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[[File:Tribbles_for_Ichneumon.jpg|thumb|Tribbles for Ichneumon.]][[File:Tribbles_for_Ichneumon_-_Sporrans.jpg|thumb|"Tribbles for Ichneumon" inspired a brief fashion craze for Tribble-pelt sporrans.]]"'''Tribbles for Ichneumon'''" is one of the [[Forbidden Episodes of Star Trek|"Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek]].  
[[File:Tribbles_for_Ichneumon.jpg|thumb|Tribbles for Ichneumon.]][[File:Tribbles_for_Ichneumon_-_Sporrans.jpg|thumb|"Tribbles for Ichneumon" inspired a brief fashion craze for Tribble-pelt sporrans.]]"'''Tribbles for Ichneumon'''" is one of the [[Forbidden Episodes of Star Trek|"Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek]].  


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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File:City on the Edge of Flower Power.jpg|link=City on the Edge of Flower Power|Publicity still for "'''[[City on the Edge of Flower Power]]'''", one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of Star Trek.
File:The Trouble With Triffids.jpg|link=The Trouble With Triffids|"'''[[The Trouble With Triffids]]'''" wins the Caldecott Medal for Children's literature.


File:The Socialist Iteration.jpg|link=The Socialist Iteration|"'''[[The Socialist Iteration]]'''" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek, in which Mister Spock ponders the difficulty of having conversations about the word "Socialism". The episode is loosely based on the film ''My Dinner With Andre''.
File:Death_of_a_Stalactite.jpg|link=Death of a Stalactite|"'''[[Death of a Stalactite]]'''" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series ''Star Trek''.  


File:TARDIS on the Edge of Forever.jpg|link=The TARDIS on the Edge of Forever|[[The TARDIS on the Edge of Forever]] is one of the so-called "[[Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes|Forbidden Episodes]]" of the television program Star Trek.
File:The Casein Glory.jpg|link=The Casein Glory|"'''[[The Casein Glory]]'''" is one of the so-called "[[Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes|Forbidden Episodes]]" of the television series Star Trek.


File:Moonbeam Voyage Jollities Ahead - I Dial Up Star Trek.jpg|link=Moonbeam Voyage Jollities Ahead: I Dial Up Star Trek (nonfiction)|The anagram "[[Moonbeam Voyage Jollities Ahead: I Dial Up Star Trek (nonfiction)|Moonbeam Voyage Jollities Ahead: I Dial Up Star Trek]]" may be related to one or more of the Forbidden Episodes.
File:City on the Edge of Flower Power.jpg|link=City on the Edge of Flower Power|Publicity still for "'''[[City on the Edge of Flower Power]]'''", one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of Star Trek.


File:Tribbles_for_Ichneumon_(tweet).jpg|"Tribbles for Ichneumon" (social media post screenshot).
File:The Socialist Iteration.jpg|link=The Socialist Iteration|"'''[[The Socialist Iteration]]'''" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek, in which Mister Spock ponders the difficulty of having conversations about the word "Socialism". The episode is loosely based on the film ''My Dinner With Andre''.


Tribbles_for_Ichneumon_-_Salvador_Dalí_(tweet).jpg|Are You Sure ... that surrealist artist Salvador Dalí played The Ichneumon, an alien ambassador struck by tragedy, in "Tribbles for Ichneumon"?
File:Tribbles_for_Ichneumon_-_Salvador_Dalí_(tweet).jpg|Are You Sure ... that surrealist artist Salvador Dalí played The Ichneumon, an alien ambassador struck by tragedy, in "Tribbles for Ichneumon"?


File:Plan_Hydrox_from_Outer_Space.jpg|link=Plan Hydrox from Outer Space|'''''[[Plan Hydrox from Outer Space]]''''' is a 2021 children's educational allegory film describing alien cookie monsters and their plan to turn the Earth into a steaming cup of hot milk.
File:Plan_Hydrox_from_Outer_Space.jpg|link=Plan Hydrox from Outer Space|'''''[[Plan Hydrox from Outer Space]]''''' is a 2021 children's educational allegory film describing alien cookie monsters and their plan to turn the Earth into a steaming cup of hot milk.
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* [[And The Petroleum Shall Leak]]
* [[City on the Edge of Flower Power]]
* [[City on the Edge of Flower Power]]
* [[Death of a Stalactite]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
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* [[Spock's Bug]]
* [[Spock's Bug]]
* [[Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes]]
* [[Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes]]
* [[The Casein Glory]]
* [[The Socialist Iteration]]
* [[The Socialist Iteration]]
* [[The TARDIS on the Edge of Forever]]
* [[The Trouble With Triffids]]
* ''[[Tribble Indemnity]]''
* [[Weaponizing Spirograph]] - documentary film which has short interview with The Ichneumon discussing the inherent menace of recursion
* [[Weaponizing Spirograph]] - documentary film which has short interview with The Ichneumon discussing the inherent menace of recursion


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== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1384886228856852480 Post] @ Twitter (21 April 2021)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichneumon_(genus) Ichneumon (genus)] - ''Ichneumon'' is a genus of parasitoid wasps in the family ''Ichneumonidae''.
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1375815993407209476 Post] @ Twitter (27 March 2021)
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/concellation/permalink/361486628232141/?comment_id=361494228231381 Comment] @ Facebook
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon Flowers for Algernon] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon Flowers for Algernon] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trouble_with_Tribbles The Trouble with Tribbles] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trouble_with_Tribbles The Trouble with Tribbles] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros Ouroboros] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros Ouroboros] @ Wikipedia
=== Social media ===
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1508171837737508878 Post] @ Twitter (27 March 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1384886228856852480 Post] @ Twitter (21 April 2021) -
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1375815993407209476 Post] @ Twitter (27 March 2021)
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/concellation/permalink/361486628232141/?comment_id=361494228231381 Comment] @ Facebook


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Latest revision as of 08:49, 28 December 2023

Tribbles for Ichneumon.
"Tribbles for Ichneumon" inspired a brief fashion craze for Tribble-pelt sporrans.

"Tribbles for Ichneumon" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

Plot

The Ichneumon, an alien ambassador from the "Spock's Bug" parallel universe, is sterile, and will soon die without progeny, threatening the intra-universe treaty between Insects and Humanoids.

In a desperate effort to save both universes from extinction, Doctor McCoy synthesizes an experimental fertility drug using compounds isolated from living tribbles, but The Ichneumon refuses to take the drug unless it can first sting its eggs into a living host, naming McCoy as its host of choice.

McCoy is ready to sacrifice himself, but is knocked unconscious by a stunt double playing Kirk, who is in turn neck-pinched by the actual Leonard Nimoy (who narrates the episode).

During this human-on-human action, The Ichneumon grows increasingly impatient, finally stinging itself in a tantrum of alien petulance.

Thus does The Ichneumon bear its own young, which eat their progenitor and then sting themselves, sub specie aeternitatis.

In the News

  • "The Trouble With Triffids" wins the Caldecott Medal for Children's literature.

    "The Trouble With Triffids" wins the Caldecott Medal for Children's literature.

  • "Death of a Stalactite" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

    "Death of a Stalactite" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

  • "The Casein Glory" is one of the so-called "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

    "The Casein Glory" is one of the so-called "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

  • Publicity still for "City on the Edge of Flower Power", one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of Star Trek.

    Publicity still for "City on the Edge of Flower Power", one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of Star Trek.

  • "The Socialist Iteration" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek, in which Mister Spock ponders the difficulty of having conversations about the word "Socialism". The episode is loosely based on the film My Dinner With Andre.

    "The Socialist Iteration" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek, in which Mister Spock ponders the difficulty of having conversations about the word "Socialism". The episode is loosely based on the film My Dinner With Andre.

  • Are You Sure ... that surrealist artist Salvador Dalí played The Ichneumon, an alien ambassador struck by tragedy, in "Tribbles for Ichneumon"?

    Are You Sure ... that surrealist artist Salvador Dalí played The Ichneumon, an alien ambassador struck by tragedy, in "Tribbles for Ichneumon"?

  • Plan Hydrox from Outer Space is a 2021 children's educational allegory film describing alien cookie monsters and their plan to turn the Earth into a steaming cup of hot milk.

    Plan Hydrox from Outer Space is a 2021 children's educational allegory film describing alien cookie monsters and their plan to turn the Earth into a steaming cup of hot milk.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

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