A Piece of the Action (Star Trek: The Original Series)

"**A Piece of the Action**"
"A Piece of the Action"
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 17
Directed by	James Komack
Story by	David P. Harmon
Teleplay by	David P. Harmon; Gene L. Coon
Cinematography by	Jerry Finnerman
Production code	049
Original air date	January 12, 1968
Guest appearances
	Anthony Caruso as Bela; Vic Tayback as Krako; Lee Delano as Kalo; John Harmon as Tepo; Sheldon Collins as Tough Kid; Dyanne Thorne as First Girl; Sharyn Hillyer as Second Girl; Buddy Garion as Hood; Steven Marlo as Zabo;
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"A Piece of the Action" is the seventeenth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by David P. Harmon and Gene L. Coon, and directed by James Komack, it was first broadcast on January 12, 1968.

The Enterprise visits a planet with an Earth-like 1920s gangster culture, with Runyonesque dialog and costumes.

This was the last Star Trek script credited to Gene L. Coon.^[1] Its repeat on August 30, 1968, was the last episode to air in the 8:30 pm time slot on Friday nights on NBC.

^ Mooney, Darren (December 26, 2014). "Star Trek - A Piece of the Action (Review)". the m0vie blog. Retrieved March 11, 2019.

[the_m0vie_blog-1] Mooney, Darren (December 26, 2014). "Star Trek - A Piece of the Action (Review)". the m0vie blog. Retrieved March 11, 2019.

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