The Menagerie: Part II

"The Menagerie" Part 2 (Nov. 24, 1966) Old TV Guide synopsis: 'Spock conducts his own defense against a mutiny charge, offering a startling reenactment of his former commander's visit to a forbidden planet.' The concluding chapter of "The Menagerie" uses even more footage from "The Cage" than Part 1, and Gene Roddenberry's simple solution comes off as wholly convenient yet most acceptable. The brief presence of veteran John Hoyt as ship's surgeon Dr. Boyce proves as much bartender as psychologist, like DeForest Kelley's debut performance as McCoy in "The Corbomite Maneuver." Malachi Throne would be remembered on BATMAN as the villain False Face, his actual countenance never seen at any time through his various guises. Apart from the ears, there wasn't much to distinguish this early Spock, redefined for greater precision as first officer for "Where No Man Has Gone Before," the courtroom setting inspired by the long running PERRY MASON, having just concluded its 9th and final season on CBS (the just completed "Court Martial" was held back for later broadcast to avoid comparisons). By the time Majel Barrett assumed the role of Nurse Chapel in "The Naked Time," her natural dark locks would be softened in blonde tresses, eventually marrying Gene Roddenberry in August 1969, barely two months after the final original TREK broadcast, "Turnabout Intruder."