"The Cloud Minders" was the 74th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 19th episode of the show's third and final season, first aired on 28 February 1969. The episode was written by David Gerrold & Oliver CrawfordMA and Margaret ArmenMA, directed by Herb KenwithMA and novelized in Star Trek 6 by James Blish. A remastered version of this episode was aired in syndication, premiering on 12 July 2008.
References[]
Characters[]
Episode characters[]
- Anka • Droxine • Bill Hadley • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Midro • Plasus • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Vanna • unnamed Ardanans
Novelization characters[]
- Anka • Droxine • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Midro • Plasus • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Nyota Uhura • Vanna
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Earth • Merak II • Milky Way Galaxy • Vulcan
Races and cultures[]
- Ardanan (Stratos City Dweller • Troglyte) • Human • Vulcan
States and organizations[]
- Disruptors (group) • Federation • Federation Bureau of Industrialization • Starfleet Command
Other references[]
- anti-gravity • art • botanical plague • cavern implement • communicator • dressmaker • ear • engineer • etymology • filter mask • High Advisor • humanitarianism • landing party • logic • mining • mortae • oxygen • phaser • pon farr • protector • quadrant • ray • rebellion • repair permit • retainer • rostrum • sentinel • shields • starship • tension span • thong • top warp speed • transport card • transport officer • troglodyte • zenite
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- ST reference: The Star Trek Encyclopedia
- Information about this episodes production and references are consistent in the 20th century versions of this work. The 21st century Star Trek Encyclopedia also relates material about this episode.
Adaptations[]
Novelization in Star Trek 6.
Novelization in Star Trek 6.
Novelization in Star Trek 6.
Novelization in Star Trek 6.
Novelization in Star Trek 6.
Novelization in Die Lichter von Zhetar.
Novelization in Die Lichter von Zhetar.
Novelization in Enterprise 6.
Novelization in Der große Sammelband II.
Novelized in The Star Trek Reader III.
Novelized in The Classic Episodes 3.
Novelized in The Classic Episodes.
Video releases[]
Collector's edition VHS release with "The Way to Eden".
Overseas VHS release with "The Lights of Zetar".
DVD release with "The Lights of Zetar
DVD release in TOS season 3.
Images[]
Episode images[]
Stratos.
Plasus.
Ardana.
Ardana.
Adaptation images[]
Enterprise.
Enterprise.
Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
Kirk.
Spock.
The USS Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
The crew.
The Enterprise.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: The Lights of Zetar |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: The Way to Eden |
| Previous episode: The Way to Eden |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: The Savage Curtain |
| Previous story: By Any Other Name |
Star Trek 6
|
Next story: The Mark of Gideon |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Lights of Zetar |
Next Adventure: Crisis on Centaurus | |
| Previous Adventure: The Lights of Zetar |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: Star Trek: 25th Anniversary |
Translations[]
- 1972
- German : Die im Dunkeln leben, translated by Hans Maeter. (Williams)
- 1973
- Turkish : Zenıte Madenî, translated by Reha Pinar. (Altın Kitaplar)
- 1978
- Italian : I Signori della nuvola, translated by Amedea Pasinetti. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)
- 1978
- Japanese : 雲の上の住人たち, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)
External links[]
- "The Cloud Minders" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Cloud Minders article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.