The Menagerie: Part I
- Episode aired Nov 17, 1966
- TV-PG
- 50m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
4.9K
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Spock kidnaps the disabled Capt. Pike, hijacks the Enterprise, and then surrenders for court martial.Spock kidnaps the disabled Capt. Pike, hijacks the Enterprise, and then surrenders for court martial.Spock kidnaps the disabled Capt. Pike, hijacks the Enterprise, and then surrenders for court martial.
Jeffrey Hunter
- Captain Christopher Pike
- (archive footage)
Susan Oliver
- Vina
- (archive footage)
Majel Barrett
- Number One
- (archive footage)
- (as M. Leigh Hudec)
- …
Peter Duryea
- Lt. José Tyler
- (archive footage)
John Hoyt
- Dr. Phil Boyce
- (archive footage)
Adam Roarke
- C.P.O. Garrison
- (archive footage)
Bill Blackburn
- Lieutenant Hadley
- (uncredited)
Tom Curtis
- Jon Daily
- (uncredited)
Frank da Vinci
- Guard
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Marc Daniels
- Robert Butler(footage from "The Cage") (uncredited)
- Writers
- Gene Roddenberry
- John D.F. Black(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaAlthough scenes from The Cage (1966) feature Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Christopher Pike, he was unavailable and unaffordable for the framing story into which the scenes were to be inserted. Sean Kenney, an actor who resembled Hunter, was used instead. He plays the mute, crippled Captain Pike, now wheelchair-bound after an accident.
- GoofsJust before their first visit with the injured Capt. Pike, Commodore Mendez asks Kirk if he knows Pike. He then states that Pike was about Kirk's age. However, the plot is about an incident that happened 13 years before, when Spock was Capt. Pike's science officer. This would make Pike a 21-year-old starship captain.
- Quotes
Captain Christopher Pike: What the devil are you putting in there, ice?
Dr. Boyce: Who wants a warm martini?
Captain Christopher Pike: What makes you think I need one?
Dr. Boyce: Sometimes... a man will tell his bartender things he'll never tell his doctor.
- Alternate versionsSpecial Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song. Highlights include a new exterior shot of the starbase, complete with real people and vehicle traffic.
- ConnectionsEdited from Star Trek: The Cage (1966)
- SoundtracksTheme From Star Trek
Written by and credited to Alexander Courage
Featured review
A fine showcase for Mr. Nimoy.
With this solid two-part episode, series creator / writer Gene Roddenberry was able to re-visit the original un-aired pilot, 'The Cage', and make the story part of the official canon. The set-up has Spock following his own personal agenda, behaving in a way that runs counter to his very pragmatic, logical Vulcan half. He kidnaps the former Enterprise captain, Christopher Pike (Sean Kenney, "Terminal Island"), now a scarred invalid, and assumes control of the ship, forcing it to travel to Talos IV, a planet that is usually forbidden to *everybody*. Then Spock allows himself to be arrested, fully ready to accept punishment for what he's done.
This is a good set-up, delivering a healthy back story utilizing ample archive footage from 'The Cage', in which Jeffrey Hunter ("The Searchers") played Pike. Due to some mysterious transmissions which the ship is able to access, we see the tale of the previous expedition to Talos IV, and the beginnings of what fatefully happened to the landing party. It's a wonderful set-up that knows how to leave the viewer hanging, and eager to see the second part of this episode. It's also great to see Spock taking centre stage, as he follows his plan step by step, and presenting his case in a matter of fact way (not that we expect any less from him). He is definitely aware of the consequences - not only to him, but to Kirk - but clearly has the strength of his convictions.
If one is like this viewer and not has yet seen 'The Cage', 'The Menagerie: Part I' does whet their curiosity. It's a well-written, well-acted episode that presents to the audience a potentially dire outcome: the typical punishment for daring to venture to Talos IV is *death*. So the stakes are high, and the level of anticipation is palpable. 'The Menagerie: Part I' also allows the viewer to see some fine supporting performances from 'The Cage': Hunter, Majel Barrett as First Officer "Number One", and top character actor John Hoyt ("When Worlds Collide") as ships' doctor Phil Boyce.
Eight out of 10.
This is a good set-up, delivering a healthy back story utilizing ample archive footage from 'The Cage', in which Jeffrey Hunter ("The Searchers") played Pike. Due to some mysterious transmissions which the ship is able to access, we see the tale of the previous expedition to Talos IV, and the beginnings of what fatefully happened to the landing party. It's a wonderful set-up that knows how to leave the viewer hanging, and eager to see the second part of this episode. It's also great to see Spock taking centre stage, as he follows his plan step by step, and presenting his case in a matter of fact way (not that we expect any less from him). He is definitely aware of the consequences - not only to him, but to Kirk - but clearly has the strength of his convictions.
If one is like this viewer and not has yet seen 'The Cage', 'The Menagerie: Part I' does whet their curiosity. It's a well-written, well-acted episode that presents to the audience a potentially dire outcome: the typical punishment for daring to venture to Talos IV is *death*. So the stakes are high, and the level of anticipation is palpable. 'The Menagerie: Part I' also allows the viewer to see some fine supporting performances from 'The Cage': Hunter, Majel Barrett as First Officer "Number One", and top character actor John Hoyt ("When Worlds Collide") as ships' doctor Phil Boyce.
Eight out of 10.
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