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Charlie X

Episode aired Sep 13, 1969
TV-PG
50m

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Captain Kirk must learn the limits to the power of a 17-year-old boy with the psionic ability to create anything and destroy anyone.Captain Kirk must learn the limits to the power of a 17-year-old boy with the psionic ability to create anything and destroy anyone.Captain Kirk must learn the limits to the power of a 17-year-old boy with the psionic ability to create anything and destroy anyone.

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William Shatner

Captain James T. Kirk

Leonard Nimoy

Mr. Spock

Robert Walker Jr.

Charlie Evans
(as Robert Walker)

DeForest Kelley

Dr. McCoy

Grace Lee Whitney

Yeoman Rand

Nichelle Nichols

Uhura

Charles Stewart

Captain Ramart
(as Charles J. Stewart)

Dallas Mitchell

Tom Nellis

Don Eitner

Navigator

Pat McNulty

Tina Lawton
(as Patricia McNulty)

John Bellah

Crewman I

Garland Thompson

Crewman II

Abraham Sofaer

The Thasian

Bill Blackburn

Lieutenant Hadley
(uncredited)

Frank da Vinci

Brent
(uncredited)
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Bob Herron

Sam
(uncredited)

John Lindesmith

Helmsman
(uncredited)

Robert Metz

Operations Division Lieutenant
(uncredited)

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Trivia
In the original script, Uhura was to amuse the crew by performing as a trained mimic, imitating Spock and other officers. This was changed to her singing a song about Spock, followed by a spoof of the 18th-century Scottish song "Charlie is my Darling", the best-known version of which is attributed to Robert Burns, in order to highlight Nichelle Nichols' singing talent.

Goofs
When the captain of the Antares is trying to warn Kirk of Charlie's abilities, Kirk is in a corridor talking to Charlie about not slapping girls on the butt. He says, "I'm on my way to the bridge now," and gets on the turbolift wearing his usual yellow shirt. When he arrives on the bridge he is wearing the green tunic.

Quotes
Capt. Kirk: There are a million things in this universe you can have and a million things you can't have. It's no fun facing that, but that's the way things are.
Charlie Evans: Then what am I going to do?
Capt. Kirk: Hang on tight and survive. Everybody does.

Alternate versions
Special Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song. A highlight of the new special effects is the Antares, which was never seen in the original version.

Connections
Edited into Galaktische Grüße (1996)

Soundtracks
Theme from Star Trek
(uncredited)
Written by Alexander Courage
[opening credits]

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Featured review

8/10

Strange Charlie

1st season, 2nd episode. The Antares spaceship rescues a 17-year old survivor named Charlie. Charlie was left alone on planet Thasus at the age of 3 years old and when the Antares finds him they quickly pass him off onto the crew of the Enterprise. Charlie is a psychic boy with a gift - to transmute objects. What happens next are some very strange occurrences when Charlie X gets angry or upset. What are Kirk, Spock and McCoy to do with a boy of such destructive power? What Charlie really needs is a father image but can Captain Kirk handle it?

A really interesting episode with Yeoman Janis Rand given a lot of screen time with Charlie very interested in her as a girlfriend. Kirk gets a chance to reluctantly play the role of Charlie's "adoptive father".

8/10