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Star Trek is a beloved science fiction franchise that has captured the hearts of millions of fans around the world. One of the most iconic characters in the series is Montgomery Scott, also known as Scotty, the chief engineer of the starship Enterprise. Scotty is known for his wit, charm, and problem-solving skills, often saving the day with his technical expertise. Throughout the series, he has delivered some memorable quotes that have become fan favorites. In this article, we will explore some of the best Star Trek Scotty quotes that showcase his unique personality and cleverness.

Scotty’s character is famous for his ability to fix anything and get the ship out of dangerous situations. His quotes demonstrate his determination and resourcefulness in the face of adversity. Whether it’s repairing the warp core or finding a way to save the crew, Scotty always has a solution up his sleeve.

From his catchphrase “I’m giving her all she’s got, Captain!” to his witty comebacks, Scotty’s quotes provide moments of humor and inspiration. These quotes have become timeless and continue to resonate with fans of the Star Trek franchise. Let’s dive into some of the most memorable Scotty quotes that will surely bring a smile to your face.

Read these Star Trek Scotty Quotes

“I’m givin’ her all she’s got, Captain!”

“We’re going to have to go right through the middle of them.”

“I cannae change the laws of physics!”

“The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.”

“I’m just givin’ her a little more time, Captain.”

“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”

“I like this ship! You know, it’s exciting!”

“It’s like trying to hit a bullet with a smaller bullet, whilst wearing a blindfold, riding a horse.”

“Do ye mind? I’m tryin’ to work here!”

“It’ll take a miracle to save us now!”

“I’ve always found that when I got angry enough, I could do anything.”

“The best diplomat I know is a fully activated phaser bank.”

“I’m givin’ her all she’s got, but I don’t know how long she can last.”

“Sometimes, a man’ll tell his bartender things he’ll never tell his doctor.”

“I’m not a magician, I’m an engineer.”

“The Enterprise feels like a house with all the children gone.”

“I’ve never been able to break the laws of physics.”

“You may find that having is not so pleasing a thing as wanting.”

“The more complicated the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.”

“I’m givin’ her all she’s got, Captain! If I push it any harder, the whole thing will blow!”

“I’m an engineer, not a miracle worker!”

These Star Trek Scotty quotes represent the ingenuity, wit, and determination of the beloved character. Scotty continues to inspire fans with his problem-solving skills and unwavering dedication to his role as the chief engineer. These quotes remind us that even in the face of seemingly impossible challenges, there is always a way to overcome them. So, the next time you find yourself in a tricky situation, remember Scotty’s wise words and channel your inner engineer.

Scotty Quotes in Star Trek (2009)

Scotty quotes:.

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?

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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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Scotty: Do you mind a little advice? Starfleet captains are like children. They want everything right now and they want it their way. But the secret is to give them only what they need, not what they want. Geordi: Yeah, well, I told the Captain I'd have this analysis done in an hour. Scotty: How long would it really take? Geordi: An hour. Scotty: Oh, you didn't tell him how long it would really take, did you? Geordi: Well of course I did. Scotty: Oh, laddie, you have a lot to learn if you want people to think of you as a miracle worker! — Star Trek: The Next Generation , " Relics "

"My crew has managed to do in 48 hours what would've taken the armory team at Jupiter Station at least a week. To say that I'm proud of them would be an understatement ." — Captain Archer , Star Trek: Enterprise , " Silent Enemy "

Kirk: Scotty, progress report? Scotty: I'm almost done, sir. You'll be fully automated by the time we dock. Kirk: Your timing is excellent, Mr. Scott. You've fixed the barn door after the horse has come home. How much refit time till we can take her out of here? Scotty: Eight weeks, sir. But you don't have eight weeks so I'll do it for ya 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. — Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Rutherford: You never admit the actual amount of time it takes to finish a job. If you did, your days would be packed. Tendi: Isn't that lying? Rutherford: No. It's "creative estimating". When you get an assignment, you exaggerate how long it's gonna take, then you're a hero when it's done early. — Star Trek: Lower Decks , " Temporal Edict "

Kermit: Sam! Are you about ready?! Sam: Yes, it is a glorious three-hour finale— Kermit: You got a minute and a half! — Muppet*Vision 3D

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The Basics; Scotty, for the Ages

By Thomas Vinciguerra

July 24, 2005

Trekkies mourned the death last week of James Doohan, who portrayed the chief engineer, Montgomery Scott, in the original "Star Trek" television series.

As "Scotty," Mr. Doohan was the show's miracle worker, the man who could fix anything aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise and keep the starship flying on its five-year mission.

But was it really Scotty's engineering prowess that endeared him to fans? Or was it his emotion-laden technobabble, delivered in an unmistakable Highland brogue and endlessly parodied by his admirers?

Some memorable examples from various episodes suggest it was the latter:

Captain, we can do it. We have to lay in the automatic transporter setting. But when we interrupt engine circuits to tie the power increase into the transporter, it'll show up on Sulu's security board. ("Mirror, Mirror" episode)

I've got bad news, Captain. The entire dilithium crystal converter assembly is fused. No chance of repair. It's completely unusable We can't even generate enough power to fire our weapons! ("Elaan of Troyius")

Mr. Spock, that hit we took from the Tholians has fused our power supply converters. I can't do a thing with the Enterprise now. She's bound to drift -- maybe through that doorway out there! ("The Tholian Web")

Captain, we're under attack. There are heat beams of some kind coming up from the planet's surface Our shields are holding but they're takin' all our power. If we try to warp out or even move on impulse engines, we'll lose our shields and burn up like a cinder! ("The Return of the Archons")

We can't make transporter contact, sir. The entire system's inhibited. The way it is now, we couldn't beam up a fly! ("The Apple")

No change, Captain. The orbit is decaying along computed lines. No success with the warp drive; we're goin' down and we can't stop it! ("The Apple")

Absolutely fantastic. Handwork to the finest tolerances. Microvision! A nanopulse laser, I've never seen the like before Captain, you should see this shop. Why, they have facilities we've never even thought of! ("I, Mudd")

Any matter that comes in contact with antimatter triggers the explosion. And I'm not even sure a man can live in the crawlway in the energy stream of the magnetic field that bottles up the antimatter! ("That Which Survives")

I can't change the laws of physics. I've got to have 30 minutes! ("The Naked Time")

THOMAS VINCIGUERRA

Thomas Vinciguerra is an editor of The Week magazine.

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Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Lower Decks episode 3, "Temporal Edict".

Star Trek: The Original Series ' Scotty (James Doohan) has a reputation as a "miracle worker" and Star Trek: Lower Decks finally gave his tried-and-true method a name: "creative estimating" AKA "buffer time". However, by the end of "Temporal Edict", the third episode of the first Star Trek animated comedy series, the whole concept of buffer time was unfairly credited to Ensign Brad Boimer (Jack Quaid), much to his chagrin.

Lt. Commander Montgomery Scott was the Chief Engineer aboard Captain James T. Kirk's (William Shatner) Starship Enterprise and Scotty set the standard by which every engineer in Star Trek is measured. Scotty maintained the starship's engines and kept the vessel in fighting shape during the Enterprise 's original five-year mission as well as through every Star Trek movie starring the TOS cast. Scotty was also present when Kirk was lost in the Nexus and presumed dead at the start of Star Trek Generations . But besides his distinctive accent and love of Scotch, Scotty is best known as a "miracle worker", a reputation he slyly cultivated.

Related: Lower Decks Proves TNG Era Is The Best Version Of Star Trek

However, although he was a skilled engineer, Scotty was no magician, and he knew it. The "miracles" he performed (usually getting the Enterprise 's warp drive active just in the nick of time to save the ship from some calamity) were because Scotty always over-estimated to Kirk how long it would take to accomplish a task. So, when he actually got the work done far sooner than Kirk expected, the Captain marveled at his "miracles" and the engineer looked like a hero. Scotty even tried to teach this trick to Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) on Star Trek: The Next Generation when he guest-starred in the season 5 episode "Relics". Geordi had actually never heard of this trick Scotty employed but he learned a valuable technique for dealing with his own Captain, Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), from his predecessor.

Star Trek: Lower Decks shows that Scotty's modus operandi did finally become standard operating procedure in the 24th-century Starfleet, at least aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos . The Lower Deckers considered buffer time "a tradition" and they routinely utilize Scotty's creative estimating in their daily duties, which also gave them ample time to relax and drink frozen margaritas after a job well done. But when Captain Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) learned of the existence of buffer time, she furiously banned the " Lower Deck s s cheduling deceit" and forced the Cerritos ' crew to perform and log tasks exactly in the specific time allotted.

Within a week, buffer time's elimination was a disaster aboard the Cerritos . The crew was run ragged trying to perform their duties within their set parameters and it led to exhausted Starfleet Officers making numerous mistakes. One critical error led to the Cerritos being invaded by hostile aliens with crystal swords and spears (a TOS easter egg ), but Starfleet's crew was too focused trying to complete their tasks to repel the hostiles. It was only when Boimler, a stickler for the rules who frowned on creative overestimating, realized resuming buffer time was what the crew needed that the crisis was averted; Captain Freeman lifted her buffer time ban, which prompted the crew to fight back and send the aliens packing from the Cerritos .

So, Scotty's tried-and-true system of creative overestimating helped save the U.S.S. Cerritos over a century after he first started using it aboard the Enterprise . Unfortunately, Star Trek: Lower Decks didn't actually mention Mr. Scott by name in "Temporal Edicts" but any Trekker immediately understood that the premise for the episode was referencing Scotty. However, Star Trek: Lower Decks yanked the credit (and the blame) for the Cerritos ' problems away from Scotty and, instead, gave it to Boimler, so that buffer time is now known as "The Boimler Effect" - a system of being lazy that apparently lasts into the far future, which would appall the hapless Ensign.

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I'm a doctor, not a...

"Look, I'm a doctor, not an escalator. "

I'm a doctor, not a... is a famous catch phrase and snowclone used in Star Trek . Originally used by Dr. Leonard McCoy in Star Trek: The Original Series , the phrase lived on in various other incarnations of Star Trek and was used by both Julian Bashir and The Doctor , among others. Dr. McCoy's original delivery of the phrase varied with emotional intensity, from extreme frustration to lighthearted sarcasm. Subsequent uses in later series also mirrored this performance. This iconic phrase has also appeared in other media as both a parody and homage to the show. Very often, it was just the way of Dr. McCoy and subsequent characters to prevent criticism in case of failure, but also often, the "not a…" ability was successful, especially in dire needs.

The line has been misquoted in media as " Damn it, Jim, I'm a doctor… " although McCoy never used this expletive in the series. However, this version of the line was eventually used by the alternate reality Leonard McCoy .

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Dr. Leonard McCoy [ ]

" What am I, a doctor or a moon shuttle conductor ? " ( TOS : " The Corbomite Maneuver ")
" My dear girl, I'm a doctor. When I peek, it is in the line of duty. " ( TOS : " Shore Leave ")
" I don't know, Jim. This is a big ship. I'm just a country doctor. " ( TOS : " The Alternative Factor ")
" Me, I'm a doctor. If I were an officer of the line… " ( TOS : " A Taste of Armageddon ")
" What do you mean what sort of work? I'm a doctor. " ( TOS : " This Side of Paradise ")
" I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer . " ( TOS : " The Devil in the Dark ")
" I'm a surgeon, not a psychiatrist . " ( TOS : " The City on the Edge of Forever ")
" I'm not a scientist or a physicist , Mr. Spock … " ( TOS : " Metamorphosis ")
" Look, I'm a doctor, not an escalator . " ( TOS : " Friday's Child ")
" I'm a doctor, not a mechanic . " ( TOS : " The Doomsday Machine ")
" I'm a doctor, not an engineer . " ( TOS : " Mirror, Mirror ")
" I'm not a magician , Spock, just an old country doctor. " ( TOS : " The Deadly Years ")
" I will not peddle flesh! I'm a physician. " ( TOS : " Return to Tomorrow ")
" I'm a doctor, not a coal miner. " ( TOS : " The Empath ")
" I'm not a mechanic, Spock… " ( TOS : " The Empath ")
" I'm a doctor, Spock … a doctor! Get us beamed aboard! " ( TAS : " Albatross ")

Dr. Leonard McCoy (alternate reality) [ ]

" I don't need a doctor, damn it, I am a doctor! " ( Star Trek )
" I'm a doctor, Jim , I'm busy! " ( Star Trek )
" Damn it, man, I'm a doctor, not a physicist! " ( Star Trek )
" Damn it, man, I'm a doctor, not a torpedo technician! " ( Star Trek Into Darkness )
" Damn it, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a fu – " (beamed out) ( Star Trek Beyond )

Dr. Julian Bashir [ ]

" Garak, I'm a doctor, not… " meaning a spy or an investigator , but Garak interrupted him. ( DS9 : " Past Prologue ")
Garak says " I'm no more a spy than you are… " Bashir interrupts, saying " A doctor. " ( DS9 : " Cardassians ")
" I'm a doctor, not a botanist . " ( DS9 : " The Wire ")
" I'm a doctor, not an historian . " ( DS9 : " Trials and Tribble-ations ")
Variation as Julius Eaton : " We're writers , not vikings . " ( DS9 : " Far Beyond the Stars ")

The Doctor [ ]

" I'm a doctor, Mr. Neelix , not a decorator. " ( VOY : " Phage ")
" I'm a doctor, not a bartender . " ( VOY : " Twisted ")
" I'm a doctor, not a voyeur . " ( VOY : " Parturition ")
" I shouldn't have to remind you: I'm a doctor… "
" I'm a doctor, not a performer . " ( VOY : " Investigations ")
" I'm a doctor, not a counterinsurgent . " ( VOY : " Basics, Part II ")
" I'm a doctor, not a database . "
" I am a doctor, not a peeping Tom , there's nothing I haven't seen before. " (when catching Torres in the sonic shower ) ( VOY : " Drone ")
" I'm a doctor, not a battery . " ( VOY : " Gravity ")
" I'm a doctor, not a dragonslayer . " ( VOY : " Bliss ")
" I'm a doctor, not a zookeeper . " ( VOY : " Life Line ")
" I'm a doctor, not an engineer. " ( VOY : " Flesh and Blood ")

Dr. Phlox [ ]

" I'm a physician, not an engineer. " ( ENT : " Doctor's Orders ")

Starfleet EMHs [ ]

USS Enterprise -E EMH Mark I : " I'm a doctor, not a doorstop . " ( Star Trek: First Contact )
USS Prometheus EMH Mark II : " I am a doctor, not a commando . " ( VOY : " Message in a Bottle ")

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The original series [ ], the next generation [ ], deep space nine [ ], voyager [ ], enterprise [ ], discovery [ ], lower decks [ ], prodigy [ ], strange new worlds [ ], apocrypha [ ], prior art [ ].

While the character of Dr. McCoy arguably made the phrase "I'm a doctor …" part of the common lexicon, he was not the first fictional doctor, or even the first character on the big screen, to use the phrase. In the 1933 American film The Kennel Murder Case , Dr. Doremus, the coroner at the scene of the titular crime, states " I'm a doctor, not a magician " and " I'm a doctor, not a detective " within five minutes of his first appearance. The latter line was also uttered by Dr. Fortescue, played by George Zucco , in the 1949 version of The Secret Garden . It is unclear whether these particular dialogue artifacts were progenitors of McCoy's famous phrase.

" I'm a [whatever] not a [whatever] " is also a Yiddish idiom, most commonly " I'm a [whatever,] not a rabbi. "

External links [ ]

I'm a doctor, not a... at YouTube
I'm a Doctor, Not a Placeholder - TV Tropes page showing the phrase's influence outside Star Trek
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Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge: Look, Mr. Scott, I'd love to explain everything to you, but the Captain wants this spectrographic analysis done by 1300 hours.

[La Forge goes back to work; Scotty follows slowly]

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge: Yeah, well, I told the Captain I'd have this analysis done in an hour.

Scotty: How long will it really take?

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge: An hour!

Scotty: Oh, you didn't tell him how long it would *really* take, did ya?

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge: Well, of course I did.

Scotty: Oh, laddie. You've got a lot to learn if you want people to think of you as a miracle worker.

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Meeting The Miracle Worker

A fan recalls her meeting with Scotty himself.

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I expected a line trailing out the door and around the corner, but when I got there it was still early in the morning and the video store was quiet.

Back then, I was a college student at NYU and when I saw that James Doohan was going to be signing autographs at a video store on the Upper West Side, I knew I had to go. I’ve been a Star Trek fan since I was about ten, but not just a fan — more like one of those fans. The sort who watched Original Series episodes dozens of times, read books about it and, as a kid, wrote my own very terrible fan fiction. I was not going to miss this opportunity.

I showed up expecting to spend hours (adding a Scotty-style time estimate) just waiting for a glimpse of him, so imagine my surprise when I walked into the store, followed the signs, and came face-to-face with Mr. Doohan himself, sitting at a table. He looked up when I walked in. He smiled and said hello. My heart did a tap dance.

I walked up to his table, and he introduced himself — ha! — and asked my name, so graciously, so friendly. I told him I was also from Canada and we quickly bonded over that, despite being from opposite ends of our home country. He told me about his days doing radio and I soaked it up.

When someone else showed up, looking for their own autograph, I forced myself to do the unselfish thing, and handed him what I’d brought him to sign: a copy of Star Trek : The Official Fan Club magazine with his photo on the cover. It came with a protective brown paper cover that I hadn’t removed and he laughed, asking me why they had a cover on it like it was one of THOSE magazines. Then he made a joke that it was because of his face and I tore the cover off completely. Who needs it? (I did, it turned out, to protect the magazine on its way home, so I kept it.)

But he was quite thrilled that I had a magazine with his face on its cover and signed it quite happily. I bid him farewell, reluctantly, and headed out. (This was before cell phones and selfies, younger readers.)

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My dad and his husband live on the Upper West Side, so I went off to have lunch with them, and while we were sitting there, I was struck: I’d forgotten to get something for my friend Kevin! Kevin and I had been roommates in Toronto, and he was my one friend who was as huge of a fan as I was. I couldn’t change the laws of physics, but I could go back to the video store and see what my options were.

This time, there was a line.

When I got close to the front of it, I saw him talking with a little boy—the kid was probably about eight years old. Doohan’s pen ran out of ink, so he tossed it over his shoulder and picked up another one. Then he leaned toward the kid.

“Don’t worry,” he whispered confidentially. “I’m going to pick it up later. I wouldn’t just leave it on the floor.” So sweet!

The kid turned to go, and James Doohan looked up at the line. “Oh look!” he said cheerfully. “It’s Laurie again!” My fellow fans looked at me enviously, and I… well… glowed. There’s no other word for it.

We chatted again when it was my turn, and I got an autograph for Kevin—which I hope I gave to him, because I don’t remember—and again, I reluctantly left.

I’ll never forget that encounter. I think about it again every year on his birthday — he’s a March baby, like me — and remember what a gentleman he was, so gentle and kind and sweet to all of us fans who loved him. He clearly understood the role he’d played in our lives, and valued it. A miracle worker indeed.

Laurie Ulster (she/her) is a freelance writer and a TV producer who somehow survived her very confusing adolescence as the lone female Star Trek fan in middle school. She's a writer/editor and was the Supervising Producer on After Trek.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Scotty Actor Addresses How He's Making The Character More Authentic For Season 3

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will be the first time a Scottish actor will play the role of Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, and new-ish recruit Martin Quinn wants to make sure he's doing it right. The actor recently revealed that during the filming for Season 3, he'd made suggestions about how to make his character more authentic and perhaps a bit less stereotypical than past iterations of the chief engineer. Naething wrong wi' that!

Quinn recently spoke to The BBC about following in the footsteps of Trek vets such as James Doohan and Simon Pegg in portraying Scotty, and his experience thus far on the show. Quinn first appeared during Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 2 ending and he'll have a larger presence in Season 3 of the upcoming Trek series . In the interview, the actor revealed some of the smaller ways he's trying to make the role feel more authentic during production, and the efforts being made by the writing staff. In his words:

They let me put in the word 'baw-heid' instead of 'turnip-heid. Maybe they think all Scottish people are farmers? But they were very gracious about it. And [the writers] are wanting to be authentic to Scotland as well, and that's really nice - not everyone's like that.

Martin Quinn and the writers have made some tweaks to make Scotty at least sound more Scottish, which is something fans from the country will likely appreciate, since even the best performative accent only goes as far as how valid the vocabulary is. I'd imagine we'll be seeing a lot more of the character in Season 3 and beyond, as showrunner Henry Alonso Myers previously said the goal was to put the original Star Trek characters on the ship before they become their actualized selves.

With the news that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was renewed for Season 4, Scotty will definitely have more time to become the miracle worker chief engineer that fans know too well. For a little while he'll have the support of his former instructor and current Enterprise chief engineer Pelia, played by the legendary actress Carol Kane . Martin Quinn seems to be enjoying the job so far, but did mention there are some hiccups in being one of the only Scottish actors on the crew:

I'm constantly having to enunciate because I don't think they know what I'm saying. It’s trying to find the balance, because it’s not just Scottish people watching this TV show, but I want to be as authentic as possible to how I speak.

I can't fault him for that, and seeing as Outlander is a hit show primarily set in Scotland, I think audiences outside of the country are able to adapt to his voice regardless. I'm eager to see him and the cast back in new episodes, and I'm still crossing my fingers we can get at least one episode released before 2025 .

Martin Quinn's quotes about keeping Scotty authentic are interesting, and it leads me to wonder what other ways TOS characters may change as they are introduced in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds . (Will Spock be "more Vulcan" or something?) That said, this change stems more from Quinn' attempting to correct the misguided attempts to create a character previously portrayed as Scottish, so it remains to be seen if other characters will change at all when they're brought in.

As fans wait for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, they can stream the previous two seasons with a Paramount+ subscription . Of course, they can also catch the final season of Discovery , which is streaming new episodes on Thursdays.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Scotty Actor Addresses How He's Making The Character More Authentic For Season 3

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ( Paramount Pictures , 1984 ) is the third feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series . It is a direct sequel to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , and has a similar feel, although often with a lighter, more humorous touch.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

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LeVar Burton and James Doohan in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Quotes

[Data has taken a bottle of green-colored spirit from Guinan's stock]

Scotty : What is it?

Lt. Commander Data : It is...

[he looks and sniffs at it]

[he looks at it again, obviously not any wiser]

Lt. Commander Data : It is green.

Scotty : There comes a time when a man finds that he can't fall in love again. He knows that it's time to stop. I don't belong on your ship. I belong on this one. This was my home. This is where I had a purpose... But it's not real. It's just a computer-generated fantasy. And I'm just an old man who's trying to hide in it.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Look, Mr. Scott, I'd love to explain everything to you, but the Captain wants this spectrographic analysis done by 1300 hours.

[La Forge goes back to work; Scotty follows slowly]

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Yeah, well, I told the Captain I'd have this analysis done in an hour.

Scotty : How long will it really take?

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : An hour!

Scotty : Oh, you didn't tell him how long it would *really* take, did ya?

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Well, of course I did.

Scotty : Oh, laddie. You've got a lot to learn if you want people to think of you as a miracle worker.

[La Forge and Scotty are trying to get the Jenolan up and running]

Scotty : [muttering] Bunch of old, useless garbage!

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Huh?

Scotty : I say it's old, Mr. La Forge. It can't handle the interface of your power converter. This equipment was designed for a different era. Now it's just a piece of junk.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Well, I don't know, it seems like some of it's held together pretty well.

Scotty : Century out of date. It's just... obsolete!

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Well, you know, that's interesting, because I was just thinking that a lot of these systems haven't changed much in the last 75 years. This transporter is basically the same system we use on the Enterprise. Subspace radio and sensors still operate under the same basic principle; impulse engine design hasn't changed much in the last 200 years. If it wasn't for all the structural damage, this ship still might be in service today.

Scotty : Maybe so. But when they can build ships like your Enterprise, who'd want to pilot an old bucket like this?

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : I don't know. If this ship were operational, I bet she'd run circles around the Enterprise at impulse speeds. Just because something's old doesn't mean you throw it away.

Scotty : Never get drunk unless you're willing to pay for it - the next day.

[on the holographic bridge of Scotty's Enterprise, Scotty and Picard are exchanging memories of former starships they've served on]

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : The first vessel that I served on as captain was called Stargazer. It was an overworked, underpowered vessel, always on the verge of flying apart at the seams. In every measurable sense, my Enterprise is far superior. But there are times when I would give almost anything... to command the Stargazer again.

Scotty : Ah, it's like the first time you fall in love. You don't ever love a woman quite like that again. Well, to the Enterprise, and the Stargazer - old girlfriends we'll never meet again.

[Scotty walks up to the holodeck and activates it]

Computer Voice : Please enter program.

Scotty : The android at the bar said you could show me my old ship. Let me see it.

Computer Voice : Insufficient data. Please specify parameters.

Scotty : [frustrated] The Enterprise. Show me the bridge of the Enterprise, you chatterin' piece of...

Computer Voice : There have been five Federation ships with that name. Please specify by registry number.

Scotty : N-C-C-1-7-0-1. No bloody A - B - C - or D!

Scotty : Take the bridge, Commander.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Oh, no. You're the senior officer here.

Scotty : Oh, I may be captain by rank; but I never wanted to be anything else but an engineer.

Scotty : [of the Enterprise-D] A good crew... and a fine ship - a credit to her name. But I've always found that a ship is only as good as the engineer who takes care of her. And from what I can see, the Enterprise is in good hands.

Scotty : Oh, enjoy these times, Geordi. You're the Chief Engineer of a starship; and that's a time of your life that'll never come again. When it's gone - it's gone.

Scotty : [referring to Dr. Crusher] Well, I'll say this about your Enterprise: the doctors are a fair sight prettier.

[the Enterprise crew has freed Captain Scott from a transporter buffer after 75 years]

Scotty : The Enterprise? I should have known. I bet Jim Kirk himself hauled the old girl out of mothballs to come looking for me.

[Scotty has been served a glass of "Scotch" in Ten Forward]

Scotty : [to the waiter] Laddie, I was drinking Scotch a hundred years before you were born. And I can tell you that whatever this is, it is definitely not Scotch.

[Scotty and Geordi are working to restore the Jenolan's systems]

Scotty : Shunt the deuterium from the main cryo-pump to the auxiliary tank.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Er, the tank can't withstand that kind of pressure.

Scotty : [laughs] Where'd you... where'd you get that idea?

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : What do you mean, where did I get that idea? It's in the impulse engine specifications.

Scotty : Regulation 42/15 - Pressure Variances on the IRC Tank Storage?

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Yeah.

Scotty : Forget it. I wrote it. A good engineer is always a wee bit conservative, at least on paper. Just bypass the secondary cut-off valve and boost the flow. It'll work.

Scotty : [on new acquirements of the 24th century, such as synthehol and Data] Synthetic Scotch, synthetic commanders...

Scotty : Starfleet captains are like children. They want everything right now and they want it their way. But the secret is to give them only what they need, not what they want.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : How are you feeling?

Scotty : I don't know.

Scotty : [to Dr. Crusher] How *am* I feeling?

Doctor Beverly Crusher : Other than a few bumps and bruises I'd say you feel fine for a man of 147.

Scotty : And I don't feel a day over 120.

Scotty : Good Lord, man! Where have you put me?

Ensign Kane : These are standard guest quarters, sir. I can try and find something bigger if you want.

Scotty : *Bigger*? In my day, even an admiral would nota had such quarters on a starship.

Scotty : [toasting to his long gone comrades] Here's to you, lads.

Commander William T. Riker : [of the shuttle that Picard has given Scotty "on extended loan"] She's not much to look at.

Scotty : [grinning] Laddie, every woman has her own charm; ye just have to know where to look for it.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : I need to get down to Engineering and begin that analysis.

Scotty : Engineering? I thought you'd never ask!

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I hope I'm not interrupting. I was just coming off duty and I wanted to see how you were doing.

Scotty : Oh, not at all, not at all. Would you have a drink with me, Captain?

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Thank you.

Scotty : [pouring him a glass] I don't know what it is, exactly, but I would be real careful. It's real...

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [downing it in one gulp] Aldebaran whiskey. Who do you think gave it to Guinan?

[last lines]

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : You take care of yourself out there.

Scotty : Aye.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : So, you were saying a little earlier that you were on your way to the Norpin colony when you experienced warp engine failure?

Scotty : Aye, that's right. See, we had an overload in one of the plasma transfer conduits and the captain brought us out of warp and we hit some gravimetric interference, and there it was, as big as life. Oh, is that a conduit interface?

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Yeah, it is. You were saying, "it's as big as life." You mean the Dyson sphere.

Scotty : Aye, an actual Dyson sphere. Can you imagine the engineering skills needed to even design such a structure?

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Yeah, I know. It's pretty amazing. So what happened when you first approached it?

Scotty : Well, we began our standard survey of the surface and we were just completing the initial orbital scan when our aft power coil suddenly exploded.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Hmm.

Scotty : The ship got caught in the sphere's gravity well and down we went. Franklin and I were the only ones to survive the crash.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Can I ask you a question? What in the world made you think of using the transporter pattern buffer to survive?

Scotty : Well, we... didn't have enough supplies to wait for the rescue, so we had to think of something.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Yeah, but locking it into a diagnostic cycle so that the pattern wouldn't degrade and then cross-connecting it with the phase inducers to provide a regenerative power source... that's absolutely brilliant.

Scotty : Well, I think it was only 50% brilliant, 'cause Franklin deserves better.

Lt. Commander Data : Captain Scott is unaware of the existence of synthehol.

Scotty : Sy... synthehol?

Lt. Commander Data : Yes, sir. It is an alcohol substitute now being served aboard starships. It simulates the appearance, taste, and smell of alcohol, but the intoxicating effects can be easily dismissed.

Scotty : You're not quite, uh... human, are you?

Scotty : I was driving starships, while your great-grandfather was still in diapers! I think you'd be grateful for some help! I'll leave ya to work, Mr. La Forge.

Scotty : Geordi, I have spent my whole life trying to figure out crazy ways of doing things. I'm telling ya, as one engineer to another - I can do this.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : [sighs] All right. Let's do it.

Scotty : [ecstatic] Aye!

Scotty : Well, thank you, lads. Oh, well, we got to get Franklin out of there.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Someone else's pattern is still in the buffer?

Scotty : Aye, Matt Franklin. We went in together.

[working on the console]

Scotty : Something's wrong. One of the inducers has failed. Boost the gain on the matter stream. Come on, Franklin. I know you're still in there.

[sighing]

Scotty : It's no use. His pattern has degraded 53%. He's gone.

Commander William T. Riker : I'm sorry.

Scotty : So am I. He was a good lad.

Lt. Worf : I have restored life support. The oxygen levels will return to normal shortly.

Commander William T. Riker : Captain Scott, Lt. Worf.

Scotty : [surprised] Lieutenant?

Lt. Worf : Yes.

Commander William T. Riker : Captain, perhaps there are a few things we should talk about.

Scotty : You know, we used to have something called a dynamic mode converter. You wouldna have something like that on your Enterprise, would you?

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : I haven't seen anything like that in a long time, but I bet I might be able to come up with something similar.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I must say, I was a little surprised when Commander Riker told me that you were on board the Jenolen. Our records didn't show you listed as a member of the crew.

Scotty : Well, I was never actually a member of the crew. I was... just a passenger. I was heading for Norpin V to settle down and enjoy my retirement.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : I see. Well, I would very much enjoy the opportunity of hearing you talk about your career. I'm sure you would have some fascinating insights into the events of your time.

Scotty : I'd be happy to.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Good. Well, I look forward to it.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [on the holodeck-simulated Enterprise] Constitution-class.

Scotty : Aye. You're familiar with them?

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : There's one in the fleet museum, but... but then, of course, this is your Enterprise.

Scotty : I actually served on two. This was the first. She was also the first ship I ever served on as chief engineer. You know, I served aboard 11 ships; freighters, cruisers, starships... but this is the only one I think of, the only one I miss.

Scotty : I remember a time when the old Enterprise was spiraling toward PSI 2,000.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : [giving a PADD to a subordinate] Yeah. Thank you.

Scotty : And the captain wanted to try a cold start of the warp engines, and I told him that without a proper phase-lock, it would take at least 30 minutes. "You cannae change the laws of physics," I told him, but he wouldn't believe me, so I had to come up with a whole new engine start-up routine. Do you know that your dilithium crystals are going to fracture?

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : [closing the chamber] We recomposite the crystals while they're still inside the articulation frame.

Scotty : Laddie, you need to phase-lock the warp fields within 3% or they'll become unstable.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : What?

Scotty : Well, look. Here's the warp...

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : [Scotty recoils as a console beeps; turning the alarm off] We use a multiphase auto-containment field now. It's meant to operate above 3%.

Scotty : Oh, well... that would make the difference.

Scotty : Call me Scotty!

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : You know, I think you're gonna enjoy the 24th century, Mr. Scott. We've made some pretty incredible advances these last 80 years.

Scotty : Well, from what I've seen, you've got a fine ship, Mr. La Forge. A real beauty here. I must admit to being a bit overwhelmed.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Hmm. Wait 'til you see the holodeck.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : [after losing contact with the Enterprise] Can't find 'em anywhere in orbit.

Scotty : Well, they could have crashed into the sphere like the Jenolen.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : No, we'd be picking up background radiation if they'd gone down.

Scotty : There's another possibility. They could be inside the sphere.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Maybe. Whatever happened, we've got to find them. You know, if we could get these engines back online, we could track them with their impulse ion trail.

Scotty : Are you daft? The main assembly's shot, the inducers have melted, the power couplings are wrecked. We'd need a week just to get started, but we don't have a week, so we've no sense in crying about it. Come on. We'll see what we can do with your power converter.

Scotty : What have you done with the duotronic enhancers?

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : [taking a panel off to show him] Well, those were replaced with isolinear chips about 40 years ago. It's a lot more efficient now.

[Scotty moves to touch one]

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : [stopping him] Oh! That's an EPS power tap there.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Captain Scott, this really isn't...

Scotty : We're in engineering. Call me Scotty.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : Scotty, this really isn't a good time for a tour. We're running a phase seven survey of the Dyson sphere.

Scotty : I'm not here for a tour, laddie. I'm here to help.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : That's very kind, but I'm sure we can handle it.

Scotty : I was a Starfleet engineer for 52 years, Mr. La Forge. I think I'm still useful.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : You're right. We'd be grateful for any help you could give us.

Scotty : Good. Let's get to work.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : What do you think of the Enterprise-D?

Scotty : She's a beauty, with a good crew.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : But?

Scotty : But... when I was here, I could tell you the speed that we were traveling by the feel of the deck plates. But on your ship... I feel like I'm just in the way.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Well, 75 years is a long time.

Scotty : Maybe all we need to do is to get our foot in the door.

Scotty : The Norpin Colony is for old men to retire. Maybe some day I'll end up there, but not yet.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : So this alien space baby, which was about the size of a 4-story building, really thought the Enterprise was its mother.

Scotty : Aw, you're pullin' an old man's leg.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : No, really. It was suckling power directly form the ship's fusion reactors. So Dr. Brahms and I changed the power frequency from 21 centimeters to .02 centimeters.

Scotty : So you soured the milk!

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