A popular t-shirt and bumper sticker slogan for Trekkies, seen as early as 1967, was I grok Spock ( often showing the Star Trek character using the Vulcan salute ).

Her pediatrician was Benjamin Spock early in his career.

The fountain is a campus landmark and was featured prominently in the 1984 film Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

The difference was remarked upon in dialog between characters in " Trials and Tribble-ations ", an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine when modern-era characters travel back in time to the days of Kirk and Spock ( and via then-brand new CGI techniques, appear within the TOS episode " The Trouble With Tribbles ", frequently coming into contact with the Enterprise crew ).

This was also the first time humans saw what the Romulans looked like physically, and Spock surmised a common ancestry.

Circa stardate 44995. 3 ( December 28, 2367 ), the Vulcan Ambassador Spock was discovered on Romulus, working with an underground movement for the reunification of the divided races.

Spock was dispatched to stop the supernova with a red matter device but arrived too late.

An adaptation of the song, named " Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Earth ", was written by Charles Randolph Grean, Fred Hertz and Leonard Nimoy ( Nimoy recites the text as Spock explaining how the star-people wish upon an earth and so forth ).

In " The Paradise Syndrome "," the Enterprise attempts to save a pre-industrial planet by moving an asteroid that was on a collision course with it ; when McCoy asks Kirk if he should warn the people, Kirk and Spock only point out the people would not understand the warning, and neither makes any reference to the Prime Directive.

In the TOS episode " This Side of Paradise ", Leila Kalomi hints at having had a special relationship with Spock some six years earlier, though Spock's remark that he hoped his half-human blood would see him " spared " the agony of pon farr in the episode Amok Time suggests that their relationship was more casual.

As his mate was not available on the Genesis planet ( where Spock underwent the two pon farr periods ), it was implied that he mated with Lt. Saavik, a female Vulcan scientist on the crew of the Enterprise who showed compassion in guiding him through the accelerated pon farr ( in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, a deleted scene was intended to confirm the implication ( i. e., that Saavik bore Spock's child ); its removal from the film, however, struck it from ' official ' Trek canon ).

In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Spock was unable to complete this ritual after receiving powerful telepathic signals from space and experiencing strong emotions as a result.

As a result, the character of Christine Chapel was created for Barrett and the " coldness " was transferred to the Spock character.

Many Vulcans are contact telepaths, and they have been observed taking part in a number of telepathy-related actions and rituals, including an instance where Commander Spock was telepathically aware of the simultaneous deaths of 400 other Vulcans on a faraway ship, the U. S. S.

In the TOS episode " Mirror, Mirror ," Spock of the Mirror Universe performed a forced mind meld on Dr. Leonard McCoy in order to learn what McCoy was keeping secret.

For example, in the TOS episode " A Taste of Armageddon ," Spock was once able to induce uncertainty in the mind of a prison guard on Eminiar VII, and in the episode " The Devil in the Dark ," he was able to perform a limited mind meld with a horta without actually making physical contact with the being.

Such was the case with Spock, who, near the end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, implanted his katra into the mind of Dr. McCoy prior to sacrificing his life to save the USS Enterprise from Khan's attack.

Subsequently, Spock recovered, although it took some time to retrain his mind to where it was prior to his death.

It is not established whether females have the same option, and T ' Pring stated in " Amok Time " that a koon-ut-kal-if-fee challenge was the only way she could legally divorce Spock.

Leonard McCoy attempted to use the " neck pinch " while carrying Spock's katra in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, but was unsuccessful for reasons unknown.

Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew, led by Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ), first officer Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ), and chief medical officer Dr. Leonard McCoy ( DeForest Kelley ), in the 23rd century.

One element from Yesteryear that has become canon by depiction within Star Trek: The Original Series is the Vulcan city of ShiKahr, depicted in a background scene wherein Kirk, Spock and McCoy walk across a natural stone bridge ( first depicted in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ) in the remastered " Amok Time ".

* Some of Spock's dialog from " Yesteryear ", and young Spock being bullied by Vulcan classmates, are given homage in the 2009 feature film, Star Trek.

Star Trek ( 2009 ) also references " Yesteryear ", featuring a nearly identical scene in which a young Spock is confronted by several other Vulcan children, who bully and provoke him for being part human.

Geordi ultimately designs the " Jellyfish ", the advanced spacecraft that is piloted by Ambassador Spock in the film.

However, the implosion of the supernova caused by the red matter opened a rift in space-time that sent Spock and the Romulan mining ship Narada, along with its captain, Nero, and its crew, to go back in time more than 100 years, creating an alternate timeline.

In " The Return of the Archons " and " The Apple " reference to the " Prime Directive of non-interference " is made by Spock.

Some Vulcans, such as T ' Pol, Sarek ( in his later years, due to a rare disease which can affect Vulcans over the age of 200 years ), and Soval, carry their emotions close to the surface, and are prone to emotional outbursts, even without outside influences or illness ; T ' Pau certainly displayed restrained but definite emotions in the TOS episode " Amok Time ", including suspicion of the Human visitors followed by admiration and approval of their friendship for Spock, and contempt for Spock's humanity.

According to the DVD commentary of the film, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, actors Leonard Nimoy and Kirstie Alley, portraying Spock and Saavik respectively, spoke their lines in English, and later dubbed in alien dialogue ( at least partially designed by linguist Marc Okrand ) that corresponded with the movements of their mouths in the scene.

The technique was also used by Spock to subdue James Kirk in the 2009 film, when Kirk opposes Spock's decision as captain of the USS Enterprise to reunite with the remainder of Starfleet in the Lorentian system, instead of pursuing Nero immediately.

The neck pinch itself ( referred to in scripts as ' FSNP ', or ' Famous Spock Neck Pinch ') was created by Leonard Nimoy, who objected to a scene in one early episode that required Spock to knock a guard unconscious by hitting him over the head.

Its inhabitants were originally called Vulcanians ; a name used by Spock in the Original Series episode A Taste of Armageddon, by Federation colonists in This Side of Paradise and by Harry Mudd in Mudd's Women.

In 1965, he made his first appearance in the rejected Star Trek pilot, " The Cage ", and would go on to play the character of Mr. Spock until 1969, followed by seven feature films and guest slots in various sequels.

He played the elder Spock in the 2009 Star Trek movie, directed by J. J. Abrams.

" This choice led one reviewer to question if Fringes plot might be a homage to the Star Trek episode " Mirror, Mirror ", which featured an alternate reality " Mirror Universe " concept and an evil version of Spock distinguished by a goatee.

As it was intended to be Nimoy's last portrayal of Spock, the actor was adamant that his appearance be faithful to the original 1960s Fred Phillips and Charlie Schram design of the character.

Charlie meets Rand later in the rec room, where Mr. Spock ( whom Charlie later calls " Mr. Ears ") plays a Vulcan lyrette, and Lt. Uhura sings.

Kirk and Spock leave the room, but an angered Charlie stays behind and causes the white chess pieces to melt, revealing he has both a bad temper and powerful telekinetic abilities.

The song was written by Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards, and Charlie Midnight, and produced by The Matrix for Duff's second studio album, Metamorphosis ( 2003 ).

Recently, Murphy provided the voice for Spock on the G4TV's Star Trek 2. 0 shorts, and the dog in his younger brother Eddie's 2007 film, Norbit.

Alan Morse came up with the name after a particularly wild party, where he remarked to his brother, Neal, " It's almost as if we were in an alternate universe, like that one episode of Star Trek where Spock had a beard ".

Following in the footsteps of her adoptive brother and role model Spock she entered Starfleet Academy.

Spock also in this novel refers twice to Kirk as ' T ' hy ' la ', a term that a footnote explains means friend / brother / lover.