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[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.
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Scotty : Admiral, there be whales here!
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[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.
[pause]
Scotty : Thy will be done.
[the new starship USS *Enterprise* 1701-A emerges into view]
Kirk : My friends.
[pause]
Kirk : We've come home.
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Scotty : Damage control is easy. Reading Klingon - that's hard.
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[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! Forty to fifty feet long and about 40 tons each.
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Scotty : Well, this is a fine place you have here, Dr. Nichols.
Dr. Nichols : Thank you. I must say, Professor, your knowledge of engineering is most impressive.
Scotty : Yes.
McCoy : Back home, we call him the miracle worker.
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Scotty : I noticed you're still working with polymers.
Dr. Nichols : Still? What else would I be working with?
Scotty : Aye, what else, indeed? I'll put it another way. How thick would a piece of your Plexiglass need to be, at 60 feet by 10 feet, to withstand the pressure of 18,000 cubic feet of water?
Dr. Nichols : Oh, that's easy. Six inches. We carry stuff that big in stock.
Scotty : I, uh, noticed. Now suppose, just suppose, I were to show you a way to manufacture a wall that would do the same job, but be only one inch thick. Would that be worth something to you, eh?
Dr. Nichols : You're joking.
McCoy : Perhaps the professor could use your computer.
Dr. Nichols : Please.
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Scotty : [over the intercom] I'm ready, Spock! Let's go find George and Gracie!
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Kirk : You know, it's ironic, when man was killing these creatures, he was destroying his own future.
Scotty : The beasties seem happy to see you, Doctor. I hope you like our little aquarium.
Dr. Gillian Taylor : A miracle, Mr. Scott.
Scotty : A miracle? That's yet to come.
Dr. Gillian Taylor : What does that mean?
Kirk : It means that our chances of getting home are not too good. You might have lived longer if you'd stayed where you belong.
Dr. Gillian Taylor : I belong here. I am a whale biologist. Suppose, by some miracle, you do get them through. Who in the 23rd century knows anything about humpback whales?
Kirk : You have a point.
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Scotty : [Negotiating for a supply of plexiglass from Dr Nichols] Is it worth something to ye?