasMA, directed by Marc DanielsMA and novelized in Star Trek 7 by James Blish.
References[]
Characters[]
Episode characters[]
- Clifford Brent[1] • Carlisle • Christine Chapel • Cordry (Ensign) • Bill Hadley • Kessler (Ensign) • James T. Kirk • Roger Lemli • Ryan Leslie • Leonard McCoy • Nomad • Real • Montgomery Scott • Hayden Singh • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Vinci[2] • Ward • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel/roster (2260s unnamed USS Enterprise personnel) • Starfleet casualties
- Referenced only
- Manway • Jackson Roykirk • Tan Ru
Novelization characters[]
- Christine Chapel • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Nomad • Montgomery Scott • Hayden Singh • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura
- Referenced only
- Jackson Roykirk
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Malur/Maluria: coordinates 0.59S 5.23E / -5527, -903, Malurian star system (Epsilon Fornacis), in or near the Kandari sector, the galaxy's Beta Quadrant
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Malurian
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- astronomy • biology • communications • cybernetics • energy • matter • measurement • technology • vaporize • warp 10 • weapon
Astronomy[]
Biology[]
Lifeforms[]
Medicine[]
Communications[]
Materials and substances[]
- atmosphere • gas • metal • oxygen • solid
Measurement[]
Technology and weapons[]
Occupations and titles[]
- captain • chief engineer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • guard • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • officer • operations division • rank • scientist • science officer • security • security guard
Other references[]
- boot • clothing • Federation members • five-year mission • government • jumpsuit • logic • memory • nation-state • pants • races and cultures • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • title • tunic • uniform
Chronology[]
- stardate 3541.9, 2267 (2260s chronology, 2266–2268 Enterprise voyages)
- Enterprise travels past Maluria.
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- Jackson Roykirk later appeared in the following:
Adaptations[]
Novelized in Star Trek 7.
Novelized in Star Trek 7 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 7 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 7 reprint.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 2.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes.
Background[]
- In DFT comic: "Issue 9", the four security guards vaporized by Nomad were named Ward, Cordry, Kessler and Real. However, one of them was clearly identified as Lieutenant Carlisle in the episode and it's impossible to tell which name belongs to each of the other three guards.
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Wolf in the Fold |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: The Apple |
| Previous episode: Who Mourns for Adonais? |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: Mirror, Mirror |
| Previous story: Who Mourns for Adonais? |
Star Trek 7
|
Next story: The Paradise Syndrome |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Across the Universe |
Next Adventure: See No Evil | |
| Previous Adventure: Wolf in the Fold |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: The Apple |
Production timeline[]
Translations[]
- 1972
- German language: Der Wechselbalg, translated by Hans Maeter. (Williams)
- 1973
- Turkish language: Ben Değişmem, translated by Reha Pinar. (Altın Kitaplar)
- 1978
- Italian language: Scambio elettronico, translated by Delio Zinoni. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)
- 1979
- Japanese language: 取換え子, translated by Haku Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)
References[]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The character Vinci 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.
External links[]
- "The Changeling" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Changeling (Star Trek) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.