Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Menagerie, Part II"
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"The Menagerie, Part II" is the concluding half of a two-part Star Trek: The Original Series courtroom-style episode that reveals the full story of Captain Pike’s earlier encounter with the telepathic Talosians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Menagerie, Part II" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13051585 — 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 "The Menagerie, Part II" Context triple: [Marc Daniels, directed, Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Menagerie, Part II"]
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A.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Menagerie, Part I"
"The Menagerie, Part I" is a landmark episode of Star Trek: The Original Series that uses footage from the unaired pilot "The Cage" to tell a court-martial story centered on Captain Pike and Spock’s loyalty to him.
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B.
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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C.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "I, Mudd"
"I, Mudd" is a comedic science fiction episode of Star Trek: The Original Series in which Captain Kirk and his crew confront the roguish con man Harry Mudd on a planet ruled by androids.
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D.
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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E.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Journey to Babel"
"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.
- 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 "The Menagerie, Part II" Target entity description: "The Menagerie, Part II" is the concluding half of a two-part Star Trek: The Original Series courtroom-style episode that reveals the full story of Captain Pike’s earlier encounter with the telepathic Talosians.
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A.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Menagerie, Part I"
"The Menagerie, Part I" is a landmark episode of Star Trek: The Original Series that uses footage from the unaired pilot "The Cage" to tell a court-martial story centered on Captain Pike and Spock’s loyalty to him.
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B.
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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C.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "I, Mudd"
"I, Mudd" is a comedic science fiction episode of Star Trek: The Original Series in which Captain Kirk and his crew confront the roguish con man Harry Mudd on a planet ruled by androids.
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D.
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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E.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Journey to Babel"
"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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | Star Trek canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directedBy | Robert Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Desilu Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Captain James T. Kirk
NERFINISHED
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Christopher Pike NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Leonard McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Number One NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | Talosian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | live action ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Conscience of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
courtroom drama
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science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | court-martial of Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first two-part episode of Star Trek: The Original Series ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1966-11-24 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf | The Menagerie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Spock diverts the Enterprise to Talos IV
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Talosians show illusions to the court NERFINISHED ⓘ revelation of Pike’s earlier encounter with the Talosians ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Menagerie, Part I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Gene L. Coon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 6149-12 ⓘ |
| resolution |
Pike is allowed to live on Talos IV under illusion
NERFINISHED
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Spock is exonerated ⓘ |
| season | 1 ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Talos IV
NERFINISHED
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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| showrunner | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
DeForest Kelley
NERFINISHED
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Grace Lee Whitney NERFINISHED ⓘ James Doohan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeffrey Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Nimoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Majel Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Nichelle Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesFootageFrom | The Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Menagerie, Part II" Description of subject: "The Menagerie, Part II" is the concluding half of a two-part Star Trek: The Original Series courtroom-style episode that reveals the full story of Captain Pike’s earlier encounter with the telepathic Talosians.
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