  
Title -------------------------------------------
The Cage
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Writer -----------------------------
Gene Roddenberry
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Director ----------------------------------
Robert Butler
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Original Air Date ------------------------- Never
Aired
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Order of Filming ------------------------ Pilot
Episode
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Order of Broadcasting ------------------ Never Aired
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Filmed ------------------ Late Nov. to
mid Dec. 1964
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HISTORICAL NOTE
This was Gene
Roddenberry's first attempt to sell Star Trek to NBC. They turned it
down! But, in an unprecedented move, they asked Gene to make
another pilot and with that episode, 'Where No Man Has Gone Before',
the series sold.
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Captain Christopher Pike
---------
Jeffrey Hunter
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Vina ---------------------------------------
Susan Oliver
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Number One ---- M. Leigh Hudec (Majel
Barrett)
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Mr. Spock ----------------------------
Leonard Nimoy
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Navigator Jose Tyler ---------------- Peter Duryea
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Dr. Phillip Boyce -------------------------- John
Hoyt
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Yeoman J.M. Colt ----------------- Laruel Goodwin
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C.P.O. Garison ----------------------- Adam
Roarke
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Transporter Chief ----------------------- Glegg
Hoyt
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The Keeper (Talosian) ----------------- Meg Wyllie
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The Keeper's voice --------------- Malachi Throne
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First Talosian --------------------- Georgia
Schmidt
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First Talosian's voice --------- Robert C. Johnson
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Second Talosian -------------------- Serena
Sande
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Dr. Haskins, Survivor #1
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Jon Lormer
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Survivor #2 --------------------------
Leonard Mudie
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Survivor #3 -------------------------
Anthony Jochim
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Geologist ----------------------------------
Ed Madden
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The Kalar, Rigel VII
warrior ----------
Mike Dugan
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Space Officer, Orion --------------- Robert Phillips
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Earth Trader -----------------------------
Joseph Mell
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Jeffrey Hunter's stunt
double -------- Bob
Herron
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Anthropoid Ape -------------------- Janos
Prohaska
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Humanoid Bird -------------------- Janos
Prohaska
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Stunt double ------------------------------
Frank Vinci
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Thirteen
years before James T. Kirk takes command of the U.S.S. Enterprise,
Captain Christopher Pike and his starship crew receive a distress
signal from the planet Talos IV and beam down to investigate. Tracking
the beacon, the landing party discovers crash survivors from a missing
scientific expedition; among the survivors is a beautiful human female,
Vina. Pike is concerned for the woman's safety, yet allows himself to
become distracted by her beauty and is subsequently captured by the
Talosians who live beneath the planet's surface. The distress signal
and expedition survivors, except for Vina, are revealed to be but
illusions created by the Talosians to lure the Enterprise and Pike to
the planet.
The Talosians are a strong race, yet after decades of illusory
indulgence, they have physically atrophied and need sturdy beings to
rebuild and repopulate their barren planet. In Pike, with Vina, the
Talosians hope they have finally found the one being who can serve as
their breeding stock for a healthier and even more powerful race.
The Talosians use their power of illusion to interest Pike in Vina,
presenting her in various disguises: a Rigellian princess in distress,
a green Orion animal woman, and a loving, compassionate companion. When
Pike resists, the Talosians lure Pike's female first officer and yeoman
from the Enterprise to offer further temptation. By then, however, Pike
has discovered that primitive human emotions neutralize the Talosians'
ability to read minds, and he eventually escapes to the surface of the
planet along with his fellow prisoners.
The Talosians confront Pike and the three prisoners before they can
beam up, but the captain refuses to negotiate, threatening to kill
himself and the others rather than submit to the Talosians' demands.
Frightened at losing their only source of repopulation, the Talosians
inspect the U.S.S. Enterprise's records and discover that the human
race is far too independent to be of adequate service to them.
Faced with no other choice, the Talosians release the humans. After the
first officer and yeoman beam up, Pike remains behind with Vina, urging
her to leave with him. Despite her growing attraction to the captain,
Vina is unable to leave the planet. It is revealed that an expedition
had indeed crash landed on Talos IV. Vina, the only survivor, was
greatly injured and disfigured. With the aid of the Talosians'
illusions, however, she is able to appear beautiful and feel healthy.
The Talosians pledge to continue to provide Vina with the appearance of
health and beauty while allowing her to roam the planet free of
intervention. Realizing that she will be in good hands after all, Pike
returns to the U.S.S. Enterprise. The Talosians, in an act of good
will, send the captain an image of Vina on the starship's viewscreen.
Not only is she beautiful again, aided by the Talosians' illusory
powers, but by her side is another illusion — that of the
handsome Christopher Pike. |
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Total
WAV Files: 55
Click the speaker icons to listen to the sounds
1
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Circuit
- 40.6
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Mr. Spock - Jose Tyler - Number One
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2
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Evasive
- 12.0
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Jose Tyler - Number One - Captain Pike
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3
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Distress
- 51.1
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C.P.O. Garison - Captain Pike - Jose Tyler -
Number One
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4
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Class
M - 86.6
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Mr. Spock - Jose Tyler - Number One - Captain
Pike
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5
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Opinion
- 42.2 KB
Dr. Boyce - Captain Pike
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6
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Martini
- 41.2 KB
Captain Pike - Dr. Boyce
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The
Doc
is right about that!
7
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Trouble
- 109.0 KB
Dr. Boyce - Captain Pike
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I
suppose he should have thought of that before
he took command of a starship.
Pike sounds like a bit of a whiner to me.
8
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Resigning
- 122.0 KB
Captain Pike - Dr. Boyce
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9
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Doctor
- 52.1 KB
Dr. Boyce - Captain Pike
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Dr.
Boyce sounds like a smart guy
10
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Warp
- 28.5 KB
Captain Pike - Jose Tyler
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11
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Reports
- 42.2 KB
Captain Pike - Yeoman Colt
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12
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Woman
- 29.5 KB
Number One - Captain Pike
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13
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Metal
- 70.4 KB
Jose Tyler - Captain Pike - Mr. Spock - Number
One
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14
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Humans
- 4.13 KB
Survivor
#2
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15
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Fast
- 35.3 KB
Captain Pike - Dr. Haskins - Survivor #2 -
Jose Tyler
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16
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Healthy
- 16.0 KB
Vina
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17
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Perfect
- 38.4 KB
Vina - Captain Pike
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18
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Trap
- 28.5 KB
Mr. Spock - Number One
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19
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Peaceful
- 39.4 KB
Captain Pike
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20
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Baited
- 45.5 KB
Talosian #2 - The Keeper
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21
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Find
- 7.43 KB
Captain Pike
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22
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Adaptable
- 19.3 KB
The Keeper
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23
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Danger
- 45.0 KB
Dr. Boyce
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24
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Brains
- 27.2 KB
Mr. Spock
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25
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Struggle
- 49.0 KB
Talosian #2 - The Keeper
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26
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Zoo
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64.8 KB
Captain Pike - Vina
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27
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Supper
- 24.9 KB
Vina - Captain Pike
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28
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Probing
- 78.2
KB
Vina - Captain Pike
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29
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Power
- 247.0
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Number One - Mr. Spock - Dr. Boyce
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30
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Dream
- 53.8
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Captain Pike - Vina
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31
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Reality
- 43.4
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Vina
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32
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Real
- 31.0
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Captain Pike - Vina
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33
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Vial
- 42.9
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The Keeper - Captain Pike
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34
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Girl
- 29.7
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Captain Pike - The Keeper
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35
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Hate
- 81.8
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Captain Pike - Vina
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36
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Nice
- 6.66
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Earth Trader
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Bizarre name
for this character.
How do we know he's from Earth?
There are thousands of other planets he could be from!
Yes, I know it's just a TV show!
37
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Sample
- 15.0
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Earth Trader
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38
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Rock
- 36.3
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Number One - Mr. Spock
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39
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Women
- 3.87
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Mr. Spock
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Spock
is
very emotional in this episode.
Actually, the Spock character wasn't supposed
to be without emotions when first written.
40
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Pulp
- 21.3
KB
Captain Pike
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Well,
now we know he has a temper!
41
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Offspring
- 55.1
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Yeoman Colt - Vina - Number One
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42
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Blood
- 9.46
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Captain Pike
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43
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Female
- 24.6
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The Keeper
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44
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Unreachable
- 33.3
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The Keeper
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45
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Neck
- 10.2
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Captain Pike
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46
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Destroy
- 17.3
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Vina
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47
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Laser
- 25.9
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Captain Pike
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48
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Escape
- 35.6
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The Keeper
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49
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Explosion
- 60.4
KB
The Keeper -
Vina - Captain Pike
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50
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Captivity
- 50.3
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The Keeper
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51
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Flesh
- 67.6
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Vina - The Keeper
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52
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Vina
- 18.6
KB
Yeoman Colt -
Number One - Captain Pike
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53
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Eve
-
24.6
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Yeoman Colt -
Number One
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54
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Adam
- 21.6
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Dr. Boyce - Captain Pike
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55
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Engage
- 157.0
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Captain Pike - Number One
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Now we know where Captain Picard got the saying!
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