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Full Title	The Menagerie				Season	ONE
Prod #	16	Aired	17 & 24 November, 1966		Stardate	3012.4
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Writer(s):	Gene Roddenberry
Director:	Marc Daniels (Robert Butler for "The Cage" flashbacks)
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Synopsis:	In this two-part episode, the Enterprise is diverted to Starbase 6, supposedly by former Enterprise Captain Christopher Pike, now extremely disabled. First officer Spock beams Pike to the Enterprise, sets course for Talos IV, the penalty for which is death, and claims Kirk is on extended rest leave. Kirk catches up to Spock in a shuttle with Commodore Mendez. A hearing is convened in which images sent from Talos are seen, depicting images of 13 years previous.
Themes & Issues:	Data Coming Soon
Closing Stills:	Data Coming Soon
Featured Races:	Human Vulcan
Equipment/Misc. Objects:	Communicator (classic black base, gold foil flip-up antenna) Desktop Viewer (approx. 10" tube moveable viewer sitting atop desktops) Earpiece Communicator (very short range communicator designed for listening only, fits on the ear, designed to monitor various channels, usually worn by communications officer) PADD (classic black design, touch pad with electronic pen for notes, reports and signatures) Sicbay bio-bed diagnostic display (standard mid-23rd century Federation) Transporter (standard mid-23rd century Federation) Tri-Viewer (triangular shaped unit centered on the briefing room table, sports 3 7" or 8" viewscreens to enable all seated to view) Wall Comm (communicator built into the walls throughout the ship)
Alien Food/Drinks:	Data Coming Soon
Sets/Locations:	Data Coming Soon
Flaws/ Nitpics:	Mis-Spoken Terms Data Coming Soon Story Flaws Data Coming Soon Uniform Flaws Data Coming Soon Editing Flaws Data Coming Soon
Miscellaneous Keywords:	Data Coming Soon
Cast:	Series' Regulars Captain James T. Kirk -  William Shatner Commander Spock -  Leonard Nimoy Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy -  DeForest Kelley Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott -  James Doohan Lieutenant Nyoto Uhura -  Nichelle Nichols Semi-Regulars Guest Cast Lieutenant Hansen -  Hagan Beggs Commodore José Mendez -  Malachi Throne Crippled Captain Christopher Pike -  Sean Kenney Miss Piper -  Julie Parrish Chief Humbolt -  George Sawaya Lieutenant Helen Yohansen -  unseen The Keeper -  Meg Wylie The Keeper (voice) -  Malachi Throne Cast from "The Cage" Captain Christopher Pike -  Jeffrey Hunter Vina -  Susan Oliver Number One -  Majel Barrett Doctor Phillip Boyce -  John Hoyt Lieutenant Jose Tyler -  Peter Duryea Yeoman Colt -  Laurel Goodwin Anthropoid Ape / Humanoid Bird -  Janos Prohaska (uncr) Earth Trader -  Joseph Mell (uncr) Enterprise Geologist -  Ed Madden (uncr) Chief Petty Officer Garrison -  Adam Roarke (uncr) Doctor Theodore Haskins (1st survivor) -  Jon Lormer (uncr) Transporter Chief Pitcairn -  Clegg Hoyt (uncr) The Kalar, Rigel VII Warrior -  Mike Dugan (uncr) Second Survivor -  Leonard Mude (uncr) Third Survivor -  Anthony Jochim (uncr) Space Officer (Orion) -  Robert Phillips (uncr) First Talosian -  Georgia Schmidt (uncr) First Talosian (voice) -  Robert C. Johnson (uncr) Second Talosian -  Serena Sande (uncr) Second Talosian (voice) -  Tom Curtis (uncr) Pike's stunt double -  Bob Herron (uncr) Stunt double -  Frank da Vinci (uncr)
Editorial:	T he Menagerie was more a less just a vehicle for Roddenberry to make use of his unaired pilot, The Cage. The story around the flashbacks, is actually not that bad; a court case of kidnapping and Starship mutiny with Mr. Spock as the accused. As actor Jeffrey Hunter was unavailable to reprise the role of Captain Pike, Roddenberry wrote the character in as a nearly unrecognizable cripple, confined to a futuristic-looking wheelchair, and was therefore able to use Actor Sean Kenney to play the part. Sean Kenney would appear several times again in the series as Lt. DePaul. Actor Malachi Throne pulled double duty in this episode as the voice of the Keeper in the flashbacks and the final scene where the Keeper talked to Kirk; and as Commodore José Mendez; the actor would return to Trek in the Next Generation fifth season 2-parter Unification. Also, actress Majel Barret is credited here as M. Leigh Hudec. (Source for background information on "The Menagerie": The Star Trek Compendium by Allan Asherman)