"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 HeinemannMA, directed by David AlexanderMA and novelized in Star Trek 5 by James Blish. A remastered version of this episode was aired in syndication, premiering on 14 June 2008.
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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[]
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 |
Translations[]
- 1972
- German : Die Straße nach Eden, translated by Hans Maeter. (Williams)
- 1978
- Italian : In cerca del sogno, translated by Rosella Sanità. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)
- 1978
- Japanese : エデンへの道, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)
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.
- ↑ 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.