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And the Children Shall Lead

episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (S3 E4)
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And the Children Shall Lead

Summary

And the Children Shall Lead is a Star Trek episode[1]. It draws 1,199 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #69 of 536).[2]

Key Facts

  • And the Children Shall Lead's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • And the Children Shall Lead's instance of is recorded as television series episode[4].
  • And the Children Shall Lead was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky[5].
  • Edward J. Lakso wrote the screenplay for And the Children Shall Lead[6].
  • And the Children Shall Lead's genre is science fiction[7].
  • And the Children Shall Lead followed The Paradise Syndrome[8].
  • And the Children Shall Lead was followed by Is There in Truth No Beauty?[9].
  • A cast member of And the Children Shall Lead was William Shatner[10].
  • A cast member of And the Children Shall Lead was Leonard Nimoy[11].
  • A cast member of And the Children Shall Lead was DeForest Kelley[12].
  • A cast member of And the Children Shall Lead was James Doohan[13].
  • A cast member of And the Children Shall Lead was George Takei[14].
  • A cast member of And the Children Shall Lead was Nichelle Nichols[15].
  • A cast member of And the Children Shall Lead was Walter Koenig[16].
  • A cast member of And the Children Shall Lead was Bill Blackburn[17].
  • And the Children Shall Lead's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[18].
  • And the Children Shall Lead's director of photography is recorded as Gerald Finnerman[19].
  • The original language of And the Children Shall Lead was English[20].
  • And the Children Shall Lead's language of work or name is recorded as English[21].
  • And the Children Shall Lead was distributed by video on demand[22].
  • And the Children Shall Lead was distributed by VHS[23].
  • And the Children Shall Lead's review score is recorded as 1.0/10[24].
  • And the Children Shall Lead's original broadcaster is recorded as NBC[25].
  • And the Children Shall Lead's color is recorded as color[26].
  • And the Children Shall Lead's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

And the Children Shall Lead was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky[5]. Edward J. Lakso wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include William Shatner[10], Leonard Nimoy[11], DeForest Kelley[12], James Doohan[13], George Takei[14], and Nichelle Nichols[15].

Publication

Publication dates include October 11, 1968[28] and February 23, 1974[29]. The original language of And the Children Shall Lead was English[20]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[21]. Its genre is science fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[18]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[22] and VHS[23].

Subject and Themes

And the Children Shall Lead's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Original Series[18].

Reception

And the Children Shall Lead's review score is recorded as 1.0/10[24].

Adaptations and Inspiration

And the Children Shall Lead followed The Paradise Syndrome[8]. It was followed by Is There in Truth No Beauty?[9].

Why It Matters

And the Children Shall Lead draws 1,199 Wikipedia views per month (star_trek_episode category, ranking #69 of 536).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

DeForest Kelley George Takei James Doohan Leonard Nimoy Netflix Nichelle Nichols Star Trek: The Original Series United States Walter Koenig William Shatner

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . allmovie.com. Retrieved . allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved . rottentomatoes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . allmovie.com. Retrieved . allmovie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . omdbapi.com. Retrieved . omdbapi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21h ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original network → —
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Followed by → Is There in Truth No Beauty?
    Director of photography → Gerald Finnerman
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