The Menagerie

"The Menagerie" is the first and only two-part episode of the '. Part one of the episode was broadcast on November 17, 1966 with the second part broadcast a week later on November 24, 1966. NBC repeated the two shows on May 18 and 25, 1967. It is episode #16, with the screen play written by Gene Roddenberry, and directed by Marc Daniels.

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November 17 - 1966 - November 24 - May 18 - Gene Roddenberry - Marc Daniels

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Since the true 1964 pilot episode, "The Cage", was never shown on television until 1988, and The Original Series began with a second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before", Desilu, the show's production company, made a decision on what should be done with the wasted footage from the unused pilot movie.

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1964 - The Cage - 1988 - Where No Man Has Gone Before - Desilu

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Gene Roddenberry declared that in order to utilize "The Cage" footage, he would write an entirely new bookending story, so that "The Cage" would serve as a backstory for the Starship Enterprise's early history. New footage would be combined with the old and placed into the continuity of the overall Star Trek storyline.

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Gene Roddenberry - Starship - Enterprise's

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Quick Overview: Spock helps his former Captain, Christopher Pike, return to Talos IV.

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