Original Air Date: March 29, 1968
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Lansing
Directed by: Marc Daniels
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this episode!
Synopsis: When a mysterious man named Gary Seven (Robert Lansing) and his black cat Isis are accidentally beamed aboard the Enterprise during a time traveling mission in which the team is visiting Earth in the 1960’s, Captain Kirk (William Shatner) finds himself having to determine if the man’s motives for visiting Earth or for good or for evil.
Featured Feline: Isis is the beautiful and mysterious black cat which Agent Gary Seven carries around with him.
The purpose of the cat is never fully explained, except near the end of the episode when earth secretary Roberta Lincoln (Teri Garr) notices that the cat is, in fact, a beautiful woman, which Gary Seven ignores by insisting Isis is just his cat. Isis clearly understands Gary Seven and attempts to assist with his mission several times or provides backup when needed. According to online trivia pages, three cats played the part of Isis. Barbara Babcock, who provided the voice of the Beta 5 computer in this episode, also did some of the meowing for Isis. It’s fairly clear from the structure of the show that it was written as a pilot for a new series which sadly never came to be. A shame, as Isis promised to be a prominent cat star on television if this performance was any indication.
Final Mewsings: To boldly go where no cat has gone before!
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