The Return of the Archons
©1978 Paramount Pictures Corp. All rights reserved.
Space Seed
©1978 Paramount Pictures Corp. All rights reserved.
Episode 22 Episode 24
Airdate February 9, 1967 Airdate February 16, 1967
Next Voyage Space Seed #24 Next Voyage This Side of Paradise #25

Catalog Number LV60040-90
Format Extended Play CLV
Running Time 102 minutes
Side Running Time
1 52min 06sec
2 51min 54sec
104min 00sec
Pressing Location Pioneer Video Manufacturing
Retail Price $29.98
Issued July 1985

The Return of the Archons
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Teleplay by Boris Sobekman
Story by Gene Roddenberry
Produced by Gene L. Coon
Executive Producer Gene Roddenberry
Starring William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
Guest Stars Harry Townes
Torin Thatcher
Featuring DeForest Kelley
Stardate 3156.2
Group mind control threatens Enterprise crew!

When the Enterprise visits Beta III to learn what happened to the U.S.S. Archon a century ago, Kirk and company find a planet of blissful people controlled by "Landru," an omniscient ruler. Landru absorbed the Archons into "the Body" - a fate that awaits Kirk's crew unless he can find a way to destroy Landru. And he'd better hurry - the Enterprise is being pulled from orbit!

Gene Roddenberry took the name "Archons" from a social club he belonged to while in high school.


Space Seed
Directed by Marc Daniels
Teleplay by Gene L. Coon and Carey Wilber
Story by Carey Wilber
Produced by Gene L. Coon
Executive Producer Gene Roddenberry
Starring William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
Guest Stars Ricardo Montalban
Madlyn Rhue
Featuring DeForest Kelley
James Doohan
Stardate 3141.9
Meet the original Khan!

The Enterprise encounters the S.S. Botany Bay, a 20th century Earth "sleeper ship" adrift in space. The leader of the surviving crew, Khan Noonian Singh (Ricardo Montalban) is revived and immediately plots to take over the Enterprise! A product of the 1990s race of genetically engineered "supermen," Khan has extraordinary powers, both mental and physical. Will they prove too much for Kirk?

This episode led to the sequel movie, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.


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