Season Two

Catspaw

TECH SPECS

Production # 30

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AIRDATE DATA

Original Airdate: 27 October, 1967

Order in Season 2: 7 Order in TOS: 36

Order for all Star Trek series: 36

STARDATE DATA

Original Stardate: 3018.2

Order in Season 2: 2 Order in TOS: 20

Order for all Star Trek series: 20

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`TECH SPECS`
Production #	30
RATINGS DATA
Iotia:DS93 Rating (/5):
Visitor rating (/10):	`3.33/10 (3 votes)`
(Name & e-mail for voting accuracy only. See FAQ for Privacy Policy.)
AIRDATE DATA
Original Airdate:	`27 October, 1967`
Order in Season 2:	`7`	Order in TOS:	`36`
Order for all Star Trek series:	`36`
STARDATE DATA
Original Stardate:	`3018.2`
Order in Season 2:	`2`	Order in TOS:	`20`
Order for all Star Trek series:	`20`

A quote from this episode has been featured in the Quote-of-the-Week.

Synopsis - While on Pyris VII, the crew discovers a haunted castle and a black cat. The Enterprise is held hostage and McCoy, Sulu, and Scotty are turned into zombies.

Catspaw was the first episode produced for the second season, and brought in the character Ensign Pavel Chekov, a young Russian officer, brought in for two reasons. The first, and most notable reason, is that Roddenberry had read in a Russian newspaper somwhere saying something to the effect that they (the Russians) were the first ones in space, and with all the races on the latest American space show, there were no Russians. The second reason was to appeal to the younger audiences by putting a Davey Jones type character.

This was the first and only episode to make any actual reference to Hallowe'en and aired appropriately three days before Hallowe'en 1967. Although not officially referenced in the episode, the three witches warning off Kirk, Spock and McCoy can easily be compared to the three witches of Shakespeare's MacBeth.

Cast

Series' Regulars/Irregulars

Captain James T. Kirk - William Shatner

Commander Spock - Leonard Nimoy

Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy - DeForest Kelly

Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott - James Doohan

Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu - George Takei

Lieutenant Nyoto Uhura - Nichelle Nichols

Ensign Pavel Andreavich Chekov - Walter Koenig

Lieutenant Kyle - John Winston

Nurse Christine Chapel - Majel Barrett

Guest Cast

Lieutenant DeSalle - Michael Barrier

Korob - Theo Marcuse

Sylvia - Antoinette Bower

Lieutenant Jackson - Jimmy Jones

Witch #1 - Rhodie Cogan

Witch #2 - Gail Bonney

Witch #3 - Maryesther Denver

Written by:
Robert Bloch

Directed by: Joseph Pevney

Cast
Series' Regulars/Irregulars
Captain James T. Kirk -	William Shatner
Commander Spock -	Leonard Nimoy
Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy -	DeForest Kelly
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott -	James Doohan
Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu -	George Takei
Lieutenant Nyoto Uhura -	Nichelle Nichols
Ensign Pavel Andreavich Chekov -	Walter Koenig
Lieutenant Kyle -	John Winston
Nurse Christine Chapel -	Majel Barrett
Guest Cast
Lieutenant DeSalle -	Michael Barrier
Korob -	Theo Marcuse
Sylvia -	Antoinette Bower
Lieutenant Jackson -	Jimmy Jones
Witch #1 -	Rhodie Cogan
Witch #2 -	Gail Bonney
Witch #3 -	Maryesther Denver
Written by:	Robert Bloch
Directed by:	Joseph Pevney

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