Kid's Guide: TOS Episodes 1-5

Welcome to the first of many posts detailing recommendations for when and if Star Trek episodes are appropriate for kids. I have 5 year-old and 2 year-old sons, and I am very keen on introducing them to Star Trek. I also want to do it before other lesser forms of popular entertainment make inroads that are too deep. With that said, I don't think a sequential watch-through is called for at this point. For one thing, it's too much screen time. But for another, which episodes are appropriate? Which ones are entertaining enough to hold the attention of a youngster?

So I'm going to rate these episodes on a few axes and then spit-ball an age that I think is appropriate for each. The axes will be: Violence and Scariness, Sexual Content, Big Ideas, and Entertainment Value.

So, here goes!

TOS Season 1 Episode 1: The Man Trap

 HI KIDS!!! Want to watch some Star Trek?!?!

The Original Series, Season 1: The Man Trap

Welcome to the second review here at Treknonbabble. Matt and I are going to do more podcasts, but since there are more than 700 episodes and movies, a podcast for everything is a little impractical. This is the other kind of review we are going to try. We're going to take turns writing up a review and respond to each other's review. I'm up first with the first Star Trek ever aired, airing September 8, 1966.

The Original Series, Season One
"The Man Trap"
Airdate: September 8, 1966
6 of 80 produced
1 of 80 aired
Click here to watch on CBS.com

McCoy takes "She'll suck the life out of you" completely the wrong way...