The Practical Joker
Joe Siegler
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The Practical Joker
This Story: Season 2 Episode 3 (production code 2.4)
TAS Overall: Episode 19
Trek Overall: Story 98, Episode 99
Airdate: 21 Sep 1974
Written by Chick Menville & Len Janson
Directed by Bill Reed
Notes
- The first episode in Star Trek history that uses a holodeck, although it wasn’t called that. They just called it the “Rec Room”.
- This episode was directed by Bill Reed despite the closing credits saying they were directed by Hal Sutherland.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | Amazon US DVD | Amazon US Blu-Ray ]#StarTrekMarathon Star Trek TAS Ep 19 - The Practical Joker - 21 Sep 1974 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 12, 2024
One of my favs - the ship goes through an odd "cloud", getting its circuits corrupted. The computer itself starts playing practical jokes on the crew, to the point where they're elevated to cause life pic.twitter.com/qEFnfI4w7k
#StarTrekMarathon Star Trek TAS Ep 19 - The Practical Joker - 21 Sep 1974 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 12, 2024
threatening danger. Canon alert: This is the first ever appearance of a Holodeck in #StarTrek, although here it's called a "Rec Deck". The way out is telegraphed far in advance, but I loved this ep. pic.twitter.com/CAAMqf3n6q
