The Way to Eden

"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^MA, directed by David Alexander^MA 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.

Science and classification[]

Technology and weapons[]

starship • viewscreen

Materials and substances[]

atmosphere • blood • gas • oxygen

States and organizations[]

Federation • Starfleet

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

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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.

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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	Next story: last story
chronological order
Previous Adventure: The Sleeping God	Pocket	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.

[ref-brent-1] 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.

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