Spock - McCoy banter and friendship Part 7

List of episodes:
00:00 The Tholian Web
01:37 Plato's Stepchildren
02:44 The Empath
04:33 Elaan of Troyius

[@laurenjcoates]

“You’ve got a good beside manner Spock” such a sweet line. Deforest’s delivery was amazing

[@hungrydragonvsfrightendhob7799]

@Jerrol Hale It was Deforest Kelley's favorite too.

[@margotrosendorn6371]

I always thought Spock was using a partial meld to try and help out

[@TimothyMReynolds]

👑

[@BSE1320]

"I'm gonna call her Gem." "...Gem, Doctor?" "Well, it's better than 'hey you'."

[@markokrunic3887]

Classic!

[@virginiaconnor8350]

That's what I told my father when I named my first Border Collie Gem.

[@margotrosendorn6371]

For the longest time, I thought he named her "Jim"

[@marialanier6155]

he could have said she was like a jewel, fine and delicate or 💎.

[@beth12svist]

​@@marialanier6155 I like it better when it's not spelled out but you know anyway that that's exactly why he picked it.

[@scionofdorn9101]

0:50 Chekov grinning and shaking his head as he listened to Bones and Spock try to bullshit Kirk just makes me giggle with glee. You could tell he was think, "Wow, you guys are terrible liars."

[@torridd]

Why didn't they tell him they read the orders?

[@TheRogueCommand]

@@torriddit was probably more fun to watch them fumble around trying to find a good enough lie

[@okbruh]

*"Vow" 😅

[@TheCNYMike]

Everyone was making a point of looking away from Kirk. Love it.

[@tiff8683]

I think this collection really shows something amazing - as much as Bones teases and ribs Spock about being Vulcan, I dont think it's ever half as mean as it comes across. Bones knows that Spock is half human and pushing away that humanity does him no good, so he calls him a "hobgoblin" or whatever else and pushes him to feel emotion not because he hates Vulcans but because he knows that Spock needs to accept his human half to be healthy (McCoy does have psychology training after all). It's clear here where emotions are being forced on him (which by everything Bones has ever said should be a dream come true for him) but instead he begs them to stop, because he knows that it needs to be Spock's decision. By the movies, Spock does accept his human half more and I think that's what Bones was pushing for along, plus he knows that it's the only approach that'll work on Spock (who enjoys arguing with Bones too)... just my 2 cents haha

[@nikilalakshmanan779]

I agree.

[@starRushi]

That first scene, all I could think was “Yep, that’s definitely orange juice.”

[@FilmerOfBobcats]

I think it's actually Tang, a very advertised beverage of that time. It was touted as being the favorite drink of the astronauts.

[@ai6894]

Tang (mixed with grapefruit juice) was also used for Balok's _tranya_ drink in "The Corbomite Maneuver."

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

I love how Bones' smile drops when Spock tells him he agrees.

[@305unreal6]

the way Spock and Bones kep looing at each other regarding Jim's "last orders", i love it

[@LostOneOmega]

I love how Bones uses "Vulcan" as, almost, a swear. Not as an insult. It's quaint and subtle but striking and obvious.

[@logiciansvlog5800]

I always thought that Spock and McCoy lied to Kirk about Kirk's last orders because they wanted to keep their argumentative relationship and they didn't want Kirk to know they could actually get along...

[@mnirwin5112]

That was a great scene and so well played by all three. :) You can tell Kirk doesn't entirely believe what they're saying but he's not going to push his luck by demanding specifics.

[@victorpradha9946]

They were gaslighting Kirk because Kirk plays at being the "peacekeeper" among them. I do like how McCoy realized that Spock can't lie well so he did almost all the verbalizing.

[@logiciansvlog5800]

@@victorpradha9946 on the contrary, Spock is probably the best liar there.

[@victorpradha9946]

@@logiciansvlog5800 Spock is the best liar because he so artfully avoids appearing to be an outright liar. In other words, he is very careful with his words and picks and chooses when he's engaging in active deception, like he did with the Romulan commander.

[@radio.silence]

You can see how McCoy gets nervous, maybe even embarassed when Kirk asks. He knows that his behaviour towards Spock would disappoint Kirk immensely, as it should, so he tenses up and resigns himself to what Spock will say. I think he was relieved and grateful when he realised Spock wasn't telling. And it was very gracious of Spock to lie about it...

[@AlexIsModded]

I've personally always liked the friendship between Spock and McCoy more than these two with any other character. Spock by far has the best relationships with everyone from the original crew. However, there's something about these two that is just such a natural friendship. I think the reboot films misinterpreted their banter for arguing or animosity between them. Spock and McCoy spoke to each other this way because they were that comfortable with each other. I always got the impression they trusted one another more than any other character on the show.

[@staticfolk9302]

I love your interpretation :)

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

1:23 Never thought I'd see McCoy and Spock work together at trolling Kirk.

[@mantra4ia]

listening to Leonard Nimoy laugh is fantastic.

[@thatdrunkguyyousawlastweek9127]

mantra4ia No,it's fascinating

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Is that David Rappaport sitting next to him?

[@kellingc]

They were showing "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins"

[@nonsequitur807]

I didn't like it...made me feel uncomfortable

[@shirleysavitts9647]

Vincent Price also had a laugh loud and from deep down..it was amazing.

[@trwent]

The whole McCoy - Spock bickering was the brainchild of Gene Coon, sometimes known as Star Trek’s “forgotten Gene” to distinguish him from creator/producer Gene Roddenberry. Coon’s contributions to the show were very substantial, and he wrote somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 episodes, including “A Piece Of The Action” and “The Trouble With Tribbles”. Sadly, Coon died of cancer at the age of only 49 in the early 1970s.

[@margotrosendorn6371]

There's a memorial for him and many other underrated members of the cast and crew in Star Trek online

[@truthinbottle99]

David Gerrold wrote "The Trouble With Tribbles", not Gene Coon.

[@danzinoraswitch3896]

Wow.... The Empath scene gets me every time

[@gwen2975]

Yeah. I had already watched it today when I saw this.

[@libby6272]

Danzinora Switch omg yaaaaaaaaaaaaas so much

[@danbasta3677]

Danzinora Switch A little trivial information to share with you. In this episode, The Empath, you will note the actress there is Kaythryn Hayes. Shd also played opposite of Lronard Nimoy in a Night Gallery episode called, She'll Be Good Company For You. And if your into Bonanza, she slso was in a episode called, The Wild One, there you will see her with long hair, and she was quite attractive to.

[@chelsiirvine8970]

Ikr he's on the verge of death and he says that omg every time

[@trwent]

That episode was one of the last of the series, and it appeared when they were reportedly running out of money. It shows in the sets for this episode, as it appears that it takes place in some kind of empty gymnasium with curtains serving as the walls to separate the rooms!!

[@Eva-jg4jk]

4:23 I like the way Spock shakes his head subtly. Best use of non-verbal language ever

[@EtzEchad]

Vulcans never lie … except when they do.

[@hungrydragonvsfrightendhob7799]

He didn't exactly lie. He just implied. 😊

[@jibbajabba]

He is half human

[@TheCNYMike]

Vulcans never lie...according to Vulcans. Just saying.

[@glenoneill3950]

MCCOY AND SPOCK TRYING TO BAMBOOZLE KIRK.......LOL.....CLASSIC

[@headrockbeats]

The exact definition of "Love-Hate Relationship". Goddamn you two, you bring a tear to my eye.

[@Trek001]

Spock always says that Vulcans can not lie - yet this might be the first instance of him actually doing so

[@alexa.9923]

.... Seems Spock finds at least one use to his human half, eh?

[@DMSProduktions]

I think Vulcans WOULD lie if it served a greater good, just LIKE religions!

[@starsiegeplayer]

Actually, if you rewatch the part at 1:19, it's very subtle. Spock himself never actually never really lies. He provides unfinished sentences that seem to support what McCoy says and lets Kirk fill in the blanks. "Well, you see the crisis was upon us and then passed so quickly that we...."

[@Jamesandcheraylucas]

Yes, I was just telling my friend, as we're watching!

[@RunikaMori]

But he lies to himself all the time

[@JnEricsonx]

That bit from Plato's Stephchildren-when McCoy is talking about emotion and SPOCK is not chiding him, hell, even being accepting of his point, that is what you would call some serious shit.

[@victorpradha9946]

You got a sense of how deep McCoy's affection and respect for Spock runs when he's pleading, begging practically for them to stop forcing Spock to laugh. McCoy couldn't stand to see Spock humiliated like that.

[@JnEricsonx]

@@victorpradha9946 It was more than being upset about humiliation-it was actual MENTAL DAMAGE potential. Same thing happened in Enterprise, when Shran used a device to basically chemically shut down Soval's emotional suppression methods-turning him back into Matt Sikes :).

[@victorpradha9946]

​@@JnEricsonx Yes...he was responding to the medical issue/need as for Vulcans, emotional display, is demonstrative of neurocognitive damage/degeneration. Sarek's Bendii syndrome reflects how untempered emotional display is a sign of what we could call severe dementia! But the emotional force of McCoy's outrage, I took also to mean, he was keenly sensitive how deeply "painful" the situation is/was to Spock.

[@Species5008]

It is highly illogical to postulate that fecal matter is in any way.....serious. *raises eyebrow*

[@swiperfox3145]

1:19 did i hear Spock.... LIE????

[@khfan4life365]

Best part is Jim saw right through it. 🤣

[@Carl-LaFong1618]

@@khfan4life365 actually no. Bones said the lie and when Spock tried to build upon it, he didn't actually finish the sentence. He left it up to Kirk to make the assumption.

[@JGLewis-jn2km]

But it was a white lie meant to protect... and it was over a relatively inconsequential matter.

[@rainyfeathers9148]

The last orders were a tear jerker for me. Then when he came back and knew they'd been beefin'😅

[@JGLewis-jn2km]

That is a sweet moment between the two at 3:30. There were many moments like this in season three: the most 'humane' of the three seasons.

[@plls2880]

What was going on in this scene may I ask? It was pulled out of context so I don't understand. ?

[@JGLewis-jn2km]

@@plls2880 Immediately prior to this scene, we see Bones inject Spock with a sleeping concoction from the 'hypo'. ... Spock, as commanding officer when Captain Kirk was not present, had decided that he himself was to go to the torture room, instead on McCoy (Bones). The aliens were allowing the three - Kirk, Spock, and McCoy - to decide among themselves who would go next... Yet Dr. McCoy circumvented this by the injection of sleeping medicine into both Kirk, and then Mr. Spock, so that he (McCoy) could choose himself as being the one to go.... I believe the aliens (and I forgot the name of the race) had formatted the situation thusly: "We need to do one more experiment. Dr. McCoy has an 87% chance of dying, and while Mr. Spock's life is not in question [if you choose him] he has a 93% of brain damage resulting in permanent insanity."

[@plls2880]

@@JGLewis-jn2km oh dang, gotcha! Thank you so much!

[@JGLewis-jn2km]

@@plls2880 No problem. You're welcome...

[@pressureworks]

RIP Bones, Mr Spock.

[@harryc1971]

Suspect that Spock enjoyed the ribbing as much as we did, his human side enjoyed busting Bones balls right back.

[@ehhhhhh1885]

1:56 Bones: YOU'rE gEttInG deliRiOuS

[@Skipper.scared1337]

Ayyyy i love both bones

[@patrickwentzell4638]

I fully agree with you doctor and when V Ger or actually it's name Voyager comes along McCoy will see a child in the form of a machine that will unfortunately have to deal with emotions.

[@jaSama02]

5:07 anyone watching the movies knows that the antidote to enterprise is Spock

[@jamiespicer8645]

Awakard when they didn't listen to the orders

[@DMSProduktions]

They got along, which ironically WERE those orders!

[@lucyhartwell2134]

They did listen, they’re pretending they didn’t because they don’t want to admit to Kirk that they argued

[@kermitefrog64]

This was part of the glue that made this such an excellent series. Deforest Kelly was the perfect fit as an experienced Hollywood actor. I remember him as one of the Earp Brothers in the Gun Fight at the Ok Corral.

[@rogerscottcathey]

The empath episode was close as one get to an actual stage play in the style of The Outer Limits OS or a Rod Serling TZ.

[@RobMacKendrick]

Agreed. That dark, limitless set was pure genius. Straight out of theatre.

[@PhantomWorksStudios]

Bones to Spock: " I agree to disagree!"

[@coolnameh5848]

Are you out of your Vulcan mind? Got me lol

[@mnirwin5112]

0:27 on ... what a great job of tandem BS by McCoy and Spock, LOL. And I know Shatner often got slammed for his acting, but he did this scene perfectly.

[@ehhhhhh1885]

At exaclty 2:21 technically Spock is Vulcan kissing himself

[@user-fy7yb2ge2v]

3:33 macoy die happy to feel spock emotions by tuch.

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

It's not so much the emotion angle. McCoy believed that because Spock suppressed his emotions, that he didn't care. Yet, here Spock is, at his potential deathbed, doing everything he can to ease his friend's pain.

[@AndrewChapman]

"Well, I doubt seriously if there's any kind of antidote for the Enterprise." There is one, the Enterprise's destruct sequence😆

[@libby6272]

bones dies I die

[@iagree5313]

This is brilliant! ❤️ THANK you SO much for putting all the time and effort in to the desire to share the willingness to give other people pleasure. Thank you so much. X

[@vccstudents]

So that's where TANG originated in the opening segment.

[@levi_ackerman_119]

“Are you outta yer Vulcan mind??” “… Yes, Doctor.”

[@alphahunterd]

Lols. They sound so suspicious. XD

[@chrismartino3519]

best acting ever

[@iagree5313]

Thank you thank you thank you this is the best ever!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😍🙏🤗

[@FilmerOfBobcats]

So much for "Vulcans can't lie"!!

[@JnEricsonx]

"I exaggerated." "I...implied."

[@guyboost7311]

Vulcans can't Laugh or cry more then 5 minutes it will destoy them With the emotional over tones !

[@daffidavit]

1:10 Proof that Vulcans can lie if necessary.

[@maryhlad5277]

Vulcans do not lie-they exaggerate.

[@hungrydragonvsfrightendhob7799]

He's half human.

[@VaciliNikoMavich]

It proved to be the...logical idea, at the time Captain. ^^

[@JnEricsonx]

@@maryhlad5277 Or imply/

[@vithalbhaipatel1013]

Good show.

[@libby6272]

this kills me

[@jamalmccoy1982]

Spock and McCoy drinking orange juice. ...

[@imaobongify]

I love star trek

[@danbasta3677]

Martins Akpan As do I. Love the Original Star Trek Series, the very BEST STAR TREK OUT THERE.

[@OopsieCat]

MEEEEEEEE TOOOOOOO

[@rosejimenez8151]

Are you out of your Vulcan mind?....🤺💓🌹👯

[@Maltebyte2]

I want the ipads they are holding! 😎

[@MachallaNaNaNa]

"When humans become involved with Vulcans, Jim" totally heterosexual

[@Anarcath]

I thought Vulcans couldn’t lie.

[@2Scribble]

4:59 - one self destruct button and a Klingon raiding crew - I believe

[@matthewmcnicholas9235]

Looks like tang they are drinking

[@alphaomega8373]

Vulcans can go along with lies!

[@staticfolk9302]

What happened to Vulcans can’t lie? I love every moment of these wonderful episodes regardless of mistakes :)

[@HorusHeretic]

3:17, the first airing of whose line is it anyway

[@caitlyncherro6025]

Ha XD at 0:53 Sulu and Chekov are so calling bullshit XDXDXDXD

[@shanechandler1018]

So human compared to the rest of star trek

[@matthewmcnicholas9235]

Looks like tang they are drinking!!

[@levi_ackerman_119]

2:55 What on Earth (ahem, Foreign Planet/Starship Enterprise) is this piece called? It’s _glorious…_

[@kathydoyle9939]

Empath 🖖

[@BedsitBob]

Spock doesn't know how to take a pulse.

[@T.Florenz]

I don't think he's trying to, at least not in these clips. If you're referring to when he holds McCoy's wrist with 2 fingers, I think it was just a gesture of support and comfort, the same as cradling McCoy's face

[@frankphillips7436]

1:01 has always disturbed me. Aren’t Vulcan’s incapable of lying? They make a big point of this in numerous episodes. No, Spock didn’t technically lie but he was intentionally deceptive.

[@TheCNYMike]

It's always disappointed me we never had the sequel scene where Kirk found out Spock and McCoy had been BS-ing him that time.

[@Alber204]

That was what stng was lacking: the banter.

[@jorgeeniecercalambasluna6496]

Me gustaría ver la serie en español

[@orangetangyvideos]

Why is sulu wearing a blue shirt at 4:53 ? He normally wears a yellow shirt?

[@CG-js4dl]

OrangetangyOrka not the same actor

[@actaerucerichie9419]

c'est la vie

[@angeramirez25]

He had his yellow t-shirt on the washing machine

[@FilmerOfBobcats]

Even though Kirk addresses him as "Mr. Sulu" this is a different actor.

[@brassholio]

@@FilmerOfBobcats He's not addressing the guy in the blue shirt. He's addressing Sulu at the helm. The Asian guy in the blue shirt is just bringing Kirk something to sign.

[@luciferangelica]

green(blood) book

[@AzguardMike]

1:20 - Spock lied!?!?

[@royaljatti]

1:22 . I thought Vulcans never lie!!!

[@virginiaconnor8350]

They exaggerate.

[@maryhlad5277]

That’s what Mr. Spock told Lt. Saavik in STAR TREK 2: THE WRATH OF KHAN.

[@ladylightning1741]

royaljatti He’s half human

[@ichtonenix6694]

3:32 what ep?

[@MaynardFreek]

Spock lied!

[@maryhlad5277]

Spock didn’t lie. He exaggerated.

[@hungrydragonvsfrightendhob7799]

He's half human.

[@fredjaneson1670]

This the Artistry destroyed by modern Star Trek...from the ridiculousness of the cost cutting that had Birds of Prey to suddenly become Battle Cruisers with 70 foot windows in STNG 'Yesterdays Enterprise' and the shortcuts of making all Klingon ships Puke green...to the indescribable Horrors of 'Disc of Rey' Trek....and now, 'Petard'....my How we have fallen. All because a hand full of Cocaine addled Soy *oys decided they knew better. RIP Star Trek...I remember You.

[@wumb7864]

Well man, cool how yall throw shit on today's generation, when all u did was the exact same we're doing rn. It's not like the movie made sense b4, especially all the season 3 thing of vulcans having souls when back in season 1 they pulled out a fight on Sarek dying. They made it for money and u fans can't look up at the truth so u just blindly follow what other ppl say. Go on talking shit abt the new movies, it's not like I care, I ain't even seen 'em. But b4 talking of cost cutting, I'd get informed at least. Jeez man, for real tho.

[@vithalbhaipatel1013]

Good show.