"This Side of Paradise" is a first-season episode #24, production #25, of Star Trek: The Original Series. It was first broadcast on March 2, 1967 and was repeated on August 10, 1967. The episode was written by D.C. Fontana and Nathan Butler, and directed by Ralph Senensky. Overview: The Enterprise visits a planet, where the inhabitants are under the control of strange plant life. On stardate 3417.3, the Enterprise arrives at Omicron Ceti III,...
Jim waxes poetic for the benefit of Spock and McCoy on the bridge as they lea...
McCoy, no longer under the influence of the spores, insults Sandoval.
McCoy and Sandoval no longer under the influence of the spores, face off.
Sandoval is now free of the spore influence as is McCoy. Sandoval realizes fi...
Spock touches Leila tenderly on the cheek as he as he responds to her query.
Leila, with tears in her eyes, pours her heart out to Spock, who has returned...
Spock has returned to his full sense of duty and Jim to his sense of humor.
Spock back in legion with him, Jim begins to layout a plan to revive everyone...
After Knocking Jim about the transporter room for several minutes Spock final...
Jim's continues to lay it on hotter and heavier. Spock begins to respond.
Spock still fails to respond to Jim's insults in the desired manner.
Spock beams up at Jim's request. Jim meets him in the transporter room with i...
Jim's duty to his ship and position has managed help to fight off the effect ...
Jim offers his philosophical point of view in the face of a practical paradise.
McCoy continues to ignore Jim's orders and request for help.
McCoy beamed a hundred plants aboard ship. The entire crew has been affected.
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