| "Friday's Child" | |
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| Star Trek: The Original Series episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 11 |
| Directed by | Joseph Pevney |
| Written by | D. C. Fontana |
| Featured music | Gerald Fried |
| Cinematography by | Jerry Finnerman |
| Production code | 032 |
| Original air date | December 1, 1967 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Friday's Child" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by D.C. Fontana and directed by Joseph Pevney, it was first broadcast December 1, 1967.
In the episode, the crew of the Enterprise become entangled in a planet's tribal power struggle. Adding to their difficulty is the presence of the Klingons, and a woman (Julie Newmar) who does not want her unborn child.
The episode's title is derived from a traditional English poem, known as "Monday's Child". The reference is to a line in the 1887 Harper's Weekly version of the poem: "Friday's child is full of woe."[1]