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'''"Plato's Stepchildren"''' is an episode of [[Star Trek]] (the original series). It is most notable for the first kiss aired on American TV between an African-American ([[Uhura]]) and white person (Kirk). | {{Infobox-TV-episode | ||
| Title = Plato's Stepchildren | |||
| Series = [[Star Trek]] | |||
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| Season = 3 | |||
| Episode = 10 [12] | |||
| Airdate = 1968 Nov. 22 | |||
| Production = | |||
| Writer = Meyer Dolinsky | |||
| Director = Davi Alexander | |||
| Guests = Barbara Babcock, Michael Dunn, Liam Sullivan | |||
| Episode list = | |||
| Prev = The Tholian Web | |||
| Next = Wink of an Eye | |||
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'''"Plato's Stepchildren"''' is an episode of [[Star Trek]] (the original series). It is most notable for the first kiss aired on American TV between an African-American ([[Uhura]]) and white person (Kirk). Kirk: "[W]here I come from, size, shape, or color makes no difference." | |||
Season 3, episode 10. Production episode 3x12. Original air date: November 22, 1968. Stardate 5784.2-5784.3. | Season 3, episode 10. Production episode 3x12. Original air date: November 22, 1968. Stardate 5784.2-5784.3. | ||
The episode was banned from broadcast or sale in the United Kingdom until 1993,<ref>David Mack, [http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/12/star-trek-re-watch-platos-stepchildren re-watch on tor.com] (2010/12/09).</ref> | The episode was banned from broadcast or sale in the United Kingdom until 1993,<ref>David Mack, [http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/12/star-trek-re-watch-platos-stepchildren re-watch on tor.com] (2010/12/09).</ref> presumably not because of the interracial kiss but because of the sadism expressed by the "Plato's Stepchildren" civilization. | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
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[[category:1968 publications]] | [[category:1968 publications]] | ||
[[category:Race and gender]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:00, 9 December 2010
| Star Trek episode | |
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| “Plato's Stepchildren” | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 10 [12] |
| Guest star(s) | Barbara Babcock, Michael Dunn, Liam Sullivan |
| Writer(s) | Meyer Dolinsky |
| Director | Davi Alexander |
| Production no. | |
| Original airdate | 1968 Nov. 22 |
| Episode chronology | |
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| "The Tholian Web" | "Wink of an Eye" |
"Plato's Stepchildren" is an episode of Star Trek (the original series). It is most notable for the first kiss aired on American TV between an African-American (Uhura) and white person (Kirk). Kirk: "[W]here I come from, size, shape, or color makes no difference."
Season 3, episode 10. Production episode 3x12. Original air date: November 22, 1968. Stardate 5784.2-5784.3.
The episode was banned from broadcast or sale in the United Kingdom until 1993,[1] presumably not because of the interracial kiss but because of the sadism expressed by the "Plato's Stepchildren" civilization.
Further reading
- re-watch on tor.com (2010/12/09)
- Memory Alpha
- ↑ David Mack, re-watch on tor.com (2010/12/09).