The Changeling (Star Trek: The Original Series) The Changeling (Star Trek: The Original Series) "The Changeling" is the third episode of the of the American science fiction television series "". Written by John Meredyth Lucas and directed by Marc Daniels, it was first broadcast on September 29, 1967. The crew of the USS "Enterprise" deals with a life-destroying space probe originally launched from Earth. The plot contains similarities to the later . The "Enterprise" investigates a distress call from the Malurian star system. Upon arrival, First Officer Spock reports no life readings from any of the 4 billion inhabitants, despite otherwise normal recent communications. The ship's shields
The Eye of the Beholder (Star Trek: The Animated Series) The Eye of the Beholder (Star Trek: The Animated Series) "The Eye of the Beholder" is the fifteenth episode of the first season of the American animated science fiction television series "". It first aired in the NBC Saturday morning lineup on January 5, 1974, and was written by David P. Harmon. Harmon also worked on the original "" series, writing the episode "The Deadly Years" and co-writing "" with Gene L. Coon. In this episode, while investigating the disappearance of a Federation starship, the "Enterprise" command crew become imprisoned as part of an exhibit in an alien zoo. On