The Menagerie (Star Trek: The Original Series) The Menagerie (Star Trek: The Original Series) "The Menagerie", a two-episode story arc, is both the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the of the American science fiction television series, "". Written by series creator Gene Roddenberry and directed by Marc Daniels (part one) and Robert Butler (part two), it is the only two-part story in the original series. Part one of the episode was broadcast by NBC on November 17, 1966, with part two broadcast on November 24, 1966. In the episode, Spock abducts his former commander Christopher Pike, locks the "Enterprise" on a course to the forbidden planet Talos
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) USS "Enterprise" - NCC-1701-D (or "Enterprise"-D) is a 24th-century starship in the fictional "Star Trek" universe and the principal setting of the "" television series. The "Enterprise"-D also appears in the pilot episode of "" (""), the series finale of "" ("These Are the Voyages..."), and the movie "Star Trek Generations". The "Enterprise"-D is a "Galaxy"-class ship and the fifth Federation starship in the "Star Trek" universe to carry the name "Enterprise". "Enterprise"-D is the flagship of Starfleet. For majority of the ship's service in the "Star Trek" universe, the commanding officer of "Enterprise"-D is Captain Jean-Luc