10 Strangest Worlds In Star Trek
5. Megas-Tu
Megas-Tu was a controversial planet in Star Trek's history, not least for being one of those 'centre of the Galaxy' locations that shouldn't technically exist. The Magicks Of Megas-Tu manages to side-step that issue by also having the planet exist in an alternate dimension. One phaser blast dodged there.
The second, rather strange aspect of this strange world was the fact that it was populated by devils. When Larry Brody was writing the script for the episode, he originally pitched a story featuring the Enterprise meeting God (now, where have we heard that before?) Although, according to Drawn to the Final Frontier - The Making of Star Trek: The Animated Series, Gene Roddenberry loved the idea, the network was never going to allow the show to depict god in this way.
They were, however, perfectly happy with a depiction of a devil, cloven hooves and all.
The planet is depicted as candy-striped, though when the crew beams down, they are presented with 17th-century Salem, with the locals depicting the religious zealots of the day. Instead of a witch-burning, Kirk and Spock manage to convince the Megans to let them, and their new friend Lucien, go free. The episode received some criticism for a seemingly sympathetic portrayal of a Satanic creature, yet it was hardly the first time that particular shot was fired against the show.
A certain pointy-eared character caused some raised eyebrows in The Cage, too.