"The Changeling"

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"The Changeling" is a classic episode of the original Star Trek series in which the starship Enterprise encounters a powerful, malfunctioning Earth probe named Nomad that threatens all life it deems imperfect.

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instanceOf Star Trek: The Original Series episode
television episode
antagonist Nomad
basedOn concept of a malfunctioning space probe
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
directedBy Marc Daniels
episodeNumberInSeason 3
featuresCharacter James T. Kirk
Leonard McCoy
Montgomery Scott
Nomad
Spock
Nyota Uhura
surface form: Uhura
featuresStarship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
featuresTechnology phasers
tractor beam
transporters
firstBroadcastOrder 3rd episode of season 2
followsEpisode Who Mourns for Adonais?
franchise Star Trek
genre science fiction
guestStar Vic Perrin
guestStarRole voice of Nomad
inUniverseDate stardate 3541.9
notableElement Nomad mistakes Captain Kirk for its creator Jackson Roykirk
notableFor early exploration of rogue AI in Star Trek
originalAirDate 1967-09-29
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork NBC
originalSeriesLeadActor DeForest Kelley
Leonard Nimoy
William Shatner
originOfAntagonist Nomad space probe
surface form: Earth probe Nomad
plotSummary The Enterprise encounters a powerful Earth space probe called Nomad that has been altered and now sterilizes what it deems imperfect life.
precedesEpisode Mirror, Mirror
producedBy Gene L. Coon
productionCode 603-39
resolution Kirk causes Nomad to realize its own imperfection, leading to its self-destruction
runningTime approximately 50 minutes
season 2
series Star Trek: The Original Series
setInCentury 23rd century
themes artificial intelligence
identity and mistaken identity
perfection and imperfection
threatens all imperfect lifeforms
title "The Changeling" self-link
surface form: The Changeling
writtenBy John Meredyth Lucas

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Roy Kirk associatedWithEpisode "The Changeling"
"The Changeling" title "The Changeling" self-link
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this entity surface form: The Changeling
Nomad appearsInEpisode "The Changeling"
Nomad space probe appearsInEpisode "The Changeling"
subject surface form: Nomad
this entity surface form: The Changeling
Jean Marsh appearedIn "The Changeling"
this entity surface form: The Changeling
Tan Ru appearsInEpisode "The Changeling"
this entity surface form: The Changeling
Nomad boards the USS Enterprise appearsIn "The Changeling"