Episode
Star Trek: A Piece of the Action
Overview
The Enterprise visits a planet with an Earth-like 1920s gangster culture.
Details
- Series
- Star Trek
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1968-01-12
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
A Piece of the Action is Episode 17 in Season 2 of Star Trek. It aired on 1968-01-12. The runtime is 50 min.
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