Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles"

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"The Trouble with Tribbles" is a classic 1967 Star Trek episode from the original series, famed for its comedic tone and the chaos caused by rapidly multiplying furry creatures aboard the Enterprise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf television episode
centralConflict Protection of quadrotriticale grain shipment
centralElement rapidly multiplying tribbles
continuity set in the original Star Trek timeline
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception widely regarded as one of the most popular and beloved Star Trek episodes
director Joseph Pevney
episodeNumberInSeason 15
executiveProducer Gene Roddenberry
featuresCaptain James T. Kirk
featuresCharacter Hikaru Sulu
Leonard McCoy
Montgomery Scott
Nyota Uhura
Pavel Chekov
Spock
Uhura
linked to: Nyota Uhura
featuresLocation Deep Space Station K7
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
featuresSpecies Klingon
linked to: Klingons

tribble
featuresStarship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
filmingStyle single-camera
firstAppearanceOf tribble
followedBy More Tribbles, More Troubles
Trials and Tribble-ations
franchise Star Trek
genre comedy
science fiction
hasHomage Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations"
hasSpinOff Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "More Tribbles, More Troubles"
includedInList TV Guide 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time
musicBy Alexander Courage
notableFor bar fight between Enterprise crew and Klingons
comedic tone unusual for early Star Trek episodes
introduction of tribbles to the Star Trek franchise
scene where tribbles fall on Captain Kirk from an overhead storage compartment
originalAirDate 1967-12-29
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork NBC
plotSummary The Enterprise must protect a grain shipment on Deep Space Station K7 while dealing with rapidly multiplying tribbles and tensions with nearby Klingons.
producer Gene L. Coon
productionCode 42
runtimeMinutes 50
season 2
series Star Trek: The Original Series
settingCentury 23rd century
storyBy David Gerrold
title The Trouble with Tribbles
tone comedic
writer David Gerrold
yearOfFirstBroadcast 1967

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Stanley Adams notableWork Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles"
Marc Daniels directed Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Trouble with Tribbles"
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Gene L. Coon wroteEpisode Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" (uncredited production rewrite)
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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) notableEpisode The Trouble with Tribbles
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Joseph Pevney directed The Trouble with Tribbles (Star Trek episode)
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The Trouble with Tribbles hasSpinOff Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "More Tribbles, More Troubles"
linked to: Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles"