TOS - The Trouble With Tribbles

The Trouble with Tribbles is definitely the most famous episode of The Original Series, and with good reason. While many other episodes of Trek are filled with action, drama, or are just exceedingly comical, The Trouble with Tribbles has all of those aspects at their best rolled into one episode. It expertly combines comedy with drama, without making the episode seem silly or stupid. Most all of the jokes are funny and the action scenes do not seem out of place. Besides the Tribbles, one of this episode's greatest assets is Mr. Barris; his incessant bitching provides Kirk with a very easy target for his rather acerbic sense of humor. Many classic Star Trek moments are included within this episode. The most prominent of which is Scotty’s explaining to Kirk why he started a fight with the Klingons, Kirk’s reaction to his story, and Scotty’s final indignant explanation for hitting the Klingon: “He called the Enterprise a garbage scow!” It’s a priceless moment of Trek history. Another classic moment of Trek in this episode is when, after opening the storage bay containing the Quadrotriticale, Kirk emerges from a heaping pile of Tribbles and proceeds to argue with Mr. Barris. Kirk’s clear annoyance with the Klingons, Barris and the Tribbles falling on this head, generates another memorable Trek line “… and as Captain I want two things done. First, Find Cyrano Jones, and Second… Close that door!” The Trouble with Tribbles definitely has almost all of the aspects of Trek done to perfection. This is probably the reason that it is widely regarded as the most famous episode of Star Trek and why it is one of the best episodes of the original series.