Episode
Star Trek: Plato's Stepchildren
Overview
The crew of the Enterprise encounters an ageless and sadistic race of humanoids with the power of telekinesis and who claim to have organized their society around Ancient Greek ideals.
Details
- Series
- Star Trek
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1968-11-22
- Runtime
- 51 min
Episode context
Plato's Stepchildren is Episode 10 in Season 3 of Star Trek. It aired on 1968-11-22. The runtime is 51 min.
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