Harcourt harry fenton mudd was a human criminal and con artist in the 23rd century. Harry mudd returns in a standalone episode that sends the discovery into a time loop. This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. Discovery season 1 episode 5, lorca meets the infamous harry mudd when he is captured by the klingons while burnham and saru clash over rippers wellbeing. Star trek discovery s02e12 through the valley of shadows. Jul 28, 2017 star trek s01e23 a taste of armageddon. Some of these ideas were never produced, whereas others were. The captain of the vessel is harcourt fenton mudd known as harry to his friends and the cargo are three lovely women he is transporting as brides for lonely men on distant planets.
The enterprise rescues con artist harry mudd and his beautiful female cargo. It has some scifi elements, of course, and it gets a little serious by the end, but at by and large this is the kind of whacky guest star ep. Sulu only appears in the early part of the episode on the enterprise, not in any of the. Mudd debuted in mudds women, the third episode of season one, which involved him leading the enterprise on a wild goose chase that ended up damaging their dilithium crystals, the starships main power source. This episode is why mudd is well remembered as a character, and its entirely on the back of the uncredited david gerrold. Mudd was in the second episode of star trek aurora. Kirk and the crew of the uss enterprise on a number of occasions. Remastered information edit i, mudd was the sixth episode of the remastered version of the original series to air, premiering in syndication on the weekend of 14 october 2006. By the 2250s, harry mudd had started to perform his illegal activities, in 2256, mudd worked with the arronians to distribute their distilled liquor to the rest of the alpha quadrant. It has some scifi elements, of course, and it gets a little serious by the end, but. Mar 22, 2020 we know from the episode i, mudd in the original series that an advanced civilization once resided in the andromeda galaxy until a supernova destroyed them, leaving only their sentient. It is unknown how many episodes wilson will appear in at this time.
Oct 16, 2017 harry mudd was one of the earliest antagonists introduced in the original star trek. It is fun watching the crew act in a way that is so illogical, resorting to using their cunning to escape the predicament instead of brawn. Oct 30, 2017 time loops and space whales enliven star trek. Rainn wilsons harry mudd to appear in more than one. The star trek web pages on this site are for educational and entertainment purposes only. Mudds final appearance was in the mudds passion episode of star trek. William shatner, leonard nimoy, james doohan, nichelle. This one accentuates more of the comedic harry mudd, whereas the last episode on discovery was a little. Unbeknownst to mudd, the crew reprogrammed the computer to send the ships location not to his klingon buyers, but to his fiancee, stella, and her father, barron grimes. Picard had a fun shout out to the gormagander, a creature introduced in star trek. Kirk helped send mudd to a rehab colony after he was caught using the illegal venus drug to beautify three women he hoped to sell to miners on ophiucus vi as brides. As the second star trek series on cbs allaccess, picard shares much in common with discovery and the. Numerous undeveloped star trek episodes were written for star trek. The well of death was an abandoned star trek episode.
A takeover leads kirk to his old nemesis, harry mudd air date. Picards first season, an episode that packs a considerable amount of plot twists and revelations into its run time. After stopping a vessel in space, kirk and the crew find a very odd captain with a very strange cargo. If you are using adblocking software, please disable it and reload the page. Fleeing from his most recent criminal exploit, harry crashlanded on the planet, which is inhabited by androids designed by a longextinct race. Mudd later fled into galactic escapades to escape his shrewish wife stella. What made the series survive three seasons was that it was unique. Harry mudd memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. After catspaw, i, mudd is a comparatively tight fifty minutes of tv. Written by stephen kandel based on a story by gene roddenberry and directed by marc daniels, it was first broadcast on november 3, 1967. Written by stephen kandel, based on a story by gene roddenberry, and directed by harvey hart, it first aired on october, 1966.
Mudd is now the supreme ruler of a planet of androids who cater to his every whim. Carmel, who was born september 27, 1932, was named after his grandfather, roger charles, who carved the horses for the carousel in new yorks central park. Harry mudd, now ruler of a planet of androids, captures the enterprise and attempts to imprison. Discovery casts rainn wilson as harry mudd variety. Star trek aka tos the original series 19661969 introduced us to the optimistic world of gene roddenberry. The star trek web pages on this site are for educational and. Discoverys seventh episode was probably the most star trek of the entire first season, with rainn wilsons harry mudd trapping the crew of the discovery in a mindbending time loopa sort. At first their desire to fulfill his every need seemed like paradise, but harry soon realized that precluded him ever leaving the planet. The animated series season 1 episode 10, in which he distributes a fast.
This recap includes spoilers for episode 7 of star trek. Roger carmel is as flamboyant as ever, clearly having the time of his life, and there is substantially less upsetting neck hair this time around. I discovered star trek when i was 11 years old, and this show helped to create my values and worldview. Mudd s women is the sixth episode of the first season of the american science fiction television series, star trek. Sweet talking mudd the first roger c carmels character is up to no good again. Although kandel is the credited writer on the episode, david gerrold per. Mudd debuted in mudd s women, the third episode of season one, which involved him leading the enterprise on a wild goose chase that ended up damaging their dilithium crystals, the starships main power source.
The crew of the enterprise has a second encounter with the conman harry mudd, first seen in the season one episode mudds women. Star trek season 2 episode 8 i, muddkirk spock scotty and mccoy outwit the androids. If you liked harry mudd from his first appearance and i did, youll like him here. Ernestrheyr71654924 star trek season 2 episode 8 i, muddkirk spock. Watch star trek s01e23 a taste of armageddon wagon train on dailymotion. Carmel plays mudd in the first of two star trek appearances. Uhura nichelle nichols is tempted by the offer of immortality in an. Star trek s01e23 a taste of armageddon video dailymotion. Harry mudd returns with a plot to take over the enterprise by stranding the crew on a. The enterprise is taken over by a group of androids who are working for kirks old nemesis, harry mudd.
Mudd reacts in horror as he realizes the full extent of his parole. Discovery, wynonna earp, and more the iconic and influential global franchise returns to television for the first time since 2005 with a new ship, new characters and new missions, while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that. The latter makes full use of cgi that really makes the episode make more sense and look more realistic without sacrificing. One of star treks most memorable characters returns. Unaware that paul stamets existed outside normal spacetime, mudd was eventually thwarted by the discovery crew who held him until stella grimes and her father, barron grimes, arrived to retrieve. Eloyelena88974478 star trek the original series season 2 episode 8 i. Oct 15, 2017 mudds final appearance was in the mudds passion episode of star trek. Weve had a couple of superpower episodes, a mindwarping virus episode, and a scifi metaphor episode, but id say that mudds women is the first overtly comic episode of the series. Star trek the original series season 2 episode 11 fridays child. He was 6feet1 and 240 pounds, according to police recordcode x731248. However further discussion on whether or not his merchandise may be illicit is questionable at best. The enterprise rescues con artist harry mudd and his beautiful female cargo air date. Mudd specializes in selling goods at bargain prices. Discovery has cast the office alum rainn wilson in the role of harry mudd, variety has learned.
Harry mudd was one of the earliest antagonists introduced in the original star trek. I, mudd is the eighth episode of the second season of the american science fiction television series star trek. Kenneth mitchell shares a special message with fans. A much better mudd episode, i, mudd gives us some great comedy. However, mudd appears in the cartoon version of star trek up to his usual tricks, and is also the main character in a short trek episode, the escape artist. Mudd is apparently a descendant of harcourt mudd from star trek. Later that same year, mudd used a time crystal and gormagander to board the uss discovery in order to find the ships secrets for sale to the klingon empire. The enterprise picks up a intergalactic conman, harry mudd, and three incredibly beautiful women who harbor a dark secret. Rainn wilsons harry mudd to appear in more than one episode of star trek.
He became an actor and won television immortality by appearing as harry mudd in two classic star trek. The original series i, mudd tv episode 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Clip from the episode mudd s women description from imdb the rights to star trek tos are held by cbs. The return of harry mudd to the star trek universe for discovery season 1 was always a bit of a headscratcher. But is starfleet to blame for the criminal ways of harcourt fenton mudd.
We know from the episode i, mudd in the original series that an advanced civilization once resided in the andromeda galaxy until a supernova destroyed them, leaving only their sentient. His full schedulewhich includes a tribute to leonard nimoy panelcan be found here. Star trek suffered from a budget that was too low for its genre, which, i assume, is the main reason for the poor writing that was heavily contaminated with plot holes, continuity errors, and pseudo science among other things. Already cancelled give their reaction and recap to 2x08 of star trek the original series. Set in the year 2399, the series about the twilight years of jeanluc picard patrick stewart is set 142 years after the first two seasons of star trek.
The animated series season 1 episode 10, in which he distributes a fastacting love potion to the enterprise crew, which. The discovery stands as pahvos last hope when the klingon ship of death responds to the pahvans call for peace. These stories were submitted or developed for production, but for various reasons never aired. The original series 1966 episodes, i, mudd and mudds women. Mccoy and the uss enterprise crew seek out new civilizations in this seminal scifi. I, mudd is the eighth episode of the second season of the american science fiction television. Written by stephen kandel and directed by marc daniels, it was first broadcast on november 3, 1967. Basically mudd is charged with some space traffic violations. Mar 05, 2020 discoverys seventh episode was probably the most star trek of the entire first season, with rainn wilsons harry mudd trapping the crew of the discovery in a mindbending time loopa sort. Jun 29, 2018 star trek season 2 episode 8 i, muddkirk spock scotty and mccoy outwit the androids. Jan 05, 2019 full spoilers follow for this episode. Rainn wilsons harry mudd to appear in more than one episode. Harry mudd returns with a plot to take over the enterprise by stranding the crew on a planet populated by androids under his command. The enterprise is playing space traffic cop when they stop a ship being driven by one harry mudd, an outrageous man in an outrageous pirate like costume.
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