Wolf in the Fold
- Episode aired Dec 22, 1967
- TV-PG
- 50m
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7.2/10
3.4K
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Kirk and the Enterprise computer become detectives after Scotty is accused of murdering women on a pleasure planet.Kirk and the Enterprise computer become detectives after Scotty is accused of murdering women on a pleasure planet.Kirk and the Enterprise computer become detectives after Scotty is accused of murdering women on a pleasure planet.
Charles Macaulay
- Jaris
- (as Charles Macauley)
Tanya Lemani
- Kara
- (as Tania Lemani)
Judith McConnell
- Yeoman Tankris
- (as Judy McConnell)
Majel Barrett
- Enterprise Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Bill Blackburn
- Lieutenant Hadley
- (uncredited)
Marlys Burdette
- Serving Girl
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaFor most of Star Trek, James Doohan ("Scotty") hides his right hand, which was missing the middle finger due to a WWII D-Day injury. While being questioned with his hand resting on the lie detector scanner, his fingers are hidden by being curled around the edge of the plate. During a close-up shot of the machine reacting to an intentional lie being told, a five-digit hand spread across the plate is seen - that of a stunt double. Doohan later wrote about it in his autobiography and said this was one of his favorite episodes.
- GoofsScotty's hand shifts position between shots as he is on the witness stand. More, the close-up of Scotty's hand was that of another actor. This was done to conceal the fact that James Doohan's right middle finger was missing, the result of his participation in the 1944 Invasion of Normandy.
- Quotes
Captain James T. Kirk: Bones, what's the sedative situation?
Dr. McCoy: I've got some stuff that would tranquilize an active volcano.
- Alternate versionsSpecial Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (1991)
Featured review
Kirk, Scotty and Bones go on a murder mystery weekend
Enterprise visits a planet on shore leave and Scotty finds himself accused of murder.
I found this to be a so-so episode that has a bizarre concept and several moments that are so bad they are good.
I find it difficult to know how to take 'Wolf in the Fold' without knowing how serious the idea was taken when written and produced. The concept is quite imaginative but at the same time I do not particularly like it. A bit like 'Catspaw' it has a macabre element that does not mix with the sci-fi theme well, and for me makes the episode feel like a bit of a random Halloween joke.
The concept perhaps could have worked had it not been presented as a slasher whodunnit come courtroom drama, but I'm not going to pretend I can think of a better way. Maybe if some of the plot devices were less daft, such as the outrageously guilty positions they put Scotty in, the evil computer, the psychic lady, and that ridiculous pyscho-tricorder, it would not be so silly.
Much has been said about the sexism in the episode and I have to agree with most of it. It is though a product of the 1960s so I cannot judge it that harshly. It has enough problems already!
Visually it is okay, with a little bit of creepiness to the murder scenes, but aside from that there is nothing I would describe as memorable.
Most of the performances are solid, particularly DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Leonard Nimoy and John Fielder.
I found this to be a so-so episode that has a bizarre concept and several moments that are so bad they are good.
I find it difficult to know how to take 'Wolf in the Fold' without knowing how serious the idea was taken when written and produced. The concept is quite imaginative but at the same time I do not particularly like it. A bit like 'Catspaw' it has a macabre element that does not mix with the sci-fi theme well, and for me makes the episode feel like a bit of a random Halloween joke.
The concept perhaps could have worked had it not been presented as a slasher whodunnit come courtroom drama, but I'm not going to pretend I can think of a better way. Maybe if some of the plot devices were less daft, such as the outrageously guilty positions they put Scotty in, the evil computer, the psychic lady, and that ridiculous pyscho-tricorder, it would not be so silly.
Much has been said about the sexism in the episode and I have to agree with most of it. It is though a product of the 1960s so I cannot judge it that harshly. It has enough problems already!
Visually it is okay, with a little bit of creepiness to the murder scenes, but aside from that there is nothing I would describe as memorable.
Most of the performances are solid, particularly DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Leonard Nimoy and John Fielder.
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- Aug 29, 2021
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