What episodes do you most remember from watching Star Trek as a kid?

[Spock's Barber]

It was either Arena or Shore Leave. I was hooked on TOS from that millisecond on!

 

[Nerys Myk]

It was either Arena or Shore Leave. I was hooked on TOS from that millisecond on!

Gorn vs White Rabbit!!!!

 

[CorporalCaptain]

My first episode was "The Cloud Minders." I vividly remember seeing that as a boy. It made quite an impression!

My favorites to watch growing up were

"The Doomsday Machine"
"The Menagerie"
"Arena"
"The City on the Edge of Forever"
"Journey to Babel"

 

[Kraig]

"The Man Trap" - on the show's NBC premiere, I was there. I wasn't sure if I liked the series or not, but it was science fiction and I found that at least was appealing. I thought the crew, as presented in that episode seemed too big, and it was somewhat hard to grab onto which characters were important. At that point in time, no-one was familiar with a Kirk, or a Spock, or Vulcans, or what the size of the ship was and who they represented. All of that was to come with later familiarity.

I thought it was way better than Lost in Space that was airing on CBS. I watched them both, but liked Star Trek better.

This was the model of RCA Victor color TV my dad purchased in the early 1960s. My father was also Red/Green color-blind. The set cost about the same as a new car. But at least I got to watch Star Trek in color.

 

[1001001]

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That’s a thing of beauty.

 

[TheAdmiralty]

Pretty much all of them, grew up watching TOS reruns with my dad which is what made me a fan. Can't really remember the first time I saw any of them because I've seen them so many times.

 

[Kraig]

That’s a thing of beauty.

Beautifully crafted walnut cabinet. The legs matched the sofa and love seat legs of my parent's 1960s post-modern living room furniture, purchased around the same time as the TV.

 

[Grant]

Savage Curtain @ 1970

 

[Mudd]

COTEOF, "The Doomsday Machine."

 

[Spock's Barber]

Gorn vs White Rabbit!!!!

I’m betting on the White Rabbit to win. They fight dirty…

 

[ZapBrannigan]

I thought it was way better than Lost in Space that was airing on CBS. I watched them both, but liked Star Trek better.

This was the model of RCA Victor color TV my dad purchased in the early 1960s. My father was also Red/Green color-blind. The set cost about the same as a new car. But at least I got to watch Star Trek in color.

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Screens were so round in those days. You missed seeing an incredible amount of the film frame and never knew it.

 

[Kraig]

Screens were so round in those days. You missed seeing an incredible amount of the film frame and never knew it.

That's a good reason for an excuse to rewatch in syndication, when the CRTs were improved. Although for me, a rewatch doesn't need an excuse.

 

[Ovation]

Devil in the Dark (first time I saw Trek).
A Taste of Armageddon
Doomsday Machine
City…
Arena
Errand of Mercy
Where No Man…

I watched them all over and over but these were the ones that especially grabbed my attention as a kid and teen.

 

[Mudd]

Not knowing what to expect each week.

 

[Maurice]

I went through old newspaper listings from when I first saw Star Trek in Las Vegas in the early 70s. Interestingly, it wasn't "stripped" to run five days a week, but ran on Thursdays only, with other shows in that timeslot on other days.