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"It means to adopt a philosophy, a way of life which is logical and beneficial. We cannot disregard that philosophy merely for personal gain, no matter how important that gain might be."
Spock
"Journey to Babel"
Series Star Trek
Season 2, Episode 10
TOS 2x10 001
Air date November 17th, 1967
Writers D.C. Fontana
Director Joseph Pevney
Producers Robert H. Justman; John Meredyth Lucas; Gene Roddenberry
Starring William Shatner; Leonard Nimoy
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"Journey to Babel" is the tenth episode of season two of the American science fiction/adventure series Star Trek and the thirty-ninth episode of the series overall. It is the fortieth broadcast episode put into production, discounting the original unaired pilot episode, "The Cage". The episode was directed by Joseph Pevney and written by D.C. Fontana. It first aired on NBC on November 17th, 1966. Like all episodes from the series, "Journey to Babel" was digitally remastered with upgraded visual effects. This version first aired on February 3rd, 2007 on CBS.

In this episode, the crew of the USS Enterprise don their formal attire as they chaperone a diplomatic conference on the planet of Babel. Spock has a lukewarm reunion with his parents, the Vulcan ambassador Sarek and his human mother Amanda. It becomes clear to Captain Kirk that there are serious unresolved issues between father and son. When one of the delegates at the conference is murdered however, all signs point to Sarek and it is up to Spock to save not only his father's freedom, but his life.

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  • Stardate: 3842.3
  • Production code number: 60344
  • This episode takes place in the year 2268.
  • Actress Jane Wyatt is credited as Miss Janey Wyatt in this episode.
  • First appearance of Spock's parents, Sarek and Amanda Grayson.
  • First appearance of the Tellarites.
  • First appearance of the Andorians, though they are later revealed to be imposters.
  • This is the ninth episode of the series directed by Joseph Pevney.
  • This is the fourth episode of the series written by D.C. Fontana.
  • Although never shown in his true form, the assassin disguised as an Andorian, Thelev, is actually a member of the Orion race.

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  • Leonard McCoy: My patients don't walk out in the middle of an operation!

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  • Leonard McCoy: Well, I'm glad someone is asking me something around here.

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  • Sarek: Tellarites do no argue for reasons; they simply argue.

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Star Trek
"The Original Series"
Season 1
1966–1967
The Man TrapCharlie XWhere No Man Has Gone BeforeThe Naked TimeThe Enemy WithinMudd's WomenWhat are Little Girls Made Of?MiriDagger of the MindThe Corbomite ManeuverThe Menagerie (Part 1)The Menagerie (Part 2)The Conscience of the KingBalance of TerrorShore LeaveThe Galileo SevenThe Squire of GothosArenaTomorrow is YesterdayCourt MartialThe Return of the ArchonsSpace SeedA Taste of ArmageddonThis Side of ParadiseThe Devil in the DarkErrand of MercyThe Alternative FactorThe City on the Edge of ForeverOperation - Annihilate!
Season 2
1967–1968
Amok TimeWho Mourns for Adonais?The ChangelingMirror, MirrorThe AppleThe Doomsday MachineCatspawI, MuddMetamorphosisJourney to BabelFriday's ChildThe Deadly YearsObsessionWolf in the FoldThe Trouble With TribblesThe Gamesters of TriskelionA Piece of the ActionThe Immunity SyndromeA Private Little WarReturn to TomorrowPatterns of ForceBy Any Other NameThe Omega GloryThe Ultimate ComputerBread and CircusesAssignment: Earth
Season 3
1968–1969
Spock's BrainThe Enterprise IncidentThe Paradise SyndromeAnd the Children Shall LeadIs There in Truth No Beauty?Spectre of the GunDay of the DoveFor the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the SkyThe Tholian WebPlato's StepchildrenWink of an EyeThe EmpathElaan of TroyiusWhom Gods DestroyLet That Be Your Last BattlefieldThe Mark of GideonThat Which SurvivesThe Lights of ZetarRequiem for MethuselahThe Way to EdenThe Cloud MindersThe Savage CurtainAll Our YesterdaysTurnabout Intruder
"The Animated Series"
Season 1
1973–1974
Beyond the Farthest StarYesteryearOne of Our Planets Is MissingThe Lorelei SignalMore Tribbles, More TroublesThe SurvivorThe Infinite VulcanThe Magicks of Megas-TuOnce Upon a PlanetMudd's PassionThe Terratin IncidentThe Time TrapThe Ambergris ElementThe Slaver WeaponThe Eye of the BeholderThe Jihad
Season 2
1974
The Pirates of OrionBemThe Practical JokerAlbatrossHow Sharper Than a Serpent's ToothThe Counter-Clock Incident
The Next Generation
Season 1
1987–1988
Encounter at Farpoint (Part 1)Encounter at Farpoint (Part 2)The Naked NowCode of HonorThe Last OutpostWhere No One Has Gone BeforeLonely Among UsJusticeThe BattleHide and QHavenThe Big GoodbyeDataloreAngel One11001001Too Short a SeasonWhen the Bough BreaksHome SoilComing of AgeHeart of GloryThe Arsenal of FreedomSymbiosisSkin of EvilWe'll Always Have ParisConspiracyThe Neutral Zone
Season 2
1988–1989
The ChildWhere Silence Has LeaseElementary, Dear DataThe Outrageous OkonaLoud as a WhisperThe Schizoid ManUnnatural SelectionA Matter of HonorThe Measure of a ManThe DauphinContagionThe RoyaleTime SquaredThe Icarus FactorPen PalsQ WhoSamaritan SnareUp the Long LadderManhuntThe EmissaryPeak PerformanceShades of Gray
Season 3
1989–1990
EvolutionThe Ensigns of CommandThe SurvivorsWho Watches the Watchers?The BondingBooby TrapThe EnemyThe PriceThe Vengeance FactorThe DefectorThe HuntedThe High GroundDéjà QA Matter of PerspectiveYesterday's EnterpriseThe OffspringSins of the FatherAllegianceCaptain's HolidayTin ManHollow PursuitsThe Most ToysSarekMénage à TroiTransfigurationsThe Best of Both Worlds (Part 1)
Season 4
1990–1991
The Best of Both Worlds (Part 2)FamilyBrothersSuddenly HumanRemember MeLegacyReunionFuture ImperfectFinal MissionThe LossData's DayThe WoundedDevil's DueCluesFirst ContactGalaxy's ChildNight TerrorsIdentity CrisisThe Nth DegreeQpidThe DrumheadHalf a LifeThe HostThe Mind's EyeIn TheoryRedemption (Part 1)
Season 5
1991–1992
Redemption (Part 2)DarmokEnsign RoSilicon AvatarDisasterThe GameUnification (Part 1)Unification (Part 2)A Matter of TimeNew GroundHero WorshipViolationsThe Masterpiece SocietyConundrumPower PlayEthicsThe OutcastCause and EffectThe First DutyCost of LivingThe Perfect MateImaginary FriendI, BorgThe Next PhaseThe Inner LightTime's Arrow (Part 1)
Season 6
1992–1993
Time's Arrow (Part 2)Realm of FearMan of the PeopleRelicsSchismsTrue QRascalsA Fistful of DatasThe Quality of LifeChain of Command (Part 1)Chain of Command (Part 2)Ship in a BottleAquielFace of the EnemyTapestryBirthright (Part 1)Birthright (Part 2)Starship MineLessonsThe ChaseFrame of MindSuspicionsRightful HeirSecond ChancesTimescapeDescent (Part 1)
Season 7
1993–1994
Descent (Part 2)LiaisonsInterfaceGambit (Part 1)Gambit (Part 2)PhantasmsDark PageAttachedForce of NatureInheritanceParallelsThe PegasusHomewardSub RosaLower DecksThine Own SelfMasksEye of the BeholderGenesisJourney's EndFirstbornBloodlinesEmergencePreemptive StrikeAll Good Things... (Part 1)All Good Things... (Part 2)
Deep Space Nine
Season 1
1993
Emissary (Part 1)Emissary (Part 2)Past PrologueA Man AloneBabelCaptive PursuitQ-LessDaxThe PassengerMove Along HomeThe NagusVortexBattle LinesThe StorytellerProgressIf Wishes Were HorsesThe ForsakenDramatis PersonaeDuetIn the Hands of the Prophets
Season 2
1993–1994
The HomecomingThe CircleThe SiegeInvasive ProceduresCardassiansMeloraRules of AcquisitionNecessary EvilSecond SightSanctuaryRivalsThe AlternateArmageddon GameWhispersParadiseShadowplayPlaying GodProfit and LossBlood OathThe Maquis (Part 1)The Maquis (Part 2)The WireCrossoverThe CollaboratorTribunalThe Jem'Hadar
Season 3
1994–1995
The Search (Part 1)The Search (Part 2)The House of QuarkEquilibriumSecond SkinThe AbandonedCivil DefenseMeridianDefiantFascinationPast Tense (Part 1)Past Tense (Part 2)Life SupportHeart of StoneDestinyProphet MotiveVisionaryDistant VoicesThrough the Looking GlassImprobable CauseThe Die Is CastExplorersFamily BusinessShakaarFacetsThe Adversary
Season 4
1995–1996
The Way of the Warrior (Part 1)The Way of the Warrior (Part 2)The VisitorHippocratic OathIndiscretionRejoinedStarship DownLittle Green MenThe Sword of KahlessOur Man BashirHomefrontParadise LostCrossfireReturn to GraceSons of MoghBar AssociationAccessionRules of EngagementHard TimeShattered MirrorThe MuseFor the CauseTo the DeathThe QuickeningBody PartsBroken Link
Season 5
1996–1997
Apocalypse RisingThe ShipLooking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places...Nor the Battle to the StrongThe AssignmentTrials and Tribble-ationsLet He Who Is Without Sin...Things PastThe AscentRaptureThe Darkness and the LightThe BegottenFor the UniformIn Purgatory's ShadowBy Inferno's LightDoctor Bashir, I Presume?A Simple InvestigationBusiness as UsualTies of Blood and WaterFerengi Love SongsSoldiers of the EmpireChildren of TimeBlaze of GloryEmpok NorIn the CardsCall to Arms
Season 6
1997–1998
A Time to StandRocks and ShoalsSons and DaughtersBehind the LinesFavor the BoldSacrifice of AngelsYou Are Cordially InvitedResurrectionStatistical ProbabilitiesThe Magnificent FerengiWaltzWho Mourns for Morn?Far Beyond the StarsOne Little ShipHonor Among ThievesChange of HeartWrongs Darker Than Death or NightInquisitionIn the Pale MoonlightHis WayThe ReckoningValiantProfit and LaceTime's OrphanThe Sound of Her VoiceTears of the Prophets
Season 7
1998–1999
Image in the SandShadows and SymbolsAfterimageTake Me Out to the HolosuiteChrysalisTreachery, Faith and the Great RiverOnce More unto the BreachThe Siege of AR-558CovenantIt's Only a Paper MoonProdigal DaughterThe Emperor's New CloakField of FireChimeraBadda-Bing Badda-BangInter Arma Enim Silent LegesPenumbra'Til Death Do Us PartStrange BedfellowsThe Changing Face of EvilWhen It Rains...Tacking into the WindExtreme MeasuresThe Dogs of WarWhat You Leave Behind (Part 1)What You Leave Behind (Part 2)
Voyager
Season 1
1995
Caretaker (Part 1)Caretaker (Part 2)ParallaxTime and AgainPhageThe CloudEye of the NeedleEx Post FactoEmanationsPrime FactorsState of FluxHeroes and DemonsCathexisFacesJetrelLearning Curve
Season 2
1995–1996
The 37'sInitiationsProjectionsElogiumNon SequiturTwistedParturitionPersistence of VisionTattooCold FireManeuversResistancePrototypeAlliancesThresholdMeldDreadnoughtDeath WishLifesignsInvestigationsDeadlockInnocenceThe ThawTuvixResolutionsBasics (Part 1)
Season 3
1996–1997
Basics (Part 2)FlashbackThe ChuteThe SwarmFalse ProfitsRememberSacred GroundFuture's End (Part 1)Future's End (Part 2)WarlordThe Q and the GreyMacrocosmFair TradeAlter EgoCodaBlood FeverUnityDarklingRiseFavorite SonBefore and AfterReal LifeDistant OriginDisplacedWorst Case ScenarioScorpion (Part 1)
Season 4
1997–1998
Scorpion (Part 2)The GiftDay of HonorNemesisRevulsionThe RavenScientific MethodYear of Hell (Part 1)Year of Hell (Part 2)Random ThoughtsConcerning FlightMortal CoilWaking MomentsMessage in a BottleHuntersPreyRetrospectThe Killing Game (Part 1)The Killing Game (Part 2)Vis à VisThe Omega DirectiveUnforgettableLiving WitnessDemonOneHope and Fear
Season 5
1998–1999
NightDroneExtreme RiskIn the FleshOnce Upon a TimeTimelessInfinite RegressNothing HumanThirty DaysCounterpointLatent ImageBride of Chaotica!GravityBlissDark Frontier (Part 1)Dark Frontier (Part 2)The DiseaseCourse: OblivionThe FightThink TankJuggernautSomeone to Watch Over Me11:59RelativityWarheadEquinox (Part 1)
Season 6
1999–2000
Equinox (Part 2)Survival InstinctBarge of the DeadTinker, Tenor, Doctor, SpyAliceRiddlesDragon's TeethOne Small StepThe Voyager ConspiracyPathfinderFair HavenBlink of an EyeVirtuosoMemorialTsunkatseCollectiveSpirit FolkAshes to AshesChild's PlayGood ShepherdLive Fast and ProsperMuseFuryLife LineThe Haunting of Deck TwelveUnimatrix Zero (Part 1)
Season 7
2000–2001
Unimatrix Zero (Part 2)ImperfectionDriveRepressionCritical CareInside ManBody and SoulNightingaleFlesh and Blood (Part 1)Flesh and Blood (Part 2)ShatteredLineageRepentanceProphecyThe VoidWorkforce (Part 1)Workforce (Part 2)Human ErrorQ2Author, AuthorFriendship OneNatural LawHomesteadRenaissance ManEndgame (Part 1)Endgame (Part 2)
Enterprise
Season 1
2001–2002
Broken Bow (Part 1)Broken Bow (Part 2)Fight or FlightStrange New WorldUnexpectedTerra NovaThe Andorian IncidentBreaking the IceCivilizationFortunate SonCold FrontSilent EnemyDear DoctorSleeping DogsShadows of P'JemShuttlepod OneFusionRogue PlanetAcquisitionOasisDetainedVox SolaFallen HeroDesert CrossingTwo Days and Two NightsShockwave (Part 1)
Season 2
2002–2003
Shockwave (Part 2)Carbon CreekMinefieldDead StopA Night in SickbayMaraudersThe SeventhThe CommunicatorSingularityVanishing PointPrecious CargoThe CatwalkDawnStigmaCease FireFuture TenseCanamarThe CrossingJudgmentHorizonThe BreachCogenitorRegenerationFirst FlightBountyThe Expanse
Season 3
2003–2004
The XindiAnomalyExtinctionRajiinImpulseExileThe ShipmentTwilightNorth StarSimilitudeCarpenter StreetChosen RealmProving GroundStratagemHarbingerDoctor's OrdersHatcheryAzati PrimeDamageThe ForgottenThe CouncilCountdownZero Hour
Season 4
2004–2005
Storm Front (Part 1)Storm Front (Part 2)HomeBorderlandCold Station 12The AugmentsThe ForgeAwakeningKir'SharaDaedalusObserver EffectBabel OneUnitedThe AenarAfflictionDivergenceBoundIn a Mirror, Darkly (Part 1)In a Mirror, Darkly (Part 2)DemonsTerra PrimeThese are the Voyages...
Discovery
Season 1
2017–2018
The Vulcan HelloBattle at the Binary StarsContext Is for KingsThe Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's CryChoose Your PainLetheMagic to Make the Sanest Man Go MadSi Vis Pacem, Para BellumInto the Forest I GoDespite YourselfThe Wolf InsideVaulting AmbitionWhat's Past Is PrologueThe War Without, The War WithinWill You Take My Hand?
Season 2
2019
BrotherNew EdenPoint of LightAn Obol for CharonSaints of ImperfectionThe Sound of ThunderLight and ShadowsIf Memory ServesProject DaedalusThe Red AngelPerpetual InfinityThrough the Valley of ShadowsSuch Sweet Sorrow (Part 1)Such Sweet Sorrow (Part 2)
Season 3
2020–2021
That Hope Is You (Part 1)Far from HomePeople of EarthForget Me NotDie TryingScavengersUnification (Part 3)The SanctuaryTerra Firma (Part 1)Terra Firma (Part 2)Su'KalThere Is a Tide...That Hope Is You (Part 2)
Season 4
2021–2022
Kobayashi MaruAnomalyChoose to LiveAll Is PossibleThe ExamplesStormy Weather...But to ConnectAll InRubiconThe Galactic BarrierRosettaSpecies Ten-CComing Home
Season 5
2024
Red DirectiveUnder the Twin MoonsJinaalFace the StrangeMirrorsWhistlespeakErigahLabyrinthsLagrange PointLife, Itself
Short Treks
Season 1
2018–2019
RunawayCalypsoThe Brightest StarThe Escape Artist
Season 2
2019–2020
Q&AThe Trouble with EdwardAsk NotEphraim and DotThe Girl Who Made the StarsChildren of Mars
Picard
Season 1
2020
RemembranceMaps and LegendsThe End Is the BeginningAbsolute CandorStardust City RagThe Impossible BoxNepentheBroken PiecesEt in Arcadia Ego (Part 1)Et in Arcadia Ego (Part 2)
Season 2
2022
The Star GazerPenanceAssimilationWatcherFly Me to the MoonTwo of OneMonstersMercyHide and SeekFarewell
Season 3
2023
The Next GenerationDisengageSeventeen SecondsNo Win ScenarioImpostersThe BountyDominionSurrenderVõxThe Last Generation
Lower Decks
Season 1
2020
Second ContactEnvoysTemporal EdictMoist VesselCupid's Errant ArrowTerminal ProvocationsMuch Ado About BoimlerVeritasCrisis PointNo Small Parts
Season 2
2021
Strange EnergiesKayshon, His Eyes OpenWe'll Always Have Tom ParisMugato, GumatoAn Embarrassment of DooplersThe Spy HumongousWhere Pleasant Fountains LieI, Excretuswej DujFirst First Contact
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