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Scotty : I like this ship! You know, it's exciting!

Spock Prime : What if I told you that your transwarp theory was correct, that is is indeed possible to beam onto a ship that is traveling at warp speed?

Scotty : I think if that equation had been discovered, I'd have heard about it.

Spock Prime : The reason you haven't heard of it, Mr. Scott, is because you haven't discovered it yet.

Scotty : I'm s... Wha... It... Are you from the future?

James T. Kirk : Yeah, he is. I'm not.

Scotty : Well, that's brilliant. Do they still have sandwiches there?

Spock Prime : You are, in fact, the Mr. Scott who postulated the theory of transwarp beaming?

Scotty : That's what I'm talking about! How do you think I wound up here? Had a little debate with my instructor on relativistic physics and how it pertains to subspace travel. He seemed to think that the range of transporting something like a... like a grapefruit was limited to about 100 miles. I told him that I could not only beam a grapefruit from one planet to the adjacent planet in the same system - which is easy, by the way - I could do it with a life form. So, I tested it out on Admiral Archer's prized beagle.

James T. Kirk : Wait, I know that dog. What happened to it?

Scotty : I'll tell you when it reappears. Ahem. I don't know, I do feel guilty about that.

Scotty : Except, the thing is, even if I believed you, right, where you're from, what I've done - which I don't, by the way - you're still talking about beaming aboard the Enterprise while she's traveling faster than light, without a proper receiving pad.

Scotty : [ to Keenser ] Get off there! It's not a climbing frame!

Scotty : [ back to Spock Prime ] The notion of transwarp beaming is like trying to hit a bullet with a smaller bullet whilst wearing a blindfold, riding a horse.

[ Spock writes on a paper ]

Scotty : What's that?

Spock Prime : Your equation for achieving transwarp beaming.

Scotty : [ to himself ] He's out of it

Scotty : [ reads the equation ] Imagine that! It never occurred to me to think of SPACE as the thing that was moving!

[ the U.S.S. Enterprise is being sucked into a black hole, seconds away from doom ]

Scotty : I'm giving her all she's got, Captain!

[ the bridge ceiling begins to crack as the ship's drawn closer ]

James T. Kirk : All she's got isn't good enough! What else ya got?

Scotty : Um... Okay, if we eject the core and detonate, the blast could be enough to push us away! I cannae promise anything, though!

[ the viewing window starts to rupture ]

James T. Kirk : DO IT, DO IT, DO IT!

Spock : We are traveling at warp speed. How did you manage to beam aboard this ship?

James T. Kirk : Hey, you're the genius. You figure it out.

Spock : As acting captain of this vessel, I order you to answer the question.

James T. Kirk : Well, I'm not telling, "Acting Captain." What, did...?

[ Kirk smiles ]

James T. Kirk : What, now, that doesn't frustrate you, does it? My lack of cooperation? That-that doesn't make you angry...

Spock : [ Spock turns to Scotty ] Are you a member of Starfleet?

Scotty : I, um, yes. Can I get a towel, please?

Spock : Under penalty of court martial, I order you to explain to me how you were able to beam aboard this ship while moving at warp.

Scotty : Well...

James T. Kirk : Don't answer him.

Spock : You will answer me.

Scotty : [ pause ] I'd rather not take sides.

[ Spock Prime and Kirk arrive at a derelict Starfleet outpost, and discover... ]

Scotty : You realize how unacceptable this is?

Spock Prime : Fascinating!

Scotty : Okay, I'm sure you're just doing your job, but could you not have come a wee bit sooner? Six months I've been here, living off Starfleet protein nibs and the promise of a good meal! And I know exactly what's going on here, okay? Punishment, isn't it? Ongoing! For something that was clearly an accident!

Spock Prime : [ pleased ] You are Montgomery Scott.

James T. Kirk : You know him?

Scotty : Aye, that's me. You're in the right place. Unless there's another hardworking, equally starved Starfleet officer around.

Keenser : Me.

Scotty : Get aff! Shut up! You don't eat anything! You can eat, like, a bean, and you're done. I'm talking about food. REAL food!

Scotty : I've never beamed three people from two targets onto one pad before!

Scotty : So, the Enterprise has had its maiden voyage, has it? She is one well-endowed lady. I'd like to get my hands on her "ample nacelles," if you pardon the engineering parlance.

James T. Kirk : Scotty, how we doin'?

Scotty : Dilithium chamber at maximum, Captain.

Scotty : [ noticing Keenser straddling a console ] GET DOWN!

Scotty : If it isn't Captain James Tiberius Perfect-Hair!

[ to Keenser ]

Scotty : Did you hear that? I called him "Perfect-Hair".

James T. Kirk : Where are you?

Scotty : Where are you?

James T. Kirk : Are you drunk?

Scotty : What I do on my private time is my business, Jim.

Scotty : Wait. Jim, if we go in there, we'll die! Do you hear me? The radiation will kill us! Will you listen to me? Look, what the hell are you doing?

James T. Kirk : I'm opening the door. I'm going in.

Scotty : The door's there to stop us from getting irradiated! We'd be dead before making the climb!

James T. Kirk : [ quietly ] You're not making the climb.

[ Kirk knocks out Scotty and enters the chamber ]

Scotty : [ Kirk and Bones return to the Enterprise on Nibiru ] Do you have any idea how ridiculous it is to hide a starship on the bottom of the ocean?

James T. Kirk : [ asking Scotty to investigate the coordinates Khan gave him ] I'm not exactly sure what you're looking for, but I have a feeling you'll know it when you see it. You may have been right about those torpedoes.

Scotty : [ surprised at Jim's admission ] I will consider that an apology. And I will consider that apology.

Scotty : Welcome aboard.

James T. Kirk : It's good to see you too, Scotty.

Scotty : [ to Khan ] Are you crazy? Whoever you are.

James T. Kirk : Just listen to him, Scotty. It's gonna be alright.

[ from trailer ]

Scotty : The ship's dead, sir! She's gone!

James T. Kirk : No, she's not...

Scotty : [ gesturing to the warp core ] Do you know what this is, Captain?

James T. Kirk : I don't have time for a lecture, Scotty!

Scotty : [ more forcefully ] Do you know what this is?

James T. Kirk : [ sighs ] It's a warp core.

Scotty : It's a radioactive catastrophe waiting to happen. A subtle shift in magnetic output from, say, firing one or more of six dozen torpedoes with an unknown payload could set of a chain reaction which would kill every living thing on this ship, letting these torpedoes on the Enterprise is the last straw!

James T. Kirk : What was the first straw?

Scotty : What was the...

Scotty : -there are plenty of straws, how about Starfleet confiscating my transwarp equation, and now some madman is using it to hop across the galaxy! Where'd you think he got it from!

James T. Kirk : We have our orders, Scotty.

Scotty : That's what scares me... this is clearly a military operation. Is that what we are now? Cause I thought we were explorers. I thought we...

James T. Kirk : Sign for the torpedoes. That's an order.

Scotty : Right. Well you leave me no choice but to resign my duties.

James T. Kirk : Oh come on, Scotty.

Scotty : You're giving me no choice, sir!

James T. Kirk : You're not giving me much of a choice!

Scotty : I will not stand by and...

James T. Kirk : You're just making exceptions, sign for the...

Scotty : [ forcefully ] Do you accept my resignation or not?

James T. Kirk : I DO!... I do. You are relieved Mr. Scott.

Scotty : [ after a long pause ] Jim... for the love of God, do not use those torpedoes.

[ hands Kirk his PADD and walks away, Keenser does the same ]

Scotty : No! I'm not signing anything! Now get these bloody things off my ship!

[ sees Kirk ]

Scotty : Captain!

James T. Kirk : Is there a problem, Mr. Scott?

Scotty : Aye, sir! I was just explaining to this gentlemen that I cannae authorize any weapons on board this ship without knowing what's inside them!

Spock : Mr. Scott raises yet another point that le...

James T. Kirk : Report to the bridge.

Spock : Captain.

[ leaves the engineering room ]

James T. Kirk : Mr. Scott, I understand your concerns but we need these torpedoes on board!

Scotty : Due respect, sir, but photo torpedoes run on fuel, now I cannae detect the type of fuel that's in the compartments on these torpedoes because it's shielded. Now I asked for the specifications but he says...

[ gestures to Torpedo Security ]

Torpedo Security : It's classified.

Scotty : [ repeating exasperatedly ] It's classified. So I said; no specs, no signature!

Sulu : [ from deck above ] Captain, flight checks complete, we're good to go, sir.

James T. Kirk : Thank you, Mr. Sulu.

Sulu : Yes, sir.

Scotty : Now if you'll excuse me, sir, I have a warp core to prime.

[ walks away ]

Scotty : [ to Keenser ] Get down!

Bones : Jim, your vitals are way off...

James T. Kirk : Report to the medbay.

[ follows Scotty to the warp core ]

James T. Kirk : Scotty! I need you to approve those weapons.

Scotty : It's been upgraded to a 10.9 by the guys at Harvard.

Adrian Helmsley : What does Caltech have to say?

Professor West : The whole city of Pasadena was wiped out just a few minutes ago.

Ark Communications Officer : The capital's been hit by a 9.4.

Ark Communications Officer : We've lost communication with the White House, sir.

Adrian Helmsley : Where's it centered?

Scotty : North Chesapeake Bay.

McCoy : [ Kirk runs in to the engine room and sees Spock inside the reactor compartment. He rushes over but McCoy and Scotty hold him back ] No! You'll flood the whole compartment!

Kirk : He'll die!

Scotty : Sir! He's dead already.

McCoy : It's too late.

[ They let go and Kirk walks to the glass and pushes the intercom button ]

Kirk : Spock!

[ Spock slowly walks over to the glass and pushes the intercom ]

Spock : The ship... out of danger?

Kirk : Yes.

Spock : Do not grieve, Admiral. It is logical. The needs of the many, outweigh...

Kirk : The needs of the few.

Spock : Or the one. I never took the Kobayashi Maru test until now. What do you think of my solution?

Kirk : Spock.

[ Spock sits down ]

Spock : [ Gasping ] I have been... and always shall be... your friend.

[ he places a Vulcan salute on the glass ]

Spock : [ Gasping ] Live long... and prosper.

[ Spock dies ]

Scotty : The energizer's bypassed like a Christmas tree, so don't give me too many bumps.

Preston : I believe you'll find everything ship-shape, Admiral.

Kirk : Oh, do you? Do you have any idea, Midshipman Preston, how many times I have had to listen to Mr. Scott on the comm, telling me his trouble? Do you have any idea of the ribbing I've had to endure in the officers' mess... to the effect that the Enterprise is a flying death trap?

Preston : Oh, no sir! Wha... this is the finest engine room in the whole Starfleet! If the Admiral can't see the facts for himself, then, with all due respect, he's as blind as a Tiberian bat!

Scotty : Ahem!

Preston : Sir!

Kirk : Midshipman, you're a tiger.

Scotty : My sister's youngest, Admiral. Crazy to get to space.

Kirk : Every young man's fantasy. Seem to remember it myself.

[ Kirk is invited to give a command to the new Enterprise-B ]

Kirk : Take us out.

Chekov : Very good, sir.

Scotty : Brought a tear to my eye.

Kirk : Oh, be quiet.

Scotty : Finding retirement a little lonely, are we?

Kirk : You know, I'm glad you're an engineer. With tact like that, you'd make a lousy psychiatrist.

Scotty : Loser.

Lou : Cat person.

Kirk : What are we all doing here?

McCoy : Maybe they're throwing us a retirement party.

Scotty : That suits me. I just bought a boat.

Uhuru : This had better be good. I'm supposed to be chairing a seminar at the Academy.

Chekov : Captain, isn't this just for top brass?

McCoy : If we're all here, where's Sulu?

Kirk : *Captain* Sulu, on assignment. Where's Spock?

[ their first look at the USS Excelsior ]

Uhura : Would you look at that.

Kirk : My friends, the great experiment: The Excelsior. Ready for trial runs.

Sulu : She's supposed to have transwarp drive.

Scotty : Aye. And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon.

Kirk : Come, come, Mr. Scott. Young minds, fresh ideas. Be tolerant.

Kirk : How much refit time before we can take her out again?

Scotty : Eight weeks, sir. But ye don't have eight weeks, so I'll do it for ye in two.

Kirk : Mr. Scott. Have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four?

Scotty : Certainly, sir. How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?

Kirk : [ over the intercom ] Your reputation is secure, Scotty.

Kirk : Scotty, you're as good as your word.

Scotty : Aye, sir. The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.

[ giving McCoy a handful of computer chips ]

Scotty : Here, Doctor, souvenirs from one surgeon to another. I took them out of her main transwarp computer drive.

McCoy : Nice of you to tell me in advance.

Kirk : That's what you get for missing staff meetings, Doctor. Gentlemen, your work today has been outstanding and I intend to recommend you all for promotion... in whatever fleet we end up serving.

Scotty : All systems automated and ready. A chimpanzee and two trainees could run her.

Kirk : Thank you, Mr. Scott. I'll try not to take that personally.

Captain Styles : Ah, Mr. Scott. Calling it a night?

Scotty : Uh, yes sir.

Captain Styles : Turning in myself, looking forward to breaking some of the Enterprise's speed records tomorrow.

Scotty : Ah, yes sir.

[ behind his back, frowning ]

Scotty : Good night.

Elevator voice : Level, please.

Scotty : Transporter room.

Elevator voice : Thank you.

Scotty : [ under breath ] Up your shaft.

Scotty : [ studying the Klingon Bird-of-Prey's helm ] Where's the damn antimatter inducer?

Chekov : This?... no, *this*!

Scotty : That or nothing.

Sulu : If I read this right, sir, we have full power.

Kirk : [ exasperated ] Go, Sulu!

[ the Enterprise is approaching the closed Spacedock doors ]

Kirk : And... *now*, Mr. Scott.

Scotty : Sir?

Kirk : The doors, Mr. Scott!

Scotty : Aye, sir, I'm working on it!

Elevator voice : Level please.

Scotty : Up your shaft.

Kirk : Mr. Scott, you're amazing!

Scotty : There's nothing amazing about it. I know this ship like the back of my hand.

[ walks into low-hanging beam, knocks himself out cold ]

Kirk : Stand by to execute emergency landing plan... "B."

[ a brief pause ]

Chekov : What's emergency landing plan "B?"

Scotty : I don't have a clue.

Kirk : [ on Comm system ] "B" as in Barricade.

Scotty : He can't be serious.

Scotty : [ to Kirk about ship status ] Ah. All I can say is they don't make them like they used to.

Kirk : You told me you could get this ship operational in two weeks, I gave you three, what happened?

Scotty : I think you gave me too much time, Captain.

Kirk : Very well, Mr Scott. Carry on.

Scotty : Aye, sir.

[ Spots a junior engineer nearby ]

Scotty : How many times do I have to tell you, the right tool for the right job!

McCoy : [ laughs ] I don't think I've ever seen him happier.

[ They enter the turbolift ]

Computer : Le-le-level?

Kirk : Bridge... I hope. I could use a shower.

Spock : [ looks at Kirk ] Yes.

Kirk : [ responds to a tapping within the wall ] What's that noise?

Spock : [ tapping continues ] I believe it is a primitive form of communication known as morse Code.

Kirk : You're right. I'm out of practice.

[ tapping ]

Kirk : That's an "S".

Spock : "T".

Kirk : "A"... "N"... "D", end of word.

McCoy : "Stand".

Kirk : New word... "B"... "A"...

Spock : "C"... "K".

McCoy : "Back". "Stand back".

Kirk ,  Spock ,  McCoy : "Stand back"?

[ the wall explodes ]

Scotty : [ on the other side of the wall ] What are you standing around for? Do you not know a jailbreak when you see one?

[ Chief Engineer Scott making a log entry ]

Scotty : USS Enterprise, shakedown crew's report. I think this new ship was put together by monkeys. Oh, she's got a fine engine, but half the doors won't open, and guess whose job it is to make it right.

Scotty : [ cursing, on his back trying to fix a computer console ] "Let's see what she's got," said the captain. And then we found out, didn't we?

Uhura : [ walking in ] I know you'll whip her into shape, Scotty, you always do.

Scotty : [ getting up ] Uhura, I thought you were on leave.

Uhura : And I thought we were supposed to be going together.

Scotty : Oh, I can't leave her now when she needs me the most.

Uhura : [ stroking Scotty's cheek ] I had a feeling you would say something like that, so I brought us...

[ whipping up two packages ]

Uhura : dinner.

Scotty : [ grabbing a package ] Oh, lassie. You're the most understanding woman I know.

Starfleet Officer : [ transmission on a malfunctioning computer ] Red-Red-Red Alert. Red Alert. Red-Red-Red Alert.

Scotty : I just fixed that damn thing! Turn it off, will you?

McCoy : Jim... if you ask me, and you haven't, I think this is a terrible idea. We're bound to bump into the Klingons, and they don't exactly like you.

Kirk : The feeling's mutual. Engine room.

Scotty : [ over the intercom ] Scotty here.

Kirk : We'll need all the power you can muster, mister.

Scotty : Don't you worry, Captain. We'll beat those Klingon devils, even if I have to get out and push.

Kirk : I hope it won't come to that, Mr. Scott.

Captain Doyle : Cappuccino? Espresso?

[ tries to dispense some, but the coffee machine flies sparks ]

Captain Doyle : Hey Scotty, can you get this machine to work?

Scotty : I'm givin' it all she's got, Captain! If I push it any farther, the whole thing'll blow!

Scotty : The aerodynamics work! He's breaking wind at 90!

[ faced with a 20th century computer ]

Scotty : Computer! Computer?

[ He's handed a mouse, and he speaks into it ]

Scotty : Hello, computer.

Dr. Nichols : Just use the keyboard.

Scotty : Keyboard. How quaint.

[ Kirk has just spoken very abruptly to Mr. Scott ]

Scotty : He's in a wee bit of a snit, isn't he?

Spock : He is a man of deep feelings.

Scotty : Aye, what else is new?

Scotty : Admiral, there be whales here!

McCoy : You, ah, realize of course that if we give him the formula we're altering the future.

Scotty : Why? How do we know he didn't invent the thing?

[ the crew is on a shuttlecraft pondering what their new starship will be ]

Sulu : ...I'm counting on the *Excelsior*.

Scotty : The *Excelsior*? Why in God's name would you want that bucket of bolts?

Kirk : A ship is a ship.

Scotty : Whatever you say so.

Scotty : Thy will be done.

[ the new starship USS *Enterprise* 1701-A emerges into view ]

Kirk : My friends.

Kirk : We've come home.

Scotty : Damage control is easy. Reading Klingon - that's hard.

[ Kirk is pacing back and forth, considering a below-decks room in the Klingon ship for possible whale transport ]

Kirk : Scotty, how long is this bay?

Scotty : About sixty feet, Admiral.

Kirk : Can you enclose it to hold water?

Scotty : [ laughs ] I suppose I could. You planning to take a swim?

McCoy : [ sourly ] Off the deep end, Mr. Scott!

Kirk : We got to find some humpbacks.

Scotty : Humpbacked... people?

Kirk : Whales, Mr. Scott, whales!

Scotty : [ over the intercom ] I'm ready, Spock! Let's go find George and Gracie!

Soren : Good heavens!

[ as he enters the dorm room ]

Soren : I thought you had to be convicted of a crime before you lived somewhere like this.

Eddie : Well it's not that bad. Plus, we haven't seen the rest of it yet.

[ opens closet door ]

Soren : Apparently, this is the rest of it.

Eddie : Well I like it. And I'll even let you have first choice of the beds.

Soren : Ooo, heavens, which stained mattress shall I choose?

Scotty : [ enters, coughing, sniffling, and clearing throat ] You the new guys? I'm Scotty. All right, all my food's labeled, so I'll know if you ate anything. I'm allergic to dairy, shellfish, red meat, melon, nuts, and kiwi, so don't bring any of that stuff around here.

[ sits down at computer ]

Scotty : The X-box is off limits. If you screw up any of my high scores, I'll blind you with my laser pointer.

Soren : [ Eddie enters the dormroom where Soren is hooked playing the XBox ] Whoa.

Scotty : [ to Eddie ] He's been like this since I got here yesterday.

Soren : Whoa.

Scotty : [ jumps to take back the console ] Give it back!

Soren : Back off Clearisil!

[ Scotty jumps backs to where he was ]

Scotty : [ Soren slaps Scotty's hand which was directing toward Soren's last royally-paid-for breakfast ] Hey, you cheap Swede!

Scotty : [ Scotty just realizing that Paige is present in the dormroom who has been there for a minute or so ] Dude. Dude, there's a chick in our room!

Paige : Where's Eddie?

Scotty : Oh, you mean, prince-who-ate-my-triscuits-and-didn't-replace-them?

Ens. Frank Pulver : You mean after everything I've told you, you think I *could* be a doctor?

Scotty : By rights, you should be a good one. You have more people to prove yourself to than anyone I ever heard of. You should cash in on that. My family's in business. They say the big trick is to turn liabilities into assets.

Bea : If I were a man, I wouldn't be a lapdog tied to any woman's apron strings.

Scotty : I might surprise you.

Bea : You probably won't.

Scotty : You're gonna realise, marriage is an idea whose time has come and gone.

Blu : [ Watching Belinda on tape ] What about her?

Scotty : For the inside man?

Blu : For you, she'd be perfect.

Scotty : Perfect? She only has nine fingers.

Scotty : [ Finds footage of Belinda stepping out of her dress ] Look what I found.

Ellie : You can't watch this.

Blu : Au contrare, it's our duty to watch this.

Scotty : This is evidence of a crime.

Ellie : It's a crime alright.

Blu : She'd be a nice girl for you.

Scotty : I'm not going out with any girl you've seen naked.

Blu : She's not naked.

Scotty : She will be in a minute.

Blu : [ Watching Chester Robb on tape ] What's with Barn here?

Scotty : He's lost in thought.

Blu : That's a place where he'd be lost.

Scotty : I'm a fuggin' idiot. I'm a fuggin' idiot. Fuggin' idiot, fuggin' idiot, fuggin' idiot...

Scotty : Leroy, did you know this is Chance Wayne... the famous Hollywood and Broadway celebrity?

Leroy : Really?

Bud : Sure. All bartenders become movie stars. Right, Chance?

Chance Wayne : Oh, well. What he's trying to say is that I had your job for too long.

Scotty : [ everyone is looking into the cellar after it flies open ] An animal? An animal? That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

Scotty : [ Taunting Cheryl by whispering ] Dead bodies in the cellar. Dead bodies in the...

Cheryl : Will you stop it!

Ash : Linda's still asleep. I don't know what else to do for her. It'll be dawn in a few hours so...

Scotty : I can't wait. I'm getting out of here... now!

Ash : Scotty, we can't take Linda anywhere with her leg like that. We don't even know if there is any other way back besides the bridge.

Scotty : Well... maybe there's an old road or a hiking trail or something. I mean, there must be another away around the cliff.

Ash : Listen to me. Linda cannot walk with her leg like that. She can't even stand up.

Scotty : So, we'll leave her here until we can send somebody back.

Ash : What, are you crazy? I'm not...

Scotty : [ interupting ] Look, I'm getting out of here! I don't care what happens to her! She's your girlfriend, you take care of her!

[ first lines ]

Scotty : Hey, Ash, where are we?

Ash : Well we just crossed the Tennessee border...

Scotty : I'm gonna break your face!

[ to Ash, after picking up a ceremonial dagger adorned with skulls ]

Scotty : This kinda looks like your old girlfriend! Ha ha ha.

Billy Buvanny : Scotty, you don't understand. I'm in love.

Scotty : Oh, you're in love.

Billy Buvanny : Yes, Scotty, I'm in love.

Scotty : Well, kiss me.

Billy Buvanny : Oh, shut up.

Scotty : Hey, listen, all dames are alike. There's no difference in any of 'em.

Billy Buvanny : Yeah, well Dee is different.

Scotty : Oh, yeah? Well, what's different about Dee?

Billy Buvanny : I'll tell ya. In the first place, she doesn't drink. And in the second place, she doesn't smoke.

Scotty : Oh, I see, she's like an old fashioned lamp. She don't smoke or drink, but, she goes out at nights.

Billy Buvanny : You think you're a wise guy.

Dave : Hey, Scotty, you're not Scotch, are you?

Scotty : No.

Dave : Then, why do they call you Scotty?

[ Scotty thinks ]

Scotty : Cause I'm Irish.

Scotty : Room?

Ross Haney : The best you got.

Scotty : Take your pick - there'll all bad.

Scotty : You know, I've only had three close friends in my day.

Ross Haney : Oh? Who were they?

Scotty : Two guns and a horse.

Scotty : Payne and Reynolds ran all the little ranchers off the range and they kept 'em off with lead. What do you plan to use for ammunition?

Ross Haney : Water.

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Montgomery Scott

Star Trek Scotty Quotes

I canna’ change the laws of physics, but I can work miracles within them.

Ye canna’ break the laws of physics, but ye can certainly bend ’em.

If somethin’s broke, I can fix it. If it ain’t broke, I’ll make it better.

The laws of physics may be absolute, but I’m the genius who can find loopholes.

Scotty is always ready to give it all she’s got, even when she’s on her last leg.

I don’t believe in no-win scenarios, I believe in miracles.

Some engineers push the limits, I break ’em and then fix ’em.

If something can go wrong, I’m the man who can make it go right.

Engineering isn’t just about logic, it’s about daring to dream.

Engineers don’t just solve problems, we create solutions that nobody else thought possible.

Aye, I can make this ship run faster than the speed of light, if ye give me enough miracle matter.

If ye don’t have faith in me, ye don’t have faith in miracles.

Beam me up, Scotty? More like, beam me up and amaze ’em, Scotty!

A true engineer sees complications as opportunities for innovation.

The impossible is only impossible until a stubborn engineer comes along.

I’m not just an engineer, I’m a wizard with a wrench.

If there’s a problem, I’ll give you not one solution, but a multitude of possibilities.

A true engineer can turn a pile of scraps into a masterpiece.

I don’t just fix things, I improve them beyond imagination.

My tools may be old-fashioned, but my ideas are lightyears ahead.

I don’t believe in limitations, I believe in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

I don’t just work with machines, I dance with them.

The secret to great engineering is a dash of inspiration and a whole lot of perspiration.

I don’t just think outside the box, I build a whole new box.

I’m not just a miracle worker, I’m a dream maker.

I can make this ship do things even the manual didn’t know it could do.

I’m not just an engineer, I’m a magician of technology.

The laws of physics tremble in fear of what I can accomplish.

I don’t just build machines, I breathe life into them.

I’m not just an engineer, I’m a hero in a jumpsuit.

I’m not afraid of the unknown, I revel in it.

When you need a miracle, I’m the man who can make it happen.

I don’t have limits, I have possibilities.

There’s no problem that can’t be solved with a little ingenuity and a lot of Scotch.

I don’t just see problems, I see elegant solutions.

I may be an engineer, but I’m also a magician of the impossible.

The laws of physics may be strict, but I’m the master of bending the rules.

The difference between a good engineer and a great engineer is the willingness to take risks.

I’m not just a genius, I’m a miracle worker with a Scottish accent.

I don’t just succeed, I excel.

I’m not just an engineer, I’m a visionary with a toolkit.

Success is not always about logic, sometimes it’s about creativity.

The boundaries of engineering are set by those who dare to surpass them.

Failure is not an option, it’s just a temporary setback on the road to success.

I don’t just fix problems, I obliterate them.

Engineering is not just a profession, it’s a way of life.

I’m not just a technician, I’m an artist of machines.

The impossible exists to be conquered by those who dare to dream.

I don’t just see the pieces, I see the grand design.

I’m not just an engineer, I’m a miracle worker in a red shirt.

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I can't change the laws of physics!

We all deserve a break in our day to revel in the wit and wisdom of Enterprise 's beloved chief engineer, Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott.

This montage features footage from the following Star Trek : The Original Series' episodes: "Where No Man Has Gone Before," "The Naked Time," "Who Mourns for Adonais?," "The Doomsday Machine," "Wolf in the Fold," "The Changeling," "Mirror, Mirror," "I, Mudd," "The Trouble with Tribbles," "Obsession," and "A Piece of the Action."

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The Origins of 11 Famous Star Trek Lines

By rick marshall | nov 6, 2015.

Few franchises have had the cultural impact of the various Star Trek television series and movies, and nowhere is that more evident than in the snippets of dialogue that have become a part of the American vernacular—and in some cases, found their way abroad, too. Here are 11 of the most notable Star Trek catchphrases, as well as a little more information about their origins.

1. "Live Long and Prosper"

The Vulcan greeting and the finger-separating hand gesture that accompanies it first appeared in the second season of Star Trek: The Original Series , during an episode titled “Amok Time.” Spock himself (actor Leonard Nimoy) has made no secret of the fact that the gesture and phrase were his idea, and that he based them on Orthodox Jewish blessings he remembered from his childhood. In the Jewish blessing, the position of the fingers forms the Hebrew letter “Shin,” which represents the name “Shaddai” (Almighty God). Nimoy put his own spin on the traditional gesture by holding up just one hand (instead of both) and changing up the verbal blessing slightly.

2. "Highly Illogical..."

While Spock never shied away from questioning the logic of those around him—usually Kirk—it wasn't until the second season that he took things up a notch and deemed the actions of the native inhabitants of planet Omega IV “highly illogical” in the episode titled “The Omega Glory.” Previously, it had always just been “illogical” or, in rare cases, “most illogical,” but it took a pair of natives attacking Kirk in a jail cell for Spock to pair his trademark raised-eyebrow reaction with the term “highly illogical.” The phrase would then be repeated in several more episodes, as well as the subsequent films and J.J. Abrams' reboot of the franchise.

Bonus: “Highly Illogical” was also the name of Leonard Nimoy's 1993 music album featuring several songs he recorded in the 1960s (including “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins”) as well as a few new tunes.

3. "Beam Me Up, Scotty"

One of the most interesting aspects of this phrase—a request directed at Chief Engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott for transport back to the USS Enterprise—is that it was never actually uttered in any of the Star Trek television series or movies. More often than not, the command was akin to “Three to beam up” or more directly, “Beam them up,” with the closest approximation being “Beam us up, Scotty” in a few episodes of the Star Trek animated series. However, William Shatner did say this line while reading the audio version of his novel Star Trek: The Ashes of Eden .

4. "I'm A Doctor, Not A..."

Everyone knows that Dr. Leonard McCoy is not an engineer, a coal miner, or an escalator, but that never stopped him from reminding his fellow crew members. The first time DeForest Kelley uttered his famous catchphrase as we know it was in a first-season episode titled “The Devil in the Dark.” In that episode, McCoy saw fit to let Kirk know that he was a doctor, not a brick-layer. It's worth noting that an earlier episode, “The Corbomite Maneuver," had him asking Capt. Kirk, “What am I, a doctor or a moon-shuttle conductor?” but it wasn't until much later in the season that we got the full line that would later be heard in just about every subsequent series, as well as the Star Trek films. The line even made it into J.J. Abrams' 2009 reboot, with Karl Urban (as McCoy) exclaiming, “I'm a doctor, not a physicist!”

5. "Make It So"

Captain Jean-Luc Picard's signature line was a part of Star Trek: The Next Generation from the very start, with actor Patrick Stewart uttering what would become his character's most memorable catchphrase in the pilot episode, “Encounter at Farpoint.” The episode was written by Gene Roddenberry himself, so it's likely that he wrote the line for Picard, though the phrase has been in use for quite a while in military circles as a way to tell someone to proceed with a command.

6. "To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before..."

The infinitive-splitting opening narration for each episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (with the exception of the pilot episodes) was famously recited by William Shatner, but the actual origins of the line are uncertain at best. Some reports suggest that it was inspired by a 1958 White House press booklet promoting the space program, though some have speculated that it came from a statement made by explorer James Cook following an expedition to Newfoundland. Writer Samuel Peeples, who authored the pilot episode “Where No Man Has Gone Before,” is often credited with the decision to make the phrase such a significant part of the series. The line was eventually repeated—with a few minor tweaks—in each iteration of the series and films.

7. "Khaaannnn!"

Possibly the most meme-friendly line of dialogue ever to come out of the Star Trek universe, this scream of rage originated in (no surprise here) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan . Left marooned on a dead planet by the evil villain Khan then taunted about his predicament, Kirk let loose with a primal roar—and the rest was viral-video history.

8. "I'm Givin' Her All She's Got, Captain!"

Much like “Beam me up, Scotty,” this famous catchphrase often associated with USS Enterprise Chief Engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in Star Trek: The Original Series was never said in this exact form by actor James Doohan in the series or subsequent films. The closest approximation is a line in the second-season episode “The Changeling,” when Kirk asks Scotty to divert more power to the ship's shields. Scotty responds with, “Giving them all we got.” However, Doohan did utter every word of the famous line as part of a cameo in 1993's Loaded Weapon , in which he turns up as a panicky police officer trying to fix a coffee machine. Similarly, Simon Pegg used the same line “I'm givin' her all she's got, Captain!” in 2009's Star Trek reboot, in which he plays a young Montgomery Scott.

9. "Nuclear Wessels"

Russian crew member Pavel Andreievich Chekov's inability to pronounce the letter “V” became a recurring joke after the character was introduced in the second season of Star Trek: The Original Series as the ship's navigator. While it made for some funny moments throughout the series and subsequent movies, one of the most memorable pronunciation gaffes occurred during Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home , when Chekov begins asking passers-by in 1980s San Francisco where he can find “nuclear wessels.” Even though Walter Koenig had been playing the character for almost 20 years before The Voyage Home hit theaters, the two-word line soon became indelibly connected with his portrayal of the character.

10. "Resistance Is Futile"

This famous line was first uttered by robotic aliens The Borg in the epic third-season finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation , titled “Best of Both Worlds, Part 1.” Not only did the 1990 episode offer up one of the greatest cliffhangers in television history, but it also coined a phrase that would live forever in the nightmares of fans—mainly because it was recycled for use in countless other series and films down the road.

Montgomery Scott

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Captain Montgomery Scott – often referred to as " Scotty " by his shipmates – was a male Human Starfleet officer who lived during the 23rd and 24th centuries .

For a period of nearly thirty years, he served as the chief engineer of both the USS Enterprise and the USS Enterprise -A , both under the command of Captain James T. Kirk . ( TOS : " Where No Man Has Gone Before "; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ; TNG : " Relics ", et al.)

With his reputation as a " miracle worker ", he was a man of superior technical and engineering skill, experience, and ingenuity. ( TOS : " The Doomsday Machine "; Star Trek III: The Search for Spock , Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ; TNG : " Relics "; SNW : " Hegemony ")

• 1 Early life
• 2.1 Starfleet Academy
• 2.2.1 Service aboard the Stardiver
• 2.3.1 The five-year mission
• 2.3.2 Refitting the Enterprise
• 2.3.3 Battle with Khan
• 2.3.4 Stealing the Enterprise
• 2.4 Traveling back to 1986
• 2.5.1 The Sybok incident
• 2.5.2 Stopping a conspiracy
• 2.6.1 Maiden voyage of the Enterprise -B
• 2.6.2 En route to the Norpin colony
• 2.6.3 Reemergence in the 24th century
• 3.1 Klingon attack destroys Enterprise
• 3.2 Party on the Enterprise
• 4.1 Friendships
• 4.2 Romantic relationships
• 5 Holograms
• 6 Alternate timeline
• 7 Key dates
• 8 Memorable quotes
• 9.1 Appearances
• 9.2 Background information
• 9.3 Apocrypha
• 9.4 External links

Early life [ ]

Montgomery Scott was born in Scotland on Earth in 2222 . ( TNG : " Relics ") He spent part of his life in Aberdeen , once referring to himself as an "old Aberdeen pub-crawler." ( TOS : " Wolf in the Fold ") After having time travelled to 1986 , Scott was introduced in a cover story as being from Edinburgh . ( Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ) Upon being asked how he adjusted to space travel, Scott once admitted, " I was practically born to it. " ( TOS : " The Lights of Zetar ")

Starfleet career [ ]

Starfleet academy [ ].

Scott joined Starfleet and began his engineering career in 2241 . ( TNG : " Relics ")

During his time at Starfleet Academy , he had Professor Pelia as an instructor, who considered him to be one of her best students. Nevertheless, he received some of the worst grades in her course, something he would remain embarrassed about well into his Starfleet career. ( SNW : " Hegemony ")

Early postings and assignments [ ]

Scott was commissioned as a Starfleet officer with the serial number SE 19754 T. ( TOS : " Wolf in the Fold ")

During his fifty-one-year career, he served on a total of eleven ships , including various freighters , cruisers and starships . ( TNG : " Relics ")

Over his career, Scott had experience working with PXK pergium reactors . The last time he had even seen one was in 2247 , that was, until he attempted to repair the reactor at the Janus VI colony twenty years later . ( TOS : " The Devil in the Dark ") For a time in his career, he had also served as an engineering advisor for the freighting-line base established in the Deneva system that operated between the Deneva colony and the outlying asteroid belts . ( TOS : " Operation -- Annihilate! ")

During the course of his career, Scott wrote several technical manuals , including one titled Operating Protocol - Flow Sensors . A copy of this manual was stored in the Engineering Systems Database aboard the USS Enterprise -D in 2366 . ( TNG-R : " Booby Trap ") He was also responsible for writing Starfleet Regulation 42/15 , entitled "Pressure Variances in IRC Tank Storage", which was part of the basic operational specifications for impulse engines . These specifications were admittedly written "a wee bit" conservatively. ( TNG : " Relics ")

Service aboard the Stardiver [ ]

As a lieutenant junior grade , Scott was stationed aboard the USS Stardiver when the Stardiver was attacked by the Gorn in the Shangdi system . As the sole survivor , he escaped by constructing a transponder using parts from the Stardiver 's Hubble K7C Stellar Assessment Array , which fooled the Gorn vessels into seeing his shuttle as one of their own. However, the shuttle had been damaged and Scott was forced to land on Parnassus Beta , in the adjacent system. Scott created a "Gorn trap" using faked Human bio-signs and force fields to ensnare any Gorn in the area. Scott was later beamed aboard the Enterprise , where he was reunited with his former instructor Pelia . ( SNW : " Hegemony ")

Service aboard the Enterprise [ ]

The five-year mission [ ].

Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott in 2265

By 2265 , Scott was assigned to the USS Enterprise where he served as chief engineer under Captain James Kirk . ( TOS : " Where No Man Has Gone Before ") The Enterprise was the first ship on which he was the chief engineer. ( TNG : " Relics ")

Scott in 2266

His duties also included maintenance and operation of the Enterprise 's transporter systems. Three of his top engineers included Lieutenants Kyle , Leslie , and Gabler . He was understandably upset when Harper , an assistant engineer who was one of only twenty crewmembers selected to remain aboard the Enterprise during the M-5 multitronic unit test mission, was killed by an energy transfer beam used by the insane supercomputer to draw power directly from the ship's warp engines. ( TOS : " The Ultimate Computer "; TAS : " One of Our Planets Is Missing ", " The Terratin Incident ")

Scott also served as the ship's second officer , and often assumed command when both Kirk and Spock left the ship, or they both were incapacitated. Thus, he often faced critical diplomatic and military situations. ( TOS : " A Taste of Armageddon ", " Journey to Babel ", " Friday's Child ", " Bread and Circuses ", " A Piece of the Action ") In 2268 , Kirk noted him to commendation for his outstanding command performance without disobeying the Prime Directive and saving the landing party on planet 892-IV . ( TOS : " Bread and Circuses ") However in 2267 , Kirk jokingly "fired" Scott when he couldn't repair the ship's engines and break out of orbit around Gamma Trianguli VI . After the destruction of Vaal Kirk immediately "re-hired" him. ( TOS : " The Apple ") Despite being a capable command officer he never pursued his own command post because he "…never wanted to be anythin' else but an engineer." ( TNG : " Relics ")

By the late 2260s , Scott knew more about the warp engines aboard a Constitution -class starship than even the men who designed them. ( TOS : " The Apple ") Furthermore, Scott was diligent in keeping his professional skills up to date considering he was an avid reader of technical journals , which he considered his idea of relaxing. ( TOS : " The Trouble with Tribbles ") This knowledge and ability to save the ship in a jam eventually led to his reputation aboard the Enterprise as a "miracle worker." This was brought about by his reputation for being able to effect starship repairs faster than usually required. Scott later admitted that he often padded his estimates of time needed for repairs by a factor of four in order to appear that much faster. ( Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ; TNG : " Relics ") As he said to Geordi La Forge in the 24th century, " A good engineer needs to be a wee bit conservative, at least on paper. "

Scott aboard the SS Botany Bay

In 2268, Scott stated that he knew the Enterprise better than Larry Marvick , the man who designed the starship. When Marvick visited the ship, escorting the Medusan Ambassador Kollos , Scott made a bet, that he wouldn't find his way around the engine room. When Scott allowed him access to the warp engine controls, Marvick, under the madness brought on by the sight of the Medusan, attempted to take over the vessel and hurled it into the void surrounding our galaxy . ( TOS : " Is There in Truth No Beauty? ")

Scott is pronounced dead by McCoy on the bridge of the Enterprise

In 2267, Scott was attacked and killed by Nomad , a probe originally launched from Earth in the early 21st century . Kirk was distraught by the death of his valued chief engineer, but Nomad informed Kirk that Scott could be "repaired" and the probe revived Scott in sickbay. Later, Scott assisted Kirk and Spock in beaming Nomad out into open space before it exploded from Kirk talking it to death . ( TOS : " The Changeling ")

Later in 2267, Scott was thrown against a bulkhead of the Enterprise during an explosion caused by a female crewmember . This resulted in a severe concussion and possible amnesia . He was ordered to take time off for therapeutic shore leave on the planet Argelius II . While on Argelius he got into "a wee bit of trouble," as he later described it, when he was accused of murdering an Argelian woman named Kara . Scott's situation worsened when he was accused of two more murders, those of another Argelian, Sybo , and fellow officer Karen Tracy . Scott was later acquitted of the murder charges, following the discovery of a non-humanoid lifeform called Redjac in the form of Mr. Hengist , who was found to be responsible for the murders, and who admitted to being Jack the Ripper and other serial killers in previous incarnations. ( TOS : " Wolf in the Fold "; TNG : " Relics ")

Kirk amused by Scott's beaming the tribbles aboard the Klingon ship

" Well, it's green . "

Scott was extremely proud of the Enterprise . In fact, he was so proud that he once started a bar fight aboard Deep Space Station K-7 when a Klingon named Korax suggested that the ship should be hauled away as garbage. As a result, he was confined to his quarters by Kirk. Scott smiled and told Kirk the punishment would give him a chance to catch up on technical journals he had not had time to read. Shortly after the incident at K-7, Scott managed to rid the Enterprise of the tribbles which had infested the ship. Much to the pleasure of Captain Kirk, Scott, in collaboration with Spock and McCoy , beamed the tribbles aboard the IKS Gr'oth where they would be " no tribble at all ". ( TOS : " The Trouble with Tribbles ")

In 2268, Scott helped Kirk, Spock and McCoy regain control of the Enterprise after the ship was invaded by agents of the Kelvan Empire and set on a course to the Andromeda Galaxy . Before leaving the Milky Way Galaxy , Scott and Spock devised a plan to destroy the Enterprise at the galactic barrier , but Kirk decided against it. Later Scott tried to incapacitate the Kelvan agent Tomar by drinking various alcoholic beverages with him. He got Tomar so drunk that the alien passed out, but his plan was foiled when Scott himself passed out before he could leave his quarters. ( TOS : " By Any Other Name ")

Repairing his bairns

In the same year the Enterprise was hurled hundreds of light years away from a Kalandan outpost, and sabotage accelerated the ship to dangerously high warp speeds. Scott risked his life by entering the access crawlspace to the matter-antimatter reaction chamber to repair the fused matter-antimatter integrator , a procedure so dangerous that it was not to be undertaken while the integrator was in operation. When a faulty magnetic probe nearly ruined the procedure, Scott demanded that Spock eject him from the chamber into space, but Spock risked critical seconds to allow the engineer to successfully complete his task. ( TOS : " That Which Survives ")

Scott helplessly watching Kara aim a phaser at Kirk

In 2268 , Scott's position as second officer and chief engineer required him to participate in executing the auto-destruct sequence to prevent Bele from hijacking the Enterprise to return Lokai to the planet Cheron . ( TOS : " Let That Be Your Last Battlefield ") Scott also threatened the female Romulan Commander that he would use the auto-destruct to destroy the Enterprise and "as many of you as we can take with us" when it was surrounded by Romulan vessels during its espionage mission to appropriate the Romulans ' cloaking device . ( TOS : " The Enterprise Incident ")

Scott examining the Enterprise 's dilithium crystal

Also, in 2268, Scott prevented Garth of Izar from escaping the Elba II asylum to board the Enterprise when he challenged Garth, who, in the guise of Kirk, had attempted to order Scott to transport him to the ship, by requiring Garth to provide the countersign to the prearranged chess problem . ( TOS : " Whom Gods Destroy ")

Scott was romantically involved with Starfleet sciences division specialist Lieutenant Mira Romaine at least when she was aboard the Enterprise during its mission to Memory Alpha . Scott figured prominently in the successful attempt to prevent Romaine's body from being appropriated by the Zetarians . In carrying her occupied person to McCoy's decompression chamber , Scott insisted to Kirk, " Mira will not hurt me. " Nevertheless, he was thrown across the room by their influence. ( TOS : " The Lights of Zetar ")

Scott complained to Kirk that "one of those barefoot whaddyacallems " had entered engineering and "tried to incite my crew to disaffect". ( TOS : " The Way to Eden ")

In 2268, Scott was present in the transporter room along with Kirk, Spock and Lieutenant Dickerson when Presidential honors were rendered to the Excalbian who had taken the form of US President Abraham Lincoln . He scoffed in suggesting sarcastically that "Lincoln" would be followed by " …[King] Louis of France and [fourteenth-century King of Scots] Robert the Bruce ! " ( TOS : " The Savage Curtain ")

Refitting the Enterprise [ ]

Scott in 2273

In 2270 , Scott was promoted to the rank of commander and played a leading role in the massive eighteen- month Constitution II -class redesign and refit of the USS Enterprise while serving under Captain Will Decker . ( Star Trek: The Motion Picture )

Battle with Khan [ ]

In March 2285 , Scott was a participant in Saavik 's Kobayashi Maru scenario at Starfleet Training Command . Though not present on the bridge simulator , his voice was heard on speakers . After the scenario, he served aboard the Enterprise under the command of Captain Spock. He was the ship's chief engineer for a three week training cruise. Upon receiving a call for help from Regula I , Starfleet Command ordered an investigation by the Enterprise . With Rear Admiral Kirk assuming command, the cruise was cut short. The Enterprise became involved with Project Genesis and Khan Noonien Singh's attempt to steal the Genesis Device . Eventually, Kirk was able to stop Khan, but not before the latter had wrought extensive damage upon the Enterprise , requiring Captain Spock to sacrifice his life to save the ship. One of the casualties was Scott's nephew Peter Preston . Scott played the bagpipes at Spock's funeral. ( Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan )

Stealing the Enterprise [ ]

With the Enterprise safely at Spacedock One , Scott was promoted to captain and reassigned to the USS Excelsior as Captain of Engineering during the ship's early test runs. Scott detested his assignment aboard the Excelsior, citing the ship as little more than a "bucket of bolts" and didn't particularly care for Captain Lawrence H. Styles either. When Admiral Kirk resolved to steal the Enterprise and take it to the Genesis Planet without authorization to retrieve Spock's body, Scott was instrumental in their successful escape. He sabotaged Excelsior 's transwarp computer system by removing critical components, rigged an automation system that would allow Enterprise to be operated by only a handful of bridge officers, and hacked the space doors of Spacedock into opening.

When arriving at the Genesis planet, a Klingon Bird-of-Prey ambushed the Enterprise and opened fire, disabling Scott's automation system and leaving the ship as "a sitting duck". Scott, along with Kirk and Chekov, initiated the Enterprise 's auto-destruct sequence to prevent it from falling into Klingon hands. The crew beamed down to the planet, where they watched their beloved ship burn up in the atmosphere. This would have a lasting impact on Scott in later life, as Enterprise was "his home and where he had a purpose". ( Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ; TNG : " Relics ")

Traveling back to 1986 [ ]

Scott in 2286

In 2286 , Scott traveled back in time to 1986 along with the rest of the Enterprise crew to find a pair of humpback whales . In order to construct a water tank for them, he visited the Plexicorp facility as "Professor Scott" from Edinburgh . Making a deal with plant manager Nichols he gave him the formula of transparent aluminum in exchange for a sheet of plexiglass . When Dr. McCoy objected against "changing the future," Scott pointed out " How do we know he didn't invent the thing? ".

Chief engineer of the USS Enterprise -A [ ]

The sybok incident [ ].

After returning home, he was reassigned as chief engineer of the newly commissioned USS Enterprise -A. ( Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home ) For three weeks, after a shakedown cruise, the flaws in the starship's systems were being identified and repaired under the supervision of Scott. During this time, he regained his rank of captain, after temporarily reverting to a commander following the incident of stealing the original starship Enterprise . ( Star Trek V: The Final Frontier )

Stopping a conspiracy [ ]

Scott firing his phaser at Colonel West on Khitomer

In 2293 , after seven years of serving aboard the Enterprise -A, Scott, along with the rest of the Enterprise -A crew, were due to stand down. Scott played a role in exposing the Khitomer conspiracy . Upon beaming down to the surface of Khitomer , he shot Colonel West , who was about to assassinate the Federation president and kill Lieutenant Valeris , out of a window and several stories to his death. ( Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country )

Retirement [ ]

In 2293 , Scott obtained a boat in anticipation of his retirement from the Enterprise -A. ( Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country )

Maiden voyage of the Enterprise -B [ ]

Scott in 2293

Scott appeared as a " guest of honor " along with his former commanding officer , James T. Kirk, and his old crewmate, Commander Pavel Chekov , for the maiden voyage of the new Excelsior -class USS Enterprise -B , commanded by John Harriman . When the Enterprise -B responded to the distress call from two El-Aurian transports , Scott assisted in beaming a small group of survivors on board – 47 out of a total of 150. When the Enterprise became trapped in the energy ribbon the transports were in, Scott formulated a theory to use an antimatter discharge to disrupt the ribbon long enough for the vessel to break away. After Captain Kirk modified the deflector relays to emit a resonance burst , Scott and Hikaru Sulu 's daughter Demora were able to get the Enterprise clear. However, a hull breach was created on the secondary hull by the ribbon on the ship's way out and Kirk was presumed to be blown out into space . Upon being asked by Commander Chekov if anyone was in the deflector control room on Deck 15 when it was hit, Scott stared out the breach into space and solemnly stated " Aye ". ( Star Trek Generations )

En route to the Norpin colony [ ]

In 2294 , following his retirement from Starfleet, Scott traveled aboard the USS Jenolan to the Norpin colony , where he planned to spend his retirement. The Jenolan , however, encountered a Dyson sphere en route, and while attempting to investigate it, the transport crashed on its surface. Scott and Ensign Matt Franklin were the only survivors. Knowing that they didn't have enough supplies to wait for the ship's distress call to be picked up, Scott rigged the Jenolan 's transporter systems, and existed for seventy-five years in the ship's transporter buffer . ( TNG : " Relics ")

Reemergence in the 24th century [ ]

Scott in 2369 saying farewell to the crew of the Enterprise -D

In 2369 , Montgomery Scott was rescued by the USS Enterprise -D , but due to phase inducer failure, Franklin's pattern was too degraded to be recovered.

After Scott helped rescue the Enterprise -D from the Dyson sphere, Captain Picard rewarded him with the Enterprise 's shuttlecraft Goddard . ( TNG : " Relics ")

Sometime before 2387 , Montgomery Scott discovered the necessary formulas enabling transwarp beaming , which Spock later gave to a younger Scott in 2258 of the alternate reality . ( Star Trek )

Anything but canon scenarios [ ]

Klingon attack destroys enterprise.

Scott with Arex during the Klingon attack

In an anything but canon account, a fleet of D7-class battle cruisers once attacked the USS Enterprise . Scott was present on the bridge of the ship when this was happening. The captain was attempting to give the crew orders that would help save them from the Klingon 's continuous assault , but unfortunately, he continued using figures of speech that angered various crewmembers .

As a result, the Enterprise exploded due to continuous bombardment from disruptor blasts . ( VST : " Skin a Cat ")

Party on the Enterprise

Scotty playing the drums

In another anything but canon account, in a nonsensical setting in which the crew of the USS Enterprise and the USS Cerritos were actors in cartoon shows ; a party honoring the fiftieth anniversary of Scotty and the TOS era crew's cartoon was being celebrated . D'Vana Tendi of the Cerritos was present.

Although there was brief argument between the old cartoon and the new cartoon, but as William T. Riker and Hikaru Sulu left the turbolift and walked onto the bridge to join the party, the tension settled down and the party resumed, and the crew used their singing voices and musical instruments to play a song in the style of a music genre that Riker called Post Mainframe Acid-Cardassian Ten Forwardcore . By the end, Scotty told Tendi that he loved her and her crewmates on her ship , and he apologizes for arguing with her, and he admited she was cool because she got to use all the newest tech . Tendi even told him that she thought he was " hot ." While they were still playing in the band , the ship was attacked by a fleet of D7 class battle cruisers , which causes an explosion on the bridge to occur. ( VST : " Walk, Don't Run ")

Family and personal life [ ]

Scott had at least one sister , whose youngest child, Peter Preston , served aboard the Enterprise in 2285 as a midshipman during a Starfleet Academy training cruise. Preston was killed when the Enterprise was attacked and severely damaged by the USS Reliant in a surprise attack by Khan Noonien Singh . Scott was grief-stricken after the tragedy. ( Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan )

Scott enjoying a glass of Scotch

Scott had a love for good Scotch whisky , often making references to drinking or frequenting drinking establishments on more than one planet, even referring to himself once as an "old Aberdeen pub-crawler." ( Star Trek V: The Final Frontier ; TOS : " Wolf in the Fold ") He considered Scotch a drink for real men as opposed to, for instance, vodka which he referred to as "soda pop" and "milk diet". ( TOS : " The Trouble with Tribbles "). He did not like synthehol Scotch. ( TNG : " Relics ")

He took shore leave reluctantly and ran into trouble during shore leave on at least three occasions: a fistfight on Deep Space Station K-7, ( TOS : " The Trouble with Tribbles ") an arrest for murder on Argelius, ( TOS : " Wolf in the Fold ") and a "wee bout" requiring Dr. McCoy's attention. ( Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan )

He wore his Scottish Clan kilt on three occasions. ( TOS : " Is There in Truth No Beauty? ", " The Savage Curtain "; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ) He also played bagpipes, most notably playing " Amazing Grace " at the funeral for Captain Spock in 2285 . ( Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ) Scott was fascinated to be handling an old-fashioned Scottish claymore . ( TOS : " Day of the Dove ") In ( TNG : " Relics ") Scott remarks of declining to read technical manuals is an oblique reference to The Trouble with Tribbles (episode) where after fighting with Klingons he is confined to Quarters reading technical manuals !

Friendships [ ]

Despite his superior talents as an engineer, he was often the source of comic relief among the Enterprise crew , due to his use of the Scots language . ( TOS : " The Trouble with Tribbles ", " The Savage Curtain "; Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ; Star Trek V: The Final Frontier )

Romantic relationships [ ]

Although a gentleman at heart, life as an engineer for Scott was often lonely, as he often attempted to pursue hopeless relationships with much younger female officers that were often perceived as being out of his league.

Scott was first attracted to Carolyn Palamas and reacted bitterly to the Greek god Apollo 's infatuation with her. ( TOS : " Who Mourns for Adonais? ")

Scott was interested in Kara , prior to her murder . ( TOS : " Wolf in the Fold ")

While under the influence of Harry Mudd 's love potion crystals , Scott briefly became interested in M'Ress . After the effects wore off, he snapped at her during his hangover . ( TAS : " Mudd's Passion ")

Scott and Romaine

Scott later became infatuated with the newly transferred Mira Romaine in 2269 . ( TOS : " The Lights of Zetar ")

Years later, Commander Uhura began to show some romantic interest in Scott while she was under Sybok 's influence. Scott politely declined her advances, mindful of her condition. ( Star Trek V: The Final Frontier )

Holograms [ ]

Holographic Scott

During Dal 's many attempts at the Kobayashi Maru scenario , he requested that the computer select a new chief engineer for the recently departed Jankom Pog . He was given a holographic Scott as a replacement. Scott was the rank of captain and appeared as he did during the early 2290s . ( PRO : " Kobayashi ")

Alternate timeline [ ]

In an alternate timeline in which Captain Christopher Pike remained in the command of the Enterprise and avoided the accident that exposed him to delta radiation , Scott was serving aboard the Enterprise during the Neutral Zone Incursion . When he and Spock were working on restoring to phaser control to working order, he stated to Spock that he was "an engineer, not a miracle worker.". ( SNW : " A Quality of Mercy ")

Key dates [ ]

Scott and his engineering staff on the Enterprise -A

• 2222 : Montgomery Scott was born in Scotland, Earth
• 2242 : Began his Starfleet career
• 2259 : Rescued from Parnassus Beta by Christopher Pike and taken aboard the USS Enterprise ; rank: lieutenant junior grade
• 2265 : Assigned as chief engineer of the USS Enterprise ; rank: lieutenant commander
• 2270 : Assigned to refit crew of the USS Enterprise ; rank: commander
• 2285 : Promoted to captain while assigned to the USS Excelsior ; remained the rank of captain following theft of the Enterprise and hijacking of HMS Bounty
• 2286 : Assigned as chief engineer of the USS Enterprise -A
• 2293 : Guest of honor aboard the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise -B
• 2294 : Retired from Starfleet with the rank of captain ; lost aboard USS Jenolan on Dyson sphere
• 2369 : Discovered by the crew of the USS Enterprise -D

Memorable quotes [ ]

" I cannae change the laws of physics! I've got to have thirty minutes! " ( TOS : " The Naked Time ")

" Of course I could treat them to a few dozen photon torpedoes. " ( TOS : " A Taste of Armageddon ")

" Diplomacy! [derisive snort] The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank! " ( TOS : " A Taste of Armageddon ")

" Aye, the haggis is in the fire for sure. " ( TOS : " A Taste of Armageddon ")

" It's armed now. Press this one – thirty seconds later, poof. Once it's activated, there's no way to stop it. "

" Before they went into warp I transported the whole kit 'n' kaboodle into their engine room… where they'll be no tribble at all. " ( TOS : " The Trouble with Tribbles ")

" You mind your place, mister, or you'll be wearing concrete galoshes. " ( TOS : " A Piece of the Action ")

" It's… uh… [sniffs contents of bottle] Well, it's green . " ( TOS : " By Any Other Name ")

" All right, you lovelies. Hold together. " ( TOS : " The Paradise Syndrome ")

" That Vulcan won't be satisfied until these panels are a puddle of lead! " ( TOS : " The Paradise Syndrome ")

" Oh, my bairns! My poor, poor bairns… " ( TOS : " The Paradise Syndrome ")

" The Enterprise takes no orders, except those of Captain Kirk. And if you make any attempt to board or commandeer the Enterprise , it will be blown to bits along with as many of you as we can take with us! " ( TOS : " The Enterprise Incident ")

" I'll not take that, Mr. Spock! That transporter was functioning perfectly! Transport me down right now and I'll explain to those… gentlemen… " ( TOS : " The Mark of Gideon ")

" President Lincoln indeed! No doubt to be followed by Louis of France and Robert the Bruce. " ( TOS : " The Savage Curtain ")

" Mad! Loony as an Arcturian dogbird! " ( TOS : " The Savage Curtain ")

" Admiral, we have just finished eighteen months redesigning and refitting the Enterprise . How in the name of hell do they expect me to have her ready in twelve hours?! " ( Star Trek: The Motion Picture )

" It's borderline on the simulator, captain. I cannae guarantee that she'll hold up! " ( Star Trek: The Motion Picture )

" Give the word, admiral! " " Mr. Scott, the word is given. " " Aye, sir! "

" The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain. " ( Star Trek III: The Search for Spock )

" Up your shaft… "

" Hello, computer! " ( Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home )

" A keyboard. [in disgust] How quaint. " ( Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home )

" Why? How do we know he didn't invent the thing ? "

" Give me one more day, sir. Damage control's easy – reading Klingon, that's hard! "

" Admiral! There be whales here! "

" Don't you worry, captain. We'll beat those Klingon devils, even if I have to get out and push! " ( Star Trek V: The Final Frontier )

" I know this ship like the back o' me hand! " (at which point Scott knocks himself out cold on a low hanging pipe) ( Star Trek V: The Final Frontier )

" Whattaya standing around for?! Ye not know a jailbreak when ye see one?! "

" Borgus Frat! 'Let's see what she's got,' said the captain! And then we found out, didn't we? "

" USS Enterprise shakedown cruise report. I think this 'new' ship was put together by monkeys. Oh, she's got a fine engine, but half the doors won't open, and guess whose job it is to make it right? "

" That suits me, I just bought a boat. " ( Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country )

" Mr. Scott? " " Aye, sir? " " Did you find the engine room? " " Right where I left it, sir. "

" I'll bet that Klingon bitch killed her father! " ( Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country )

" Synthetic scotch, synthetic commanders… "

" N-C-C 1-7-0-1. No bloody A, B, C, or D. " ( TNG : " Relics ")

" I have spent my whole life trying to figure out crazy ways of doing things. " ( TNG : " Relics ")

" Starship captains are like children. They want everything right now and they want it their way. The secret is to give them what they need, not what they want. "

" The tank can't handle that much pressure. " " Where'd you get that idea? " " It's in the impulse specifications. " " Regulation 42/15: 'Pressure Variances in IRC Tank Storage'? " " Right. " " Oh, that. Forget it. I wrote it! "

" A good engineer is always a wee bit conservative, at least on paper. "

" I may be captain by rank… but I never wanted to be anything else but an engineer. " ( TNG : " Relics ")

Appendices [ ]

Appearances [ ].

• " Where No Man Has Gone Before "
• " The Corbomite Maneuver "
• " Mudd's Women "
• " The Enemy Within "
• " The Man Trap " (voice only; uncredited)
• " The Naked Time "
• " Balance of Terror "
• " The Galileo Seven "
• " The Menagerie, Part I "
• " The Squire of Gothos "
• " Tomorrow is Yesterday "
• " The Return of the Archons "
• " A Taste of Armageddon "
• " Space Seed "
• " The Devil in the Dark "
• " The City on the Edge of Forever "
• " Operation -- Annihilate! "
• " Catspaw "
• " Metamorphosis "
• " Friday's Child "
• " Who Mourns for Adonais? "
• " The Doomsday Machine "
• " Wolf in the Fold "
• " The Changeling "
• " The Apple "
• " Mirror, Mirror "
• " The Deadly Years "
• " I, Mudd "
• " The Trouble with Tribbles "
• " Bread and Circuses "
• " A Private Little War "
• " The Gamesters of Triskelion "
• " Obsession "
• " The Immunity Syndrome "
• " A Piece of the Action "
• " By Any Other Name "
• " Return to Tomorrow "
• " Patterns of Force "
• " The Ultimate Computer "
• " Assignment: Earth "
• " Spectre of the Gun "
• " Elaan of Troyius "
• " The Paradise Syndrome "
• " The Enterprise Incident "
• " And the Children Shall Lead "
• " Spock's Brain "
• " Is There in Truth No Beauty? "
• " The Empath "
• " The Tholian Web "
• " For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky "
• " Day of the Dove "
• " Plato's Stepchildren "
• " Wink of an Eye "
• " That Which Survives "
• " Let That Be Your Last Battlefield "
• " Whom Gods Destroy "
• " The Mark of Gideon "
• " The Lights of Zetar "
• " The Cloud Minders "
• " The Way to Eden "
• " Requiem for Methuselah "
• " The Savage Curtain "
• " All Our Yesterdays " (voice only)
• " Turnabout Intruder "
• " Beyond the Farthest Star "
• " Yesteryear "
• " One of Our Planets Is Missing "
• " The Lorelei Signal "
• " More Tribbles, More Troubles "
• " The Survivor "
• " The Infinite Vulcan "
• " The Magicks of Megas-Tu "
• " Once Upon a Planet "
• " Mudd's Passion "
• " The Terratin Incident "
• " The Time Trap "
• " The Ambergris Element "
• " The Eye of the Beholder "
• " The Jihad "
• " The Pirates of Orion "
• " The Practical Joker "
• " Albatross "
• " How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth "
• " The Counter-Clock Incident "
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
• Star Trek Generations
• Star Trek Beyond (picture only)
• " Trials and Tribble-ations " (archive footage)
• " Kobayashi " (hologram)
• " A Quality of Mercy " (voice only)
• " Hegemony "
• " Skin a Cat "
• " Walk, Don't Run "

Background information [ ]

Montgomery Scott was played by actor James Doohan in all of the character's television and cinematic appearances set in the "prime" universe. An alternate timeline version of Scott was voiced by Matthew Wolf in SNW : " A Quality of Mercy " and portrayed by Martin Quinn in SNW : " Hegemony ".

The character of Montgomery Scott mostly originated from James Doohan himself. Doohan was asked by Director James Goldstone , to whom he had auditioned for another role only ten days prior, to come in and read a few lines from the script of TOS : " Where No Man Has Gone Before " for him, Gene Roddenberry , Robert H. Justman , Joseph D'Agosta , and Morris Chapnick . The role he was proposed for was an unnamed Chief Engineer. When Goldstone asked him to do some accents, Doohan did several ones, including Irish, Scottish, English, Russian, etc. Roddenberry asked him which one he would choose, and he said Scottish, due to Scotsmen being renowned for having great engineering skills. Thus, the character became Scottish, and it was apparently Doohan who named him "Scotty". ( The World of Star Trek ), [3]

Gene Roddenberry nearly dropped Scott from the series after the second pilot. He informed Doohan's agent, Paul Wilkins, that "we don't think we need an engineer in the series." Wilkins became irate and met with Roddenberry that day, and insisted on returning Doohan to the Enterprise , which turned out to be a favorable decision. ( Inside Star Trek: The Real Story , pp. 152-153)

NBC 's early- 1966 press brochure about Star Trek described Scott thus:

In the final draft script of TOS : " Mudd's Women " (dated 26 May 1966 ), Scott was described as "40… very military type." This suggests he was born in 2226 .

Although Scott does not appear in "The Menagerie, Part II", he did feature in the script for that episode. At the end of the teaser , he accompanied McCoy into the Enterprise 's hearing room, without having any lines of dialogue, eager to help Captain Kirk but unable to. Then, when the hearing-room screen abruptly came on in the first act of the script, Scott was ordered, by a Talosian projection of Commodore Mendez , to turn the screen off. Despite trying to do so with a remote control , he found that the screen wouldn't go off. Scott also appeared in a deleted scene from "The Menagerie, Part II". In it, after again accompanying McCoy into the hearing room, he announced that, thanks to McCoy, they had managed to determine which computers Spock had jammed in order to lock the ship on a course to Talos IV. As Scott explained, this discovery would allow the Enterprise officers to " safely cross-circuit that series out, return the vessel to manual control. " [4]

The series writer's guide (third revision, dated 17 April 1967 ) described Scott thus:

Although Doohan had lost the middle finger on his right hand during the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day, Scott had a right middle finger within the Star Trek storyline; any time a closeup was seen of Scott's right hand (working the transporter controls, etc.), someone else's hands were used, and when Scott appeared in wide shots, he usually hid his right hand from the camera. His loss was most evident in TNG : " Relics ", where the missing finger can be clearly seen in wide shots while talking to Captain Picard on the holodeck recreation of the original Enterprise bridge and in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier , when Scott is holding a bag of food. There is also a scene in TOS : " The Trouble with Tribbles " in which his missing digit is briefly seen as he holds a giant armful of tribbles. Star Trek: The Animated Series 's animation also depicted Scott as having all his fingers.

There was much debate, especially in Scotland, as to which Scottish city Montgomery Scott was born in. The character once described himself as an "Aberdeen pub crawler" in TOS : " Wolf in the Fold ". Confusing the matter was a 1970s interview with James Doohan in which he stated his belief that Scott came from Elgin, a town forty miles west of Aberdeen. Linlithgow, twenty miles west of Edinburgh has also been vocal in its claim, citing D.C. Fontana 's novel Vulcan's Glory . If either of these claims were correct, it would imply Scott had a relatively genteel upbringing, as the regional accent of Aberdeenshire was far more coarse and Gaelicised than Scott's. On the death of James Doohan, the local West Lothian Council announced plans to open a memorial exhibition for James Doohan in Linlithgow to commemorate his contribution to the Star Trek universe and make the town's claim to be the future birthplace of Montgomery Scott concrete. The exhibition, held at Annet House, Scott's "official" future childhood home opened in the summer of 2007. It was worth noting that in the non-canon story published in the UK comic magazine TV21 & Joe 90 #21 in 1970, Scott described his ancestors as " highlanders ". According to Who's Who in Star Trek #2 (DC Comics, April 1987), Scott was born in Glasgow. His actual accent implied he was raised in or near Edinburgh.

Simon Pegg , who portrayed Scott's alternate self in 2009 's Star Trek and its sequels (and was a Star Trek fan long before being cast in the role), concocted his own backstory for the character to settle the debate over the character's accent. [5]

One inconsistency that involved Scott was that, when the USS Enterprise -D rescued him from the transporter buffer of the USS Jenolan in "Relics", Commander William T. Riker said that he was from the "USS Enterprise ". Hearing this, Scott assumed "Jim Kirk himself" had arrived to find him; however, the film Star Trek Generations established that, before Scott embarked on his trip on the Jenolan , he witnessed Kirk get blown off the Enterprise -B, and though not known to him, into the Nexus , so he should have known Kirk wasn't alive to be able to find him. This was caused by the fact that the movie Star Trek Generations was filmed after "Relics", causing a retcon . (In what may have been an attempt to address the discrepancy, in the novel Star Trek Generations , Guinan tells Chekov that Kirk is , in fact, alive within the Nexus, though this information may not have reached Scott.) According to Ronald D. Moore , who wrote both "Relics" and Generations , Scott was included in the latter, despite the inconsistency, out of affection for the character. ( Star Trek Chronology )

Another minor inconsistency could be spotted in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home , where Scott wears uniforms with commander's insignia instead of captain's.

In an ultimately omitted line of dialogue from the final draft script of "Relics", Scott remarked, " Even starships are retired… some are just lucky enough to die in action. "

Evidently, Scott was obliquely referred to in the final draft script of ENT : " Fallen Hero ". A statement made by Charles Tucker III , regarding the warp reactor aboard Enterprise , was attributed to him in the scripted stage directions. The dialogue was, " I've given you all she's got, Captain! There's no more power! " A scene description about this section remarked, " His words foreshadow another fabled Starfleet engineer. "

In the unfilmed Star Trek: The First Adventure script, Scott was depicted as working with George Kirk on an experimental dilithium-fuelled warp jump before his disappearance.

Apocrypha [ ]

The nineteenth issue of the IDW comics series Star Trek: Ongoing reveals the alternate reality Scott's full name to be Montgomery Christopher Jorgensen Scott. Since Scott was born before the timeline split, he would therefore have the same full name in the prime universe.

With the introduction of Scott's origin story in the alternate reality , several novels set in the prime reality detail Scott's origins there:

According to Star Trek II: Biographies , Scott was born in 31 August 2121 in Aberdeen, Scotland to parents Robert Burns Scott and Mary Darnley. He has a brother named James McNeil Scott and a sister named Mary Darnley Scott.

According to Who's Who in Star Trek 2 , Scott was born in Glasgow, Scotland and has a sister named Fran. He spent a year working aboard the SS Deirdre before applying to Starfleet Academy. He became the Enterprise 's chief engineer after the previous chief engineer Hoyt retired.

The short story Bum Radish: Five Spins on a Turquoise Reindeer names his mother Arlyne Jorgensen Scott and his sister Kristen Scott.

The video game Star Trek: Starship Creator gives his parents' names as Mary and Vaughn Scott. His sister is named Linda Preston.

In the novel The Kobayashi Maru , Cadet Scott less-than-voluntarily entered the Command School at Starfleet Academy , but was reassigned to engineering after a Kobayashi Maru attempt in which he defeated a Klingon squadron using a tactic which he knew the the computer would believe to be viable even though field testing that he had participated in had disproved the theory on which the tactic was based. His position as captain in the scenario was arranged by an instructor who knew that Scott wanted to be in Engineering rather than Command to justify transferring Scott to engineering school.

In the D.C. Fontana novel Vulcan's Glory , in 2253 , Lieutenant Scott signed aboard the Enterprise as a junior engineer under Lieutenant Commander Caitlin Barry. In his early days aboard the ship, he set up a still in main engineering for producing Engine Room Hooch . Despite the popularity of the beverage, it was produced by an illegal still, and Scott along with the other engineers were warned never to produce the beverage again.

In the novel Enterprise: The First Adventure , by 2264 , Scott assumed the responsibilities of being chief engineer and was promoted to lieutenant commander under the command of Captain James T. Kirk . Scott was fiercely loyal to Captain Christopher Pike and initially he did not warm up to Kirk as he felt that the young captain could place the ship in jeopardy. Over time, the two officers put their initial differences behind them and became close friends.

In the comic issue Retrospect , Scott had an on-again, off-again relationship with a woman he'd known all his life named Glynnis Campbell ( β ). The comic tells the story of how they met and fell in love, went their separate ways, and eventually got married years later. They married shortly before the events of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , and she died in a shuttle accident during the Enterprise crew's period of exile on Vulcan . The Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations novel Forgotten History gives her credit for inspiring him to grow a mustache.

By the novel Ship of the Line , Scott has become a teacher at Starfleet Academy , but stands in as a temporary chief engineer aboard the USS Enterprise -E for its inaugural voyage under Morgan Bateson .

The novel Star Trek has Spock revealing that the Prime Scott was also stationed at Delta Vega , which Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman stated on the film's audio commentary were meant to be for the same reasons.

In the Starfleet Corps of Engineers novels , Scott was given command of the unit sometime after his retrieval from the Jenolan .

In Star Trek Online , players encountered Scott on Drozana Station in the year 2265 , helping him protect the station from an infestation of Devidians . He plays a major role in the "Agents of Yesterday" expansion pack, in which he is voiced by James Doohan's son Christopher Doohan , who had previously played the role in the fan series Star Trek Continues . 23rd century Starfleet characters first encounter him on the Enterprise during the time of the Babel Conference , where he discovers a temporal transponder left behind by an older Pavel Chekov . In the mission "Ragnarok", Scott finds himself in the 26th century , arriving aboard the USS Enterprise -J during the Battle of Procyon V ; he explains that he still carried Chekov's transponder at the time he was rescued from the Jenolan . Working together with Chekov, Scott installs the Tox Uthat aboard the Enterprise -J, which allows the Federation and its allies to defeat the Sphere-Builders . After the battle, Chekov returns Scott to the 24th century, but not before going back to the 23rd to see "their" Enterprise one last time.

In Star Trek Cats , Scott is depicted as a Scottish Fold cat .

In the novel Indistinguishable from Magic , Captain Scott commanded an SCE testbed ship, the USS Challenger . His crew included Lieutenant Commander Reginald Barclay , Lieutenant Commander Nog (chief of security), Dr. Alyssa Ogawa (CMO) and Dr. Leah Brahms as a civilian adviser. When called on to investigate the disappearance and reappearance of the starship Intrepid two hundred years prior, he requested a temporary transfer to his crew: Commander Geordi La Forge. The crew fought off an attempt by former DaiMon Bok of the Ferengi to hijack the Intrepid and use it to time travel and prevent his son from being killed by Captain Picard and solved the Intrepid mystery by discovering a powerful lifeform capable of traveling easily between galaxies and drawing starships with it. Scott was severely injured during the mission and developed a fatal condition. With his first officer dead, Scott named La Forge as his successor as captain. He stayed behind in the other galaxy that they were drawn to in order to ensure that the rest of the Challenger crew (and some Romulans who were also pulled there) got home. As the Challenger exploded, he set the transporter to potentially send himself to safety. His current fate is unknown.

External links [ ]

• Montgomery Scott at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Montgomery Scott at Wikipedia
• Montgomery Scott at the Star Trek Online Wiki
• 1 Daniels (Crewman)
• 3 Calypso (episode)

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Kirk: How are we doing?

McCoy: How are "we" doing? Funny you should put it quite that way, Jim. "We" are doing fine.

Sulu: The word, sir?

Kirk: The word is no. I am therefore going anyway.

Uhura: Would you look at that!

Kirk: My friends, the great experiment: The Excelsior. Ready for trial runs.

Sulu: She's supposed to have transwarp drive.

Scotty: Aye, and if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon!

Kirk: Come, come, Mr. Scott. Young minds, fresh ideas. Be tolerant!

Scotty: The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.

Kirk: You're suffering from a Vulcan mind-meld, doctor.

McCoy: That green-blooded son of a b*tch! It's his revenge for all the arguments he lost.

Kirk: My God, Bones, what have I done?

McCoy: What you had to do; what you always do: turn death into a fighting chance to live.

Kirk: Sorry about your crew, but as we say on Earth, c'est la vie.

Alien: To your planet, welcome.

McCoy: I think that's *my* line, stranger.

Alien: Oh, forgive. I here am new. But you are known, being McCoy from Enterprise.

McCoy: You have me at a disadvantage, sir.

Alien: Oh, I name not important. You seek I. Message received. Available ship stands by.

McCoy: How much and how soon?

Alien: How soon is now. How much is, where?

McCoy: Somewhere in the Mutara sector.

Alien: Oh, Mutara restricted! Take permits many; money more.

McCoy: There aren't gonna be any damned permits! How can you get a permit to do a damned illegal thing? Look, price you name, money I got.

Alien: Place *you* name, money *I* name, otherwise bargain, no.

McCoy: Alright, damn it! It's Genesis! The name of the place we're going is GENESIS!

Alien: Genesis?

McCoy: Yes, Genesis! How can you be deaf with ears like that?

Alien: Genesis allowed is not! Is planet forbidden!

Captain Spock: Jim. Your name... is Jim.

Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu: DON'T call me "Tiny."

Kirk: Yes, poor friend. I hear he's fruity as a nutcake.

Kirk: Gentlemen, your work today has been outstanding and I intend to recommend you all for promotion... in whatever fleet we end up serving.

McCoy: Jim... help me. You left me... on Genesis... why did you do that? Help me...

Kirk: Bones? What the hell are you doing? Have you lost your mind?

McCoy: Help me, Jim. Take me home.

Kirk: Home is where we are. We are home.

McCoy: Then perhaps it's not too late. Climb the steps, Jim. Climb the steps of Mt. Seleyah.

Kirk: Mt. Seleyah? Bones, Mt. Seleyah's on Vulcan. We're home. On Earth.

McCoy: Remember...

Ambassador Sarek: You must bring them to Mt. Seleyah, on Vulcan. Only there can both find peace.

Kirk: What you ask... is difficult.

Ambassador Sarek: You will find a way, Kirk. If you honor them both, you must.

Kirk: I will. I swear.

Lieutenant Saavik: How many have paid the price for your impatience? How many have died? How much damage have you done, and what is yet to come?

Kruge: I've come a long way for the power of Genesis, and what do I find? A weakling human, a Vulcan boy, and a woman!

Lieutenant Saavik: My lord, we are survivors of a doomed expedition. This planet will destroy itself in hours. The Genesis experiment is a failure.

Kruge: A failure? The most destructive force ever created? You will tell me the secret of the Genesis torpedo.

Lieutenant Saavik: I have no knowledge.

Kruge: Then I hope pain's something you enjoy.

Kirk: My God, Bones... what have I done?

McCoy: What you had to do. What you always do: turn death into a fighting chance to live.

Scotty: All systems automated and ready. A chimpanzee and two trainees could run her.

Kirk: Thank you, Mr. Scott. I'll try not to take that personally.

Kirk: Klingon bastard! You killed my son!

Kirk: David, what went wrong?

David Marcus: I went wrong.

Maltz: Wait! You said you would kill me.

Kirk: I lied.

Kirk: If my guess is right, she'll have to de-cloak before she can fire.

McCoy: May all your guesses be right.

Kirk: The needs of the one outweighed the needs of the many.

McCoy: Rapid aging. All genetic metabolism accelerated.

Kirk: What about his mind?

McCoy: His mind is a void. It seems, Admiral, that I've got all his marbles.

Adm. James T. Kirk: If we don't help each other, we'll die here.

Kruge: Perfect. Then that's the way it shall be.

Kruge: I come all-l the way across the universe... and what do I find?

McCoy: I choose the danger!

McCoy: hell of a time to ask...

James T. Kirk: How much refit time before we can take her out again?

Montgomery Scott: Eight weeks, Sir, [Kirk opens his mouth] but ya don't have eight weeks, so I'll do it for ya in two.

James T. Kirk: Mr.Scott. Have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four?

Montgomery Scott: Certainly, Sir. How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?

James T. Kirk: [over the intercom] Your reputation is secure, Scotty.

Hikaru Sulu: The word, sir?

James T. Kirk: The word...is no. I am therefore going anyway.

Hikaru Sulu: You can count on our help, sir.

James T. Kirk: Thank you, Mr. Sulu, I'll need it.

Pavel Chekov: Shall I alert Dr. McCoy?

James T. Kirk: Please. He has a long journey ahead of him.

James T. Kirk: (He enters McCoy's cell. He holds up his hand in the Vulcan hand salute.) How many fingers do I have up?

Leonard McCoy: That's not very damn funny.

James T. Kirk: Well, your sense of humor's returned.

Leonard McCoy: The hell it has. [Kirk produces a hypospray from his jacket pocket] What's that?

James T. Kirk: Lexorin.

Leonard McCoy: Lexorin? What for?

James T. Kirk: You're suffering from a Vulcan mind-meld, Doctor.

Leonard McCoy: That green-blooded son of a b*tch! It's his revenge for all those arguments he lost.

[Sulu is left in a room with a security guard, who has his feet up and yawns loudly]

Hikaru Sulu: [sarcastically] Keeping ya busy? [Guard stands up, towering menacingly over Sulu]

Guard: Don't get smart, Tiny.

[after Sulu easily dispatches the bigger guard in a fight]

Hikaru Sulu: Don't call me Tiny.

Captain Styles: Ah, Mr. Scott. Calling it a night?

Montgomery Scott: Uh, yes, sir.

Captain Styles: Turning in myself, looking forward to breaking some of the Enterprise's speed records tomorrow.

Montgomery Scott: Ah, yes, sir. Good night.

Elevator voice: Level, please.

Montgomery Scott: Transporter room.

Elevator voice: Thank you.

Montgomery Scott: [under breath] Up your shaft.

James T. Kirk: Scotty, as good as your word.

Montgomery Scott: Aye, sir. The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain. Here, Doctor, souvenirs from one surgeon to another. I took them out of her main transwarp computer drive.

Leonard McCoy: Nice of you to tell me in advance.

James T. Kirk: That's what you get for missing staff meetings, Doctor. Gentlemen, your work today has been outstanding. I intend to recommend you all for promotion... in whatever fleet we end up serving. Best speed to Genesis.

Saavik: It's time for total truth between us. This planet is not what you intended or hoped for, is it?

David Marcus: Not exactly.

Saavik: Why?

David Marcus: I used protomatter in the Genesis matrix.

Saavik: Protomatter, an unstable substance which every ethical scientist has denounced as dangerously unpredictable.

David Marcus: But it was the only way to solve certain problems.

Saavik: So like your father, you changed the rules.

David Marcus: If I hadn't, it might have been years or never.

Saavik: How many have paid the price for your impatience? How many have died? How much damage have you done? And what is yet to come?

James T. Kirk: David, what went wrong?

James T. Kirk: I don't understand.

David Marcus: I'm sorry, sir. Just don't surrender. Genesis doesn't work. I can't believe they'd kill us for it. [David's last words]

Kruge: Admiral, your young friend is mistaken, I meant what I said. And now to show that my intentions are sincere, I shall kill one of the prisoners.

James T. Kirk: Wait a minute! Give me a chance to talk.

Kruge: [in Klingon] Kill one of them. I don't care which.

Kruge: Take every last man. Form a boarding party armed heavily.

Torg: They outnumber us.

Kruge: [shouts] We are Klingons! Once you control the ship, we'll transfer our flag there and take Genesis from their own memory banks.

James T. Kirk: Mr. Sulu, what is the crew complement of a bird of prey?

Hikaru Sulu: About a dozen officers and men.

James T. Kirk: With some of them on the planet. I swear to you, we're not finished yet. Bones, you and Sulu to the transporter room. The rest of you with me, we have a job to do. [to Kruge] Commander, Klingon vessel... prepare to board this ship on my next signal.

Kruge: No tricks, Kirk. You have one minute.

James T. Kirk: No tricks. I'm looking forward to meeting you.

Capt. Kirk: Computer, destruct sequence 1, code 1, 1-A.

Scotty: Computer, Commander Montgomery Scott, Chief Engineering Officer, destruct sequence 2, code 1, 1-A, 2-B.

Chekov: Computer, this is Commander Pavel Chekov, Acting Science Officer, destruct sequence 3, code 1-B, 2-B, 3.

Computer: Destruct sequence completed and engaged, awaiting final code for one minute countdown.

Capt. Kirk: Code zero, zero, zero...destruct...zero.

Computer: Destruct sequence is activated.

[The Klingons have boarded the Enterprise]

Torg: My lord, the ship appears to be deserted.

Kruge: How can that be? They're hiding!

Torg: Yes, sir. But the bridge is run by computer. It is the only thing speaking. [Torg's last words]

Kruge: Speaking? Let me hear.

Computer: 9...8...7...6... 5...

Kruge: [shouts] Get out! Get out of there! Get out!

Computer: 2... 1...

[The Enterprise bridge explodes]

James T. Kirk: [looking up from the planet surface to see the remains of the Enterprise burning up in the atmosphere]

My God Bones, what have I done?

Leonard McCoy: What you had to do, what you always do. Turned death into a fighting chance to live.

Kruge: Genesis. I want it!

James T. Kirk: Beam the Vulcan up, and we'll talk.

Kruge: Give me what I want, and I'll consider it.

James T. Kirk: You fool, look around you! The planet's destroying itself!

Kruge: Yes, exhilarating, isn't it?

James T. Kirk: If we don't help each other, we'll die here.

[James, while kicking Kruge off of the cliff's edge]

James T. Kirk: I... have HAD... enough of... YOU!

[Kruge falls screaming into the lavascape below]

T'Lar: Sarek! Child of Skon! Child of Solkar! The body of your son breathes still. What is your wish?

Sarek: I ask for fal-tor-pan, the refusion.

T'Lar: What you seek has not done since ages past… and then, only in legend. Your request is not logical.

Sarek: Forgive me, T’Lar. My logic is uncertain, where my son is concerned.

T'Lar: Who is the keeper of the Katra?

Leonard McCoy: I’m am… McCOY… Leonard H. Son of David.

T'Lar: McCOY son of David. Since thou art human, we cannot expect thee understand fully what Sarek has requested. Spock’s body lives… with your approval, we shall use all our powers to return to his body that which you possess. But McCoy… you must now be warned. The danger to thyself is as grave as the danger to Spock… you must make the choice.

Leonard McCoy: I choose the danger.

[Kirk glances at McCoy]

Leonard McCoy: [Mutters to Kirk] Hell of a time to ask...

Spock: My father says that you have been my friend. You came back for me.

James T. Kirk: You would have done the same for me.

Spock: Why would you do this?

James T. Kirk: Because the needs of the one... outweigh the needs of the many.

Spock: (Spock begins to remember) I have been and ever shall be your friend.

James T. Kirk: Yes. Yes, Spock.

Spock: The ship .... out of danger?

James T. Kirk: You saved the ship. You saved us all. Don't you remember?

Spock: Jim .... your name is Jim.

James T. Kirk: Yes. [last lines]

Federation security officer : Sir, I'm sorry, but your voice is carrying. I don't think you want to be discussing this subject in public.

McCoy: I'll discuss what I like! And who in the hell are you?

Federation security officer : Could I offer you a ride home, Dr. McCoy?

McCoy: Where's the logic in offering me a ride home, you idiot? If I wanted a ride home, would I be trying to charter a space flight?! (The alien growls. McCoy realises something) How in the hell do you know who I am?

Federation security officer (holding up ID): Federation Security, sir.

Federation security officer: You're gonna get a nice long rest, Doctor.

Captain Styles: [on the comm speakers] Kirk, you do this, you'll never sit in the captain's chair again.

James T. Kirk: Warp speed.

James T. Kirk: You, help us or die.

Maltz: I do not deserve to live.

Kirk: Fine. I'll kill you later.

Sarek: Kirk, I thank you. What you have done is...

James T. Kirk: What I have done, I had to do.

Sarek: But at what cost? Your ship. Your son.

James T. Kirk: If I hadn't tried, the cost would have been my soul.

Miscellany: ...and the Adventure continues...

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Posted: June 6, 2024 | Last updated: June 6, 2024

1. What Might Have Been

The original pilot episode of Star Trek featured an entirely different set of characters. The episode, titled "The Cage," featured Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Pike. In a highly unusual move, the network ordered a second pilot called "Where No Man Has Gone Before," which featured William Shatner as Captain Kirk.

2. One of Seven

Marina Sirtis portrayed Counselor Deanna Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation , Voyager , and Enterprise . She is one of only seven actors to play the same character on three different Star Trek series, and the only woman.

3. Recycled Material

Several episodes into the original show’s first season, the two-part episode called "The Menagerie" used a great deal of the material from the original pilot. The episode was a cost-effective way of reusing the old material while still allowing them to craft a new storyline.

4. Female Number One

In the original pilot, Majel Barrett, who at the time was Gene Roddenberry’s girlfriend (she later became his wife) played first officer Number One. The reason for her replacement was twofold. Firstly, the producers didn’t want to give a woman a leading role simply because she was the producer’s girlfriend, and secondly, test audiences didn’t like her character. Her role was later modified to Nurse Chapel.

5. Maybe Someday

When Stephen Hawking guest starred on an episode of Star Trek , he reportedly stopped at the warp core set piece and said, "I’m working on that".

6. Transcending Stereotypes

When Geneviève Bujold decided to leave Star Trek: Voyager , veteran actress Kate Mulgrew took over the role of Captain Kathryn Janeway. She said that her favorite thing about being on the show was the "privilege and challenge" of being able to take on the role of the first female captain, and being able to transcend stereotypes in front of millions of viewers.

7. First Lady of Star Trek

Majel Barrett Roddenberry had roles in every Star Trek  series until her passing, earning her the title "First Lady of Star Trek ".

8. Star Trek Scholarship

Founded in 1974, Starfleet International (SFI), one of the world’s largest trekker societies, has been offering yearly college scholarships since 1990. The organization offers five separate scholarships in different disciplines for students enrolled in higher education programs. The only requirement is that they have been members of SFI for at least a year before applying, and winners are granted $1,000.

9. Almost Starring Matt Damon

In the early days of casting for the Star Trek movie reboot in 2009, J.J. Abrams considered Matt Damon for the part of Captain Kirk. Damon didn't end up taking the role, and Abrams later stated that casting unknowns ended up being a better move.

10. Most Widely Spoken Fictional Language

Klingon holds the record for the most widely spoken fictional language. Linguist Mark Okrand developed Klingon into a full-fledged language, and the tongue is spoken at many Star Trek fan conventions; you can even use it in the Google search engine, and works of literature like Hamlet have been translated into Klingon.

11. Big Buzz!

The trailer for the 2009 Star Trek reboot broke a record for the most downloads in 24 hours of any movie. Fans downloaded the preview from apple.com more than 1.8 million times in less than a day. Over a period of five days, the clip reached 5 million downloads, becoming the site's most popular download ever.

12. A Game for All Devices

Since 1971, there have been more than 125 video games that have come out of the Star Trek  series. The first was a text game written in BASIC, an old programming language.

13. Enterprise on Display

Star Trek  fans who want to see the Enterprise up close are in luck; the 11 foot studio model of the ship is on display at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

14. Origins of a Gesture

The famous split-fingered Vulcan salute is borrowed from something Leonard Nimoy remembered seeing at an Orthodox Synagogue as a child. The gesture mimics the Hebrew letter "Shin," which represents the word " Shaddai ," a name for God.

15. Virtual Reality

In the new series, the Discovery shuttle bay is actually one big empty green room, and the set is completely virtual.

16. A Little Whoopi

Whoopi Goldberg is a Star Trek  super-fan, and when she heard that Gene Roddenberry was casting for the Star Trek: The Next Generation , she asked be a part of it. The original series was an inspiration to her. As she said, "When I was a little girl, it was like, 'Oh, we are in the future.' Uhura did that for me. So I want to be on your show". Her plea was successful, and she became Guinan the bartender.

17. Star Peace

Fans of Star Trek  and Star Wars enjoy arguing over which space franchise is more superior, but in 2011, actor George Takei (Sulu) called for what he called "Star Peace," asking fans of both series to unite against Twilight , which he said was an "ominous threat to all science fiction".

18. The Never Uttered Catchphrase

"Beam Me Up Scotty" is an oft repeated catchphrase in popular culture today, but the phrase was never actually spoken in either the shows or the movies. The closest version was in one of the films, and went "Scotty, beam me up". It’s believed that the phrase was borrowed from a famous Star Trek bumper sticker that read "Beam me up, Scotty, there's no intelligent life on this planet". The phrase finally made an appearance on film when it was used in the 2009 reboot.

19. Variations on a Theme

Another famous catchphrase from the series was Dr. Bone’s frequent gripe "I’m a Doctor, not a …," which he repeated with variation whenever he was asked to do something outside of his medical comfort zone. Interestingly, the idea didn’t originate with Star Trek. It was borrowed from a 1933 movie called The Kennel Murder Case , in which the character Doctor Doremus would say "I’m a doctor, not a magician" and other similar quips. Over time, Bones made the gag his own, and now it’s primarily associated with Star Trek.

20. Glue Might Work

During the filming of the 2009 Star Trek  movie, Zachary Quinto (who played Spock) was having difficulty holding his fingers together for the Vulcan salute. Eventually, director JJ Abrams had to glue his fingers together in order for him to do it properly.

21. A Creative Solution

The transporters that are used to "beam" people on and off the ship were developed as a means of getting characters on or off a planet quickly without having to land the ship or use shuttles, both of which were outside of the show’s production budget. Roddenberry later said that the invention of the transporter was "highly fortunate" because it actually improved on what they had originally planned to do.

22. Pinch, Don’t Punch

Another one of Nimoy’s ideas was the Vulcan nerve pinch, a move that knocked an opponent unconscious by a mere touch of the fingers to their neck. The original episode script had Nimoy's Spock knocking Kirk out with a punch, but Nimoy felt that punching would be undignified for Spock, and came up with the pinch instead.

23. Signalling the Afterlife

The Klingon death howl used in Star Trek: Discovery tells the afterlife to expect a Klingon warrior. Prior to their leader T’Kuvma bringing back the ancient teachings, Klingons did not view the bodies of the deceased with any particular interest.

24. The Picard Maneuver

The uniforms worn by the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation were very uncomfortable, leading to a design change from a one piece to a two piece in season 3. Though they were more comfortable to wear, the jackets had a tendency to ride up when the actors were seated. Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Picard on the show, started straightening his jacket with a tug when he stood up. The action became known as the "Picard Maneuver" among the cast and crew.

25. Some Unknown British Guy

When casting for TNG  was first announced, some media described Patrick Stewart as an "unknown British Shakespearean actor". As a gag, Brent Spiner (Data) made up a sign, which he hung above the door to Stewart’s dressing room, reading, "Beware: Unknown British Shakespearean Actor".

26. "Shut Up Wesley"

Wil Wheaton (of Stand by Me fame) played Wesley Crusher on TNG. The line "Shut Up Wesley," which was only used in one episode, came to be used as a catchphrase by the (many) critics of the character.

27. Length of Three Football Fields

The Enterprise in the original series measures 953.7 feet long; more than the length of three football fields. Enterprise-D in TNG  is more than twice that length, and measures 2,103 feet. That’s the size of the entire Paramount Studio lot in Hollywood.

28. Getting an Upgrade

When the original series was being prepared for its HD debut in 2006, Paramount upgraded all of the flying sequences and space background shots. While some fans thought it was paramount to sacrilege, Michael Okuda, who had been involved with the franchise since the 5th movie, made sure that the new CGI sequences worked well with old footage.

29. Audition Ad-lib

When Robert Picardo auditioned for the role of the holographic Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager , he was asked to say the line, "Somebody forgot to turn off my program". He did, but then ad-libbed a line that ended up getting him the part, saying "I’m a doctor, not a light bulb".

30. Desexualizing Star Trek

Mulgrew (Captain Janeway) disapproved of the highly sexualized character Seven of Nine, and Jeri Ryan, who played Seven, has said that in the early years she used to feel anxious whenever she had to do a scene with Mulgrew. Mulgrew later admitted in interviews that she wanted to desexualize Star Trek and her own character, and deliberately resisted having Janeway engage in a relationship with a male crew member.

31. First of Their Species

The Star Trek series will often feature at least one character who is the first of their species to serve in Starfleet. Doug Jones, who plays Saru on the new series Discovery , is the first Kelpien to enter Starfleet. Producers have compared his character to Spock and Data from previous series.

32. Red-Shirting

"Red-shirting" became a joke among Star Trek  fans to describe the extra who was going to be killed off in an episode (the extras generally wore red uniforms). In a tribute to the original series, Chief Engineer Olsen in the 2009 Star Trek  is wearing a red shirt when he dies.

33. The Pets of Star Trek

It can get quite lonely in space, but thankfully many of the Star Trek characters had pets. Some of the most famous pets included Reginald Barclay’s cat Neelix, Chief O’Brien’s tarantula Christina, Scotty’s tribble, and Picard’s fish named Livingston. On TNG,  Data’s cat Spot was particularly important because he helped Data in his quest to be more human.

34. Does She Have a First Name?

Before the 2009 movie, Lt. Uhura had never been given a first name on screen—her first name is Nyota.

35. Time to Unpack That Suitcase

Patrick Stewart was so convinced that TNG would fail that for the first six weeks of filming, he refused to unpack his suitcase. TNG  ended up running for seven seasons.

36. Incorporating Notes

The first note of the theme for Star Trek: Discovery  has the same pitch, length, and spacing as the second note of the main theme for the original series.

37. A Previously Mentioned Event

Star Trek: Discovery takes place about 10 years before the events of the original series, and centers around the Federation war with the Klingons, which had only been referenced in previous series and films.

38. A Pioneering Woman

Nichelle Nichols was a pioneer for African American women in television with her role as Lt. Nyota Uhura in the original Star Trek . Her role was doubly impressive in that she was not only an African American woman on television, but an African American character in space. Dr. Martin Luther King was one of her biggest fans, and after the show, she worked recruiting minority candidates for the Space Program.

39. Breaking Barriers

Star Trek has always been known for breaking barriers. From the beginning, the show has embraced diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusiveness. In the new series Star Trek: Discovery , Sonequa Martin-Green made history again by becoming the first African American woman in a leading role in the Star Trek franchise.

40. Banned in Ireland

The episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called "The High Ground" was banned from airing in Ireland because of one sticking point. In the episode, Data noted that Ireland was unified in 2024.

41. Rejected

When Gene Roddenberry pitched the pilot for a new sci-fi television show, NBC initially rejected it. None other than legendary comedian Lucille Ball, who was co-owner of Desilu productions, liked the idea, and convinced the network to give it a second chance.

42. An Important First

Star Trek had the first interracial kiss (between Uhura and Kirk) on American television on November 22, 1968. The episode was originally meant to be filmed with and without the kiss because the NBC executives were worried about the response. They filmed the first version with the kiss without a hitch, but when it came time to film the "non-kiss" version, Shatner deliberately flubbed each take, forcing them to use the original scene.

43. Get Rid of the Pointy-Eared Guy

When the show was picked up by NBC, studio execs initially asked Roddenberry to get rid of Spock. The network apparently thought that the ears made him look too satanic, and thought he might upset religious groups.

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

• [ Witnessing the destruction of the Enterprise ]
• Kirk : [ 1:15:58 ] My God, Bones... what have I done?
• McCoy : What you had to do, what you always do. Turn death into a fighting chance to live.
• Kirk : Klingon bastard! You killed my son!
• Kirk : [ 37:17 ] How many fingers do I have up?
• McCoy : That's not very damn funny.
• Kirk : Your sense of humor's returned!
• McCoy : The hell it has!
• [ last lines ]
• Captain Spock : My father says that you have been my friend. You came back for me.
• Kirk : You would have done the same for me.
• Captain Spock : Why would you do this?
• Kirk : Because the needs of the one... outweigh the needs of the many.
• Captain Spock : [ begins to remember ] I have been and ever shall be your friend.
• Kirk : Yes. Yes, Spock.
• Captain Spock : The ship... out of danger?
• Kirk : You saved the ship. You saved us all. Don't you remember?
• Captain Spock : Jim... your name is Jim.
• Kirk : Yes.
• Sarek : Kirk, I thank you. What you have done is...
• Kirk : What I have done, I had to do.
• Sarek : But at what cost? Your ship. Your son.
• Kirk : If I hadn't tried, the cost would have been my soul.
• [ Kirk and party have commandeered Kruge's Bird-of-Prey ]
• Kirk : [ to Maltz ] You! Help us or die!
• Maltz : I do not deserve to live!
• Kirk : Fine, I'll kill you later!
• [ later, once safely in warp speed ]
• Kirk : Take care of the prisoner.
• Maltz : Wait! You said you would kill me!
• Kirk : I lied!
• Kirk : [ 7:02 ] How much refit time 'til we can take her out again?
• Scotty : Eight weeks, sir. But ye don't have eight weeks, so I'll do it for ye in two.
• Kirk : Mr. Scott. Have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four?
• Scotty : Certainly, sir. How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?
• Kirk : Your reputation is secure, Scotty.
• Kirk : [ 46:41 ] Scotty, you're as good as your word.
• Scotty : Aye, sir. The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.
• [ giving McCoy a handful of computer chips ]
• Scotty : Here, Doctor, souvenirs from one surgeon to another. I took them out of her main transwarp computer drive.
• McCoy : Nice of you to tell me in advance.
• Kirk : That's what you get for missing staff meetings, Doctor. Gentlemen, your work today has been outstanding and I intend to recommend you all for promotion... in whatever fleet we end up serving.
• Scotty : All systems automated and ready. A chimpanzee and two trainees could run her.
• Kirk : Thank you, Mr. Scott. I'll try not to take that personally.
• Kirk : You're suffering from a Vulcan mind-meld, doctor.
• McCoy : That green-blooded son of a bitch! It's his revenge for all the arguments he lost.
• [ their first look at the USS Excelsior ]
• Uhura : Would you look at that.
• Kirk : My friends, the great experiment: The Excelsior. Ready for trial runs.
• Sulu : She's supposed to have transwarp drive.
• Scotty : Aye. And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon.
• Kirk : Come, come, Mr. Scott. Young minds, fresh ideas. Be tolerant.
• McCoy : [ to an unconscious Spock ] I'm gonna tell you something that I... never thought I'd ever hear myself say. But it seems I've... missed you. And I don't know if I could stand to lose you again.
• Captain Styles : [ 38:58 ] Ah, Mr. Scott. Calling it a night?
• Scotty : Uh, yes sir.
• Captain Styles : Turning in myself, looking forward to breaking some of the Enterprise's speed records tomorrow.
• Scotty : Ah, yes sir.
• [ behind his back, frowning ]
• Scotty : Good night.
• Elevator voice : Level, please.
• Scotty : Transporter room.
• Elevator voice : Thank you.
• Scotty : [ under breath ] Up your shaft.
• Kirk : You should take the Vulcan too.
• Kruge : No.
• Kirk : But why?
• Kruge : Because you wish it.
• Vulcan High Priestess : Sarek! Child of S'kon, child of So'kar! The body of your son breathes still. What is your wish?
• Sarek : I ask for fal tor pan: the refusion.
• Vulcan High Priestess : What you seek has not been done in ages past and then, only in legend. Your request is not logical.
• Sarek : Forgive me, T'layr. My logic is uncertain where my son is concerned.
• Vulcan High Priestess : Who is the keeper of the katra?
• McCoy : I am. McCoy, Leonard H, son of David.
• Vulcan High Priestess : McCoy, son of David, since thou art human, we cannot expect thee to fully comprehend what Sarek has requested. Spock's body lives: with your approval, we shall use all our powers to return to his body that which you possess.
• Vulcan High Priestess : But McCoy, you must now be warned. The danger to thyself is as grave as the danger to Spock. You must make the choice.
• McCoy : I choose the danger. Hell of a time to ask.
• Torg : [ 1:14:36 ]
• [ the Klingons have boarded the Enterprise only to find it is deserted ]
• Torg : My lord, the ship appears to be deserted.
• Kruge : How can that be? They're hiding!
• Torg : Yes, sir. The ship appears to be run by computer. It is the only thing that is speaking.
• Kruge : Speaking? Let me hear it.
• Enterprise computer : [ Torg walks over to a console, placing his communicator towards it ] 9-8-7-6-5...
• Kruge : [ shouts ] Get out! Get out of there! Get out!
• Enterprise computer : 2-1...
• [ the Enterprise bridge explodes ]
• Kruge : [ 1:00:44 ] I've come a long way for the power of Genesis, and what do I find? A weakling human, a Vulcan boy, and a woman!
• Saavik : My lord, we are survivors of a doomed expedition. This planet will destroy itself in hours. The Genesis experiment is a failure.
• Kruge : A failure? The most destructive force ever created? You will tell me the secret of the Genesis torpedo.
• Saavik : I have no knowledge.
• Kruge : Then I hope pain's something you enjoy.
• First Officer : [ 42:42 ] Yellow Alert! Captain to the bridge! Yellow Alert!
• Captain Styles : Bridge, this is the captain. How can you have a yellow alert in Spacedock?
• First Officer : Sir, someone is stealing the Enterprise!
• Captain Styles : I'm on my way.
• McCoy : [ 1:18:52 ] Rapid aging. All genetic functions highly accelerated.
• Kirk : What about his mind?
• McCoy : His mind is a void. It seems, Admiral, that I've got all his marbles.
• Kirk : Is there anything we can do?
• Saavik : Only one thing, sir. Get him off this planet. His aging is part of what's going on around us.
• Kirk : [ stomping on Kruge ] I... have had... enough... of YOU!
• [ Kruge falls screaming into the lavascape below ]
• [ McCoy is informed of the danger of the transfusion ]
• McCoy : I choose the danger.
• [ Kirk glances at McCoy ]
• McCoy : [ mutters to Kirk ] Hell of a time to ask...
• Sulu : [ 33:08 ] The word, sir?
• Kirk : The word is no. I am therefore going anyway.
• Sulu : You can count our help, sir.
• Kirk : Thank you, Mr. Sulu, I'll need it.
• Chekov : Shall I alert Dr. McCoy?
• Kirk : Please. He has a long journey ahead of him.
• Kirk : Klingon Commander, this is Admiral James T. Kirk. I'm alive and well on the planet's surface. I know that this will come as a pleasant surprise to you, but our ship was a victim of an "unfortunate accident". Sorry about your crew, but as we say on Earth, c'est la vie.
• Alien : To your planet, welcome.
• McCoy : I think that's *my* line, stranger.
• Alien : Oh, forgive. I here am new. But you are known, being McCoy from Enterprise.
• McCoy : You have me at a disadvantage, sir.
• Alien : Oh, I name not important. You seek I. Message received. Available ship stands by.
• McCoy : How much and how soon?
• Alien : How soon is now. How much is, where?
• McCoy : Somewhere in the Mutara sector.
• Alien : Oh, Mutara restricted! Take permits many; money more.
• McCoy : There aren't gonna be any damned permits! How can you get a permit to do a damned illegal thing? Look, price you name, money I got.
• Alien : Place *you* name, money *I* name, otherwise bargain, no.
• McCoy : Alright, damn it! It's Genesis! The name of the place we're going is GENESIS!
• Alien : Genesis?
• McCoy : Yes, Genesis! How can you be deaf with ears like that?
• Alien : Genesis allowed is not! Is planet forbidden!
• Kirk : Scan for vessels in pursuit.
• McCoy : [ in Spock's voice and manner ] Scanning. Indications negative at this time.
• [ everyone stares at him ]
• McCoy : [ as himself ] Did I get it right?
• Kirk : Great, Bones. Just great.
• [ Kirk finds McCoy in Spock's quarters ]
• McCoy : [ 14:10 ] Jim. Help me
• McCoy : Jim... help me. You left me... on Genesis... why did you do that? Help me...
• Kirk : Bones? What the hell are you doing? Have you lost your mind?
• McCoy : Help me, Jim. Take me home.
• McCoy : Bones, we are. We are home.
• McCoy : Then perhaps it's not too late. Climb the steps, Jim. Climb the steps of Mount Seleya.
• Kirk : Mount Seleya? Bones, Mount Seleya is on Vulcan. We're home, on Earth.
• McCoy : Remember...
• Mr. Adventure : Look at you. You're a twenty-year space veteran, yet you pick the worst duty station in town. I mean, look at this place. This is the hind end of space.
• Uhura : Peace and quiet appeals to me, Lieutenant.
• Mr. Adventure : Well, maybe that's okay for someone like you, whose career is winding down. But me, I need some excitement, some adventure... maybe even just a surprise or two.
• Uhura : Well, you know what they say, Lieutenant. Be careful what you wish for. You might get it.
• [ Kirk, McCoy and Sulu enter the transporter room ]
• Kirk : Uhura, is everything ready?
• Uhura : Step into my parlor, gentlemen.
• Mr. Adventure : That's Admiral Kirk, my God!
• Uhura : Very good for you, Lieutenant.
• Mr. Adventure : But it's damned irregular. No destination points, no encoded ID's.
• Uhura : All true.
• Mr. Adventure : So what are we gonna do about it?
• Uhura : I'm not gonna do anything about it. You're gonna sit in the closet.
• Mr. Adventure : The *closet*? Have you lost your sense of reality?
• Uhura : This isn't reality.
• [ Turns a phaser on him ]
• Uhura : This is fantasy. You wanted adventure, how's this? The old adrenaline going, huh? Good boy. Now get in the closet.
• Mr. Adventure : All right...
• Uhura : Go on.
• Mr. Adventure : I'll just get in the closet. All right! Damn!
• [ Falls into the closet and shuts the door ]
• McCoy : I'm glad you're on *our* side!
• Kirk : [ Pointing to the closet ] Are you sure you can handle...?
• Uhura : Oh, I'll have "Mr. Adventure" eating out of my hand, sir. And I'll see all of you at the rendezvous.
• Scotty : [ studying the Klingon Bird-of-Prey's helm ] Where's the damn antimatter inducer?
• Chekov : This?... no, *this*!
• Scotty : That or nothing.
• Sulu : If I read this right, sir, we have full power.
• Kirk : [ exasperated ] Go, Sulu!
• Elevator voice : Level please.
• Scotty : Up your shaft.
• Kruge : Take every last man, form a boarding party armed heavily.
• Torg : They outnumber us, my lord.
• Kruge : [ shouts ] We are Klingons! Once you control the ship, we'll transfer our flag there and take Genesis from their own memory banks.
• Security Guard : Make it quick, Admiral. They're moving him to the Federation funny farm.
• Kirk : [ about McCoy ] Yes, poor friend. I hear he's fruity as a nutcake.
• Captain Styles : [ on the comm speakers ] Kirk, you do this, you'll never sit in the Captain's chair again.
• Kirk : Warp speed.
• Sulu : One minute to space doors.
• McCoy : Are you just gonna walk through them?
• Kirk : Calm yourself, Doctor.
• Kirk : [ 1:08:12 ] David, what went wrong?
• David Marcus : I went wrong.
• Kirk : I don't understand.
• David Marcus : I'm sorry, sir. Just don't surrender. Genesis doesn't work. I can't believe they'd kill us for it.
• Kruge : Admiral, your young friend is mistaken. I meant what I said. And now to show that my intentions are sincere, I shall kill one of the prisoners.
• Kirk : Wait a minute! Give me a chance to talk.
• Kruge : [ in Klingon ] Kill one of them. I don't care which.
• Kruge : Genesis, I want it!
• Kirk : Beam the Vulcan up, and we'll talk.
• Kruge : Give me what I want, and I'll consider it.
• Kirk : You fool, look around you! The planet's destroying itself!
• Kruge : Yes, exhilarating, isn't it?
• Kirk : If we don't help each other, we'll die here.
• Kruge : Perfect. Then that's the way it shall be.
• Kirk : How are we doing?
• McCoy : How are "we" doing? Funny you should put it quite that way, Jim. "We" are doing fine. But I'd feel safer giving him one of my kidneys than what's scrambled in my brain.
• Sarek : You must bring them to Mount Seleyah, on Vulcan. Only there can both find peace.
• Kirk : What you ask... is difficult.
• Sarek : You will find a way, Kirk. If you honor them both, you must.
• Kirk : I will. I swear.
• Saavik : [ to David ] How many have paid the price for your impatience? How many have died? How much damage have you done, and what is yet to come?
• Captain Styles : [ about Kirk ] If he thinks he can get away with warp drive... he's really in for a shock.
• [ to his crew ]
• Captain Styles : Prepare for warp speed! Stand by transwarp drive!
• [ the Enterprise faces off against a cloaked Klingon Bird-of-Prey ]
• Kirk : If my guess is right, she'll have to decloak before she can fire.
• McCoy : May all your guesses be right.
• [ first lines ]
• [ Spock's dying words, repeated from the previous film ]
• Captain Spock : Don't grieve, Admiral. It is logical. The needs of the many outweigh...
• Kirk : ...the needs of the few.
• Captain Spock : Or the one. I have been and always shall be your friend. Live long and prosper.
• [ the Enterprise is approaching the closed Spacedock doors ]
• Kirk : And... *now*, Mr. Scott.
• Scotty : Sir?
• Kirk : The doors, Mr. Scott!
• Scotty : Aye, sir, I'm working on it!
• Kirk : Unit two, this is unit one. The Kobayashi Maru has set sail for the promised land. Acknowledge.
• Chekov : [ on communicator ] Message acknowledged. All units will be informed.
• McCoy : You're taking me to the promised land?
• Kirk : What are friends for?
• Sarek : Forgive me, it is not here. I had assumed he mind-melded with you. It is the Vulcan way when the body's end is near.
• Kirk : We were separated. He couldn't touch me.
• Sarek : I see. Then, everything that he was... everything he knew... is lost.
• Kirk : [ Sarek turns to go ] Please wait. He would have found a way. If there were that much at stake, Spock would have found a way.
• Sarek : Yes. But how?
• Kirk : What if he joined with someone else?
• Kirk : [ gathers himself after David's murder ] Mr. Sulu, what is the crew compliment of a Bird-of-Prey?
• Sulu : About a dozen officers and men.
• Kirk : With some of them on the planet... I swear to you, we're not finished yet. Bones, you and Sulu to the transporter room. The rest of you with me, we have a job to do.
• Kirk : USS Enterprise Captain's Personal Log: With most of our battle damage repaired we're almost home. Yet I feel uneasy and I wonder why? Perhaps it is the emptiness of this vessel. Most of our training crew have been reassigned. Lt. Saavik and my son David are exploring the Genesis planet which he helped create and Enterprise feels like a house with all the children gone. No more empty even then that. The death of Spock is like an open wound. It seem that I have left the most noblest part of myself back there on that newborn planet.
• Kirk : [ Sarek angrily confronts Kirk about Spock ] Ambassador. I would had come to Vulcan to express my deepest sympathies.
• Sarek : Spare me your human platitutes, Kirk. I have been to your government and I've seen the Genesis information and your report.
• Kirk : Then you know how bravely your son met his death.
• Sarek : Why did you leave him on Genesis? Spock trusted you! and you denied him his future.
• Kirk : I saw no future.
• Sarek : Only his body was in death, Kirk! and you were the last one to be with him.
• Kirk : Yes! I was.
• Sarek : And you must know that you should had to come with him to Vulcan.
• Kirk : But - why?
• Sarek : Because he asked you too! He entrusted you! With his very esscence. With everything that was not of the body. He asked you to bring him to us and to bring that which he gave you. His Katra. His living spirit.
• Kirk : Sir. Your son meant to me more than you could know. I would had given my life if I could save his. Believe me when I tell you, he made no request of me.
• Sarek : He would not had spoken of it openly.
• Kirk : Computer, this is Admiral James T. Kirk. Request security access. Computer, destruct sequence one: code 1-1-a.
• Scotty : Computer, Commander Montgomery Scott, chief engineering officer. Destruct sequence two: code 1-1-a-2-b.
• Chekov : Computer, this Commander Pavel Chekov, acting science officer. Destruct sequence three: code 1-b-2-b-3.
• Enterprise Computer : Destruct sequence completed and engaged. Awaiting final code for one minute countdown.
• Kirk : Code 0-0-0-destruct-0.
• Enterprise Computer : Destruct sequence is activated.
• Sulu : Admiral, what's gonna happen to the Enterprise?
• Kirk : She's to be decommissioned.
• Chekov : Will we get another ship?
• Kirk : I can't get an answer. Starfleet is up to its brass in a galactic conference. No one has time for those who want to stand and wait.
• David Marcus : This planet's aging in surges.
• Saavik : And Spock with it. It seems they're joined together.
• David Marcus : They are.
• Saavik : How long?
• David Marcus : Days... maybe hours. I'm sorry.
• Saavik : It will be hardest on Spock. Soon he will feel the burning of his Vulcan blood.
• David Marcus : I don't understand.
• Saavik : Pon farr. Vulcan males must endure it every seventh year of their adult life.

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