Scotty - Human Integrity

[@LasVegasImp]

Scotty always kicked ass when he was in command. The Enterprise was ALWAYS his ship and he always had the back of his friends. No finer thing.

[@jnichols3]

In a novel I read years ago, it was mentioned that in the past that Commander Scott had been offered his own command, but turned it down. He preferred being an engineer on a deep space exploration vessel. I assume the command he was offered was a support ship.

[@LasVegasImp]

@@jnichols3 I have a misty memory of that.... Cool how things played out.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

Like his mentors Wm.Wallace and Robert the Bruce, no doubt.

[@JW...-oj5iw]

Scotty was at one with the Enterprise. He got into a melee with Klingons when one called the Enterprise garbage. When the Enterprise was tossed halfway across the galaxy, he sensed something wrong with the feel of the ship. He referred to the warp drive as his engine. He would rather create a warp detonation, killing the Enterprise and all aboard her, than to have Romulans put their grubby hands on her. As a side note, this episode gave us The Vulcan Death Grip. A term that has been used for decades in referring to holding on to something very tightly, even though there was no clenched hand involved. More like a variation of the mind meld touch.

[@zoppie]

@@JW...-oj5iw This episode denies the existence of a Vulcan Death Grip. Yet in Journey to Babel, we are told about Tal Shaya, a merciful form of execution, where pressure is applied to snap the neck instantly. If Tal Shaya isn't a Vulcan Death Grip, then what is it?

[@ematuskey]

Scotty: Get me a channel to that ship. Everyone else on the Bridge: Oh, this is gonna be good.

[@richardmoore2124]

Wasn't it always? Scotty didn't fuck around!

[@ElPatron-sw7gb]

Scotty was a bad ass against the Nazis on Normady. He was a bad ass against the Romulans in the neutral zone. RIP Mr Scott.

[@conscience-commenter]

Yes , James Montgomery Doohan served honorably against evil on earth (1941-1945) and in space. We thank him for his bravery on land and in space . RIP Jim

[@dashcroft1892]

@@conscience-commenter look up some of his stories from his service in the Canadian Army - he was wounded on D-Day, but later was an artillery observation pilot. Rumour has it he once flew his plane along a line of telegraph poles by slaloming through them. What a crazy Canuck!

[@christiandenault7606]

Not to mention he also helped a depressed fan out of committing suicide.

[@ElPatron-sw7gb]

@@christiandenault7606 💯👍

[@dennissneed2214]

He was a badass against the Klingons on Space Station K-7

[@joshs4594]

Scott would've made a great captain.

[@Notkalas]

He does become a captain at some point. The dyson sphere episode of TNG shows that he retired at the rank of captain.

[@WhaleCancerGaming]

In the movies he holds the rank of Captain and is referred to as "Captain of Engineering" at one point

[@jeffnaslund]

He was

[@drmayeda1930]

In the novel's, he was briefly at command school to be a captain but he was more at home with the engines. Technically, Scotty cheated on the Kobayashi Maru by destroying a wave of kingons using a technique that would only work in the simulator but not IRL. He still lost though.

[@robertpreston2220]

agreed

[@RobMacKendrick]

As my dad used to say: "Nearly dead is a dangerous place to leave a Scot."

[@dmanwainright2132]

So cool

[@justinezafra]

Yes, the whole world's terrified of haggis and porridge oats and kilts and Irn-Bru and bagpipes and tartan and ginger pubes. 🙄

[@RCAvhstape]

Scotty was the best. When he's telling off the Romulan commander you see Kirk has that smile, Kirk is proud of his crew and knows Scotty will do what he needs to do and get shit done.

[@girlgarde]

Yeah, the Romulan Commander didn't take Scotty seriously but she should've and her arrogance proved to be her undoing just like it was her people's undoing a century earlier when they underestimated Humanity in the Earth-Romulan war and the build up to it and lost because of it.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Mr. Scott ALWAYS got it done.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@Trevor Rogert He called that puts "Poppinjay"

[@InfernosReaper]

The best part is how she thinks it's all talk and was in for a very rude awakening

[@RobMacKendrick]

Scotty would be offended to hear me say this, but he was the closest thing to a Klingon on the Enterprise.

[@james5460]

Scotty was the best in a time of crisis. "I'll not lower my shields."

[@millionsofrecordsernieb7587]

Oh yeah! He wouldn't shirk when that mealy-mouthed wuss tried to trick him, nor cower to the diplomat windbag who should never have been allowed on the bridge! And don't forget the cheap shot right cross he gave to one of Khan's henchman! GO SCOTTYT!

[@MuzixMaker]

He said screens

[@JoeOvercoat]

@@MuzixMaker yup kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIGXk4F9rKaBotk

[@AaronTOlson-ox1yk]

Lieutenant Commander Scott is the best wingman ever to exist. Go Scotty!

[@ChrisRubeo]

DAMN, I love Scotty.

[@K3Flyguy]

Scotty drank excellent spirits and much of it. He drank hard, loved the Enterprise hard, worked hard, likely loved women hard, and valued his friendships hard. In all, the character Scotty was a hard, sincere and genuinely loving man. He would be a fine example for a young man to live up to this character.

[@Ti-nf4fq]

Awesome actor.

[@chrisevans1731]

A walking talking hard on I guess?

[@M60gunner1971]

You're overuse of that word is maddening.

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

@@M60gunner1971 but hard to stop... 😂

[@dforrest4503]

@@M60gunner1971tight, it’s hard to read!

[@Waltham1892]

Lt. Cmdr Montgomery Scott, the toughest red shirt who ever lived.

[@pwnmeisterage]

Tough enough to keep on going even after being killed a couple times ... not like those other wimpy redshirts who just give up when they're killed.

[@derekfnord]

Hell, other than Uhura, he's the ONLY red shirt who ever lived!

[@danbasta3677]

Agreed, really liked Jimmy Doohan's potrayal of Scotty in the Original Star Trek series, he was great.

[@robertdevito5001]

@@derekfnord I was about to say that literally word for word, even the punctuation is the same... Do you read minds in your spare time often?

[@dmc5555]

Waltham 1892, coming in a close 2nd place, or perhaps tied for 1st place, is Lieutenant Galloway, played by David Ross. That guy is in 9 episodes, and dies in THE OMEGA GLORY. Gets resurrected and returns to duty in DAY OF THE DOVE and TURNABOUT INTRUDER. Tough guy.

[@Lukas-Trnka]

It's a shame we cannot see such Scotty anymore. He really commands respect when in captain's chair. This is the right Scotty.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

True, but if anybody deserves to play him, it's his son Chris in "Star Trek Continues". Chris knew his father far better than Simon Peggy did. Too bad it was cancelled because it supposedly didn't follow canon. Well, neither does "'Discovery" and the new movie series. The writers there make up stories about known characters (Spock had a sister or has Dyslexia?) that Gene Roddenberry didn't included in his guidelines book I still have.

[@danielmarinucci7708]

@@virginiaconnor8350 Fan's make their own star trek which Trekkies really like. CBS/Paramount don't take the time to make a good product, so they feel they have to eliminate "The Intruders" which by the way is US fans.

[@pwnmeisterage]

@@danielmarinucci7708 Not all (Star Trek) fan films are likeable - many are really quite awful - but _Star Trek Continues_ is definitely top notch and "canon" enough for my tastes. CBS has been territorial, hostile, arrogant, and insulting to Trek fans for years - they burned the fans, they burned their bridges, they burned Trek itself into ruin - so as a fan I don't particularly regard their canon (ie: their own series of expensive-but-awful "official" fan films) as being "real Star Trek" worth caring about.

[@davidyoung5114]

@@virginiaconnor8350 I agree with you 100% about Chris Doohan's portrayal of Scotty in Star Trek Continues. And to see the daughter of the Romulan Commander give a spot-on portrayal as her mother's character in the two-part series finale was incredible.

[@lewis7515]

Lol. Now, he's just a, shrill, goofy little comedy tool of a character, being played by a, shrill, goofy little comedy tool of an, "actor".

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

I love Mr Scott's character. Doohan brought so much to a supporting role.

[@MuzixMaker]

I love when Scotty has the con. What a leader.

[@dmanwainright2132]

Oh hell yes! Take the Con!

[@philosopher1a]

Scott only got to be in command a few times but each time he was awesome !

[@delavalmilker]

NEVER tell a Scotsman to meekly surrender!

[@shugaroony]

... for, as long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule. It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself. Scotty would have known the Declaration of Arbroath I'm sure.

[@jaybee2402]

@@shugaroony ironically, over 5 million of you ARE under English rule.

[@shugaroony]

@@jaybee2402 Well half a million of the sods are up here, I wonder why. If they weren't allowed to vote we'd be back independent. Its coming though, everyone is tired of Tories and the shitshow of Brexit. It'll happen in our lifetimes.

[@jaybee2402]

@@shugaroony I too hope so. But speaking as a Sassenach who hates the Tories and Brexit even more I just hope you will still have room in your hotels for us who love you Picts from across the wall, who want to come say hello, and maybe even buy you a wee dram 😁❤️❤️

[@shugaroony]

@@jaybee2402 I have a great fondness for Geordies, West Country folk and Scousers, and any one who hates the Tories, is a friend of mine and I'd happily buy them a drink! :D

[@texasrockshillcountry6574]

Scott looks right at home in the Captain's chair!

[@timetraveler2518]

Scotty was my hero of Star Trek series. My brother and I met him at the Star Trek convention in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1979. He told us about his experience in the incoming movie "Star Trek: Motion Picture." Afterward, we watched his favorite episode "The Doomsday Machine," at the convention. It was a good old time amid the crisis of US hostages in Iran.

[@cjdavis2684]

Scotty was awesome! They really should had used him in command more, especially in one of the movies.

[@RonJohn63]

The Chief Engineer is needed in the Engineering section, not in command.

[@cjdavis2684]

@@RonJohn63 except when the captain and first officer are away from the chef a third officer who would have been Scotty seniority wise would have been left in command then Sulu, then Chekhov, then Uhura, van McCoy.

[@DickTickles]

By the time The Motion Picture came out, Scotty was looking old and fat. This Scotty with the stern face and square jaw is excellent in the captain's chair, but as others have said, once the movies came he belonged in engineering.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@RonJohn63 They still could have shown him more in command but Shatner's ego prevented it.

[@RonJohn63]

@@rudolphguarnacci197 I stand by my point: the chief engineer is not part of the command structure. That's why you only see him in command when Kirk has been captured by the Bad Guys.

[@rwfrench66GenX]

I always wanted to be Scotty! If he wasn’t kicking ass or breaking the laws of physics he was getting drunk!

[@vanmoody]

.......it's green.

[@finnmccool684]

@@vanmoody You have more?

[@vanmoody]

@@finnmccool684 We did it. You and meeeeee. Roflol. Loved that scene.

[@finnmccool684]

@@vanmoody LOL! And he passes out. But he had a great time!

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@finnmccool684 And the doors open and close behind him while he's passed out on the floor. Great scene.

[@Michael-wy2iz]

I was a kid that learned the meaning of loyalty from Lt. Commander Scott. Also the feeling of love for the Romulan Commander.

[@robertfitzsimmons9428]

How they casually hid James Doohans right hand all those episodes... he had no middle finger. It was shot off in combat during his service.

[@firstordercommandergames2542]

Never knew such thing, thanks for the fun fact.

[@Swampyankeehomestead]

6 bullets one to the chest 4 to the legs and they blew his middle finger off.

[@MrDavidh4]

If he DID have a middle finger, he certainly would've flipped off the Romulan commander, (at least in the storyline; they probably would've blurred it out).

[@vibrolax]

There is at least one Star Trek movie clip here on YT that shows a brief glimpse of his wounded hand.

[@Swampyankeehomestead]

@@vibrolax there are a few and I think there is one where he talks about his experiences in the war on a talkshow. True warrior and hero.

[@markmccummins8049]

A badass Scott, a hot Romulan commander - what more could you want?

[@jovetj]

Captain Kirk with his shirt off (inevitable).

[@galahad6300]

Jovetj Does he find the uniform shirt uncomfortable or does he just have that much libido that his shirt can’t contain it? You decide!

[@erojerisiz1571]

Gandoge_the_gamer I'd say both

[@hagamapama]

@@galahad6300 Kirk has found over the years that one of the easiest holds you can give up in a bare knuckle brawl is the shirt. Easy to grip, and not hard to control the upper body using a hold on the short. So he had his uniforms made of a material that tears very easily, so that he doesn't let the monster of the day pick him up by the shirt and throw him around.

[@kurtsnyder4752]

Luuvve Lady Luna!

[@rontiemens2553]

Nobody better than Scotty to pull your "haggis out of the fire".

[@dalleneldredge6923]

Taste of Armeggedon Nice

[@LtEdPell]

In the absence of a father figure while growing up in the early 70's the men of Enterprise provided an example of how a real man conducted himself. Thank you. I did pretty well for myself because of the lessons taught.

[@ronaldmalcolm5609]

Some of my favorite episodes are the ones with Scotty in command or at least prominently featured.

[@hagamapama]

Scotty's a fine commander. If given the choice he'll always be down in the engine room but he knows the command chair well enough to use it properly.

[@waynecampeau4566]

Romulan: "We have you surrounded and outnumbered 3 to 1, surrender! " Scotty to ensign: "Hold my beer.", to Romulan: "You better get at least 5 more ships if you ever want to see home again."

[@brianw612]

I remember when Kirk asked Scotty if he always increased his repair times by a factor of 4, Scotty replied of course, how else could I keep my reputation intact. Pure class.

[@davidyoung5114]

F.Y.I., check out STAR TREK CONTINUES, a fan-made series, where James Doohan's son plays Scotty, and in the last two episodes, the daughter of the Romulan Commander, Amy Rydell, plays the part her mother played in the episode this clip was from!

[@FrankeeLee223]

Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott . Chief Engineer of the Enterprise. My all time favorite Star Trek character !

[@somarriba333]

I am watching the Original series for the first time right now. I am BLOWN AWAY how badass Scotty is when he's in command.

[@SirManfly]

From time to time you’d see the old soldier in Jimmy Doohan. It was cool to see!

[@NotQuiteSaulsbury]

I love Scotty so darn much. Definitely my favorite character in TOS; “human integrity” describes him through and through.

[@00bikeboy]

If I could pick anyone to have my back it would either be Lt. Cmdr. Scott or James Doohan.

[@goback3spaces]

Yeah, Scotty is awesome, but let's not forget that Kirk and Spock are playing the Romulans like violins in this episode, and since they know what Scotty's reaction will be, in a sense they're also playing Scotty.

[@samsonguy10k]

Well, Kirk didn't know but he was certainly banking on it. I doubt they would have been given that mission if Kirk didn't have the confidence that when the cards were played his crew would stick to it. It was likely torture for him to play the mad captain up until Spock "killed" him. But he did get a moment of taking off the mask when Scotty told the Romulans what they could do with their orders. That was a genuine smile with relief that his faith was well-placed.

[@lynnpoint6395]

Kirk and Spock must have had a lot of confidence in Scott, to keep him in the dark about this secret operation and yet expect him to not otherwise give orders that would have inadvertently ruined the whole affair.

[@robertpsotka3525]

Too bad the first series didn't go past 3 years, it is my favorite series

[@Idazmi7]

Same.

[@DennisMoore664]

I love all things Trek, but there's something special about the first time we fall in love.

[@jaminova_1969]

Mine too!

[@Ge1Ri4]

​@@DennisMoore664 in TNG episode "Relics" Scotty says to Picard, "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."

[@lenpalmeri6228]

This scene is just one of many that exemplifies the greatness of TOS over all subsequent incarnations of Star Trek. The writing, acting, music and even the well executed camera movements all come together to form a superior product, still unmatched to this day, despite the millions of dollars spent trying.

[@scottmiller6495]

Len Palmeri Because of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez their company was brilliant!!!!!

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

No incarnation ever came close. Tng was a farce.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

Do they even really try these days? Doesn't seem like it...

[@georgeorwell4534]

@@wwiiinplastic4712 They’re concerned with hitting blue check marks. And why? Because you said it. The current writing is LOUSY so it’s covered up with useless “platform” writing.

[@Jadty]

TNG had great moments too.

[@christopherthorkon3997]

One of Scotty's best moments. I loved him in command. He should have had his own ship. He never put up with bullshit. Up your shaft!

[@rikk319]

He'd never have left Enterprise. She was his lady.

[@simonmillard8931]

Scotty never wanted to command his on ship. Just be an engineer. But when he was in charge, you’d better not piss him off!!

[@richardw64]

🤣👍

[@davidg.9932]

A very Happy 90th Birthday William Shatner. Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec. March 22, 1931 Born in Canada, But a U.S. treasure. Your legacy is worldwide. Thanks Tiberius..

[@djrychlak4443]

The Romulan hotty was also a scorned wife in a Columbo. She's a fantastic actress.

[@grf15]

I believe the episode was called Candidate in Crime. An excellent ending, Columbo had the bullet out of the wall hours before the shot was supposed to have been fired.

[@greenrefrigerator]

This was an excellent episode with a fantastic twist at the end.

[@hanoc101]

This is one of the best episodes from the much maligned season 3 of TOS

[@raymondcostley4819]

loved it when he said a fully charged phaser bank is better than any diplomat

[@JnEricsonx]

::points to the trait called that in Star Trek Online:::

[@victorjohnson7512]

James Doohan served in the Canadian military with the 14th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. Was wounded in Normandy on D-day, where he had a couple fingers blown off...

[@leeharris9958]

He actually only lost his middle finger; it was the one he would have pointed at the Romulans as he told them to f**k off. 💀

[@danielmarinucci7708]

@@leeharris9958 according to this episode in some respects scotty did. (Politely)

[@rascallyrabbit717]

Makes me even more proud to be Canadian

[@energicko]

As someone who served in the military and lived a few years up North, it made me grin seeing Doohan "cover up" his war wound with his wrist draped inwardly over the armrest.

[@rascallyrabbit717]

@@danbasta3677 thank you _your not so bad yourself_

[@jaypaster8244]

At less than two months from his 90th birthday Shatner is still going strong. Posted 1/30/2021.

[@Jadty]

You should see him trolling Twitter, the mark of a true man.

[@MLBlue30]

@@Jadty At his age he should be enjoying life retired on a tropical island not wasting time on the internet arguing with dweebs. That shit isn't remotely manly. The wrong cast member died.

[@theenglishalpinist5031]

In this universe he is, yes.

[@thewatcher5271]

Yeah, I Always Thought He Was Good At Other Stuff Too. He Did A Hawaii Five-O, The Fugitive & A Movie Titled, 'Pray For The Wildcats' & Another Movie With Hal Holbrook Where He Played A Secret Service Agent. I Think He Likes Dogs Too.

[@themusicofnewyork1570]

... and became a commercial astronaut. Unreal.

[@epiendless1128]

What makes this even better us that Kirk has a plan, but couldn't tell Scotty in advance. Scotty plays his intended role perfectly nevertheless.

[@samsonguy10k]

That smile Kirk gave when Scotty basically told the Romulans to stick it up their shaft was the first time since the mission began he had a true face. Probably felt good to him after playing the mad captain for so long.

[@fjccommish]

What else would you expect, laddy?

[@chris1pdx]

When Scotty was in the Engineering Room, he was always whining about something or other, but put him in command, and it's EAT PHASERS FIRST, ASK QUESTIONS LATER.

[@TheWPhilosopher]

That's because Scotty has a high IQ and a high EQ. The problems of command are different from engineering. In engineering he needs to fix things and be the miracle worker. He can't do that if he makes it look too easy hence the whinging. In command YOU have to make decisions and ruddy quick. No time for whinging, complaining etc, you get what info you can and snap. You make a decision and STICK to it. Great performance rounding out the character. A canny Scotsman indeed.

[@bob1986]

I think he mentioned in one episode that he intentionally downplayed his abilities and how much limits things had just so that Kirk had options in a crisis.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@TheWPhilosopher Love your analysis. And Doohan somehow managed to put all that together in one character and made it work. Astounding.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@bob1986 Which episode? I don't seem to recall that.

[@wardog_3]

@@rudolphguarnacci197 I think it was the TNG episode Relics, not sure what season it was, but he said it talking to Geordi

[@richardmattocks]

The Enterprise was Scotty’s ship. He literally felt he owned it and loved it like it was family. Sure Kirk ran it, but it was always Scotty’s property 😊

[@DennisMoore664]

Close - She was Kirk's lover but she was Scotty's baby.

[@lawrencelewis2592]

It is typical of the Scot in the engine room of a ship on the water or in space. It's his ship, he lets you run it. It is a valid stererotype, I have run into Scots operating boilers in heating plants for office buildings, it's not much different to a Scot.

[@mnirwin5112]

0:55 the look on Scotty's face: "Yeah, that is NOT going to happen."

[@timbrown8038]

I was fortunate enough to meet James Doohan at a Star Trek convention many years ago. Such a sweet man. Very engaging. After he signed the photo he says now wait for that to dry before putting it in the plastic sleeve.😊

[@AdhamOhm]

If Scotty were the captain of the Enterprise, there wouldn't be much of a show because he would find a quick solution to every problem the ship encounters.

[@jacksons1010]

Nah...he’d always be saying the ship was giving all she’s got and wouldn’t push beyond the limits as Kirk did, LOL.

[@dbloyd2]

They remembered to not have Commodore Stocker in charge this time when dealing with those pesky Romulans.

[@goback3spaces]

Right. The guy's a chair-bound paper pusher!

[@nemo9xiphos]

Nichelle One of Hollywood’s most beautiful actresses

[@Lumibear.]

Nobody can Uhura like Nichelle

[@oldgoat142]

Without question.

[@guslakis]

She was insanely fine in TOS, a straight up princess.

[@oldgoat142]

I fell for her really bad.

[@seankayll9017]

@@Lumibear. Kim Stinger comes a close second though.

[@zhongwa]

Not only was Scotty a fine commander, he provided support and help to Kirk and Spock when they were in command.

[@TheVagolfer]

In this roll of the dice by Captain Kirk, he knew the most reliable commodity was that Scotty would never surrender.

[@laserjock509]

As a kid back in the '70s during the very early Star Trek conventions, everyone was joining the Leonard Nimoy and Willian Shatner fan clubs. I joined the Jimmy Doohan club. His Scotty was always my favorite character in the series - especially when he got to sit in the center chair! RIP, sir.

[@ctruxall]

LOVED Jimmy Doohan. Life is too short.

[@jaimhaas5170]

Scotty has been sipping some of that 100 yr old scotch he keeps behind the baseboard.

[@meligoth]

I stormed through Juno beach on D-Day, you think you scare me, lassie?

[@joeschmo622]

_"Laddie. Don't ya think you should... rephrase that?"_

[@I.M.A.Panther3619]

I always liked …….. ‘What is this (bottle of some powerful alcohol type liquid)’ “ well …. it’s green ….. !”

[@colwilliamnoydb4134]

James Dohan was a military office during WW2 and the never show one of his hands because he had his thumb shot off. He was a pilot and ground officer. He was a true Hero.

[@stargazer7644]

It was the middle finger of his right hand. He was shot 6 times by friendly fire.

[@kurtb8474]

Having Scottish ancestry, Jimmy Doohan's Scotty, is my all-time favorite Trek character.

[@grf15]

I always found it amusing that they originally had the same actor playing an Italian as the chief engineer. I wonder what he would have sounded like in that role.

[@phx4closureman]

*I'LL NOT LOWER THE SHIELDS!*

[@Alobo075]

"Aye, The haggis is in the fire.."

[@captainlucifer7158]

“I will not lower the Screens!”

[@thomashill6347]

It is one of my favourite TOS episodes The Enterprise Incident

[@47imagine]

(Opens the fridge and realizes there's no more milk 0:01)

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

LOL

[@gandalfshakur8235]

Best backup captain, considering all series.

[@proudamerican183]

Best Captains #1 Kirk #2 Scotty #3 Sulu

[@virginiaconnor8350]

RIP, Joanne!

[@charleslawrenceperkins9808]

Scotty's best episode was in "A Piece of the Action" and his ST character was fashioned after another Scottish spaceship engineer named Macdougal created by the great sci-fi writer of the 40s and 50s Nelson Bond for his collection of Lancelot Biggs space-faring adventures

[@jamesedwards2237]

As much as many only stick with TOS, my favorite Scotty performance was from Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home. Where he's typing away on the computer terminal at blazing speed to give the specs for transparent aluminum, and makes the comment; 'How do we know that he didn't invent it '

[@sylvesterstewart868]

He was a Canadian and he lost some fingers on his right hand on D Day.

[@eagleeye0078]

There any TOS episodes where you can actually see it? Only episode I’ve ever noticed it on was the TNG episode where he’s drinking with Picard on the holodeck.

[@sylvesterstewart868]

@@eagleeye0078 Ive looked but he always has it covered.

[@sylvesterstewart868]

@Richard Blake Wasn't D Day ? I remember hearing he got body shot too.

[@Mac3622]

From James Doohan's IMDB profile: Landed on Juno Beach on D-Day as a member of the Royal Canadian Artillery. Soon after, while walking across a mine field, he and his unit were attacked by enemy fire, as the Germans shot at them with machine guns. He was hit by four bullets to the leg, his middle finger of his right hand was shot off, and a bullet struck his chest. His life was saved when that hit a silver cigarette case which had been given to him by his brother

[@youtuuba]

@@eagleeye0078 , yes, there are a few such episodes. I forget the title of the episode, but it is the one with Lee Meriwether as the guardian of a dead planet, and also a scene in The Trouble with Tribbles, maybe others as well. There are TONS of episodes where it is clear that Doohan is holding his hand awkwardly in order to hide the missing finger. In the encyclopedic books on TOS, "These Are The Voyages", mention is made of Doohan practicing his hand choreography before shooting each scene, in order to avoid having the missing finger be obvious to the camera. And also, the bit about Doohan losing finger(s) on D-Day....he lost ONE finger, not fingers, and he did not lose it on D-Day, and it was not 'shot off' as some people say. In his autobiography, "Beam Me Up Scotty", he describes how the finger was severely injured as part of the D-Day invasion (perhaps not on D-Day itself), and he also got shot in his leg. He was sent back the England for medical care and convalescence, and for quite a while they thought they could save the finger. Finally, X-Rays were taken (fewer military war hospitals in those days had X-Ray machines) which showed that the bone was completely shattered and would never heal correctly, and the best he could hope for was a stiff finger that would always stick straight out, look odd and be constantly getting in the way, becoming injured again and again, and generally causing other problems. So he and his doctors agreed to have it surgically removed.

[@LordZontar]

"This is Lieutenant-Commander Scott. The Enterprise takes no orders except those of Captain Kirk, and we will stay right here until he returns. 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."

[@kellyrayburn4093]

I'll give her this, she doesn't hold the crew responsible and understands they had no choice but to follow orders. But if she thinks a starship acting captain is going to obey the orders of a Romulan commander, she doesn't understand humans *at all.*

[@nevisstkitts8264]

It's her first encounter with a Scotsman. Afterwards, she asked her ship computer what FAFO meant ...

[@beehive5835]

One of the best tv series, of any genre, ever!

[@kjamison5951]

That wasn’t just human integrity, that was also Scottish integrity! “Alba gu bràth!”

[@invadervim9037]

I wish we got more Captain Scotty

[@TED1980]

Chief engineer in command ……awesome ☺️

[@kevinpaige4902]

Scotty is a friggin badass

[@tootsiejoon]

Good job Scotty!! God bless your soul

[@raycaster4398]

"Explosive!!" (Scotty leaps up from "being dead")

[@jrbaskind]

Wasn’t that right before they pulled that “Vulcan Death Grip” fake out?

[@jimedwards9310]

Old Star Trek is still the best. 👍🏻

[@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635]

Ladies and gentlemen, The toughest Red Shirt, Montgomery Scott

[@RobertWilkinsonJKekMaloy]

This is why i am a proud graduate of the Montgomery Scott School of Redshirting and Engineering.

[@AlexMartinez-me2yc]

Now I see why Lt. Uhura is in Communications. Her tone of voice said more than her words!! "Channel is open Mr. Scott & you are tied in!" She had Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Starfleet & the Federation's back!!!

[@hagamapama]

Uhura had a bigger range than she often got to show. Over the course of the show she was seen working every position other than Engineer and Navigator.

[@N464AT]

#WomaninMotion

[@brucetucker4847]

@@hagamapama And she was a good hand with a knife, too.

[@mikeb8674]

Centurion: You humans make a brave noise... Anan 7: * *gestures frantically* * No shhhhhhhhhhhh don't oh geez

[@finnmccool684]

Scotty always means what he says. Remember, he would have carried out General Order 24. But I'm glad he didn't.

[@trentpoitras4594]

Lol sounds like Mr.Scott had some whisky and is already half smashed. He's ready to throw down.

[@lloydtucker5647]

🤣😆😂

[@jeffnaslund]

In other words, another day in the life of a Scotsman

[@pepperVenge]

Great Episode!

[@terrathelunatic]

*”You humans make a brave noise”*

[@girlgarde]

And we've got the guts to back up our "brave noise" so don't push us or else we'll push back and make life hard for those who try to bully us.

[@gapratt4955]

@@girlgarde As pointed out with the statement of, "Do not push the pink skins to the thin ice.".

[@erojerisiz1571]

@@girlgarde all it took was wolf 359 to beat the dominion

[@TheMyrmo]

It is in the Romulan character to think that literally everything is a bluff. It's a quality they have that's lost them a few wars.

[@hagamapama]

@@TheMyrmo Quite frankly I think they enjoy matching minds with the Federation a little too much. I think if they had the chance to completely destroy the Federation they wouldn't take it. The rivalry is too important to keep the Romulan empire strong.

[@NoName-up5kw]

Kirk: "Did ya here the soound of human integrity?"

[@andysimmons6489]

I'm giving it all she's got, captain!

[@Xerdar36]

And a wee bit more...

[@ericjohnson6105]

Don't screw around with the Enterprise when Scotty is in command.

[@DblOSmith]

I like the kind of pride Kirk shows at 1:30 . It's so subtle.

[@rf396]

Scotty pulled the Enterprise out of Danger countless times. He single handedly resurrected The Constellation for one last battle but THIS is by far his finest moment. IN Command and taking ZERO bullshit while showing the utmost loyalty to his Captain.

[@crazedvole]

You notice both times here and with that Federation ambassador, he took the same stance. "I don't care what *anybody* says, nothing is going to happen until the captain says so." I also think the other scene is better because he looked a "superior" in the face and told him "No." A million gross tons of balls. 😁

[@Shroedinger73]

The original Star Trek… just the best 🖖🏻

[@Wizardof]

Scotty is a DOUBLE RED SHIRT, security (punches) and engineering (tech manuals).

[@wickedbird1538]

😮😮This was one of my favorite episodes.

[@billh7214]

A classic scene in a classic episode. Scott was great,

[@rodrigobelinchon2982]

Mr Scott has balls of steel

[@JasonAguirre]

I always liked Scotty as a captain. I know his first love was engineering but he had all the skills Kirk did and then some. There's a book where he commands the Enterprise during a high warp battle against a bunch of ships and it's badass.

[@joemasters2270]

Scotty in charge was always a rare treat