The Tholian Web

"The Tholian Web"
Star Trek: The Original Series episode
The Tholians weave an energy web around the Enterprise.
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 9
Directed by
Written by
  • Judy Burns
  • Chet Richards
Featured musicFred Steiner
Cinematography byAl Francis
Production code064
Original air dateNovember 15, 1968 (1968-11-15)
Guest appearances
  • Sean Morgan - Lt. O'Neil
  • Barbara Babcock - Voice of Loskene
    (Tholian commander)
  • Paul Baxley - Defiant Captain
  • Frank da Vinci - Lt. Brent
  • Robert Bralver - Crazed Engineer
  • Jay D. Jones - Dizzy Engineer
  • Lou Elias - Crazed Crewman
  • William Blackburn - Lt. Hadley
  • Roger Holloway - Lt. Lemli

"The Tholian Web" is the ninth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Judy Burns and Chet Richards and directed by Herb Wallerstein, it was first broadcast on NBC on November 15, 1968.

In the episode, Captain Kirk is caught between dimensions while the crew of the Enterprise works to retrieve him. All the while, the Tholians are weaving a destructive energy web around the Enterprise.