By Any Other Name

"By Any Other Name" is the 22nd episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by D.C. Fontana and Jerome Bixby (based on Bixby's story) and directed by Marc Daniels, it was first broadcast February 23, 1968.

For other uses, see By Any Other Name (disambiguation).

"By Any Other Name"
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 22
Directed byMarc Daniels
Story byJerome Bixby
Teleplay byD. C. Fontana
Jerome Bixby
Featured musicFred Steiner
Cinematography byKeith C. Smith
Production code050
Original air dateFebruary 23, 1968 (1968-02-23)
Guest appearances
  • Barbara Bouchet - Kelinda
  • Warren Stevens - Rojan
  • Stewart Moss - Hanar
  • Robert Fortier - Tomar
  • Lezlie Dalton - Drea
  • Carl Byrd - Lt. Shea
  • Julie Cobb - Yeoman Thompson
  • Frank da Vinci - Lt. Brent
  • Eddie Paskey - Lt. Leslie
  • William Blackburn - Lt. Hadley
  • Roger Holloway - Lt. Lemli

In the episode, beings from another galaxy commandeer the Enterprise in an attempt to return home.

The title is taken from a line spoken by Juliet in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet: "that which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet", a line quoted by Captain Kirk during the episode.

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