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"Assignment: Earth" was the 55th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 26th and final episode of the show's second season, first aired on 29 March 1968. The episode was written by Gene Roddenberry and Art WallaceMA, directed by Marc DanielsMA and novelized in Star Trek 3 by James Blish.

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Characters[]

Episode characters[]

Beta 5 computerClifford Brent[1]CharleyPavel ChekovCromwell (launch director)Jerry FreemanBill HadleyIsisJames T. KirkRoger LemliRyan LeslieRoberta LincolnLiptonLeonard McCoyJack NesvigMontgomery ScottGary SevenSpockHikaru SuluNyota Uhura

Novelization characters[]

IsisJames T. KirkLeonard McCoyMontgomery ScottGary SevenSpockUSS Enterprise computer

Starships and vehicles[]

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)

Locations[]

811 East 68th StreetAsia minorEarthMcKinley Rocket BaseNew York CityOmicron IIISoutheast AsiaUnited States of America

Races and cultures[]

HumanVulcan

States and organizations[]

Klingon EmpireUnited Federation of PlanetsAegis

Other references[]

automobilecatforce shieldHydrogen bombSiamese cattelephone

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Related media[]

"Assignment: Earth" was originally intended to be a back door pilot episode for a spin-off TV series from Star Trek: The Original Series. The series never made it into production but Gary Seven has subsequently been featured in numerous stories in other spin-off media. Assignment: Earth finally became a series of sorts in 2008 when IDW Publishing produced a comics miniseries inspired by the original idea of a TV series: Star Trek: Assignment: Earth, detailing the adventures of Gary Seven in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Media featuring Gary Seven
Episode Assignment: Earth
Miniseries The PeacekeeperConvergenceThe Eugenics WarsAssignment: Earth
Novels Assignment: EternityThe Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 2From History's ShadowElusive Salvation
Short stories "The Aliens Are Coming!" • "Seven and Seven" • "Assignment: One" • "Rocket Man" • "Time Line"
Comics "The Peacekeeper, Part One" • "The Peacekeeper, Part Two" • "Split Infinities" • "Future Imperiled" • "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns" • "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" • "My Name Is Legion" • "We Have Met the Enemy..." • "Too Many Presidents" • "Ah-Ha!" • "Medics" • "Hosts" • "1971/4860.2" • "An Unexpected Yesterday" • "Year Five, Issue 11" • "Year Five, Issue 12" • "Year Five, Issue 15" • "Year Five, Issue 16" • "Year Five, Issue 17" • "Year Five, Issue 21" • "Year Five, Issue 22" • "Year Five, Issue 23" • "Year Five, Issue 24"

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Timeline[]

published order
Previous episode:
The Omega Glory
TOS episode produced Next episode:
Spectre of the Gun
Previous episode:
Bread and Circuses
TOS episode aired Next episode:
Spock's Brain
Previous story:
The Doomsday Machine
Star Trek 3
Blish3
Next story:
Mirror, Mirror
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
The Omega Glory
Pocket Next Adventure:
Spectre of the Gun
Previous Adventure:
Visit to a Weird Planet Re-Visited
Voyages of the
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
(2264 to 2270)
Next Adventure:
Day of Honor: Treaty's Law


Translations[]
1971
Japanese : 地球上陸命令, translated by Tetsu Ito. (Hayakawa Bunko)
1972
German : Auftrag: Erde, translated by Hans Maeter. (Williams)
1973
Turkish : Görev - Dünya, translated by Reha Pinar. (Altın Kitaplar)
1976
Dutch : Opdracht: Aarde, translated by Jan Koesen. (Luitingh)
1978
Italian : Destinazione Terra, translated by Rosella Sanità. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)

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  1. The character of Clifford Brent was not named in the episode but the same actor, wearing an officer's Starfleet uniform, was addressed as Brent in TOS episode: "The Naked Time". The same actor also played the character of Vinci.
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