Star Trek (TV Series)

The Trouble with Tribbles (1967)

Nichelle Nichols: Uhura

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• Dr. McCoy : Lieutenant, do you mind if I take one of these down to the lab to see what makes it tick?

  Uhura : Well, all right, Doctor, but if you're gonna dissect it, I don't want to know about it.

  Dr. McCoy : I won't harm a hair on its head... wherever that is.

• Capt. Kirk : Lt. Uhura, how did all these tribbles get on the bridge?

  Uhura : I don't know, sir. They do seem to be all over the ship.

  Capt. Kirk : Dr. McCoy.

  Dr. McCoy : Yes, did you want to see me, Jim?

  [Kirk hands him some tribbles] 

  Dr. McCoy : Well don't look at me, it's the tribbles that are breeding and if we don't get them off the ship were gonna be hip deep in them.

  Capt. Kirk : Would you explain.

  Dr. McCoy : The only thing that I can figure out is that they're born pregnant... which seems to be quite a timesaver.

  Capt. Kirk : I know but really...

  Dr. McCoy : And, from my observations if seems they're bisexual, reproducing at will. And brother, have they got a lot of will.

  Spock : Captain, I'm forced to agree with the doctor. I've been running computations on their rate of reproduction. The figures are taking an alarming direction. They are consuming our supplies and returning nothing.

  Uhura : Oh, but they do give us something, Mr. Spock. They give us love. Well, Cyrano Jones says that a tribble is the only love that money can buy.

  Capt. Kirk : Too much of anything, lieutenant, even love isn't necessarily a good thing.

  Uhura : Yes, captain.

  Capt. Kirk : Get a maintenance crew to clean up the entire ship and then contact Mr. Lurry and tell him I'm beaming down.

  Uhura : Aye, aye, sir.

  Capt. Kirk : Have him find Cyrano Jones and hold him,

  [weakly] 

  Capt. Kirk : ... and get these tribbles off the bridge.