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The Changeling

  • Episode aired Sep 29, 1967
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
3.1K
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Star Trek (1966)
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Sci-Fi
A powerful artificially intelligent Earth probe, with a murderously twisted imperative, comes aboard the Enterprise and mistakes Capt. Kirk for its creator.A powerful artificially intelligent Earth probe, with a murderously twisted imperative, comes aboard the Enterprise and mistakes Capt. Kirk for its creator.A powerful artificially intelligent Earth probe, with a murderously twisted imperative, comes aboard the Enterprise and mistakes Capt. Kirk for its creator.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
3.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Marc Daniels
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • John Meredyth Lucas
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • DeForest Kelley
Top credits
  • Director
    • Marc Daniels
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry
    • John Meredyth Lucas
  • Stars
    • William Shatner
    • Leonard Nimoy
    • DeForest Kelley
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 25User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    William Shatner in Star Trek (1966)
    Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek (1966)
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    Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek (1966)
    William Shatner in Star Trek (1966)
    William Shatner in Star Trek (1966)
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    Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek (1966)
    Majel Barrett and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek (1966)

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    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Capt. Kirkas Capt. Kirk
    Leonard Nimoy
    Leonard Nimoy
    • Mr. Spockas Mr. Spock
    DeForest Kelley
    DeForest Kelley
    • Dr. McCoyas Dr. McCoy
    James Doohan
    James Doohan
    • Scottas Scott
    Nichelle Nichols
    Nichelle Nichols
    • Uhuraas Uhura
    George Takei
    George Takei
    • Suluas Sulu
    Majel Barrett
    Majel Barrett
    • Christine Chapelas Christine Chapel
    Makee K. Blaisdell
    Makee K. Blaisdell
    • Singhas Singh
    • (as Blaisdel Makee)
    Barbara Gates
    • Crewwomanas Crewwoman
    Meade Martin
    • Crewmanas Crewman
    Arnold Lessing
    • Security Guardas Security Guard
    Vic Perrin
    Vic Perrin
    • Nomadas Nomad
    • (voice)
    Bill Blackburn
    • Lt. Hadleyas Lt. Hadley
    • (uncredited)
    Frank da Vinci
    • Lt. Brentas Lt. Brent
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Marc Daniels
    • Prof. Jackson Roykirkas Prof. Jackson Roykirk
    • (uncredited)
    Roger Holloway
    • Lt. Lemlias Lt. Lemli
    • (uncredited)
    Jeannie Malone
    • Yeomanas Yeoman
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Paskey
    Eddie Paskey
    • Lt. Leslieas Lt. Leslie
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Marc Daniels
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry
      • John Meredyth Lucas
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In conventions, Nichelle Nichols frequently tells a story of getting into a dispute with director Marc Daniels over the filming of this episode. As it had already been established that Uhura's first language was Swahili, Nichols believed that, after her mind was erased, Uhura would revert to her first language. However, as Nichols herself did not speak Swahili, Daniels wanted Uhura to just speak English. Nichols refused to, telling Daniels, "Nichelle Nichols doesn't speak Swahili, but Uhura does!" Gene Roddenberry was eventually brought in to settle the dispute, and he sided with Nichols. A linguist specializing in Swahili was then brought in to write the few lines of Swahili that are spoken in the episode.
    • Goofs
      When Nomad is firing at the Enterprise, Spock states that Nomad is 90,000 kilometers away, and that the energy bolts are moving at warp 15. At that distance, even if they were moving at warp 1, their impact would be virtually instantaneous.
    • Quotes

      Capt. Kirk: [of Uhura] What d'you do to her?

      Nomad: That unit is defective. Its thinking is chaotic. Absorbing it unsettled me.

      Spock: That "unit" is a woman.

      Nomad: A mass of conflicting impulses.

    • Alternate versions
      Special Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song
    • Connections
      Featured in Mr. Plinkett's Star Trek 2009 Review (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme
      Music credited to Alexander Courage.

      Sung by Loulie Jean Norman

    User reviews25

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Shatner Saves It (mostly)
    Yeah, lots of plot holes and cheesy special effects but this is one of my favorites, and it's entirely due to Shatner's restrained (for once) performance. He actually seems to be acting and responding to the crew (mainly Spock) like a normal human being without any of his typical over- the-top hamming it up. Well, with the exception of the ending where, sadly, the writers reverted back to the cutesy crap. I can't really blame Shatner for that, either. When given decent dialog in the rest of show, The Shat did alright in this one, making it one of the most watchable episodes.

    And a shout-out to user verbusen for noticing Lt. Leslie in his review. After rewatching these episodes many times, you start picking up the small things in the background, and Lt. Leslie at the helm next to Sulu, as well as wearing a gold tunic (as opposed to his typical red) is unusual. What isn't unusual, of course, is that Leslie has no lines. It's worth noting that the actor who played Leslie, Eddie Paskey, made a point of actually reading the scripts beforehand so he knew when an anonymous red-shirt was going to get offed, and made a point of making himself scarce during those red-shirt casting calls.
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    • Dec 4, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1967 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Swahili
    • Filming locations
      • Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Desilu Productions
      • Norway Corporation
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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