Sulu is a fictional character portrayed by George Takei in the TV series Star Trek.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Man Trap (season 1), they were 29 years old.
They appear in 52 episodes out of a total of 79 aired and have accumulated 245 positive votes.
The character of Sulu is mainly associated with Captain James Tiberius 'Jim' Kirk, Dr. McCoy and Uhura.
Episodes52
The Man Trap
episode S1.E1 september 1966Dr. McCoy discovers his old flame is not what she seems after crew members begin dying from a sudden lack of salt in their bodies.
Charlie X
episode S1.E2 september 1966Captain Kirk must learn the limits to the power of a 17-year-old boy with the psionic ability to create anything and destroy anyone.
Where No Man Has Gone Before
episode S1.E3 september 1966The flight recorder of the 200-year-old U.S.S. Valiant relays a tale of terror--a magnetic storm at the edge of the galaxy.
The Naked Time
episode S1.E4 september 1966The crew is infected with a mysterious disease that removes people's emotional inhibitions to a dangerous degree.
The Enemy Within
episode S1.E5 october 1966A transporter malfunction splits Captain Kirk into two halves: one meek and indecisive, the other violent and ill tempered. The remaining crew members stranded on the planet cannot be beamed up to the ship until a problem is fixed.
Mudd's Women
episode S1.E6 october 1966The Enterprise picks up untrustworthy entrepreneur Harry Mudd accompanied by three beautiful women who immediately put a spell on all the male crew members.
The Corbomite Maneuver
episode S1.E10 november 1966After the Enterprise is forced to destroy a dangerous marker buoy, a gigantic alien ship arrives to capture and condemn the crew as trespassers.
Balance of Terror
episode S1.E14 december 1966The Enterprise must decide on its response when a Romulan ship makes a destructively hostile armed probe of Federation territory.
Shore Leave
episode S1.E15 december 1966The past three months have left the crew of the Enterprise exhausted and in desperate need of a break, but does this explain McCoy's encounter with a human-sized white rabbit or Kirk crossing paths with the prankster who plagued his days at Starfleet Academy?
The Galileo Seven
episode S1.E16 january 1967The Galileo, under Spock's command, crash-lands on a hostile planet. As the Enterprise races against time to find the shuttlecraft, Spock's strictly logical leadership clashes with the fear and resentment of his crew.
The Squire of Gothos
episode S1.E17 january 1967A being that controls matter and creates planets wants to play with the Enterprise crew.
Arena
episode S1.E18 january 1967For bringing hostility into their solar system, a superior alien race brings Captain Kirk into mortal combat against the reptilian captain of an alien ship he was pursuing.
Tomorrow Is Yesterday
episode S1.E19 january 1967The Enterprise is thrown back in time to 1960s Earth.
The Return of the Archons
episode S1.E21 february 1967Seeking the answer to a century-old mystery, Kirk and crew encounter a vacantly peaceful society under a 6000-year autocratic rule that kills all those it can't absorb.
This Side of Paradise
episode S1.E24 march 1967The Enterprise investigates a planet whose colonists should be dead, but are not.
Errand of Mercy
episode S1.E26 march 1967With a war with Klingons raging, Kirk and Spock attempt to resist an occupation of a planet with incomprehensibly placid natives.
The City on the Edge of Forever
episode S1.E28 april 1967When a temporarily insane Dr. McCoy accidentally changes history and destroys his time, Kirk and Spock follow him to prevent the disaster, but the price to do so is high.
Operation -- Annihilate!
episode S1.E29 april 1967The Enterprise crew attempts to stop a plague of amoeba-like creatures from possessing human hosts and spreading throughout the galaxy.
Amok Time
episode S2.E1 september 1967In the throes of his Pon Farr mating period, Spock must return to Vulcan to meet his intended future wife, betrothed from childhood.
Who Mourns for Adonais?
episode S2.E2 september 1967A powerful being claiming to be the Greek god Apollo appears and demands that the crew of the Enterprise disembark onto his planet to worship him.
The Changeling
episode S2.E3 september 1967A powerful artificially intelligent Earth probe, with a murderously twisted imperative, comes aboard the Enterprise and mistakes Capt. Kirk for its creator.
Mirror, Mirror
episode S2.E4 october 1967A transporter accident places Captain Kirk's landing party in an alternate universe, where the Enterprise is in the service of a barbarically brutal empire.
The Doomsday Machine
episode S2.E6 october 1967The USS Enterprise encounters the wrecked USS Constellation and its distraught commodore who's determined to stop the giant planet-destroying robot ship that killed his crew.
Catspaw
episode S2.E7 october 1967Very alien visitors to our galaxy attempt to connect with human consciousness but miss, winding up tapping into the regions of human nightmares instead.
I, Mudd
episode S2.E8 november 1967Harry Mudd returns with a plot to take over the Enterprise by stranding the crew on a planet populated by androids under his command.
Metamorphosis
episode S2.E9 november 1967While returning to the Enterprise aboard the shuttlecraft, Kirk, Spock, McCoy and a seriously ill Federation diplomat find themselves kidnapped by an energized cloud.
Friday's Child
episode S2.E11 december 1967The Federation clashes with the Klingon Empire over mining rights to Capella IV. A sudden coup between its warrior-minded inhabitants forces Kirk's party to flee with the now dead leader's pregnant wife.
The Deadly Years
episode S2.E12 december 1967A landing party from the Enterprise is exposed to strange form of radiation which rapidly ages them.
Wolf in the Fold
episode S2.E14 december 1967Kirk and the Enterprise computer become detectives after Scotty is accused of murdering women on a pleasure planet.
Return to Tomorrow
episode S2.E20 february 1968The Enterprise is guided to a distant, long-dead world where survivors of an extremely ancient race - existing only as disembodied energy - desiring the bodies of Kirk, Spock and astro-biologist Ann Mulhall so that they may live again.
The Omega Glory
episode S2.E23 march 1968Responding to a distress signal, Kirk finds Captain Tracey of the U.S.S. Exeter violating the prime directive and interfering with a war between the Yangs and the Kohms to find the secret of their longevity.
The Ultimate Computer
episode S2.E24 march 1968Kirk and a sub-skeleton crew are ordered to test out an advanced artificially intelligent control system - the M-5 Multitronic system, which could potentially render them all redundant.
Assignment: Earth
episode S2.E26 march 1968While back in time observing Earth in 1968, the Enterprise crew encounters the mysterious Gary Seven who has his own agenda on the planet.
Spock's Brain
episode S3.E1 september 1968The crew of the Enterprise pursues a mysterious woman who has abducted Spock's brain.
The Enterprise Incident
episode S3.E2 september 1968An apparently insane Capt. Kirk has the Enterprise deliberately enter the Romulan Neutral Zone where the ship is immediately captured by the enemy.
The Paradise Syndrome
episode S3.E3 october 1968Trapped on a planet whose inhabitants are descended from Northwestern Native Americans, Kirk loses his memory and is proclaimed a God while the crippled Enterprise races back to the planet before it is destroyed by an asteroid.
And the Children Shall Lead
episode S3.E4 october 1968The Enterprise reaches a Federation colony where the adults have all killed themselves but the children play without care.
Is There in Truth No Beauty?
episode S3.E5 october 1968Lovely telepath Miranda is aide to Ambassador Kollos, in a box to stop insanity when humans see Medusans. She rejects Larry, a designer of Enterprise, and senses murderous intent nearby.
Day of the Dove
episode S3.E7 november 1968Both humans and Klingons have been lured to a planet by a formless entity that feeds on hatred and has set about to fashion them into a permanent food supply for itself.
For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
episode S3.E8 november 1968The Enterprise discovers an apparent asteroid that is on a collision course with a planet is actually an ancient populated generation ship.
The Tholian Web
episode S3.E9 november 1968With Capt. Kirk and the derelict USS Defiant apparently lost, the Enterprise grapples with an insanity causing plague and an attack by the Tholians.
Wink of an Eye
episode S3.E11 november 1968A group of aliens who exist in a state of incredible acceleration invade the Enterprise and abduct Capt. Kirk.
The Empath
episode S3.E12 december 1968Trapped in an alien laboratory, Kirk, Spock and McCoy meet an empath and are involved in a series of experiments.
Elaan of Troyius
episode S3.E13 december 1968While transporting an arrogant, demanding princess for a political marriage, Captain Kirk must cope both with her biochemical ability to force him to love her, as well as sabotage on his ship.
Whom Gods Destroy
episode S3.E14 january 1969Kirk and Spock are taken prisoners by a former starship captain named Garth, who now resides at, and has taken over, a high security asylum for the criminally insane.
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
episode S3.E15 january 1969The Enterprise encounters two duo-chromatic and mutually belligerent aliens who put the ship in the middle of their old conflict.
The Mark of Gideon
episode S3.E16 january 1969Kirk beams down to the planet Gideon and appears to find himself trapped on a deserted Enterprise. Spock on the real Enterprise must use his diplomatic skills to deal with the uncooperative inhabitants of Gideon and find the Captain.
That Which Survives
episode S3.E17 january 1969After the Enterprise landing party beams down to investigate a geologically interesting planet, their ship is hurled across the galaxy. Kirk and company find a deserted outpost guarded by the deadly image of a beautiful woman.
The Lights of Zetar
episode S3.E18 january 1969A mysterious, twinkling mass of sapient energy ravages an important archive and Scotty's new girlfriend may be linked to it.
The Way to Eden
episode S3.E20 february 1969A group of idealistic hippies, led by an irrational leader, come aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise.
The Savage Curtain
episode S3.E22 march 1969Kirk, Spock, Abraham Lincoln and Vulcan legend Surak are pitted in battle against notorious villains from history for the purpose of helping a conscious rock creature's understanding of a concept he does not understand, "good vs. evil".
Turnabout Intruder
episode S3.E24 june 1969Captain Kirk's insane ex-lover Dr. Janice Lester forcibly switches bodies with him in order to take command of the Enterprise.
- The Man Trap
- Charlie X
- Where No Man Has Gone Before
- The Naked Time
- The Enemy Within
- Mudd's Women
- The Corbomite Maneuver
- Balance of Terror
- Shore Leave
- The Galileo Seven
- The Squire of Gothos
- Arena
- Tomorrow Is Yesterday
- The Return of the Archons
- This Side of Paradise
- Errand of Mercy
- The City on the Edge of Forever
- Operation -- Annihilate!
- Amok Time
- Who Mourns for Adonais?
- The Changeling
- Mirror, Mirror
- The Doomsday Machine
- Catspaw
- I, Mudd
- Metamorphosis
- Friday's Child
- The Deadly Years
- Wolf in the Fold
- Return to Tomorrow
- The Omega Glory
- The Ultimate Computer
- Assignment: Earth
- Spock's Brain
- The Enterprise Incident
- The Paradise Syndrome
- And the Children Shall Lead
- Is There in Truth No Beauty?
- Day of the Dove
- For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
- The Tholian Web
- Wink of an Eye
- The Empath
- Elaan of Troyius
- Whom Gods Destroy
- Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
- The Mark of Gideon
- That Which Survives
- The Lights of Zetar
- The Way to Eden
- The Savage Curtain
- Turnabout Intruder
Best moments10
- After the Enterprise landing party beams down to investigate a geologically interesting planet, their ship is hurled across the galaxy. Kirk and company find a deserted outpost guarded by the deadly image of a beautiful woman.
- Responding to a distress signal, Kirk finds Captain Tracey of the U.S.S. Exeter violating the prime directive and interfering with a war between the Yangs and the Kohms to find the secret of their longevity.
- Very alien visitors to our galaxy attempt to connect with human consciousness but miss, winding up tapping into the regions of human nightmares instead.
- The Enterprise reaches a Federation colony where the adults have all killed themselves but the children play without care.
- Kirk beams down to the planet Gideon and appears to find himself trapped on a deserted Enterprise. Spock on the real Enterprise must use his diplomatic skills to deal with the uncooperative inhabitants of Gideon and find the Captain.
- A mysterious, twinkling mass of sapient energy ravages an important archive and Scotty's new girlfriend may be linked to it.
- Kirk and Spock are taken prisoners by a former starship captain named Garth, who now resides at, and has taken over, a high security asylum for the criminally insane.
- A transporter accident places Captain Kirk's landing party in an alternate universe, where the Enterprise is in the service of a barbarically brutal empire.
- Kirk and the Enterprise computer become detectives after Scotty is accused of murdering women on a pleasure planet.
- Both humans and Klingons have been lured to a planet by a formless entity that feeds on hatred and has set about to fashion them into a permanent food supply for itself.
- That Which Survives
- The Omega Glory
- Catspaw
- And the Children Shall Lead
- The Mark of Gideon
- The Lights of Zetar
- Whom Gods Destroy
- Mirror, Mirror
- Wolf in the Fold
- Day of the Dove