![]() ![]() The actor commented, "The audience seems to get a kick out of whenever I invoke the spirit of Dr. " I'm a doctor, not an engineer." ( VOY: " Flesh and Blood")īy the end of the second season of Voyager, Robert Picardo had become aware of the audience's appreciation for these lines and had invented a version that ultimately never made it into an episode." I'm a doctor, not a zookeeper." ( VOY: " Life Line")." I'm a doctor, not a dragonslayer." ( VOY: " Bliss")." I'm a doctor, not a battery." ( VOY: " Gravity")." I am a doctor, not a peeping Tom, there's nothing I haven't seen before." (when catching Torres in the sonic shower) ( VOY: " Drone").…to which Henry Starling responds: " I'd say you're a little bit of both." ( VOY: " Future's End, Part II") " I'm a doctor, not a counterinsurgent." ( VOY: " Basics, Part II")." I'm a doctor, not a performer." ( VOY: " Investigations").…interrupted by Torres: " …not an engineer. " I shouldn't have to remind you: I'm a doctor…"." I'm a doctor, not a voyeur." ( VOY: " Parturition")." I'm a doctor, not a bartender." ( VOY: " Twisted").Neelix, not a decorator." ( VOY: " Phage") Variation as Julius Eaton: " We're writers, not vikings." ( DS9: " Far Beyond the Stars")." I'm a doctor, not an historian." ( DS9: " Trials and Tribble-ations")." I'm a doctor, not a botanist." ( DS9: " The Wire").Garak says " I'm no more a spy than you are…" Bashir interrupts, saying " A doctor." ( DS9: " Cardassians")." Garak, I'm a doctor, not…" meaning a spy or an investigator, but Garak interrupted him."That sort of line and that sort of coupling, " said Orci, "is good in any context whether it's the first time or the tenth time you've heard Bones say something like that, because it was specific to the situation and it was elucidating to his character. " Damn it, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a fu –" (beamed out) ( Star Trek Beyond)Īccording to screenwriter Roberto Orci, the line "I'm a doctor, not a physicist, " was one of several "nods" to the original series that the writers tried to make seem natural, rather than shoehorned-in efforts to win goodwill from the fans." Damn it, man, I'm a doctor, not a torpedo technician!" ( Star Trek Into Darkness)." Damn it, man, I'm a doctor, not a physicist!" ( Star Trek)." I'm a doctor, Jim, I'm busy!" ( Star Trek)." I don't need a doctor, damn it, I am a doctor!" ( Star Trek)." I'm a doctor, Spock … a doctor! Get us beamed aboard!" ( TAS: " Albatross")." I'm not a mechanic, Spock…" ( TOS: " The Empath")." I'm a doctor, not a coal miner." ( TOS: " The Empath")." I will not peddle flesh! I'm a physician." ( TOS: " Return to Tomorrow")." I'm not a magician, Spock, just an old country doctor." ( TOS: " The Deadly Years").…to which Montgomery Scott immediately replied, "Now, you're an engineer." " I'm a doctor, not an engineer." ( TOS: " Mirror, Mirror")." I'm a doctor, not a mechanic." ( TOS: " The Doomsday Machine")." Look, I'm a doctor, not an escalator." ( TOS: " Friday's Child")." I'm not a scientist or a physicist, Mr." I'm a surgeon, not a psychiatrist." ( TOS: " The City on the Edge of Forever").…to which Kirk replies, " You're a healer, there's a patient. " I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer." ( TOS: " The Devil in the Dark")." What do you mean what sort of work? I'm a doctor." ( TOS: " This Side of Paradise").If I were an officer of the line…" ( TOS: " A Taste of Armageddon") I'm just a country doctor." ( TOS: " The Alternative Factor") When I peek, it is in the line of duty." ( TOS: " Shore Leave") " What am I, a doctor or a moon shuttle conductor?" ( TOS: " The Corbomite Maneuver").However, this version of the line was eventually used by the alternate reality Leonard McCoy. The line has been misquoted in media as " Damn it, Jim, I'm a doctor…" although McCoy never used this expletive in the series. McCoy and subsequent characters to prevent criticism in case of failure, but also often, the "not a…" ability was successful, especially in dire needs. This iconic phrase has also appeared in other media as both a parody and homage to the show. Subsequent uses in later series also mirrored this performance. McCoy's original delivery of the phrase varied with emotional intensity, from extreme frustration to lighthearted sarcasm. Leonard McCoy in Star Trek: The Original Series, the phrase lived on in various other incarnations of Star Trek and was used by both Julian Bashir and The Doctor, among others. is a famous catch phrase and snowclone used in Star Trek. (written from a Production point of view) ![]()
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