  
Title -----------------------
The Trouble With Tribbles
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Writer ------------------------------------
David Gerrold
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Director --------------------------------
Joseph Pevney
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Original Air Date --------------- December 29,
1967
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Order of Filming -----------------------------------
42nd
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Order of Broadcasting ----------------------------
44th
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Filmed ------------------------------
Late August 1967
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Captain James T. Kirk ------------ William Shatner
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Lieutenant Cmdr. Spock ---------- Leonard Nimoy
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Dr. Leonard "Bones"
McCoy ---- DeForest
Kelley
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Lt. Cmdr. Montomery
Scott ------- James
Doohan
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Lieutenant Uhura ------------------ Nichelle
Nichols
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Ensign Pavel Chekov --------------- Walter Koenig
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Nilz Baris ------------------------------ William Shallert
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Captain Koloth -------------------- William Campbell
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Cyrano Jones ------------------------ Stanley Adams
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Mr. Lurry ----------------------------------- Whit Bissel
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Korax ----------------------------------- Michael Pataki
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Arne Darvin ------------------------------- Charlie Brill
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Admiral Fitzpatrick ----------------------- Ed Reimers
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Bartender ------------------------------ Guy Raymond
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Ensign Freeman ------------------------- Paul Baxley
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Security Guard ------------------------ Eddie Paskey
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Guard ----------------------------------- David L. Ross
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James Doohan's Stunt Double --------- Jay Jones
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| Walter Koenig's Stunt Double --- Jerry Summers |
| Michael Pataki's Stunt Double ------- Phip Adams |
| Klingon Stunt Double --------------------- Bob Miles |
| Klingon Stunt Double ------------------ Bob Orrison |
| Klingon Stunt Double ----------------- Dick Crockett |
| Klingon Stunt Double --------------- Richard Antoni |
When
the U.S.S. Enterprise receives a top-priority order to protect a
shipment of quadrotriticale grain on Deep Space Station K-7, Kirk is
irritated to be guarding a shipment of "wheat." But the shipment is
meant for famine-struck Sherman's Planet, and Klingons are taking shore
leave on the space station. Adding to Kirk's irritation is Federation
Undersecretary for Agriculture, Nilz Baris, and his pesky assistant,
Arne Darvin, who inform Kirk that Starfleet Command is afraid the
Klingons may try to steal the grain.
Another
problem arises when a space trader, Cyrano Jones, gives Uhura a purring
ball of fluff known as a tribble. Charmed by the creature, Uhura takes
it back to the Enterprise. However, as McCoy soon learns, tribbles are
born pregnant and the more they eat ... and they eat constantly ... the
more they multiply. Soon the starship is overrun by the furry creatures.
Kirk
soon finds that the bins that were once full of the precious
quadrotriticale are now full of dead tribbles. The grain has been
poisoned by a Klingon agent disguised as the Undersecretary's
assistant, Darvin. His true identity is exposed when Kirk
discovers that tribbles don't like Klingons (and vice-versa) and squeak
whenever they're in near proximity. The Klingons leave the space
station and Scotty rids the Enterprise of the tribbles by beaming them
aboard the departing Klingon ship where, as he tells Kirk, " ...
they'll be no tribble at all."
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THE
TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES
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the name of the
WAVs to listen
Total WAVs: 55
(1) Joke ---------------------
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Captain
Kirk - Mr. Chekov - Mr. Spock
(2) Royal --------------------
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Mr.
Chekov - Captain
Kirk - Mr. Spock
(3) K7 -----------------------
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Captain
Kirk - Lt. Uhura
(4) Priority -------------------
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Captain
Kirk
Captain
Kirk - Mr. Lurry
Nilz
Baris - Captain
Kirk - Arne Darvin - Mr. Spock
This episode
has
some very funny moments!
Captain
Kirk
(8) Canada ------------------
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Mr.
Spock - Captain
Kirk
The only
time
Canada is mentioned in classic Trek.
It's a shame, too, because we provided Trek
with two great characters: William Shatner who
played Captain Kirk and James Doohan who played Scotty.
(9) Wheat -------------------
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Captain
Kirk
Look out,
the
captain sounds angry!
(10) Project -----------------
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Nilz
Baris - Captain
Kirk
Kirk could
get into
a lot of trouble saying
things like this, but that's one of the things
that makes him a great captain.
Can you picture another famous Enterprise
captain saying something like this to a
Federation representative??
Me neither.
(Yes, I know it's only a TV show)
(11) Shop -------------------
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Captain
Kirk - Lt. Uhura - Mr. Chekov
So Chekov
and Uhura
are going shopping...
Then what are they doing in a bar???
Oh... taking a break from shopping!
Captain
Kirk - Mr. Chekov
Chekov gets
several
good lines in this episode.
Poor Kirk... he sounds so 'left out.'
Yes, I spelled 'invention' with a "w" on purpose.
(13) Tribble ------------------
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Cyrano
Jones - Bartender - Lt. Uhura
(14) Credits -----------------
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Bartender
- Cyrano Jones
See... I
KNEW they
used money.
It may not be paper money, but it's still money!!
(15) Sample -----------------
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Cyrano
Jones - Lt. Uhura
(16) Luxury ------------------
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Captain
Koloth
I don't care
for
William Campbell's Koloth.
He just doesn't seem mean enough to be a Klingon.
Incidentally, this is the same actor that played
Trelane in 'The Squire of Gothos.'
He did a wonderful job as Trelane!
Korax
Now THIS guy
makes
a convincing Klingon!!
(18) Relax -------------------
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Captain
Kirk - Scotty
(19) Nursery -----------------
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Captain
Kirk - Lt. Uhura
(20) Swarm ------------------
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Nilz
Baris - Captain
Kirk
Mr.
Spock - Captain Kirk
(22) Fat ---------------------
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Dr.
McCoy - Captain
Kirk
Cyrano
Jones - Korax
(24) Wodka ------------------
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Scotty -
Mr. Chekov
Chekov gets
several
one-liners in this episode.
It's probably one of his best episodes!
Korax
I think
Korax has
had a bit too much to drink!
(26) Insults ------------------
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Korax -
Scotty - Mr. Chekov
(27) Scow -------------------
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Korax
Hey now,
them's
fightin' words!!!
(28) Garbage ----------------
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Korax
That did
it!!
Now Scotty is MAD!!!!
(29) Slime -------------------
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Scotty -
Captain
Kirk
(30) Trouble -----------------
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Captain
Kirk - Scotty
(31) Pride -------------------
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Captain
Kirk - Scotty
I think
Kirk's
pride is slightly bruised.
(32) Feeling -----------------
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Mr.
Spock - Dr. McCoy
Dr.
McCoy - Mr. Spock
(34) Talk --------------------
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Dr.
McCoy - Mr. Spock
(35) Tribble ------------------
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Tribble
Dr.
McCoy - Captain
Kirk
Dr. McCoy
(38) Money ------------------
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Lt.
Uhura - Captain
Kirk
Mr.
Spock - Cyrano Jones
That almost
qualifies as a tongue twister!
(40) Lightly ------------------
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Nilz
Baris - Captain
Kirk
(41) Agent ------------------
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Captain
Kirk - Nilz Baris - Mr. Spock
Even Spock
gets
some humorous dialogue!
(42) Cyrano -----------------
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Mr. Spock
Spock sounds
annoyed right at the end.
It would be interesting to discover more about
Mr. Cyrano Jones. Sounds like he leads a
very interesting life.
(43) Ship --------------------
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Captain
Kirk
(44) 1771561 ----------------
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Nilz
Baris - Captain
Kirk - Mr. Spock
Nilz
Baris - Captain
Kirk
Dr.
McCoy - Captain
Kirk
(47) Killed -------------------
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Captain
Kirk - Dr. McCoy
(48) Ruined ------------------
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Nilz
Baris - Captain
Kirk
Poor Kirk -
He's
buried in Tribbles!!
(49) Jones -------------------
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Captain
Kirk
(50) Taste -------------------
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Captain
Kirk
Kirk gets in
a good
'dig' here.
(51) Darvin ------------------
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Captain
Kirk - Arne Darvin
(52) Learn -------------------
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Captain
Kirk
(53) Friend ------------------
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Cyrano
Jones
(54) Hard --------------------
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Cyrano
Jones - Captain
Kirk - Mr. Spock
Captain
Kirk - Dr. McCoy - Scotty - Mr. Spock
A very funny
ending
to a fantastic episode!
One thing bothers me though....
Scotty was appalled by Kirk thinking that he'd
transported the tribbles into open space (killing them)
because, as he said, "That would be inhuman!"
but if you think about it, what Scotty did do was just as bad.
Scotty
transported the tribbles over to the Klingon ship
and since
tribbles
hate Klingons and vice versa,
what do you
think
the Klingons are going to DO with
the
tribbles??
They'll kill them of course!!
So it ends
up
being the same thing.
(Yes, I know it's only a TV show)
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