
Commodore Matt Decker, while commanding the USS Constellation, tangles with a planet-eating machine, calls for help, and the Enterprise responds.
| Air Date | 20 October 1967 |
| Production Number | 60335 |
| Stardate | 4202.36 |
| Gregorian Calendar Date | Sunday, 26 May 2267 19:09:26 GMT Sunday, 26 May 2267 20:00:44 GMT |
| Primary Arc | The Deckers |
| Secondary Arc | Artificial Intelligence |
| Tertiary Arc | n/a |
| See It or Skip It | See It! |
| Previously on Star Trek | Order | Next Time on Star Trek |
|---|---|---|
| The Slaver Weapon | Chronological | A Private Little War |
| The Apple | Air Date | Catspaw |
| Amok Time | Production | Wolf in the Fold |
| n/a | Primary Arc | The Motion Picture |
| The Apple | Secondary Arc | I, Mudd |
| n/a | Tertiary Arc | n/a |
Stardate Sidebar: The only stardate provided in the episode is from a replay of Commodore Decker’s log stardate 4202.1. Obviously, a some time has lapsed from when he recorded the log and the start of the episode.