Going boldly where no man had gone before, gene roddenberry's cult phenomenon star trek debuted in 1966 and reflected that decade's optimistic preoccupation with space travel'. '.strtoupper('s')et in the 23rd century, the series chronicled the intergalactic adventures of the u.s.s'. '.strtoupper('e')nterprise on its five year mission to explore the outer reaches of space'. '.strtoupper('e')ncountering a now iconic assembly of innovative alien life forms such as the klingons, romulans, tribbles, and khan noonian singh, the ship's jumpsuited crew was a then unheard of font of multiculturism asian hikaru sulu george takei, african american nyota uhura nichelle nichols, and scotsman montgomery scotty scott james doohan'. '.strtoupper('b')ut it was the contrasting personalities of cooly logical vulcan mr'. '.strtoupper('s')pock leonard nimoy, emotionally intuitive medical officer leonard bones mccoy deforest kelley, and womanizing ship captain james t'. '.strtoupper('k')irk william shatner in definitive overacting mode that lent the series much of its charm and spawned a rabid cult following that continues to fuel costume sales and convention bookings to this very day'. '.strtoupper('p')resented here is every episode from the show's debut series.