| "Amok Time" | |
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| Star Trek: The Original Series episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Joseph Pevney |
| Written by | Theodore Sturgeon |
| Featured music | Gerald Fried |
| Cinematography by | Jerry Finnerman |
| Production code | 034 |
| Original air date | September 15, 1967 |
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"Amok Time" is the second season premiere episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, scored by Gerald Fried, and directed by Joseph Pevney, it first aired on September 15, 1967.
The episode features First Officer Spock returning to his homeworld for a brutal Vulcan wedding ritual. It is the only episode of The Original Series to depict scenes on the planet Vulcan.
It was the first episode to air (though the fifth, by production code) of season 2 featuring Ensign Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) as the ship's navigator. It was also the first episode to list "DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy" in the opening credits, and the first episode broadcast in the series' new time slot of 8:30 pm on Friday night. This is the first episode to use the "Vulcan salute" and introduced the concept of pon farr, the Vulcan mating cycle.