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[color=#000000ost_uid0][quoteost_uid0]Top Ten Lost Star Trek eps that were too controversial to air in the 1960's [/quoteost_uid0]

10: The Zombie Boxes: Episode in which the Enterprise discovers a planet on which everyone communicates via glowing screens on their desks rather than in person. Dismissed as too far fetched.
9: The Hyperactivity Disorder: Episode in which the Enterprise discovers a planet on which secret government tests have left all the children with attention spans measured in nanoseconds. Supressed by men in black suits and black helicopters.
8: The Libido Challenge: Episode in which the Enterprise discovers an entire solar system of planets with absolutely no life. Universally denounced by Trek geeks, who protested that every other planet the Enterprise discovered was populated by nubile green women in scanty clothes.
7: The Void: Episode in which the Enterprise doesn't discover a planet. Written by Gene Roddenberry's 8-year-old nephew under a pseudonym.
6: Sweeps Week 1966: In which the Enterprise discovers a planet populated by sexy women, lots of action and violence and Coke.
5: Ship of the Valkyries: Chronicles the voyages of the Enterprise's sister ship. Intended to start a new spinoff series, but was canned by NBC execs, who said that nobody wanted to watch a show about a woman captain.
4: Wagon Train to the Stars: Denounced as being too derivative of something else, but I can't quite put my finger on it.
3:Star Trek: The Pepsi Generation. Episode in which the Enterprise discovers a source of cool, refreshing beverage and brings peace and prosperity to the galaxy at large. Universally condemned as an hour-long commercial.
2: Karaoke Night: Uhura sings. For 48 minutes. Never broadcast, as the editors couldn't finish assembling the episode.

And the Number One Controversial Star Trek Episode From the Sixties (or whatever it was)

1: The Potemkin Syndrome: Chekovs revolts and takes from Kirk the two things he most holds dear: his ship and his screen time. The master tape was burned by a mysterious intruder who left only a hairpiece as a clue.[/colorost_uid0]

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