Star Trek Viewing Guide
Chapter 1 · The Road to the Federation
  1. 1The Road to the Federation2063–2161
  2. 2Toward the Five-Year Mission2230s–2261
  3. 3The Expanding Federation2265–2268
  4. 4The Long Road to Khitomer2268–2293
  5. 5A New Generation2324–2367
  6. 6Continuing Voyages2367–2369
  7. 7New Frontiers and Foundations2369–2370
  8. 8Exploring New Quadrants2371–2372
  9. 9Storms on the Horizon2372–2373
  10. 10The Dominion War2373–2375
  11. 11Trying to Get Home2375–2379
  12. 12Life on the Lower Decks2380–2382
  13. 13Echoes and Legacies2383–2401
  14. 14The Far Future3074–42nd century

Enterprise · S2 · E2

Carbon Creek

First aired September 18, 2002

After Archer and Trip become curious about a visit T'Pol made to a Pennsylvanian mining town called Carbon Creek, she tells the two a tale about a Vulcan ship that crash-landed in 1957.

Commentary

Mestral’s I Love Lucy fandom in this fun episode is almost certainly a nod to the fact that Star Trek might never have existed without the support and influence of Lucille Ball. Ball ran Desilu Productions, the studio that backed Star Trek through its difficult early development. When NBC rejected the first pilot, she continued supporting the show as it received approval for a second pilot - something almost unheard of in television.

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