How Many TOS Episodes are Spoofed Here?

[scottydog]

Pay attention to each little phrase, each Kirk maneuver, even the background noise. Which TOS episodes can you identify in this short Ben Stiller clip?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ELxonVrrk0&mode=related&search=

 

[The Squire of Gothos]

"Arena" for a start (doing battle for an omnipotent alien), "Plato's Stepchildren" with the forced dancing?

 

[sbk1234]

Was that music from Amok Time?

 

[The Squire of Gothos]

The fight music was reused in a couple of episodes, Amok Time was probably the one that would stick in most non-fans heads if they remember an episode at all.

 

[scottydog]

What about that eerie sound in the background at around the 30 second mark in the clip? Isn't that from City on the Edge of Forever?

 

[Neopeius]

sbk1234 said:
Was that music from Amok Time?

Actually, the music from the first segment was from The Cage.

 

[The Squire of Gothos]

scottydog said:What about that eerie sound in the background at around the 30 second mark in the clip?

Its another reused clip, I must dig up some episodes to check for sure, but I've heard it in The Mantrap I'm sure.

BTW, its one of my favourite bits of music from any SF show, it usually accompanies those eerie barren landscapes on Trek. I think a childhood of BBC kids dramas where we see our heroes traverse dark polystyrene landscapes has had an effect on me

Also worth noting, its clear Stiller is a fan and he's read Trek and Shatner very well in that clip :thumbsup: