| "The Mark of Gideon" | |
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| Star Trek: The Original Series episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Jud Taylor |
| Written by | George F. Slavin Stanley Adams |
| Featured music | Fred Steiner |
| Cinematography by | Al Francis |
| Production code | 072 |
| Original air date | January 17, 1969 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Mark of Gideon" is the sixteenth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by George F. Slavin and Stanley Adams and directed by Jud Taylor, it was first broadcast on January 17, 1969.
In the episode, a race of aliens from an overpopulated planet abduct Captain Kirk to solve their problem.
The episode was co-written by actor Stanley Adams who portrayed Cyrano Jones in the Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles".