Star Trek: The Trouble With Tribbles

Star TrekThe 44th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek premieres on NBC. This early script by writer David Gerrold becomes the best-loved episode of the entire series (according to many a fan poll), introducing the rapidly-reproducing, rapidly-eating, Klingon-sniffing Tribbles to the Star Trek universe. This is their only appearance in the original series, though they reappear in two animated series and Deep Space Nine years later. Read more

Journey To The Center Of The Earth: Trail Of Gold

Journey To The Center Of The EarthABC broadcasts the 17th and final episode of the Filmation animated series Journey To The Center Of The Earth, very loosely based on the 1959 movie of the same name. Ted Knight, Pat Harrington Jr., and Jane Webb lead the voice cast.

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Doctor Who: The Enemy Of The World, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 187th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. Patrick Troughton plays a double role, starring as both the Doctor and as the ruthless dictator Salamander, in a story set in Earth’s future. Previously missing from the BBC’s archives, a copy of this episode was recovered in Nigeria in 2013.

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The Prisoner: Living In Harmony

The PrisonerITV broadcasts the 14th episode of The Prisoner, produced, occasionally written by, and starring Patrick McGoohan. Alexis Kanner guest stars as The Kid. When The Prisoner is broadcast in 1968 in the United States, CBS censors interpret this Western-themed episode as a criticism of the American position in the Vietnam War and the network completely omits it from the running order. Read more Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast

Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: The Return Of Blackbeard

Voyage To The Bottom Of The SeaThe 98th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Malachi Throne guest stars.

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Star Trek: The Gamesters Of Triskelion

Star TrekThe 45th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek premieres on NBC. Kirk, Chekov and Uhura find themselves drafted into playing deadly games for the amusement of unfathomable aliens; naturally, Kirk has a female “drill thrall” and introduces her to his own brand of inter-species relations. Read more

Doctor Who: The Enemy Of The World, Part 3

Doctor WhoThe 188th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. Patrick Troughton plays a double role, starring as both the Doctor and as the ruthless dictator Salamander, in a story set in Earth’s future.

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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: Terrible Leprechaun

Voyage To The Bottom Of The SeaThe 99th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Walter Burke guest stars.

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Star Trek: A Piece Of The Action

Star TrekThe 46th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek premieres on NBC. Kirk and Spock gang up on a society who has taken a piece of outdated Earth literature and turned it into a blueprint for a blood-soaked society. (As heavy as that sounds, much hilarity ensues.) Vic Tayback (Alice) guest stars. Read more

Doctor Who: The Enemy Of The World, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 189th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. Patrick Troughton plays a double role, starring as both the Doctor and as the ruthless dictator Salamander, in a story set in Earth’s future. Previously missing from the BBC’s archives, a copy of this episode was recovered in Nigeria in 2013.

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Doctor Who: The Enemy Of The World, Part 5

Doctor WhoThe 190th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. Patrick Troughton plays a double role, starring as both the Doctor and as the ruthless dictator Salamander, in a story set in Earth’s future. Previously missing from the BBC’s archives, a copy of this episode was recovered in Nigeria in 2013.

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The Prisoner: Fall Out

The PrisonerITV broadcasts the 17th and final episode of The Prisoner, produced, occasionally written by, and starring Patrick McGoohan. Leo McKern guest stars as Number Two. Loaded with cryptic imagery that defies straightforward interpretation in the traditions of linear storytelling, the series finale confounds viewers to this day. In interviews given years later, McGoohan claims the outcry over this finale led to the end of his career as a writer or actor in the UK. Read more

Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: The Lobster Man

Voyage To The Bottom Of The SeaThe 100th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Victor Lundin guest stars.

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Doctor Who: The Enemy Of The World, Part 6

Doctor WhoThe 191st episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. Patrick Troughton plays a double role, starring as both the Doctor and as the ruthless dictator Salamander, in a story set in Earth’s future. Previously missing from the BBC’s archives, a copy of this episode was recovered in Nigeria in 2013.

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Star Trek: A Private Little War

Star TrekThe 48th episode of Gene Roddenberry’s science fiction series Star Trek premieres on NBC. Though it will become best remembered for the furry horned creature that attacks Kirk, the episode is actually a surprisingly hawkish (for Star Trek) allegory to the Vietnam War written by Roddenberry himself. Read more