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In the penultimate episode of the first season (based on a treatment by [[Harlan Ellison]]), the crew of the ''Enterprise'' finds itself exploring a [[Negative Space Wedgie|"temporal disturbance"]] near an unknown planet. Electromagnetic interference causes the ship's computer to explode, injuring Sulu. McCoy runs to prepare an injection of adrenaline for him, but turbulence causes him to [[Intoxication Ensues|accidentally inject himself]] and become [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]. McCoy escapes the bridge and beams down to the planet.
Following him, the landing party discovers [[Ruins for Ruins Sake|a city of ancient ruins]] that appears to be uninhabited and empty except for a mysterious glowing green archway, which McCoy runs through and disappears. The crew notices the archway, which appears to be sentient and exhibits [[Psychic Powers|strange telepathic abilities]], acts as a viewscreen displaying various scenes from American history. The archway, which calls itself the Guardian of Forever, explains that it is a [[Portal to
Upon losing contact with the ''Enterprise'', the crew realize that McCoy has somehow altered the course of history since entering the portal. In order to return to their ship and restore the original timeline, they must follow him and prevent him from causing any more damage. Steeling themselves to find the correct moment in history, Kirk and Spock jump through the portal and arrive in [[Big Applesauce|New York City]] during [[The Great Depression]], where the pair must disguise themselves while they search for McCoy. Unfortunately, their Starfleet uniforms (and Spock's Vulcan ears) [[Highly-Conspicuous Uniform|attract unwanted attention]]. When the pair attempt to steal clothes, they are chased by the police and end up hiding in the basement of a homeless shelter run by the kind, [[Wide
While Kirk and Spock do menial jobs, Spock is able to [[Bamboo Technology|construct a rudimentary computer]] using electronic parts he has assembled. Kirk and Edith begin to fall in love. While Spock is scanning new stories from their time period, he discovers a terrible truth: On the night he entered the portal and arrived on Earth, McCoy saved Keeler from dying in an auto accident. Since she did not die as intended, she later became [[Soapbox Sadie|a peace activist]] and successfully convinced [[Franklin D Roosevelt]] to keep America from entering [[World War II]] until too late, [[Godwin's Law of Time Travel|allowing the Nazis to win]] and preventing Starfleet from ever existing. Kirk and Spock realize that [[Sadistic Choice|in order to prevent this from happening, Edith Keeler must die.]]
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=== Tropes ===
* [[Always Save the Girl]]: Played with, since saving Edith would ''doom'' the world.
* [[Animated Adaptation]]: The [[Star Trek:
* [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: Considered the best episode from the Original Series ever made. coincidently the TAS sequel episode "Yesteryear" is considered the best animated episode and the only one Roddenberry considered making canon.
* [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]: Kirk's attempt to explain Spock's ears to a patrolman.
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* [[Leitmotif]]: "Goodnight, Sweetheart" is ''their'' song.
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: "Let's get the hell out of here." The effect is obviously lost for modern viewers, but "hell" was pretty shocking for 1960s television.
* [[Recycled Set]]: 1930s New York City sure looks a lot like Mayberry from ''[[
* [[Save This Person Save the World]]: Inverted.
* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]
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