Operation -- Annihilate!
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"Operation -- Annihilate!" is an episode of the original Star Trek television series in which the crew of the Enterprise confronts a parasitic alien infestation threatening an entire colony world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation -- Annihilate! canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5143577 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Operation -- Annihilate! Context triple: [Amok Time, followsEpisode, Operation -- Annihilate!]
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A.
Operation: Z.E.R.O.
Operation: Z.E.R.O. is a television movie based on the animated series "Codename: Kids Next Door," featuring the young operatives facing one of their most dangerous global threats.
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B.
Operation Aider
Operation Aider was a significant military offensive conducted during the Eritrean–Ethiopian War, notable for its large-scale engagements and impact on the conflict’s outcome.
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C.
Time for Annihilation
Time for Annihilation is a hybrid studio/live album by American rock band Papa Roach that combines new tracks with live recordings of their earlier hits.
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D.
Operation 25
Operation 25 was the codename for Nazi Germany’s April 1941 military campaign that swiftly invaded and dismembered the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during World War II.
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E.
Operation T
Operation T was the codename for the World War II Battle of Tornio, a Finnish-German engagement in northern Finland during the Lapland War.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation -- Annihilate! Target entity description: "Operation -- Annihilate!" is an episode of the original Star Trek television series in which the crew of the Enterprise confronts a parasitic alien infestation threatening an entire colony world.
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A.
Operation: Z.E.R.O.
Operation: Z.E.R.O. is a television movie based on the animated series "Codename: Kids Next Door," featuring the young operatives facing one of their most dangerous global threats.
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B.
Operation Aider
Operation Aider was a significant military offensive conducted during the Eritrean–Ethiopian War, notable for its large-scale engagements and impact on the conflict’s outcome.
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C.
Time for Annihilation
Time for Annihilation is a hybrid studio/live album by American rock band Papa Roach that combines new tracks with live recordings of their earlier hits.
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D.
Operation 25
Operation 25 was the codename for Nazi Germany’s April 1941 military campaign that swiftly invaded and dismembered the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during World War II.
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E.
Operation T
Operation T was the codename for the World War II Battle of Tornio, a Finnish-German engagement in northern Finland during the Lapland War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| antagonist | parasitic neural parasites ⓘ |
| basedOn | Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Herschel Daugherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 29 ⓘ |
| episodeNumberOverall | 29 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aurelan Kirk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christine Chapel NERFINISHED ⓘ George Samuel Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Hikaru Sulu NERFINISHED ⓘ James T. Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyota Uhura NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | Starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| followedBy | "Amok Time" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction television
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
| guestStar |
Joan Swift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Shatner (dual role as George Samuel Kirk) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alexander Courage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Spock is infected by a neural parasite and temporarily blinded during an experimental cure. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The crew of the USS Enterprise confronts a parasitic alien infestation threatening the Federation colony on Deneva. ⓘ |
| precededBy | "The City on the Edge of Forever" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Gene L. Coon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Desilu Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1 ⓘ |
| seasonOf | Star Trek: The Original Series, season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | planet Deneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starsActor |
DeForest Kelley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Takei NERFINISHED ⓘ James Doohan NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Nimoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Nichelle Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Steven W. Carabatsos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
family tragedy
ⓘ
sacrifice for the greater good ⓘ |
| writer | Steven W. Carabatsos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Operation -- Annihilate! Description of subject: "Operation -- Annihilate!" is an episode of the original Star Trek television series in which the crew of the Enterprise confronts a parasitic alien infestation threatening an entire colony world.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Amok Time