Las Vegas. In 2017, Den of Geek ranked this episode as the 3rd worst Star Trek episode of the original series. In 2019 the Australian Broadcasting Corporation found, when charting the average IMDb ratings for all episodes of all the Star Trek series, that "And the Children Shall Lead ..." had the lowest of all Original Series episodes. In 2020, Den of Geek ranked this episode as the 11th most scary episode of all Star Trek franchise television episodes. References in other media In the 2007 film, Zodiac, during the scene in which the killer is invited to call in to a television program and speak with Melvin Belli (Brian Cox), the newsman asks about Belli's role in "And The Children Shall Lead". Releases This was released on LaserDisc in 1987 in the United States, paired with "Is there No Truth in Beauty" on one double sided 12" disc. This episode was released in Japan on December 21, 1993, as part of the complete season 3 LaserDisc set, Star Trek: Original Series log.3. A trailer for this and the other episodes was also included, and the episode had English and Japanese audio tracks. The cover script was スター・トレック TVサードシーズン The episode was released on VHS in the United Kingdom, paired with "The Enterprise Incident". This episode was included in TOS Season 3 remastered DVD box set, with the remastered version of this episode. References External links "And the Children Shall Lead" reviewed in The Agony Booth Star Trek: The Original Series (season 3) episodes 1968 American television episodes Television episodes directed by Marvin J. Chomsky