Fascinating episode. As for William Shatner, what a life. He went into space on 13 October 2021, at the age of 90. For real. Shatner became the oldest person to reach the final frontier.

This had to be one of the best out of the TOS run....but i always figured the F-104 pilot should have beamed aboard still sitting down......

Meanwhile at Temporal Investigations. "He did WHAT!?"

"We'll tell you what we decide to tell you in a few moments." Like a BOSS.

*US Air Force:* I’m going to force it to land! *Enterprise:* Am I a joke to you?

I always liked the way The Enterprise looked when flying through the atmosphere. Somehow it seemed more impressive than when it was in space.

This was an excellent episode and I remember watching it when it first aired a half century ago.

Let's pick up some whales while we're here. It will save time later.

I've always wondered if the writers of this "Star Trek" episode were influenced (consciously or not) by a "Twilight Zone" episode that had aired a few years earlier. Entitled "A Hundred Yards Over The Rim", it starred Cliff Robertson as a Western pioneer in 1849, who is near death from hunger and thirst. Transported (it is never explained how) to 1961, he is assisted by several kind people, and eventually learns from an encyclopedia that his son (who is dying of influenza back in 1849) is destined to be a scientist of some importance. He eventually returns to his own time with a vial of penicillin tablets from 1961, which saves his son's life. In this "Star Trek" episode, Kirk and Company discover that John Christopher has to be returned to HIS time, because his son (whom he hasn't yet fathered) will grow up to be an important scientist. If that plot similarity was a coincidence, it was certainly a striking one.

I love the lighting on Kirk's face the entire time he's talking to the pilot. The area around his eyes lit up and everything else in shadow.

Kirk: "You'll have to forgive me - I didn't know that your aircraft couldn't hold up to our tractor beam". Goddammit, Spock TOLD you back up on the bridge this was probably going to happen.

Jet Cpt.: "What ever this thing is it's big". Michael Scott: "That's what she said". STAR TREK- still one of the best t.v. shows in television history. 📺

I like Kirk's mischievous smile at the pilot's befuddlement, enjoying his moment of superiority and in anticipation of the series of shocks the pilot was about to experience.

Enterprise?!? What the hell are you damn navy guys trying to pull?

Captain John Christopher alias Roger Perry died Thursday July 12, 2018 from prostate cancer, He was 85. RIP d(--___--)b

'Captain the aircraft has broken up shall I turn off the trackor beam?' 'Yes Mr Spock, that would be the logical thing to do I think.'

BTW, there were nuclear tipped air-to-air missiles, meant to detonate in the middle of enemy bomber streams. Though unlikely to be on an aircraft unless at top readiness. So Spock’s statements were accurate.

Remember this episode clearly as a young teen. One of my favorites. Ironically I was in the Air Force a few years after this episode actually working with F-104’s in NATO. Seems like yesterday.

Two cylindrical projections on top and one below also a saucer shaped projection in the front. Wow! That Enterprise is a crazy looking ship, huh?!

Who’s here after the Alaska UFO got shot down?

This was my favourite episode when I was a kid because having the enterprise flying above the earth was something I used to dream about.

If I remember correctly, in this episode, the F104 Starfighter aircraft was operating from the SAC Airbase outside of Omaha. Spock mentions later that the debris from the aircraft fell harmlessly into a field in southeast Nebraska. I always thought it would have been cool if the film crew had acquired an actual F104 from the Air Force, and had the transporter bring it into the shuttle bay. It would have great to see the pilot step out of the aircraft and meet Captain Kirk. You could have Scotty go over the aircraft and do a preflight when the pilot leaves. I think Scotty would admire the F104 and would have liked to keep it as a souvenir.

One of the few instances where l truly love the CGI re-mastered episodes. So incredibly awesome to see Enterprise flying in near-earth orbit among clouds and blue skies.

One of the best Star trek episodes period in all generations

Eugene Roddenberry somehow new parts of the future. He was part of something bigger than everything, or he was a very talented person with a very lucky imagination. We need more people like him nowadays. Rest in peace amazing earthling... You too CaptainThomas F. Mantell, If you're not still alive and on bored the craft you are chasing.

This particular episode certainly has remained a favorite to me. Each time I view this, I am inclined to believe that perhaps a probable similar scenario shall occur one day in the immediate future. Since the 1960's, I have believed that it was the intention of Gene Roddenberry to place that imaginative thought in our mind.

This is one of my favorite episodes of the TOS series. Loved Capt. Christopher’s look right after rematerializing.

2:02 "They didn't cover THIS in my training ..."

Ed Peck as Colonel Fellini was a great addition to this episode.

The 1st frame of the Enterprise over blue skies is awesome

Always loved the f 104 starfighter. Missile with a man in it .beautiful aircraft

00:17 Great scene. I don't think we ever saw the starship flying through the atmosphere in the remainder of the series. Had to be a fun scene to put together

When we first met Christopher, he was an air force captain...but the ending credits listed him as a "major". I wish I got promoted that fast.

to be honest, that lockheed starfighter might as well have broken apart without any tractor beam

One of my favourite Episode of Star trek TOS, really great. The Enterprise look so very impressed remastered when flying in the Earth atmosphere higher and higher to be in space in Orbit arround Planet Earth in past. Live long and prosper 🖖 Thankyou for uploading Best regards from Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹, Europe Michael

Beamed out of the jet from the sitting position to the transporter pad standing up! guess Scotty is so good with the transporter that he can make him stand up when he gets aboard

For reference, the space shuttle came in at about 17500 mph. There is not a single plane in the arsenal of any nation that can match that speed. For a sixties jet fighter to be "closing in on the UFO' means the Enterprise is basically rolling along at idle.

the F-104 was one of the most beautiful interceptors in history

Well, good old Star Trek from the 1960's. Captain James T. Kirk, mr Spock from Vulcan, assistant Uhura, Sulu and the others. I still have on Video cassettes all those great andventures. Thanks for the short video👍👍

Probably saved the pilots life given the chances of the F104 crashing on landing🤣

"Captain, maybe this type of aircraft is too fragile to take our tractor beam" Actualy too fragile to take basicaly anything...

Humor in this one-the AF security officer they beamed aboard looked like a deer in the headlights. And when the transport man made him instant chicken soup!

Dorothy (D.C.) Fontana wrote almost all of the very best TOS episodes.

You know what captain Christopher should have asked? "I'm from Chicago - please tell me the Cubs have won a World Series by 2300?" Kirk looks at feet..."Ummmm"

It's a shame we couldn't have seen the AF pilot join the crew. Kirk genuinely liked him, and he did say "we need men like you, but never get enough of them" I could have seen Christopher eventually Captain his own ship and probably being one of the better captains. But his future son would go on to greatness as one of Earth's early solar system explorers to make it to Saturn. There would have been a great episode! Christopher got to see his son make the first landing on the ringed giant. I couldn't imagine the pride he would have felt as his son transmitted the first images from a manned spacecraft to Earth. It would go something like this: Spock: If you would like, I can call up the library computer and allow you to see your son's visual transmissions to Earth. Captain Christopher: You can do that? I mean in my time, computers need huge amounts of tape and punch cards for data entry. Spock: Fortunately for you, our time has advanced considerably in the fields of cybernetics and computer technology. I myself specialize in computers despite being the science officer on board the Enterprise. Captain Christopher: Alright, and as the computer clicks to life, an image of a very strong and stoic younger man appears. He looks like me, and as the visual continued "Captain's log, Earth year 1997: After nearly three years of essentially being packed in a large tuna can and frozen for the trip here, we have arrived and are inserting ourselves into the outer rings of Saturn. You know, even though this is for the official record, I want to add a personal note: "Dad, if you can hear me out in this void of space, I wanted to say I love you and thank you. Your dreams of this "saucer shape and two cylinders" may not have been so far off. I used to think you were a bit flight happy when you told me about that, but now dad, what I am seeing here now just a few thousand kilometers away, makes me realize that you knew something, you knew something was up there. And we are now just beginning to discover that.....well dad, if you can see this (transmits images of Saturn) maybe you really were the first one to leap out into the unknown.

Now that’s what I call a First Contact!

I feel like him every time I walk through the front door and my wife has re arranged our furniture. I don't like it at all.

This is one of my favorite episodes. I get it out and watch it every so often.

KIRK: Scotty, can you get a tractor beam on that pilot? SCOTTY: Only if you can get to the transporter room in the next 2 seconds. I gotta pee. KIRK: I'm here. Go take e a whiz.

Can you just imagine if all the hype on UFO's were really just us from the 23rd century. That would be wild.

2:02 Now This Is My Funniest Star Trek The Original Series Episode Ever. Thanks Mate. X

It sure seemed like they should have used the tractor beam to bring aboard as much debris as possible, clearly, it could have clues that lead places they did not want the Earthlings to go. Kirk really fouled that up.... ;-)

How many red shirts were lost stopping Scotty from beaming down to get some 1960s scotch...... not that synthahol crap.

I always liked this episode from TOS but as I watched this clip, a couple things cone to mind; first, Captain Christopher is sitting in the airplane cockpit and beams aboard standing up. Secondly, why does Spock have to ask Kirk to turn off the tractor beam when he states the plane has broken up? Wouldn’t the tractor beam be tractor beaming thin air at this point? Spock is the First Officer and should be able to make that decision. Man, Star fleet Command is tough with that “Prime Directive”.

my favourite tv show ,saludos a todos los trekkies desde Uruguay

It's strange how the director never thought to make the pilot appear on the transporter pad in a sitting position on 1:56 - as he was when he was piloting his aircraft.

There was an incident in 1953 where an F-89 (the nuclear rockets platform) intercepted and merged with an unidentified tracking over the great lakes which continued and then vanished... Wonder if the writers intended that association(?)!

"The aircraft has completely broken up, captain. Shall I turn off the tractor beam?" "Mr. Spock, do I also need to tell you when to wipe your own ass? Take some initiative, man!"

WHY HASN'T ANCIENT ALIENS INVESTIGATED THIS IN AN EPISODE YET?!?!

I served in the military. Under the circumstances, The Pilot (Capt. J Christopher) must've assumed that he is captured by the enemy (Soviets?) grab his gun and shoot the enemy.

Season 1 Episode 20 - tomorrow is yesterday.. currently available on netflix

One of the ships of the line calenders from a couple years back had a painting of the F-104 starting to break up in the Enterprises tractor beam.

Kirk: "It was an accident." Christopher: "You seem to have a lot of them."

Fue fenomenal ese episodio. Super. 👍👍👍👍

"You people. Who are you?" "Your United States Air Force's future." - Captain Kirk

I think the pilot kind of undersells the sheer scale of the enterprise compared to any contemporary aircraft. "Its big" Yeah, its bigger than an Iowa battleship. Even with (small) nukes I wouldn't want to go up against something that big that can freaking fly

Saw this when it first played on TV ,A really good episode.

I read this one in Project Blue Book. The conclusion, the pilot had been watching too much of a popular 1960s Sci-Fi program called Star Trek.

I love the camera work & lighting back then, with the shadows on their faces.

2:18 He looks like a Postman looking through a letterbox

Funny how they can beam a guy SITTING in his cockpit aboard who arrives STANDING 😂!

Pretty interesting that I was just thinking about this episode this last week because I thought about it and wondered what was the Air Force jet that was flown in the episode. I thought I remembered it as an F-104 so my memory was on point.

"Captain, the aircraft has completely broken up, shall we turn off the tractor beam now" - might as well

Control: "You are ordered to close on the UFO and attempt to force him to land. We want it brought down or at least disabled until the other planes arrive." Pilot, who actually sees the Enterprise: "Umm, control, I know I'm only a fighter-jock Captain, but this is a huge and obviously highly advanced craft with technology we can't even imagine. Do you really think it is a good idea to piss them off? How about if I try to make radio contact? I mean, it couldn't hurt to TRY, could it?"

Love the trumpets during the climb.

The error was that he was beamed aboard standing up. Still one of my favorite episodes.

This scene is loosely based off a real event that took place in 1948. A UFO was sighted near a military base and a group of pilots were sent out to observe it, one pilot, Captain Thomas Mantell who got closer than any other to the craft they were trying to observe, essentially fell out of the sky to his death. Just google or search the name here on youtube. Fascinating.

Once upon a time, a person could watch complete episodes of Star Trek.

Boy, Temporal investigations must have had a field day with this one

USAF Pilot on seeing Captain Kirk, "Hey! I know you. I've seen you before on TV with that funny guy with the pointed ears."

Wow. I watched this episode the first time it aired! I remember it perfectly. I was 8.

Kirk walked from the bridge to the transporter room in one second to find a standing pilot who should be sitting.

Kirk asked if the Transporter could lock onto the cockpit of the plane after he was told the plane was breaking up just wondering what Kirk would have done if Scotty said no 😂

"The UFO appears to be going Mach niner-niner."

Spock "The aircraft may be armed with nuclear warheads" Also Spock "The aircraft has completely broken up. Do you want me to turn the tractor beams off ?"

Granted, it wouldn't have made for a good storyline, but if I had been the captain of the _USS Enterprise,_ he would've been transported to the surface, thus avoiding a (possible) violation of the "Prime Directive". Additionally, it would've eliminated the need for multiple time/warp travel.. . .

Kept thinking that Capt. Christopher would hit Capt. Kirk over the head with his flight helmet when he turned to use the comm.

Outstanding job updating the effects in this episode. The original effects always distracted me.

I like how the pilot starts asking questions like he is in charge. Haha. Doesn't have a clue.

A very selective and smart transporter. Brought up the pilot, suit, boots, helmet, and nothing else.

Spock: "He might damage us severely.......heavy emphasis on MIGHT, Captain.........MIGHT".

I seen this show. One of my favorites 😀

This is one of the best episodes!

Never seen this episode, BUT wouldnt the fighter plane being "broken up" instituted an Act Of War and instantly cause other fighters to attack the ship??

“You speak English” Apparently so do Klingons , Romulans , Vulcans and dozens of other aliens!

How does Capt Christopher go from a sitting position in the planes cockpit to standing on the transporter pad?

This was from season 1, episode “Tomorrow is Yesterday”. Live long and prosper.....

I love the way Spock pronounces the word “Interceptor”.

I wish there was an episode about Major A. Nelson beamed up and Jeannie making a mess on the Enterprise!

Excellent remasterization!!