You tell us......what do the individual buttons do on Kirk's command chair?
The Buttons on Kirk's Chair
- Thread starter Spock's Barber
- Start date
Most of them don't even do the same thing from one episode to the next. Although I believe there is a communicator button which Kirk was seen using in several episodes...but the rest of them, do whatever the writers want.
Button #3 is the direct order line for Starfleet Domino's pizza.
One button extends the buzz saws, one sends out the homing robot, one extends the periscope in submarine mode...er...nevermind, that's the Mach 5.
One button makes you larger, and one button makes you small. And the button that mother gives you, doesn't do anything at all.
Alright, you asked for it....
One of the buttons activates Sulu's reaction shot when something's happening on the main viewer.
One of the buttons activates Sulu's reaction shot when something's happening on the main viewer.
Except that Scotty rewired the button so that whenever it gets pressed, Kirk gets a pie thrown in his face.
Three controlled the spotlight that highlighted his face during dramatic moments...
Button 1 was for alert status.
Button 2 controlled the ion pod.
Button 3 cut Sulu, Scotty and Chekov's lines as needed (often replaced due to wear).
Button 4 notified Roddenberry that it was time for Superstar Bill to get a raise (also replaced often due to wear).
Or perhaps a load of tribbles drops down from the ceiling....
As seen in the TOS episode "Court Martial": Whatever the episode's plot requires.
