"The Way to Eden" was the 75th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 20th episode of the show's third and final season, first aired on 21 February 1969. The episode was written by Michael Richards & Arthur Heinemann, directed by David Alexander and novelized in Star Trek 5 by James Blish. A remastered version of this episode was aired in syndication, premiering on 14 June 2008.
References
Characters
Episode characters
- Adam • Clifford Brent[1] • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Irina Galliulin • Bill Hadley • James T. Kirk • Roger Lemli • Mavig (blonde) • Mavig (brunette) • Leonard McCoy • Elizabeth Palmer • Tongo Rad • Montgomery Scott • Rota Sevrin • Spock • Hikaru Sulu
- The blonde hippie is identified as Mavig in the Rittenhouse autograph cards. The brunette hippie is identified as Mavig in the novelization.
Novelization characters
- Adam • Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • Irina Galliulin • James T. Kirk • Mavig (brunette) • Leonard McCoy • Tongo Rad • Montgomery Scott • Ton Sevrin • Spock • Hikaru Sulu
Starships and vehicles
- Aurora • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • Galileo II
Locations
Races and cultures
Science and classification
Technology and weapons
Materials and substances
- atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen
States and organizations
Ranks and titles
- captain • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • lieutenant commander • officer • scientist • science officer
Other references
- anatomy • arm • boot • clothing • Federation members • finger • five-year mission • government • humanoid • language • lifeform • logic • matter • memory • nation-state • orbit • pants • quadrant • races and cultures • rank • space • star • stardate • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • technology • title • tunic • uniform • universe • weapon • Herbert
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 5.
Novelization in Star Trek 5 reprinted.
Novelization in Star Trek 5 reprinted.
Novelization in Star Trek 5 reprinted.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 3.
Video releases
DVD release in TOS season 3.
Images
Adaptation images
The USS Enterprise.
The USS Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
The crew.
The USS Enterprise.
The USS Enterprise.
A planet.
Episode images
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: The Cloud Minders |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: Requiem for Methuselah |
| Previous episode: Requiem for Methuselah |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: The Cloud Minders |
| Previous story: Requiem for Methuselah |
Star Trek 5
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Next story: last story |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Sleeping God |
Next Adventure: The Quick and the Dead | |
| Previous Adventure: The Cloud Minders |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: Requiem for Methuselah |
External links
- The Way to Eden article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Way to Eden article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- ↑ This character 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.
