- The Enterprise runs into a mysterious energy field of a type that it has encountered several times before.
- The Enterprise goes to check up on a remote outpost of scientists, who are all perfectly fine.
- The Enterprise comes across a Garden-of-Eden-like planet called Paradise, where everyone is happy all the time. However, everything is soon revealed to be exactly as it seems.
- The crew of the Enterprise discovers a totally new life form, which later turns out to be a rather well-known old life form, in disguise.
- The crew of the Enterprise is struck by a strange alien plague, for which the cure is found in the well-stocked sickbay.
- An enigmatic being composed of pure energy attempts to interface with the Enterprise's computer, only to find out that it has forgotten to bring the right leads.
- A power surge on the Bridge is rapidly and correctly diagnosed as a faulty capacitor by the highly-trained and competent engineering staff.
- A power surge on the Bridge fails to electrocute the user of a computer terminal, due to a highly sophisticated 24th century surge protection device called a "fuse."
- The Enterprise ferries an alien VIP from one place to another without incident.
- The Enterprise is captured by a vastly superior alien intelligence which does not put them on trial.
- The Enterprise separates as soon as there is any danger.
- The Enterprise gets involved in an enigmatic, strange, and dangerous situation, and there are no pesky aliens they can blame it on in the end.
- The Enterprise is captured by a vastly inferior alien intelligence which they easily pacify by offering it some sweeties.
- The Enterprise is involved in a bizarre time-warp phenomenon, which is in some way unconnected with the 20th century.
- Somebody takes out a shuttle and it doesn't explode or crash.
- A major Starfleet emergency breaks out near the Enterprise, but fortunately some other ships in the area are able to deal with it to everyone's satisfaction.
- The shields on the Enterprise stay up during a battle.
- Chekov remarks that something was not invented in Russia.
- Spock is watching a peep show at his science station viewer.
- Upon entering any room, Chekov breaks into song, "Hey, hey, we're the Monkees..!"
- Everyone falls in different directions when the Enterprise is hit in battle.
- Spock/ Data gives an answer of "About 12 or 13."
- The transporter is easily able to filter out any alien virus or organism.
- While a crewman is choking, McCoy snaps, "Damn it, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a... oh, all right!" and saves him.
- McCoy diagnoses a fallen crewman "Looks dead to me, Jim."
- Kirk (or Riker) falls in love with a woman on a planet he visits, and isn't tragically separated from her at the end of the episode.
- The Captain has to make a difficult decision about a less advanced people which is made a great deal easier by the Starfleet Prime Directive.
- An unknown ensign beams down as part of an away team and lives to tell the tale.
- Spock or Data is fired from his high-ranking position for not being able to understand the most basic nuances of about one in three sentences that anyone says to him.
- Kirk's hair remains consistent for more that 1 consecutive episode.
- Kirk gets into a fistfight and doesn't rip his shirt. (Or even, Kirk DOESN'T get into a fistfight...).
- Kirk doesn't end up kissing the troubled guest-female before she doesn't sacrifice herself for him.
- Scotty doesn't mention the laws of physics.
- Spock isn't the only crew member not affected by new weapon/attack by alien race/etc!! due to his "darn green blood" or "bizarre Vulcan physiology" and thus he cannot save the day.
- The episode ends without Bones & Kirk laughing at Spock's inability to understand the joke, and he doesn't raise his eyebrow.
- A security officer actually lives to return to the Enterprise.
- Scotty repairs the Enterprise with hours to spare.
- Spock and McCoy agree on everything.
- There is nothing wrong with the transporter and Scotty is able to beam everyone up with plenty of time to spare.
- The Enterprise computer readily volunteers any and all information.
- The well-designed medical scanner easily and quickly identifies any alien organism.
- Kirk says a complete sentence without using his hands for emphasis.
- Uhura and Chekov have more than three lines of dialogue for an entire episode.
- Kirk: "Spock, Bones, you're with me. Lt. Uhura, you have the Bridge."
- Kirk is chosen to lecture about the Prime Directive at the Academy.
- Instead of saying "Fascinating" for anything new, Spock says "BOR-RING!"
- Scotty says, "Don't worry, Captain. All systems and the warp engines are operating perfectly."
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