My earliest memories of Star Trek are also similar to Adam's, specifically that of 3rd season TOS episode, "That Which Survives." It was shown at midnight or after on my local independent tv station. For some reason, this episode was rarely shown, but it left a very strong impression on me like it did for you, Adam. I remembered the episode mostly for 2 things; the fact that the Enterprise was racing through space at ludicrous speeds and for the mysterious alien woman with genie-like powers. Later on, as a teenager, I was able to successfully catch all 79 episodes on tv, but "That Which Survives" ended up being my favorite out of all of them. Rewatching this episode as a teenager with raging hormones, my attention was fixated on Losira, the beautiful alien woman who appears in this episode wearing a genie costume with the genie-like powers. Imagine to my surprise when I found out that Lee Meriwether, the actress who played the role of Losira, also starred as the always sexy Catwoman in the 1966 Batman feature film with Adam West. It's no wonder that Lee is also a Miss America pageant winner.