The Paradise Syndrome

"The Paradise Syndrome" is a third season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, and was broadcast October 4, 1968. It is episode #58, production #58, written by Margaret Armen and directed by Jud Taylor.

Overview: An alien device on a primitive planet erases Captain Kirk's memory, and he begins a new life with the planet's indigenous people.

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