September 8, 1966 –
Star Trek debuted on NBC-TV, with the airing of an episode titled The Man Trap on this date. (The series had to overcome calls from within the network to cancel the series before it even aired.)
When NBC was promoting Star Trek in magazines, all shots of Spock’s pointed eyebrows and ears were airbrushed out of the pictures because NBC thought that no one would watch the show due to Spock’s resemblance to the Devil. However, this concern was quickly invalidated upon the series’ airing with Spock becoming not only one of the most popular characters, but also a sex symbol with young female viewers, an audience reaction no one in the cast or crew anticipated.
The Haus of Dcaligari 