Assignment: Earth
26th episode of the 2nd season of Star Trek: The Original Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Assignment: Earth" is the twenty-sixth and final episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Art Wallace (based on a story by Wallace and Gene Roddenberry) and directed by Marc Daniels, it was first broadcast on 29 March 1968.[1]
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Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 26 | ||
Directed by | Marc Daniels | ||
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Teleplay by | Art Wallace | ||
Cinematography by | Jerry Finnerman | ||
Production code | 055 | ||
Original air date | 29 March 1968 (1968-03-29) | ||
Running time | 50 minutes | ||
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In the episode, engaged in "historical research", the USS Enterprise travels back through time to 1968 Earth, where they encounter an interstellar agent planning to intervene in 20th-century events. Kirk and Spock are uncertain of his motives.
It was originally written as a standalone half-hour television series; when no network chose to order a pilot, the script was reworked to fit into Star Trek as a backdoor pilot for the proposed Assignment: Earth series.[2] The spin-off series was never produced.