Episode
Star Trek: The Enemy Within
Overview
Split by a transporter malfunction into two beings with very different personalities, the resulting twin Captain Kirk proves that neither a purely evil nor a sweetly good captain can survive without the missing half.
Details
- Series
- Star Trek
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1966-10-06
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
The Enemy Within is Episode 5 in Season 1 of Star Trek. It aired on 1966-10-06. The runtime is 50 min.
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Episode 4: The Naked Time
An alien virus strips the enterprise crew of their inhibitions, causing chaos as each crew member is overcome by hidden emotions. Meanwhile, the Enterprise is being pulled inexorably into a nearby planet's gravity well.
Episode 6: Mudd's Women
Rescuing the crew of a ship from an asteroid belt, the Enterprise plays host to conman extraordinaire, the cunning Harry Mudd and his cargo: three beautiful women looking for suitors.
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Episode 8: Miri
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Episode 1: The Man Trap
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Episode 9: Dagger of the Mind
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Episode 10: The Corbomite Maneuver
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Episode 11: The Menagerie (1)
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Episode 12: The Menagerie (2)
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Episode 13: The Conscience of the King
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