The Menagerie (Star Trek: The Original Series) IV and turns himself in for court-martial where he presents an elaborate story explaining his actions. To address Desilu Productions' concerns surrounding the pace of "Star Trek" production, "The Menagerie" was created as a means to reuse footage from "" (the then-unaired 1965 pilot episode of "Star Trek") by presenting it within a frame story as the early history of the starship "Enterprise". "The Menagerie" won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. On stardate 3012.4, the Federation starship USS "Enterprise" arrives at Starbase 11 in response to a subspace call First Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) reported receiving from the
The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise had become much more successful during syndication. Belushi enjoyed the "Star Trek" series and wanted the part of Captain Kirk. He demonstrated his intense desire to get the role by trimming his sideburns to closely resemble Kirk's facial appearance in the original series. They worked together on the sketch for thirty-days and scheduled it for the final episode of the 1976 season of the show, hosted by Elliott Gould. The production staff had reproduced an effective-looking replica of the bridge of the USS "Enterprise". As the scene began, the viewscreen of the ship depicted the USS "Enterprise" being pursued by