 Between _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv), _"Star Trek" (1973)_ (qv) and the  six original series Star Trek movies, the Season One episode The  Slaver weapon is the only time after his character was first  introduced that William Shatner (qv) (Captain James Tiberius Kirk)  does not appear. He also did not appear in the first  _"Star Trek" (1966)_ (qv) pilot, The Cage.