Star Trek episode Assignment: Earth aired March 29, 1968, a pilot for a television series that never got off the ground.
The crew of the Enterprise is observing Earth history in 1968 when they intercept a transporter beam from a source at least a thousand light-years away. A humanoid alien 'Gary Seven' and his black cat Isis appear on the ship.
He warns them that he needs to accomplish a mission to save Earth. Kirk and Spock soon learn Isis change change into a beautiful woman. The Enterprise crew must determine if they can trust Gary Seven.
Along with the regular cast, this episode starrred Robert Lansing as Gary Seven, Teri Garr as Roberta Lincoln and Barbara Babcock as the voice of the computer and the cat. Playboy Playmate of 1968 Victoria Vetri played the human form of Isis.
According to imdb.com, Teri Garr had an unpleasant time filming this episode that she refused to talk about Star Trek again.
It was a good episode but since it was meant to be a pilot, the regular crew had little more than cameos. A pity, because it seemed like it would have been an interesting series.
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