The Napoleon of Hair (TOS S1E23)

The Napoleon of Hair (TOS S1E23)

Author: Uxbridge-Shimoda LLC, Adam Pranica, Benjamin Ahr Harrison May 8, 2026 Duration: 1:13:20

When the Entrepreneur finds an Earth vessel from the mysterious 1990s, an away team beams aboard to wipe the frost off the sleeping crew’s glass. But after a Starfleet historian falls in love with Khan and helps him commandeer the ship, Captain Kirk retakes control and leaves the augments at Ceti Alpha V. When is a hot dog order heroic? Which original Uxbridge-Shimoda policy is still in place today? How is Montalban like Walken? It’s the episode that kicked the can so far down the road.


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Duration: 1:00:35
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Duration: 58:10
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Duration: 1:09:49
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Deus Ex Mendez (TOS S1E13) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:15
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Duration: 1:01:12
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Issue 217 (TOS S1E11) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:07
When Kirk and co. stumble upon an unavoidable-glowing-cube-boi they get stuck in an awkward spot. But when Balok toys with the way The Enterprise normally handles new encounters, it’s time to see what the alien looks lik…
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Duration: 1:17:06
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Septic Tank Centipede (TOS S1E9) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:14
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Pounding Those Robo Buns (TOS S1E8) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:43
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Legendarily Horny (TOS S1E7) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:19
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