"The Immunity Syndrome" was the 48th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 19th episode of the show's second season, first aired on 12 January 1968. The episode was written by Robert SabaroffMA, directed by Joseph PevneyMA and novelized in Star Trek 9 by James Blish.
Summary[]
- Captain's log, stardate 4307.1.
- Approaching Starbase 6 for a much needed period of rest and recreation. The crew has performed excellently, but is exhausted. And I, too, am looking forward to a nice period of rest on some lovely… planet.
References[]
Characters[]
Episode characters[]
- Clifford Brent[1] • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Bill Hadley • James T. Kirk • John Kyle • Ryan Leslie • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • space amoeba • Spock • Nyota Uhura • unnamed Starfleet personnel • unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel
Novelization characters[]
- Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • space amoeba • Spock • Nyota Uhura
Starships and vehicles[]
- Referenced only
- USS Intrepid (Constitution-class)
Locations[]
- Gamma 7A (the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants)
Shipboard areas[]
- USS Enterprise
- bridge • transporter room
Races and cultures[]
Technology and weapons[]
- communicator • intercom • sensors • starship • viewscreen • transporter • tricorder • spacecraft
Materials and substances[]
- atmosphere • gas • oxygen
States and organizations[]
Ranks and titles[]
- captain • chief engineer • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • doctor • engineer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • helmsman • medical practitioner • navigator • officer • scientist • science officer • second officer • weapons officer • tactical officer
Other references[]
- amoeba • anatomy • bacteria • beaming • Bones • boot • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise, 2268 • clothing • five-year mission • germ • government • humanoid • jumpsuit • life span • lifeform • log entry • logic • matter • memory • microbe • microorganism • nation-state • pants • planet • races and cultures • rank • regulation • personal log • personal log, Spock • personal log, James T. Kirk • space • star • star system • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • suicide • technology • title • tunic • uniform • universe • virus • weapon
Chronology[]
- earlier in 2268
- Intrepid journeys to Gamma 7A. (prior to episode/novelization)
- stardate 4307.1, 2268 (2260s chronology, 2264–2270 Enterprise voyages)
- Enterprise travels to Gamma 7A.
- 24th century
- Starfleet officers recall Kirk's account of this incident. (NF novel: Martyr)
Appendices[]
Related media[]
Many Starfleet officers believed the logs of this incident were made up by James T. Kirk and have little or no base in reality. (NF novel: Martyr)
Adaptations[]
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 2.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes.
Images[]
Episode image.
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Obsession |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: A Piece of the Action |
| Previous episode: A Piece of the Action |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: A Private Little War |
| Previous story: The Return of the Archons |
Star Trek 9
|
Next story: last story until Star Trek 10 |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Art of War |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: The Enchanted Pool |
| Previous Adventure: The Rings of Tautee |
Next Adventure: The Enchanted Pool | |
| Previous Adventure: The Patrian Transgression |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: Planet of Judgment |
Translations[]
- 1973
- German : Spocks Mission, translated by Iannis Kumbulis. (Williams)
- 1979
- Italian : Monocellula cosmica, translated by Amedea Pasinetti. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)
- 1980
- Japanese : 欲求症候群, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)
External links[]
- "The Immunity Syndrome" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Immunity Syndrome (Star Trek: The Original Series) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- ↑ 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.