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* ReferencedBy: ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' season 8 had a two episode storyline where Pearl, Professor Bobo and Observer are harassed by three Space Children based off of the kids in the episode.

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** ''Film/{{Zodiac}}'': Jim Dunbar tells Melvin Belli he has seen him in this "excellent" episode, prompting Belli to claim he is thinking of becoming an actor full time. [[ThisIsGoingToBeHuge Yeah, good luck with that]].
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* ReferencedBy: ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' season 8 had a two episode storyline where Pearl, Professor Bobo and Observer are harassed by three Space Children based off of the kids in the episode.
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* DeletedScene: A short scene near the top of the fourth act where Sulu threatens Kirk with a phaser.
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** Professor Starnes and the other male colonists wore jumpsuits left over from "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS1E25TheDevilInTheDark}} The Devil in the Dark]]", which were reused many times during the series. Another female Exploration Party member wore Martha Leighton's costume from "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS1E13TheConscienceOfTheKing}} The Conscience of the King]]".

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** Professor Starnes and the other male colonists wore jumpsuits left over from "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS1E25TheDevilInTheDark}} The Devil in the Dark]]", which were reused many times during the series. Two of the female colonists wore Janet Wallace' costumes from "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E12TheDeadlyYears The Deadly Years]]". Another female Exploration Party member wore Martha Leighton's costume from "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS1E13TheConscienceOfTheKing}} The Conscience of the King]]".
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* YouLookFamiliar: Craig Huxley, who portrayed Tommy Starnes in the episode, had earlier portrayed Capt. Kirk's nephew Peter in [[Recap/StarTrekS1E29OperationAnnihilate "Operation: Annihilate"]].
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* StuntCasting: In one of the most bizarre examples in the history of television, producer Fred Freiberger cast lawyer Melvin Belli as the villain, hoping his presence would boost ratings. This plan failed and Freiberger realized it would've been more appropriate to cast an actor in the role.

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* StuntCasting: In one of the most bizarre examples in the history of television, producer Fred Freiberger cast famous lawyer Melvin Belli as the villain, hoping his presence would boost ratings. This plan failed and Freiberger realized it would've been more appropriate to cast an actor in the role.

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* CreatorBacklash: Has received a fair bit from the people who worked on it. Creator/LeonardNimoy felt that it was an inferior rehash of the first season story "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E8Miri Miri]]", Creator/WalterKoenig hated that Melvin Belli, a lawyer with no acting experience whatsoever was cast as the story's main villain -- something that even producer Fred Freiberger later admitted had been a huge error -- and director Marvin Chomsky was reputedly embarrassed to have worked on the story.

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* CreatorBacklash: Has received a fair bit from the people who worked on it. it.
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Creator/LeonardNimoy felt that it was an inferior rehash of the first season Season 1 story "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E8Miri Miri]]", Miri]]".
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* StuntCasting: In one of the most bizarre examples in the history of television, producer Fred Freiberger cast lawyer Melvin Belli as the villain, hoping his presence would boost ratings. This plan failed and Freiberger realized it would have been more appropriate to cast an actor in the role.

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* StuntCasting: In one of the most bizarre examples in the history of television, producer Fred Freiberger cast lawyer Melvin Belli as the villain, hoping his presence would boost ratings. This plan failed and Freiberger realized it would have would've been more appropriate to cast an actor in the role.

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** The arboretum set was originally built for "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E13ElaanOfTroyius Elaan of Troyius]]", but became a deleted scene due to time constraints. It was later modified for the arboretum that appeared in "[[Reap/StarTrekS3E5IsThereInTruthNoBeauty Is There in Truth No Beauty?]]"
** Professor Starnes and the other male colonists wore jumpsuits left over from "The Devil in the Dark", which were reused many times during the series. Another female Exploration Party member wore Martha Leighton's costume from "The Conscience of the King".

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** The arboretum set was originally built for "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E13ElaanOfTroyius Elaan of Troyius]]", but became a deleted scene due to time constraints. It was later modified for the arboretum that appeared in "[[Reap/StarTrekS3E5IsThereInTruthNoBeauty "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS3E5IsThereInTruthNoBeauty}} Is There in Truth No Beauty?]]"
** Professor Starnes and the other male colonists wore jumpsuits left over from "The "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS1E25TheDevilInTheDark}} The Devil in the Dark", Dark]]", which were reused many times during the series. Another female Exploration Party member wore Martha Leighton's costume from "The "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS1E13TheConscienceOfTheKing}} The Conscience of the King".King]]".



* StuntCasting: In one of the most bizarre examples in the history of television, producer Fred Freiberger cast lawyer Melvin Belli as the villain, hoping his presence would boost ratings. This plan failed and Freiberger realized it would have been more appropriate to cast an actor in the role.

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* StuntCasting: In one of the most bizarre examples in the history of television, producer Fred Freiberger cast lawyer Melvin Belli as the villain, hoping his presence would boost ratings. This plan failed and Freiberger realized it would have been more appropriate to cast an actor in the role.role.
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* CreatorBacklash: Has received a fair bit from the people who worked on it. Creator/LeonardNimoy felt that it was an inferior rehash of the first season story "Miri," Creator/WalterKoenig hated that Melvin Belli, a lawyer with no acting experience whatsoever was cast as the story's main villain -- something that even producer Fred Freiberger later admitted had been a huge error -- and director Marvin Chomsky was reputedly embarrassed to have worked on the story.

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* CreatorBacklash: Has received a fair bit from the people who worked on it. Creator/LeonardNimoy felt that it was an inferior rehash of the first season story "Miri," "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E8Miri Miri]]", Creator/WalterKoenig hated that Melvin Belli, a lawyer with no acting experience whatsoever was cast as the story's main villain -- something that even producer Fred Freiberger later admitted had been a huge error -- and director Marvin Chomsky was reputedly embarrassed to have worked on the story.story.
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** The arboretum set was originally built for "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E13ElaanOfTroyius Elaan of Troyius]]", but became a deleted scene due to time constraints. It was later modified for the arboretum that appeared in "[[Reap/StarTrekS3E5IsThereInTruthNoBeauty Is There in Truth No Beauty?]]"
** Professor Starnes and the other male colonists wore jumpsuits left over from "The Devil in the Dark", which were reused many times during the series. Another female Exploration Party member wore Martha Leighton's costume from "The Conscience of the King".
* RealLifeRelative: Melvin Belli's son Caesar Belli played Steve. In fact, this led to Melvin's casting.
* StuntCasting: In one of the most bizarre examples in the history of television, producer Fred Freiberger cast lawyer Melvin Belli as the villain, hoping his presence would boost ratings. This plan failed and Freiberger realized it would have been more appropriate to cast an actor in the role.
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* CreatorBacklash: Has received a fair bit from the people who worked on it. Creator/LeonardNimoy felt that it was an inferior rehash of the first season story "Miri," Creator/WalterKoenig hated that Melvin Belli, a lawyer with no acting experience whatsoever was cast as the story's main villain -- something that even producer Fred Freiberger later admitted had been a huge error -- and director Marvin Chomsky was reputedly embarrassed to have worked on the story.

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