- For other uses, see Control.
"The Girl Who Controlled Gene Kelly's Feet" was a short story published in the anthology Strange New Worlds I in 1998. It was written by Paula M. Block, one of the collection's editors.
Summary[]
A yeoman aboard the Enterprise escapes her monotonous life through 20th century movies...though not exactly as her psychiatrist initially believes she does.
References[]
Characters[]
- Master Computer • Minnie Moskowitz • The Scarecrow
- Referenced only
- Agbadudu • Angie • Fred Astaire • Bartholomew • Amusement Park Planet Caretaker • Castanuela • Cowardly Lion • Jiminy Cricket • Aunt Em • Dorothy Gale • Garvey • Harrison • Hunk • Ix • Marty • Gene Kelly • Leonard McCoy • The Wizard • Tin Woodman • Zeke
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Omicron Delta region (Amusement Park planet)
- Referenced only
- Argelius II • Earth (Kansas • Michigan) • Oz • Renan VII • Tantalus V • Vulcan
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and technology[]
- chronometer • computer • dance • forcefield • lobotomy • Pythagorean theorem • robot • strait-jacket • trans-droid • umbrella
Ranks and titles[]
- chaplain • counselor • crewman • dancer • doctor • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • policeman • psychiatrist • wizard • Starfleet ranks
Other references[]
- 20th century • ant • beaver • bird • brain • catalpa • chapel • coffee • corn • cow • cracker • crow • dandelion • desert • dragon • dwarf • firefly • flower • foods and beverages • fried chicken • galaxy • genie • grass • headache • humanoid • library • lion • logic • manure • mildew • mile • minute • month • movie • orchestra • parsec • picnic • picnic basket • polymer • popcorn • potato salad • psychiatry • rain • recreation room • ruby slipper • shore leave • silver • singing • Singin' in the Rain • song • steel • tornado • tree • tuxedo • universe • wine • The Wizard of Oz • year
Chronology[]
- Takes place slightly less than one year after the events of The Animated Series episode "Once Upon a Planet," with the Enterprise due to return to Beta Omicron Delta III within that timeframe in order for the sentient planetary-computer Caretaker to receive new updates from Federation crews traveling the galaxy.
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- TOS episode & Star Trek 12 novelization: Shore Leave
- TAS episode & Log Three novelization: Once Upon a Planet
Connections[]
Timeline[]
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Strange New Worlds I | Next story: Last story |
| Previous story: First Star Trek story |
Stories by: Paula M. Block |
Next story: Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found) |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: From the Depths |
Pocket Books Timeline | Next adventure: Crossroad |
| Previous adventure: From the Depths |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Savage Trade |
| Previous story: From the Depths |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) | Next story: Savage Trade |