
Kirk and company encounter an elderly man by the name of Flint on a supposedly uninhabited planet while looking for ryetalyn, a rare element needed to manufacture a cure for Rigelian Fever plaguing the crew.
| Air Date | 14 February 1969 |
| Production Number | 60043-76 |
| Stardate | 5843.7 |
| Gregorian Calendar Date | Saturday, 25 April 2268 03:59:38 GMT Saturday, 25 April 2268 06:40:19 GMT |
| Primary Arc | Artificial Intelligence |
| Secondary Arc | Of Gods and Men |
| Tertiary Arc | n/a |
| See It or Skip It | See It! |
| Previously on Star Trek | Order | Next Time on Star Trek |
|---|---|---|
| The Way to Eden | Chronological | The Savage Curtain |
| The Lights of Zetar | Air Date | The Way to Eden |
| The Way to Eden | Production | The Savage Curtain |
| For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky | Primary Arc | The Motion Picture |
| Plato’s Stepchildren | Secondary Arc | How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth |
| n/a | Tertiary Arc | n/a |