The Paradise Syndrome

"The Paradise Syndrome"
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
Captain Kirk, with Miramanee
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 3
Directed byJud Taylor
Written byMargaret Armen
Featured musicGerald Fried
Cinematography byJerry Finnerman
Production code058
Original air dateOctober 4, 1968 (1968-10-04)
Guest appearances
  • Sabrina Scharf - Miramanee
  • Rudy Solari - Salish
  • Richard Hale - Goro
  • Naomi Pollack - Indian Woman
  • John Lindesmith - Engineer
  • Peter Virgo, Jr. - Warrior
  • Lamont Laird - Indian Boy
  • William Blackburn - Lt. Hadley
  • Roger Holloway - Lt. Lemli
Episode chronology
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"The Paradise Syndrome" is the third episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Margaret Armen and directed by Jud Taylor, it was first broadcast October 4, 1968.

In the episode, an alien device on a primitive planet erases Captain Kirk's memory, and he begins a new life with the planet's indigenous people modeled on Native Americans.