Star Trek
Turnabout Intruder
Season 3, Episode 24 · Aired 1969-06-03
Synopsis
Janice Lester, a lover from Kirk's past, uses alien technology to switch her consciousness into his body and vice versa, so that she can take command of the Enterprise and become a Starfleet captain as she always wanted.
Finale desk note
From the desk: The guide closes on “Turnabout Intruder” (1969-06-03) — a series bookend worth the package context. Cast tensions, network neglect, and letter-writing campaigns are the original stan war.
In the series
This episode is part of Star Trek (1966–1969) on NBC.
A cancelled space opera that refused to die — fandom's founding text.
Key cast
- William Shatner as Capt. James T. Kirk
- Leonard Nimoy as Spock
- DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard McCoy
- Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
- James Doohan as Scotty