I have just been browsing through the galleries at TrekCore.com when I stumbled upon this sketch by Matt Jefferies, which for some reason I am not able to associate with any episode. So, does anyone know the story behind this design?
Spocking Cap?
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Indeed, this is a possibility. But would Matt Jefferies really be involved in designing something like that? I know the IDIC medallion from Is There In Truth No Beauty? was created with the intent of later making it available for purchase, but a "Spocking Cap"? Really?
Yeah, I guess you're right. But I thought (and kinda hoped) there might be a more interesting story about this sketch. Maybe it was supposed to be a cheap way of providing background extras with a quick and fast Vulcan makeup?
That's my guess. I believe there's one episode when we get a very short glimpse of another Vulcan crewmember in the background on the bridge.
I don't think so, or at least, not that I've never noticed. Disclaimer: I've been proved wrong on many occasions where I didn't notice something throughout 40 years of ST viewing.
So, please specify...
To the OP's question, I've never heard of this cap, but I wonder if it was intended to be used by stunt doubles, but the idea was nixed before it was ever used.
Doug
The only other vulcan crewman I remember was Spock's bodyguard in Mirror Mirror
Thanks. See - I've been proved wrong again! Why do I bother sticking my neck out? Hopefully it's good for a few chuckles anyway.
Doug
Spock would find that highly illogical.
John Alexander, editor of Analog magazine in 1968, wrote Gene Roddenberry this letter that same year:
"For this noble idea, I'll charge a fee of $1.00 - so it'll be legally and beyond question yours in full. Gimmick: Winter cap for boys, made of heavy black overcoat material (scraps and cutting can probably be used) cut to match Mr. Spock's skull-cap style hairdo. The usually winter-hat earflaps have appliqued pink felt Vulcan ears."
Gene wrote back:
"You've got yourself a deal! I like the gimmick and have passed it along to the merchandising people."
I suppose just like for every "City on the Edge of Forever" there was a "Spock's Brain", for every piece of Star Trek merchandise that sold like crazy there was a Spocking Cap.
-jwb-
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"For this noble idea, I'll charge a fee of $1.00 - so it'll be legally and beyond question yours in full. Gimmick: Winter cap for boys, made of heavy black overcoat material (scraps and cutting can probably be used) cut to match Mr. Spock's skull-cap style hairdo. The usually winter-hat earflaps have appliqued pink felt Vulcan ears."
Gene wrote back:
"You've got yourself a deal! I like the gimmick and have passed it along to the merchandising people."
I suppose just like for every "City on the Edge of Forever" there was a "Spock's Brain", for every piece of Star Trek merchandise that sold like crazy there was a Spocking Cap.
-jwb-
jwbraun.com
Wow, thanks for that! Just when I thought this would remain a mistery forever. So the "Spocking Cap" really was a piece of merchandise after all. I guess I was just startled at the extent to which Matt Jefferies was involved in the merchandising aspect of the show, when I always thought his sole job was to design stuff for the show.John Alexander, editor of Analog magazine in 1968, wrote Gene Roddenberry this letter that same year:
"For this noble idea, I'll charge a fee of $1.00 - so it'll be legally and beyond question yours in full. Gimmick: Winter cap for boys, made of heavy black overcoat material (scraps and cutting can probably be used) cut to match Mr. Spock's skull-cap style hairdo. The usually winter-hat earflaps have appliqued pink felt Vulcan ears."
Gene wrote back:
"You've got yourself a deal! I like the gimmick and have passed it along to the merchandising people."
I suppose just like for every "City on the Edge of Forever" there was a "Spock's Brain", for every piece of Star Trek merchandise that sold like crazy there was a Spocking Cap.
-jwb-
jwbraun.com
So, was this thing ever really produced?
I doubt it. I didn't even know someone had sketched a design for it until you posted it here, and I've certainly never seen one! Hmm... maybe we should make them ourselves and claim they're longlost Star Trek merchandise from the 1960s and point to the drawings as proof. We could make some decent money at auctions.
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