"The Man Trap" was the sixth episode of Star Trek: The Original Series in the show's first season, becoming the first episode of the Star Trek franchise to air on television on 8 September 1966. The episode was written by George Clayton JohnsonMA, directed by Marc DanielsMA and novelized as "The Unreal McCoy" in Star Trek 1 by James Blish.
References[]
Characters[]
Episode characters[]
- Robert Abrams • Barnhart • Beauregard • Berkeley • Clifford Brent[1] • Nancy Crater (creature) • Robert Crater • Scott Darnell • Green • Bill Hadley • Harrison • James T. Kirk • Ryan Leslie • Leonard McCoy • Janice Rand • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Sturgeon • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Vinci[2] • unnamed 2260s USS Enterprise personnel
- Referenced only
- José Dominguez • Nancy Crater
Novelization characters[]
- Barnhart • Bob Bierce • Nancy Bierce (creature) • Scott Darnell • James T. Kirk • Spock • Nyota Uhura
- Referenced only
- Nancy Bierce
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- M-113 (aka Regulus VIII)
- Referenced only
- Corinth IV • Vulcan • Wrigley's Pleasure Planet
Shipboard areas[]
Races and cultures[]
- Human • Vulcan • Salt vampire
States and organizations[]
Technology and weapons[]
Ranks and titles[]
- captain • crewman • ship's surgeon • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s)
Other references[]
- Borgia plant • Botulinus • buffalo • chili pepper • general quarters • Gertrude • Great Bird of the Galaxy • M-113 creature • medical tricorder • passenger pigeon • pentathnol • salt • Saurian brandy • Starfleet uniform (2265-2270) • Starfleet uniform • time • title • uniform • universe • weeper • arboretum • plum • tapioca • chili pepper • general quarters • autopsy • 1914 • copper • poison • aspirin • petechia • mottling • parsnip • captain's log • captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 2266 • Starfleet General Orders and Regulations • aconite • alkaloid • aspirin • autopsy • borgia root • botulinus • buffalo • general quarters • mouse • narcosynthesis • passenger pigeon • pentahol • petachiae • physical • salt • salt tablet • salt vampire • tapioca • tranquilizer • vacuum mottling
Chronology[]
- prior to 2266
- Nancy is taken by the creature. (prior to episode/novelization)
- stardate 1513.1, 2266 (2260s chronology, 2264–2270 Enterprise voyages)
- Enterprise travels to M-113.
Appendices[]
Related media[]
Adaptations[]
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Novelized in Star Trek 1.
Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
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Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
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Novelized in Star Trek 1 reprint.
Novelization German language translation in Der unwirkliche MacCoy.
Novelization German language translation reprinted in Der unwirkliche McCoy.
Novelization German language translation reprinted in Enterprise 1.
Novelization collected in The Star Trek Reader II.
German language novelization translation collected in Der große Sammelband.
Novelization collected in The Classic Episodes 1.
Video releases[]
Betamax video cover image.
Collector's edition VHS release with "The Corbomite Maneuver".
VHS video cover image.
Overseas video release with "The Naked Time".
VHS video cover image.
Laserdisc release with "Charlie X".
Overseas video release with "The Enemy Within" and "Mudd's Women".
DVD release with "The Naked Time".
Background[]
- The Star Trek Concordance, Star Trek Chronology, and official website give Uhura's mother's name as "M'Umbha Mahia Uhura" based on this episode, but it never appeared on screen. The Concordance notes that the line referencing M'Umbha was spoken in the past tense.
- This episode was titled "The Unreal McCoy" in production, and the novelization by James Blish used that title.
Images[]
Episode images[]
The creature.
The USS Enterprise orbits M-113.
The USS Enterprise orbits M-113.
The surface of M-113.
Crewman Barnhart found dead on Deck 9.
Sturgeon.
Borgia plant.
Adaptation images[]
The USS Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
The Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
James T. Kirk and Janice Rand.
A phaser.
Spock and the Enterprise.
The Enterprise.
Character art.
Character art.
The Enterprise.
The crew.
The crew.
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: The Enemy Within |
TOS episode produced | Next episode: The Naked Time |
| Previous episode: first episode aired |
TOS episode aired | Next episode: Charlie X |
| Previous story: Dagger of the Mind |
Star Trek 1
|
Next story: Balance of Terror |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Enemy Within |
Next Adventure: The Naked Time | |
| Previous Adventure: The Enemy Within |
Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270) |
Next Adventure: The Naked Time |
References and notes[]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The character Vinci was not named in the episode but the same actor, wearing the same operations division Starfleet uniform, was addressed as Vinci in TOS episode: "The Devil in the Dark". The same actor also played the character of Clifford Brent.
Translations[]
- 1969
- Japanese : 実体のないマッコイ, translated by Mamoru Nakagami. (Hayakawa)
- 1972
- German : Der unwirkliche McCoy, translated by Janis Kambulis. (Williams)
- 1973
- Turkish : İnsan Tuzağı, translated by Reha Pinar. (Altın Kitaplar)
- 1975
- Dutch : De onechte McCoy, translated by Jan Koesen. (Luitingh)
- 1978
- Italian : Campo Bierce, translated by Rosella Sanità. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)
- 1991
- Czech : Nepravý McCoy, translated by Jan Pavlík. (Práce & Bonus Press)
- 1991
- French : La Dernière créature, translated by Paul Couturiau. (Lefrancq)
External link[]
- "The Man Trap" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- The Man Trap article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.