Stardate: 3156.2 --The Enterprise travels to a planet that was the last known location of a Federation ship, the Archon, that went missing a century ago. Sulu is "infected" with the peacefulness and Kirk must take down a landing party to investigate.They find an Earth-like society that exists in absolute peace... Except once a year when they have a Festival and everyone not indoors becomes maniacally violent.

original airdate--February 9, 1967  Remastered Date:December 8, 2007

music: Theme song  written by Alexander Courage

Goofs--As McCoy tries to strangle Kirk, Kirk puts his hands on McCoy's shoulders. In the next close-up, his hands are gone. The shot after that they are on his shoulders once more.

Trivia--Ben Stiller named his production company "Red Hour" after this episode.

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.