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Mary Lou was one of twohorses owned byStarfleetCaptainChristopher Pike at his home inMojave, the other horse beingTango. Pike often rode out to the parkland surrounding Mojave with Mary Lou and apicniclunch.
In2254, while attempting to mentally manipulate Pike into accepting anillusory reality, theTalosians inserted atelepathic scenario into hismind, wherein he found himself back home in Mojave with Mary Lou, Tango, and a version ofVina, aHumanwoman whom the Talosians wished Pike toromance. (TOS: "The Cage", "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II")
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The name Mary Lou originated from the source'sscript. In the various teleplays for "The Cage", Mary Lou was to have been named on screen by Pike, when he said hello to her, while patting her. He also would have given hersugar that he gave to Tango, too. In the final version of the episode, though, he doesn't speak to her at all and instead gives the sugar only to Tango.