Plato's Stepchildren

episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (S3 E10)
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Plato's Stepchildren

Summary

Plato's Stepchildren is a Star Trek episode[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Plato's Stepchildren's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • Plato's Stepchildren's instance of is recorded as television series episode[4].
  • Plato's Stepchildren was directed by David Alexander[5].
  • Meyer Dolinsky wrote the screenplay for Plato's Stepchildren[6].
  • Plato's Stepchildren's genre is science fiction[7].
  • Plato's Stepchildren followed The Tholian Web[8].
  • Plato's Stepchildren was followed by Wink of an Eye[9].
  • A cast member of Plato's Stepchildren was William Shatner[10].
  • A cast member of Plato's Stepchildren was Leonard Nimoy[11].
  • A cast member of Plato's Stepchildren was DeForest Kelley[12].
  • A cast member of Plato's Stepchildren was James Doohan[13].
  • A cast member of Plato's Stepchildren was Nichelle Nichols[14].
  • A cast member of Plato's Stepchildren was Liam Sullivan[15].
  • A cast member of Plato's Stepchildren was Michael Dunn[16].
  • A cast member of Plato's Stepchildren was Bill Blackburn[17].
  • Plato's Stepchildren's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[18].
  • The original language of Plato's Stepchildren was English[19].
  • Plato's Stepchildren was distributed by video on demand[20].
  • Plato's Stepchildren was distributed by VHS[21].
  • Plato's Stepchildren's original broadcaster is recorded as NBC[22].
  • Plato's Stepchildren's color is recorded as color[23].
  • Plato's Stepchildren's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • Plato's Stepchildren comprises Kirk and Uhura's kiss[25].
  • Plato's Stepchildren's catalog code is recorded as PSt[26].
  • Plato's Stepchildren was released on November 22, 1968[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Plato's Stepchildren was directed by David Alexander[5]. Meyer Dolinsky wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include William Shatner[10], Leonard Nimoy[11], DeForest Kelley[12], James Doohan[13], Nichelle Nichols[14], and Liam Sullivan[15].

Publication

Publication dates include November 22, 1968[27] and April 25, 1988[28]. The original language of Plato's Stepchildren was English[19]. Its genre is science fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[18]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[20] and VHS[21].

Subject and Themes

Plato's Stepchildren's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[18].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Plato's Stepchildren followed The Tholian Web[8]. It was followed by Wink of an Eye[9].

Why It Matters

Plato's Stepchildren has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [17] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved . rottentomatoes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Star Trek Concordance. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . omdbapi.com. Retrieved . omdbapi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status copyrighted
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    Followed by Wink of an Eye
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