Star Trek (TV Series)
Spock's Brain (1968)
William Shatner: Captain James Tiberius 'Jim' Kirk
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Quotes
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Kara : Brain and brain! What is *brain*? It is Controller, is it not?
Dr. McCoy : Yes. Yes, in a way, it is. The human brain controls the individual's functions.
Captain James T. Kirk : [with dawning realization] Bones... Scotty... Spock's... brain... controls.
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Captain James T. Kirk : [regarding Spock] You've got him on complete life support. Was he dead?
Dr. McCoy : He was worse than dead.
Captain James T. Kirk : What do you mean?
Dr. McCoy : Jim...
Captain James T. Kirk : Come on, Bones, what's the mystery?
Dr. McCoy : His brain is gone.
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[repeated line]
Captain James T. Kirk : What have you done with Spock's brain?
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Captain James T. Kirk : We came to put you back. Where are you?
Mr. Spock : [voice] Back where?
Captain James T. Kirk : Back into your body. We brought it along with us.
Mr. Spock : [voice] Thoughtful, Captain, but probably impractical. While I might trust the Doctor to remove a splinter, or lance a boil, I do not believe he has the knowledge to restore a brain.
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[last lines]
[McCoy has restored Spock's brain]
Captain James T. Kirk : How do you feel, Spock?
Mr. Spock : On the whole, Captain, I believe I am quite fit. It's fascinating. A remarkable example of a retrograde civilization. At the peak, advanced beyond any of our capabilities, and now operating at this primitive level which you saw. And it all began thousands of years ago, when a glacial age reoccurred. You see, this underground complex was developed for the women. The men remained above, and a male-female schism took place. A fascinating cultural development of a kind which has...
Dr. McCoy : I knew it was wrong. I shouldn't have done it.
Captain James T. Kirk : What's that?
Dr. McCoy : I should have never reconnected his mouth.
Captain James T. Kirk : Well, we took the risk, Doctor.
Mr. Spock : [unfazed by the interruption] As I was saying, a fascinating cultural development of the kind which hasn't been seen in ages. The last such occurrence took place on old Earth, when the Romans were warring...
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Dr. McCoy : Vulcan physiology limits what I can do. Spock's body is much more dependent on that tremendous brain for life support.
Captain James T. Kirk : Then we'll have to take him with us.
Dr. McCoy : Take him... take him where?
Captain James T. Kirk : In search of his brain, Doctor.
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Dr. McCoy : Where are you going to look for Spock's brain? How're you gonna find it?
Captain James T. Kirk : I'll find it.
Dr. McCoy : Even if you do, I can't restore it. I don't have the medical technique.
Captain James T. Kirk : It was taken out. It can be put back in.
Dr. McCoy : But I don't know how!
Captain James T. Kirk : The thief that took it has the knowledge. I'll FORCE it out of her!
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Captain James T. Kirk : Show us the three Class M planets, Mr. Chekov.
Chekov : The one on the left, number 3, it rates letter B on the industrial scale.
Captain James T. Kirk : Earth equivalent approximately... 1485.
Chekov : Yes, sir. Second planet Class M, number 4, rates letter G.
Captain James T. Kirk : The year 2030.
Sulu : But that ship, Captain, either was many years ahead of us, or it was the most incredible design fluke in history.
Captain James T. Kirk : Third Class M planet, Mr. Chekov?
Chekov : Number 6. No sign of industrial development. At last report, in a glacial age. Sapient life plentiful, but on a most primitive level.
Captain James T. Kirk : Now, as I understand it, Mr. Chekov, there are three Class M planets...
Chekov : Yes, sir.
Captain James T. Kirk : ...not one of which is capable of launching an interstellar flight...
Chekov : No, sir.
Captain James T. Kirk : ...yet one of them accomplished it.
Chekov : Yes, sir.
Captain James T. Kirk : Thank you, Mr. Chekov.
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Creature : You... are not the Others?
Captain James T. Kirk : No. We come from a far place. We are men.
Creature : Men?
Captain James T. Kirk : Like yourselves.
Creature : You are small. Like the Others.
Captain James T. Kirk : Who are the Others?
Creature : The givers of pain... and delight.
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Captain James T. Kirk : A dead and buried city... on a planet in a glacial age.
Chekov : And the male humanoid who doesn't know the meaning of the word "female".
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Scott : "Pain and delight", he said up above.
Dr. McCoy : I'm sure you noticed the 'delight'-aspect of this place.
Captain James T. Kirk : Yes, I certainly did notice those delightful aspects.
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Captain James T. Kirk : This fellow is keeping us from our property.
Scott : Well, isn't there a way to correct that situation?
Captain James T. Kirk : I certainly think that science might provide an answer.
Dr. McCoy : It does, Captain.
Captain James T. Kirk : Agreed, Doctor.
[they take on the guards in a surprise attack]
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Captain James T. Kirk : Spock, you're in a black box tied in with light rays into a complex control panel.
Mr. Spock : [voice] Fascinating.
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Captain James T. Kirk : You'll be without your Controller for the first time; but... you'll be much better off, I think.
Kara : We will die!
Captain James T. Kirk : No. You'll live, and develop, as you should have. All this shouldn't have been done for you. Now the women here below and the men here above will control together.
Kara : They will not help us without the pain.
Captain James T. Kirk : There are other ways. You'll discover them.
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Captain James T. Kirk : [Kirk and a landing party have beamed down to a planet in search of Spock's brain] Life form readings, Mr. Spock? -
[realizes his mistake]
Captain James T. Kirk : - Mr. Scott?
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Captain James T. Kirk : [after the fight] Science will triumph.
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Captain James T. Kirk : From the very first, I appreciated your ability.
Kara : Good, Captain Kirk. Then you will also appreciate that without the Teacher, I would not have the knowledge to use that which you have thoughtfully provided.
[she suddenly produces a phaser and aims it at Kirk]
Scott : That phaser is set to kill.
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Scott : Captain, that power we picked up above - we're gettin' closer.
Captain James T. Kirk : A lot of it?
Scott : Enough to push this planet out of orbit.
Captain James T. Kirk : What source?
Scott : Either a nuclear pile a hundred miles across or...
Captain James T. Kirk : Or what?
Scott : Ion power.
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Captain James T. Kirk : No one may kill a man! Not for any purpose. It cannot be condoned.
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Captain James T. Kirk : Readout, Mr. Chekov.
Chekov : No structures, Captain. No mechanized objects that I can read, no surface consumption, no generation of energy. Atmosphere is perfectly all right, of course. Temperature, a high maximum of 40 - livable.
Captain James T. Kirk : [regarding Chekov] You have a thick skin.