Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Journey to Babel"
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"Journey to Babel" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode featuring a tense diplomatic mission aboard the Enterprise, introducing Spock’s parents and exploring interplanetary politics and family conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Journey to Babel" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13051590 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Journey to Babel" Context triple: [Marc Daniels, directed, Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Journey to Babel"]
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A.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed"
"Space Seed" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode that introduces the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh, whose story is later continued in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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B.
Star Trek episode "Amok Time"
"Amok Time" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode best known for exploring Vulcan culture and Spock’s mating drive, featuring the iconic ritual combat on Vulcan.
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C.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Man Trap"
"The Man Trap" is the premiere episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, best known for introducing the crew of the USS Enterprise in broadcast order and featuring a deadly, shape-shifting creature that drains its victims of salt.
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D.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Emissary"
"Emissary" is the feature-length pilot episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that introduces the space station setting, its ensemble cast, and the series’ central themes of politics, religion, and trauma.
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E.
Star Trek: Voyager episode "Message in a Bottle"
"Message in a Bottle" is a Star Trek: Voyager episode best known for introducing the Hirogen, a nomadic species of relentless hunters who become recurring antagonists in the series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Journey to Babel" Target entity description: "Journey to Babel" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode featuring a tense diplomatic mission aboard the Enterprise, introducing Spock’s parents and exploring interplanetary politics and family conflict.
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A.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed"
"Space Seed" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode that introduces the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh, whose story is later continued in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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B.
Star Trek episode "Amok Time"
"Amok Time" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode best known for exploring Vulcan culture and Spock’s mating drive, featuring the iconic ritual combat on Vulcan.
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C.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Man Trap"
"The Man Trap" is the premiere episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, best known for introducing the crew of the USS Enterprise in broadcast order and featuring a deadly, shape-shifting creature that drains its victims of salt.
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D.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Emissary"
"Emissary" is the feature-length pilot episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that introduces the space station setting, its ensemble cast, and the series’ central themes of politics, religion, and trauma.
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E.
Star Trek: Voyager episode "Message in a Bottle"
"Message in a Bottle" is a Star Trek: Voyager episode best known for introducing the Hirogen, a nomadic species of relentless hunters who become recurring antagonists in the series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Spock’s choice between duty to Starfleet and loyalty to his father ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| episodeNumberInSeason | 10 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Amanda Grayson
NERFINISHED
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Christine Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ Hikaru Sulu NERFINISHED ⓘ James T. Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyota Uhura NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavel Chekov NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarek NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | United Federation of Planets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPlanet |
Andoria
NERFINISHED
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Tellar Prime NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulcan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Andorians
NERFINISHED
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Tellarites NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulcans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnRelationship |
Spock and Amanda Grayson
NERFINISHED
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Spock and Sarek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction television
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space opera ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Amanda Grayson
NERFINISHED
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Sarek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSetting | USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of complex interplanetary politics
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exploration of Federation founding worlds ⓘ first on-screen appearance of Spock’s parents ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| plotElement |
attack by an alien ship
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diplomatic mission to Babel conference ⓘ murder investigation aboard the Enterprise ⓘ transport of Federation ambassadors ⓘ |
| productionCode | 514 ⓘ |
| season | Star Trek: The Original Series season 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | Star Trek universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starshipCaptainCharacter | James T. Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
duty versus family loyalty
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family conflict ⓘ interplanetary diplomacy ⓘ |
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Subject: Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Journey to Babel" Description of subject: "Journey to Babel" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode featuring a tense diplomatic mission aboard the Enterprise, introducing Spock’s parents and exploring interplanetary politics and family conflict.
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