The Man Trap
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"The Man Trap" is the first episode of season one of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by George Clayton Johnson and directed by Marc Daniels, it featured design work by Wah Chang and first aired in the United States on September 8, 1966.
"The Man Trap" originated in the first pitch for Star Trek by Gene Roddenberry (pictured).
Writer George Clayton Johnson in 2006. "The Man Trap" was his only Star Trek credit.
Jeanne Bal (pictured in a promotional picture for Mr. Novak) portrayed Nancy Crater, whose image the creature copied in this episode.
A drawing of Wah Chang's salt-craving creature for "The Man Trap".
Star Trek: The Original Series
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Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew. It acquired the retronym of Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began.
The original starship Enterprise
William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk in action, from the episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before", 1966
Spock, Kirk and the Enterprise, 1968
"Spock's Brain" was the first episode of the third season.