Captain Kirk Meets Gary Seven

Star Trek The Original Series Season 2 Episode Assignment: Earth

[@williamcarl4200]

I would have watched the spin off. Terry Garr is the girl of my dreams. Admit it, men of my age.

[@rockwellrhodes7703]

I preferred Yeoman Rand.

[@ynp1978]

@@rockwellrhodes7703 3 is an interesting number.......

[@scottprather5645]

I admit it 😋👍

[@trwent]

Teri Garr was cute but hardly a major hottie.

[@289cobra9]

Close encounters of the 3rd kind and Young Frankenstein.

[@tr7b410]

You can tell a dramatically trained actor within 2 sentences.

[@April-dv2pb]

You are so right.

[@marcokite]

@@April-dv2pb - It has to be said that he steals the episode from Shatner, possibly a one off?

[@routeman680]

Wasn't William Shatner dramatically trained? He was chosen for the part because of his "expansive" style and delivery like a stage actor.

[@tr7b410]

@@routeman680 In Canada he was a thespian yes.

[@tr7b410]

@@acbulgin2 As opposed to a METHOD ACTING SCHOOL.

[@micjam1986]

I can see where a young generation might not gravitate to this series.. but for me..us.. it was awesome

[@boffo63]

Hmm, they just need to undo their bias to see this show for how groundbreaking it still is.

[@leonmitchell3560]

The Young Generation needs a Road Map to everything along with cards that say " Laugh Here" "Frown Here" This entire Series was visionary in every way. Younger Generation would Question its need

[@davidfulton179]

I loved the fact that Seven figures it out quickly and efficiently... it's cuts through so much otherwise essential exposition.

[@johnhardasnails7464]

Yea he recognized Spock was Vulcan

[@michaelschramm1064]

@@johnhardasnails7464 “Highly perspicacious of you sir, to not misrepresent me as a Romulan…” -Mr Spock

[@philipmahar4786]

I loved the Soundtrack when Gary Seven steps off the transporter...you just KNEW something heavy was going down.

[@michaelschramm1064]

Used to wonderful effect in many episodes, twice used in “The Galileo 7”. Originally composed by Fred Steiner for “What Are Little Girls Made Of?”

[@fredWaxBeans11111]

Yep, that music told you, "It's ON!"

[@jeffanon1772]

Not just the music but also Seven's body language.... absolutely 100% calm.... totally in control....

[@michaelschramm1064]

@@jeffanon1772 Very true. The nonchalant way he very casually watches his footing stepping off the transporter is a small thing-but incredibly effective.

[@scottprather5645]

One of the best Star Trek episodes. So visionary and far ahead of its time In an era when empty dumbed down television was the norm.

[@dcbradfo657]

Your comment lacks logic. This episode is a blatant attempt to spin off a new series. They injected a random new plot line attempting to cash in. It is interesting, but it is not visionary, smart television because it adulterates a series that was already visionary, smart television.

[@Number6_]

Roddenberry attempted a lot of spin offs that never happened. But ST is the only one that took. It is still a nice change of pace episode that needed more follow up. The boomers never appreciated what they had or any consideration for future generations as they allowed society to drive off a cliff.

[@PlanetEarth3141]

​​@@dcbradfo657your opinion is like cow paddies in crowded pens. Full of sheet.

[@fnbrowning-Actual]

@@Number6_ Ageism is a prejudice and discrimination just like any other bigotry, and is no more justifiable than any other irrational attitude against color, ethnicity, or religion.

[@chadwickerman]

@@Number6_ what were some other spin offs he attempted?

[@kaicreech7336]

Mam, this guy has intense gravitas

[@Tmanaz480]

Indeed. Later on, Kirk says "I have never felt so helpless."

[@donaldbucher472]

I’m living with a descendent of that cat right now.

[@2012kreed]

I was wondering what happened to the cat.... It jumped a man and then disappeared!

[@JohnnyFontane528]

“Gary Seven” is the go-to name I give to the police whenever I’m stopped

[@MuzixMaker]

Do you tell them you are from 20th Century Earth but living on another planet?

[@tryscience]

What happened to Gary 6?

[@MuzixMaker]

@@tryscience we don’t talk about that

[@tryscience]

@@MuzixMaker I meant Garys 1-6 Maybe they were teleported into a supernova by mistake

[@jasonrodgers9063]

So, you get pulled over often enough that you have a "go-to alias" at the ready? Do you also have a wallet full of top-secret government I.D. Cards?

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

Another really great episode… fine acting from ‘Gary Seven’ here. Spock’s affectionate interaction with Gary’s cat is really nice… “quite a lovely animal, I find myself strangely drawn to it” ❤

[@jamesphilip6737]

A characteristic they imbued to Data in STNG.

[@at1212b]

Him and Spock sound identical.

[@michaelschramm1064]

Robert Lansing had a wonderful commanding presence in whatever he appeared in-“12 O’ Clock High”, “The Twilight Zone”, “The 87th Precinct” and more.

[@leonmitchell3560]

Yes

[@grast5150]

Exactly, It would have been something special for a Gary Seven series. Too bad the studio could not have seen the possibility.

[@darranedmundson1505]

I just watched 12 O' Clock High for the first time. Was Lansing in this as a young man? Edit: Never mind, looked and see that there was a TV series of the same name as the 1949 movie.

[@Thenaturehealer]

Robert Lansing!!! Awesome and just as good as control in the Equalizer!

[@solvingpolitics3172]

A very underrated episode.

[@michaelanderson3696]

There is an account that in fact this episode was made as a pilot for a Gary 7 TV show Gene Roddenberry had created, but nobody took the option up.

[@PlanetEarth3141]

I think it's the best writing done in all the episodes. It certainly is the most interesting episode imo. It ticks so many boxes in a short time that Hollywood movies have only created a few this deep in the scifi genre.

[@brians9508]

as always there is somebody that has to say this or that is underrated. this was NOT underrated, and it is idiotically stupid to say so.

[@MuzixMaker]

Best music of any TV series, ever.

[@blazecal]

I forgot how awesome Robert Lansing is in this episode.

[@Gmar69]

This was the REAL Star Trek. I miss this series. I'm 70...

[@crankfotton]

I have to agree. I grew up on TNG, but I have to admit the writing here was phenomenal.

[@RickAP]

Actually, Gene Roddenberry's ideal framework was TNG. TOS ran on a limited budget.

[@carymiller2403]

Only person immune to the Vulcan neck pinch

[@HailAnts]

Yeah, and it makes no sense and they never even tried to explain it!

[@BeachcomberNZ]

@@HailAnts He was living with a vastly more advanced civilisation than even Kirk's time had, and he knew about Vulcans, so it would be logical (see what I did there?) that he would have been trained to resist the Vulcan neck pinch. He was probably also acting as an Earth-based time warden for his off-world bosses, so would be expected to be dealing with Vulcans at various times in Earth's future.

[@kingsman8475]

Unless he was given some type of medicine or training. You just can't turn your nerves off and shrug it off from a Vulcan expert. I would have enjoyed round 2, Spock v 7.

[@wdd3141]

Look again at the scene. Didn't he ward off Spock's attempt to apply the pinch?

[@kingsman8475]

No, Spock usually gets a part of the neck when applying the pinch.In this case, he got the high part of the shoulder.@@wdd3141

[@Troy729]

That is one of my favorite episodes. It doesn't hurt that I've had a crush on Teri Garr my whole life.

[@rikcab]

I got so into sci-fi from this and many more...

[@davidahlstrom7533]

Robert Lansing was a terrific actor, right from the Steve McQueen school of cool. Check out his very good TV series from the early 1960s, 12 O'clock High -- based loosely in the film of the same name, about a WW2 bombing group in Britain. Excellent show, especially given the budgets of the day (it is on KZbin)

[@michaelschramm1064]

He was also great as detective Steve Carella in “87th Precinct” a TV show based on a five decades long series of novels by Ed McBain. The forerunner of “Hill St. Blues”.

[@hawlikd]

One of the characters that beat off Spock and his hand grip!

[@DavidYorkshire]

"My name is Gary Seven; I am a human being from the twentieth century." "Well I want to speak to Gary One. Throw him in the brig."

[@boffo63]

Awesome

[@ulphil08]

Sounds like The Prisoner; "Who is number one?"

[@wlewisiii]

It's actually a pity it didn't become a spin off series.

[@Confused_Philosopher]

one of their best episodes.

[@nynthworld4152]

Awesome episode one of my favorites actually👍

[@user-rg7uh9se4c]

Kirk never tries to get Spock to mind-meld with Gary Seven.

[@ulphil08]

That would have been a very logical course of action. They should have included that along with Gary's ability to block the mind meld so they could still have a story.

[@kingsman8475]

That would have the episode 10 minutes long.

[@georgevavoulis4758]

Robert Lansing was amazing in this episode

[@donaldyoumans275]

One of my favorite episodes..Terry garr and Robert Lansing..remember the movie..4--D.man

[@ShannonFreng]

Lansing was perfectly cast.

[@jonathanwallace6667]

Even Spock's neck pinch didn't work.

[@kingsman8475]

Spock should have gone with an overhand right that would have rattled 7.

[@fredWaxBeans11111]

Nobody, and I mean nobody can withstand the Dr McCoy Double Chop attack. Devastating.

[@kingsman8475]

@@fredWaxBeans11111 Sulu did some good chopping.

[@kingsman8475]

@@fredWaxBeans11111 lol

[@jamesnasium4035]

Only Kirk is tough enough to subdue Gary Seven!

[@jasonedwards6878]

The season 2 finale

[@halleck3]

Man, did Nimoy's right eyebrow get a lot of work. It should've been giving its own billing.

[@deadwalking100]

Fantastic episode, like others would have loved to seen a spin off. Thanks for posting. Brings back wonderful memories of childhood.

[@hiawathabray885]

I still say they should do the Gary Seven series. It's a brilliant idea.

[@gregoryeberly5302]

One of my favorites

[@Slimjim260]

A great episode!

[@thiagodeandrade7081]

Didn't they have a machine who detects lies? I think they used it on Scott in that episode he was accused of murdering women, but they only found out he did not remember anything.

[@NicoAnIdiot]

Gary Seven looks like he's about to say: When life gives you lemon, don't make lemonade, make life take those lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons what I'm supposed to do with these?!?

[@teejaylecapois9741]

Watching this on April 4, 2024.

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

Lansing's tv commercials in the late'60's into the '70's were always captivating, regardless of what product he was representing.

[@Neaptide184]

I had always liked cats. After seeing this episode as a teenager, I got one……

[@mnirwin5112]

Jeez, he managed to shove SPOCK aside. That's impressive!

[@davelightman]

My favorite ever Star Trek episode - ever, not just of TOS. Such a shame that no-one ever revisited this concept, either then (by greenlighting the backdoor pilot) or subsequently.

[@moretoknowshow1887]

I give Picard s2 credit for bringing the Watchers back. I've said for awhile that this would be a cool modern Trek Spin-Off. Seeing that they've recruited Kore Soong and Wesley is running things, this would be the type of Trek series i'd watch...

[@michaelschramm1064]

I like how the stark, highly punctuated cue by Fred Steiner originally composed for “What Are Little Girls Made Of?” plays the moment Gary Seven is shown-ups the bad assery factor.

[@DavidGarvinTechnophile]

He just had to get to his bomb wing for another mission.

[@inversion66]

I see that the Picard series involved a character who was working for the same people as Gary Seven. Maybe there's a chance for Gary Seven to finally have a show of his own.

[@jeffanon1772]

Greg Cox wrote some amazing Star Trek novels using this character & also incorporating other characters... In the 20th Century Seven worked both with & against people like Jackson Roykirk, the immortal Flint, & Khan Noonian Singh... including the launch of the Botany Bay...👍👍

[@kingsman8475]

The introduction music is so powerful and ominous.

[@michaelschramm1064]

Fred Steiner was a masterful composer. He originally wrote the cue for Ruk the android in “What Are Little Girls Made Of?”.

[@kingsman8475]

Star Trek music was ahead of its time. Even the Vulcan neck pinch sound fx- to Spock's theme.

[@thomasstevens6661]

One of the best TOS episodes. History, intrigue, time travel - all rolled into one well written and acted scripts. Too bad the spinoff didn't come to pass.

[@TTony-tu6dm]

TIME LORD

[@fortisfortunaadiuvat9262]

One of the best episodes

[@mathgod]

I like the cat.

[@johnwoa]

She is beautiful! Here is a photo. static.wikia.nocookie.net/startrek/images/3/3f/Isis-Cat.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070502152609

[@ulphil08]

I believe there is a book detailing how Gary 7 helped Khan and his followers escape from Earth on the Botany Bay.

[@new_yawker901]

Yes! STAR TREK: the eugenics wars. Books 1 & 2. Great reads!

[@mfields66]

Captain Kirk ; what if it turns out you're an invading alien from the future ! Gary Seven; no Captain Kirk, you're the one that's from the future.

[@erikcreature3412]

I've always wondered why we haven't run into Gary 7 and his bosses in any later Star Trek shows?

[@toAdmiller]

One of the very few episodes where you can catch a glimpse of Scotty's missing right middle finger (around 0:22)...another is when he comes to the bridge holding a bunch of tribbles...there's one or two other episodes that I can't recall right now...Normally Doohan was expert at hiding it.

[@michaelschramm1064]

Finally I caught a glimpse of the missing finger! It’s apparent not in the first transporter console switch operation, but on the second one. I met him in 1977 and didn’t know anything about his missing digit even then.

[@inversion66]

Another actor who was good at hiding a missing part of his finger was Taiwanese born Phillip Kwok Chun-Fung, known for his roles in Hong Kong films such as The Five Deadly Venoms and Hard Boiled.

[@Shane661]

"Gary 6" was Steve McQeen.

[@blazayblazay8888]

SHEESH ISIS WAS PISSED

[@DennisScott-vo9ex]

That is just one of many fine show's 😁😬

[@patrickwilson1459]

Last episode of Season Two.

[@ulphil08]

Intended to launch a new series featuring Gary and Roberta. But it never happened.

[@jonathanmyers2867]

MR. SEVEN: Please identify yourselves. CAPTAIN KIRK: This is the United Spaceship Enterprise. I'm Captain Kirk, commanding. MR. SEVEN: Yes, I heard him, Isis. We're aboard a space vessel. From what planet? CAPTAIN KIRK: Earth. MR. SEVEN: That's impossible. In this time period, there weren't... Humans with a Vulcan? You're from the future, Captain. You're going to have to beam me down to Earth immediately. CAPTAIN KIRK: Phasers on stun. MR. SEVEN: Careful, Isis. All right. Captain Kirk. My name is Gary Seven. I am a human being from the 20th century. I was on my way-- CAPTAIN KIRK: Humans of the 20th century do not go beaming around the galaxy, Mr. Seven. MR. SEVEN: I've been living on another planet far more advanced. I was beaming to Earth when you intercepted me. CAPTAIN KIRK: The location of that planet? MR. SEVEN: They wish their existence kept secret. Even in your time, it will remain unknown. MR. SCOTT: It's impossible to hide a whole planet. MR. SEVEN: Impossible for you, not for them. Captain Kirk, I am of this time period. You are not. You interfere with me with what I have to do there, and you'll change history. You'll destroy the Earth and probably yourselves, too. MR. SPOCK: If what he says is true, Captain, every second we delay him could be dangerous. CAPTAIN KIRK: And if he's lying? MR. SEVEN: This is the most critical period in Earth's history. The planet I'm from wants to help Earth survive. CAPTAIN KIRK: What if it turns out you're an invading alien from the future? MR. SPOCK: A most difficult decision, Captain. CAPTAIN KIRK: I can't beam you down without further proof one way or the other. Security confinement.

[@rockwellrhodes7703]

You a script writer by any chance?

[@jimwolaver9375]

There must be a reason you took time to transcribe a portion of the script.

[@aaa7189]

What a predicament

[@keithbrown8814]

"He would have over-powered ALL 5 of us".......

[@kingsman8475]

Overpowering all 5 of us is a stretch! Kirk never got into the fray and Spock was ready for round 2.

[@lemdixon01]

Of nine

[@BrentHarmon]

And Star Trek Picard season 2 had Tallinn on April 15, 2024

[@robwebnoid5763]

To me, the Gary Seven character is sort of like the time traveler version of James Bond. Maybe call it Gary 007. It could have become a nice little off-shoot spin-off mini-series of just Robert Lansing with a whole new cast, but now of course that `time` & opportunity with Robert is all gone. Now there have been some rumors of this spin-off actually becoming for real after Picard series ends. 04/13/24

[@user-tp7gy4dj4l]

They forgot about the cat!

[@airdriver]

They could have put Gary in restraints and had Spock mind meld with him. That might have given them the truth

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Lansing is great!

[@odysseusrex5908]

It's interesting that the Vulcan neck pinch did not work on Mr. Seven.

[@kingsman8475]

Sadly, Kirk was not able to do Kirk-fu, but Scotty, what kind of punch was that? lol

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

A bit presumptuous of Mr Seven to state that race still had not made contact with federation in the future.

[@terrygerhart6878]

Why does Lansing look like a relative of Steve McQueen? Is there any kinship?

[@AndrewMuschett]

Bill,s Birthday today ❤

[@Stacie45]

This is one of my favorite episodes from TOS. But I also like Spock's Brain, which trekkies generally consider one of the worst.

[@kingsman8475]

I always said, Anthony Michael Hall would have been a great Gary 7!!

[@toygiants8748]

Does anyone else notice a similarity between Terry Garr's character and Phoebe from Friends? Garr would later play Phoebe's mother on that series.

[@sbivey21]

007 we meet again, dr no

[@k107fm]

Dr Who in Star Trek

[@ToddNitsche]

I wish gary7 had made a spin off the way theyd planned,the heads to critical at that time

[@tperk]

Redshirt got jumped...by a CAT?

[@leoniousmumblescraper1311]

What about the cat? Did Kirk stun the kitty 🐈‍⬛?

[@jerrypolverino6025]

Who was the cat?

[@MajSolo]

why have you intercepted me? why do you have a cat? they only exist on earth!

[@michaelschramm1064]

“And how did you train it…? We haven’t accomplished that even in our century”.

[@queensapphire7717]

2:54 what is that stuffed animal in the background ?

[@michaelschramm1064]

Thought it was an alien skull.

[@CaptainTae]

Gary Seven or Adam Strange?

[@KEVMAN7987]

If Assignment Earth had been picked up, I wonder how it would have changed over time to reflect what Doctor Who was doing?

[@bigdrew565]

It probably wouldn't have. This was pretty much meant to be its own thing. I also don't think that everyone was really aware of what was going on over in England with Doctor Who. Quite frankly, I don't think they cared either. The Avengers was airing on ABC around this time and it wasn't exactly a rousing success like it was in the UK.

[@hawlikd]

Watch 12 O'Clock High???

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Too bad the spin-off didn't sell...

[@itachihataka2312]

ok can someone explain this episode to me 😅

[@basilmcdonnell9807]

Season 2 episode in which the crew of the Enterprise travel back in time to the year 1967 and encounter a plot which turns out to be more than a simple plot- it's in fact the plot of an in-season pilot of a potential spin-off series about an agent from space, his ditzy 60's secretary, and his space cat which is also a spectacular woman. Or not. Unfortunately the series was not picked up. Too bad.

[@PlanetEarth3141]

No. Too much use of anyone's time to do your lack of thinking for you. 😅

[@rpurdy4821]

Those were the worst cat sounds I've ever heard.

[@michaelschramm1064]

Yes, sounds worse than a cartoon cat.

[@DessieTots]

What did the security team do the rest of the time? Must have been very boring and when they are needed they’re bloody useless.

[@roberthuff3122]

Pre-Q Q...

[@PlanetEarth3141]

That's an unsupported and pointless comment.

[@ToddNitsche]

Yea,the girls cuteBut to dumb for me

[@joebender3662]

That show isnt logical.

[@youtubehandlescostmemyusername]

"Is he or isn't he" both mean the same thing. Still not as bad as when people say "funnily" enough. I tried to shotgun a beer once but wasn't funnily enough.

[@markvoelker6620]

Is English your native tongue? Because that question is well posed and quite common and its meaning is clear. The double emphasizes its meaning.

[@youtubehandlescostmemyusername]

@@markvoelker6620 "Is he who he says he is?" = "Isn't he who he says he is?" "Is he or is he not who he says he is?" sounds overly formal but at least it scans. Circularly is another cromulent word I detest.

[@markvoelker6620]

@@youtubehandlescostmemyusername Yes. He’s stating the query twice in different ways, for emphasis. Not uncommon in English.

[@youtubehandlescostmemyusername]

@@markvoelker6620 The intention wasn't redundancy. It's just bad phrasing.

[@alphabetsoup3610]

An anachronistic attempt to generate a cross-over asset. And considering that nu-trek attempted to latch on to this 1960s marketing gimmick as some kind of memberberry is telling. Aside from that, Assignment Earth was a cool episode. Gary was a cool character. And for it's place & time it almost worked. But... Still... it. is. what. it. is.

[@Alaninbroomfield]

Orders him to the brig? Seriously? What was his offense? Kind of a dick move on Kirk's part, don't you think? Couldn't he maybe TALK to him a little bit and try to dispel his suspicions?

[@jaimhaas5170]

You R not capt material.

[@Alaninbroomfield]

Haha, come on it was a serious question!@@jaimhaas5170

[@solidaudioTV]

If you watch it carefully, there are some subtle but significant reasons why the captain would want to confine him at least temporarily. For one thing, he beamed aboard the Enterprise without warning - nobody from 1968 Earth would have been able to do that - so they had reason to suspect he was lying. Also they had no way to immediately verify who he was, and his claims were pretty over the top. You have to remember that the Enterprise served as a form of military defender for Earth and they had previously encountered other aliens with dangerous intentions. Gary 7's claims were also rather bleak and ambiguous, and even though he was well spoken, there was an air of rogue about him. He attacked the security guards and tried to use their transporter without permission. All of this considered, his presence there was questionable and he didn't seem entirely harmless, so I probably would have done the same thing. He wasn't harmed anyway, and when things cooled down he could be questioned later after they did a "background check" on him. What if the U.S. Navy found you trying to get onboard a submarine and they had no idea who you were? Regardless of your story, they would want to check you out.

[@akennedystocks]

Give me a break you have sub zero for a week and Tesla doesn't work? You must work for the oil companies... ONLY the Tesla Model X and S have the special tires. Nothing but a bunch of lame excuses do the math with gas and oil vs. Electric. You come out WAY ahead. Hyundai is junk by the way and they do anything to get out of their warranty. Yeah the S and X have expensive batteries but not the Y and 3! You totally work for the the oil industry. Omg! Gas cars are 10 TIMES MORE LIKELY to catch fire than Teslas! Teslas are like bare $40k new NOT $80k! So many lies!

[@user-bz3tm8tp7u]

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