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Edward J. Lakso (written by)
Gene Roddenberry (creator)
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Original Air Date:
11 October 1968 (Season 3, Episode 4)
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The Enterprise reaches a Federation colony where the adults have all killed each other but the children play without care. full summary | add synopsis
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(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | William Shatner | ... | Captain James T. Kirk |
 | Leonard Nimoy | ... | Mr. Spock |
 | DeForest Kelley | ... | Dr. McCoy |
 | Craig Hundley | ... | Tommy Starnes |
| James Wellman | ... | Professor Starnes |
| Melvin Belli | ... | Gorgan |
 | James Doohan | ... | Scott |
 | Majel Barrett | ... | Nurse Chapel |
 | Nichelle Nichols | ... | Uhura |
 | George Takei | ... | Sulu |
| Walter Koenig | ... | Chekov |
| Pamelyn Ferdin | ... | Mary |
| Melvin Caesar Belli | ... | Steve (as Caesar Belli) |
| Mark Robert Brown | ... | Don |
 | Brian Tochi | ... | Ray |
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60 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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The title is based on a passage from Isaiah 11:6: "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them." more
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Continuity: The stardates the Enterprise and Professor Starn's scientific team used apparently do not match up. The opening stardate of 5049.5 would have made more sense than the 5029.5 quoted on the captain’s log. more
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Mr. Spock:
Evil does seek to maintain power by suppressing the truth.
Dr. McCoy:
Or by misleading the innocent.
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The crew discovers that all the adults of a colony have committed mass suicide, leaving the children by themselves. The strange part is that the kids show no ill effects towards the tragedy which occurred. As the children are taken aboard the Enterprise, their secret is revealed. They possess the power to control the thoughts of adults, aided by an evil spirit of course. The children succeed in taking over the bridge by driving the adults to face their worst fears. The acting was superb all the way around, especially when Spock is seen struggling for control of his own mind. A nice episode that gets over-shadowed by all the other classic ones.