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"The Changeling" is a Star Trek episode, the 37th episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, the 8th episode of the show's second season, first aired on 29 September 1967. The episode was written by John Meredyth LucasMA, directed by Marc DanielsMA and novelized in Star Trek 7 by James Blish.

References

Characters

Episode characters

Clifford Brent[1] • Carlisle • Christine Chapel • Cordry (Ensign) • Bill Hadley • Kessler (Ensign) • James T. Kirk • Roger Lemli • Ryan Leslie • Leonard McCoy • Nomad • Real • Montgomery Scott • Hayden Singh • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura • Vinci[2] • Ward • USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) personnel/roster (2260s unnamed USS Enterprise personnel) • Starfleet casualties
Referenced only
Manway • Jackson Roykirk • Tan Ru

Novelization characters

Christine Chapel • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Nomad • Montgomery Scott • Hayden Singh • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Nyota Uhura
Referenced only
Jackson Roykirk

Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser)

Locations

the galaxy's Beta Quadrant
Referenced only
Malur/Maluria: coordinates 0.59S 5.23E / -5527, -903, Malurian star system (Epsilon Fornacis), in or near the Kandari sector, the galaxy's Beta Quadrant

Races and cultures

Human • Vulcan
Referenced only
Malurian

States and organizations

Federation • Starfleet

Science and classification

astronomy • biology • communications • cybernetics • energy • matter • measurement • technology • vaporize • warp 10 • weapon

Astronomy

orbit • space • star • star system • time • universe

Biology

lifeform • medicine
Lifeforms
humanoid
Medicine
blood • disease • Symbalene blood burn

Communications

Beyond Antares • language • log entry

Materials and substances

atmosphere • gas • metal • oxygen • solid

Measurement

quadrant • stardate

Technology and weapons

PADD • photon torpedo • portable antigrav • starship • viewscreen

Occupations and titles

captain • chief engineer • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2260s) • first officer • guard • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • officer • operations division • rank • scientist • science officer • security • security guard

Other references

boot • clothing • Federation members • five-year mission • government • jumpsuit • logic • memory • nation-state • pants • races and cultures • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2260s) • title • tunic • uniform

Chronology

stardate 3541.9, 2267 (2260s chronology, 2266–2268 Enterprise voyages)
Enterprise travels past Maluria.

Appendices

Related media

Adaptations

Background

Images

Connections

Timeline

published order
Previous episode:
Wolf in the Fold 		TOS episode produced Next episode:
The Apple
Previous episode:
Who Mourns for Adonais? 		TOS episode aired Next episode:
Mirror, Mirror
Previous story:
Who Mourns for Adonais? 		Star Trek 7
Blish7 		Next story:
The Paradise Syndrome
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
Across the Universe 		Pocket Next Adventure:
See No Evil
Previous Adventure:
Wolf in the Fold 		Voyages of the
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
(2264 to 2270) 		Next Adventure:
The Apple


Production timeline
Translations
1972
German language: Der Wechselbalg, translated by Hans Maeter. (Williams)
1973
Turkish language: Ben Değişmem, translated by Reha Pinar. (Altın Kitaplar)
1978
Italian language: Scambio elettronico, translated by Delio Zinoni. (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore)
1979
Japanese language: 取換え子, translated by Haku Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)

References

  1. ↑ The character of Clifford Brent was not named in the episode but the same actor, wearing an officer's Starfleet uniform, was addressed as Brent in TOS episode: "The Naked Time". The same actor also played the character of Vinci.
  2. ↑ The character Vinci was not named in the episode but the same actor, wearing the same operations division Starfleet uniform, was addressed as Vinci in TOS episode: "The Devil in the Dark". The same actor also played the character of Clifford Brent.

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