In the Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "The Alternative Factor," When the Enterprise finds one guy who may be two guys (or two guys who may be one guy) on an uninhabited planet along with an undetectable source of radiation, it's up to Kirk, Spock and McCoy to figure out the intricacies.

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Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 27 - "The Alternative Factor"