"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 Crawford and Margaret Armen, directed by Herb Kenwith and novelized in Star Trek 6 by James Blish. A remastered version of this episode was aired in syndication, premiering on 12 July 2008.
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References[edit | edit source]
Characters[edit | edit source]
Episode characters[edit | edit source]
- Anka • Droxine • Bill Hadley • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Midro • Plasus • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Vanna • unnamed Ardanans
Novelization characters[edit | edit source]
- Anka • Droxine • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Midro • Plasus • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Nyota Uhura • Vanna
Starships and vehicles[edit | edit source]
Locations[edit | edit source]
- Referenced only
- Earth • Merak II • Milky Way Galaxy • Vulcan
Races and cultures[edit | edit source]
- Ardanan (Stratos City Dweller • Troglyte) • Human • Vulcan
States and organizations[edit | edit source]
Other references[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Related media[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
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.
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Video releases[edit | edit source]
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.
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Images[edit | edit source]
Episode images[edit | edit source]
Adaptation images[edit | edit source]
Enterprise.
Enterprise.
Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
Kirk.
Spock.
The USS Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
The crew.
The Enterprise.
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Connections[edit | edit source]
Timeline[edit | edit source]
| 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
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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 |
External links[edit | edit source]
- The Cloud Minders article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Cloud Minders article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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