Stardate: 2124.5 --The crew is captured by Trelane, the Squire of Gothos, who has styled himself and his dwelling on his out-of-date observations of Earth. Trelane has almost unlimited power and decides to make the crew his playthings, and Kirk must challenge him so they can make their escape.

original airdate--January 12, 1967  Remastered Date: July 21, 2007

music: Theme song  written by Alexander Courage

Goofs--Modern Star Trek: The Original Series lore considers the series to take place in the 23rd century. During production, the writers hadn't decided this yet. Trelane refers to Napoléon Bonaparte and Alexander Hamilton as having been from 900 years ago, suggesting that the series is set in the 28th century.

Trivia--William Campbell, who plays Trelane, would later play a different character in the classic "Star Trek" (1966) {The Trouble with Tribbles (#2.15).

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.