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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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9720243 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" Context triple: [Stanley Adams, notableWork, Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles"]
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Star Trek episode "Amok Time"
"Amok Time" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode best known for exploring Vulcan culture and Spock’s mating drive, featuring the iconic ritual combat on Vulcan.
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B.
Star Trek (original series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver")
Star Trek (original series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver") is a first-season episode of the original Star Trek series in which the Enterprise encounters a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful alien adversary, testing Captain Kirk’s ingenuity and diplomacy.
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Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed"
"Space Seed" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode that introduces the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh, whose story is later continued in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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D.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Man Trap"
"The Man Trap" is the premiere episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, best known for introducing the crew of the USS Enterprise in broadcast order and featuring a deadly, shape-shifting creature that drains its victims of salt.
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E.
Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Cold Station 12"
"Cold Station 12" is an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise that delves into the legacy of genetic engineering and the Augments, tying directly into the franchise’s broader Eugenics Wars backstory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" Target entity description: "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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A.
Star Trek episode "Amok Time"
"Amok Time" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode best known for exploring Vulcan culture and Spock’s mating drive, featuring the iconic ritual combat on Vulcan.
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B.
Star Trek (original series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver")
Star Trek (original series episode "The Corbomite Maneuver") is a first-season episode of the original Star Trek series in which the Enterprise encounters a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful alien adversary, testing Captain Kirk’s ingenuity and diplomacy.
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C.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed"
"Space Seed" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode that introduces the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh, whose story is later continued in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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D.
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Man Trap"
"The Man Trap" is the premiere episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, best known for introducing the crew of the USS Enterprise in broadcast order and featuring a deadly, shape-shifting creature that drains its victims of salt.
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E.
Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Cold Station 12"
"Cold Station 12" is an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise that delves into the legacy of genetic engineering and the Augments, tying directly into the franchise’s broader Eugenics Wars backstory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| 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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely regarded as one of the most popular and beloved Star Trek episodes ⓘ |
| director | Joseph Pevney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 15 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCaptain | James T. Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Hikaru Sulu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leonard McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyota Uhura NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavel Chekov NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ Uhura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Deep Space Station K7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Klingon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tribble ⓘ |
| featuresStarship | USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | single-camera ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceOf | tribble ⓘ |
| followedBy |
More Tribbles, More Troubles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trials and Tribble-ations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasHomage | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "More Tribbles, More Troubles" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInList | TV Guide 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alexander Courage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 42 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 50 ⓘ |
| season | 2 ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCentury | 23rd century ⓘ |
| storyBy | David Gerrold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Trouble with Tribbles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone | comedic ⓘ |
| writer | David Gerrold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstBroadcast | 1967 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" Description of subject: "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.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Trouble with Tribbles"
this entity surface form:
Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" (uncredited production rewrite)
this entity surface form:
The Trouble with Tribbles