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'''"Beam me up, Scotty"''' is a ] that made its way into ] from the ] series '']''. It comes from the command ] gives his chief engineer, ], when he needs to ] back to the ]. '''"Beam me up, Scotty"''' is a catchphrase and misquotation that made its way into popular culture from the ] series '']''. It comes from the command ] gives his chief engineer, ], when he needs to be "]" back to the ].


Though it has become irrevocably associated with the series and movies, the exact phrase was never actually spoken in any ''Star Trek'' television episode or film. In the Original Series episodes "]" and "]", Kirk said, "Scotty, beam us up"; in the ] episodes "]" and "]", when he said, "Beam us up, Scotty"; in '']'', saying, "Scotty, beam me up"; and in '']'', by saying, "Beam them out of there, Scotty". The phrase was used on a ] with the tag line ''"Beam me up Scotty. There's no intelligent life down here."'' Though it has become irrevocably associated with the series and ], the exact phrase was never actually spoken in any ''Star Trek'' television episode or film. Despite this, the quote has become a phrase of its own over time. It can be used to describe one's desire to be elsewhere, technology such as teleportation, slang for certain drugs, or as a phrase to show appreciation and association with the television show.


The misquotation's influence led to ], the actor who played Scotty, to be misrepresented in his own obituary, where he is referenced as the character who "responded to the command, 'Beam me up, Scotty.'"<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331104741/http://www.legacy.com/ns/james-doohan-obituary/14596035|date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> Doohan himself chose to use the phrase as the title of his 1996 autobiography.<ref name="Merriam-Webster">Elizabeth Webber, Mike Feinsilber: ''Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusion''. Merriam-Webster 1999, {{ISBN|0877796289}}, S. 47–48 ({{Google books|ACB81ZeNN5sC|Auszug|page=47}})</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Bob|title='Star Trek's' Doohan dies, immortalized for 'Beam me up, Scotty'|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-111242161.html|access-date=December 27, 2013|newspaper=Associated Press|date=July 20, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610193348/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-111242161.html|archive-date=June 10, 2014|df=mdy-all}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
"Beam me up, Scotty" is similar to the phrase, "]", attributed to ]'s character of ] on '']'', "It's elementary, my dear Watson", attributed to ], "Luke, I am your father", attributed to ], or "Play it again, Sam", attributed to ]'s character in '']''. All four lines are the best known quotations from these works for many viewers, but not one is an actual, direct quotation.<ref>The Holmes phrase originated in a radio play. See ] and at Snopes.com</ref><ref>Webb ''did'' say: "All we want are the facts ma'am". See ], ] and at Snopes.com</ref><ref>, Tim Dirks at filmsite.org</ref>


== Precise quotations ==
The complete phrase was eventually said by ] in the audio adaptation of his novel '']''.
Despite the phrase entering into popular culture, it is a misquotation and has never been said in any of the television series or films, contrary to popular belief.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beam Me Up Scotty|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-161339325.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610193350/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-161339325.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2014|access-date=December 27, 2013|newspaper=Sunday Mirror|date=April 1, 2007}} {{subscription required}}</ref> There have, however, been several "near misses" of phrasing.


In the Original Series episodes "]" and "]", Kirk said, "Scotty, beam us up"; while in the episode "]", Kirk simply said, "Beam me up". In the episode "]", Kirk says, "Mr. Scott, beam us up".
], the actor who played Scotty, later chose this phrase as the title of his ].<ref>''Beam me up, Scotty: Star Trek's "Scotty"—in his own words,'' James Doohan, Peter Allen David, Pocket Books: 1996</ref>


The ] episodes "]" and "]" used the phrasing "Beam us up, Scotty".
U.S. Congressman ] adapted the catch phrase "Beam me up" in his trademark one-minute rants on the floor of the ].{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}


The original film series has the wording "Scotty, beam me up" in '']'' and "Beam them out of there, Scotty" in '']''.
== In popular culture ==
;Comics
* The line has been used several times in the '']'' comic strip.
;Computer games
* Astral Software's 1986 puzzle maze game, '']'', features teleportation portals inscribed with the letters "BMUS" - a reference to the phrase "Beam me up, Scotty".
* In '']'', Larry can read the graffiti in Lefty's toilets. There he'll read ''Scott me up, Beamy!''
* In '']'', a levitated hippie will occasionally say "Beam me up, Scotty!"
* In '']'', several aliens will cry "Beam me up Scotty" at particular points in the levels of the game.
* In '']'', there is an achievement for the Demoman class named "Beat me up, scotty", a clear reference to the original phrase.
* In '']'', the player can complete a challenge called "Beam (Weapon) Me Up" upon inflicting a set amount of damage with laser based weaponry.
;Films
* The phrase has also been used in several films unrelated to ''Star Trek'', including '']''.
* In '']'', ], known for his portrayal of the '']'' android ], uses the line upon entering Fabiella's elaborate reception area.
* In the early '90s film '']'', actor ] playing the crack-cocaine abuser explains how "beaming up to Scotty" means getting high off of crack-cocaine or heroin.
;Literature
*At several points in the "]" series, Kit calls a teleportation spell a "Beam-Me-Up-Scotty".
*In ]'s book '']'', the heroine's husband's fans use that phrase in that famous writer's meetings (his name is Scott Landon).
;Music
* The phrase is quoted in songs by:
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;Television
* The line is used in episodes of a number of television series, including: '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' (in Latin "Me transmitte sursum Caledonii" and only in the background), '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.
* In '']'', Rory tells her mother that she is "one 'beam me up, Scotty' reference away from one", referring to a murder.
* The phrase is used by Sam Beckett in "Star Light, Star Bright", a 1992 episode of '']''. ], who played Beckett, would later star as Captain ] in '']'', set a century before The Original Series - in 2009's '']'' reboot, Scotty believes he has been "exiled" to the remote Starfleet outpost where Kirk and the older ] encounter him as punishment for losing Archer's dog in a transporter ("beaming") accident.
* The phrase is used by Sergeant Baker in the series '']'' in the form: "Beam me up, Scotty. There's no intelligent life here", after Lieutenant Ellis has made another ''Star Trek'' reference: "Let's all go boldly where no man had gone before".
* The line "Beam me up Scotty" was also used in the ] episode of the TV show '']'' entitled "Science in the Physicist".
* In '']'', episode 11 of season 4 "Thanksgiving", Hiro says "Must rescue Watson... Beam me up Scotty" before vanishing.
*In an episode of '']'', Lynette refers to one of Parker's nerdy friends as "beam me up scotty."
* In an episode of '']'', guest star Kevin Sorbo says: "Maybe Scott can beam us down... ah, it's an obscure reference to a canceled television show, I'm sure you never heard of it."


The complete phrase was eventually said by ] in the audio adaptation of his non-] novel '']''.
==See also==
*]
*]


==References and notes== == Legacy ==
The popularity of the misquotation has led to many new phrases, both associated with ''Star Trek'' or otherwise. The exact timing of when the phrase became popular is unclear. However, early signs of the quote's usage to describe something separate from ''Star Trek'' can be found roughly ten years after ''Star Trek'''s airing in 1966, in a publication of the ]. It describes a certain routine as "a sort of 'beam me up, Scotty routine{{' "}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w0dWAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Beam+me+up+Scotty%22|title=The Aeronautical Journal|date=July 18, 1975|publisher=Royal Aeronautical Society.|access-date=July 18, 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref> Over time, the phrase has been extended to, "Beam me up, Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here!", popularized on bumper stickers and t-shirts, despite neither quote ever being said on the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/BEAM-SCOTTY-Theres-Intelligent-Life/dp/B00NCCAV5W|title=Amazon.com: BEAM ME UP SCOTTY There's No Intelligent Life Down Here - 8" x 1 3/4" die cut vinyl decal for window, car, truck, tool box, virtually any hard, smooth surface: Automotive|website=Amazon.com|access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331104403/http://www.feelingoodtees.com/BEAM-ME-UP-SCOTTY-THERES-NO-INTELLIGENT-LIFE-DOWN-HERE-T-SHIRTWHITE-INK-P2821.aspx|date=March 31, 2018}}</ref>

The quote "Beam me up, Scotty!" has been extended beyond its original meaning to describe an expression of "the desire to be elsewhere",<ref name="greensdictofslang.com">{{cite web|url=https://greensdictofslang.com/search/basic?q=beam+me+up+scotty|title=Basic Search — Green's Dictionary of Slang|website=greensdictofslang.com|access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> or the desire to be out of an unwanted situation. Along with this, it has been associated with things that are futuristic, such as the possibility of teleportation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/07/14/537174817/scientists-teleport-a-photon-into-space|title=Beam Me Up, Scotty ... Sort Of. Chinese Scientists 'Teleport' Photon To Space|website=Npr.org|access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921082605.htm|title=Beam me up Scotty! Quantum teleportation of a particle of light six kilometers: Distance record set for teleporting a photon over a fiber network|website=Sciencedaily.com|access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref>

The phrase has also been used as slang for certain drugs. An ] page defined "Beam me up, Scotty" as "a mixture of ] and cocaine" and to "talk to Scotty", "high off Scotty", "see Scotty", etc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199829941.001.0001/acref-9780199829941-e-2583|title=Beam me up, Scotty - Oxford Reference|website=Oxfordreference.com|year=2010|access-date=July 18, 2018|doi=10.1093/acref/9780199829941.001.0001|isbn=9780199829941}}</ref><ref name="greensdictofslang.com"/>

The phrase has been referenced by Baxter County Sheriff's drug slang definitions.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512145138/http://baxtercountysheriff.com/plugins/show_image.php?id=917|date=May 12, 2012}}</ref> It is also referenced in the book "Vice Slang" by Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, for crack cocaine, and to describe "Beamers" or "Beemers" as those taking said drugs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.e-reading.club/bookreader.php/134109/Dalzell%2C_Victor_-_Vice_Slang.pdf|title=Vice Slang|website=E-reading.club|access-date=18 July 2018}}</ref>

In 1988, ] released a ] named after the quote.

A character in the 1993 educational video game '']'' is named "Bea Miupscotti."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Skinner |first1=Rebekah |title=Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego? FAQ/Strategy Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/09/08/where-in-space-is-carmen-sandiego-walkthrough-545635 |website=IGN |access-date=2 March 2023 |language=en |date=31 March 2004}}</ref>

] used the quote as a catchphrase during his service in the ].

The planetarium in the animated series '']'' (1997) carries the inscription ''"Me transmitte sursum, ]!"'', which is a translation of the misquotation into Latin.<ref>Christa Pöpperlmann: ''Nomen est omen: Die bekanntesten lateinischen Zitate & Redewendungen und was dahintersteckt''. Compact Verlag 2008, {{ISBN|9783817464142}}, p. 81 (German, {{Google books|K9sRWh84dmwC|excerpt|page=81}})</ref>

The quote was used in the movie '']'' (1998) by Rockhound, the character played by ]. When asked by Harry S. Stamper (played by ]) if Rockhound would join them to divert the asteroid, he replies "You know me. Beam me up, Scotty."

] quote the phrase in a song called "Beaming" on '']''.

The quote was also used by American rapper ] as the title of both ] and its final track.

In his book ''Based on a True Story'', ] explains that the doorman of the building he was living in addressed him as "Beam me up, Scotty" after Norm said the line in a ''Star Trek'' sketch on the show '']''.

Additionally, Mateo uses the quote in the '']'' episode "Part-Time Hires" when he is speaking to a construction worker named Scott who continues to try to use his employee bathroom pass.

== See also ==
*]
*] – another popular sci-fi misquote.

== References ==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}


== Further reading == == Further reading ==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/startrek.htm|title=BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY!|work=World Wide Words|author=Michael Quinion|date=1996-08-06}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/startrek.htm|title=BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY!|work=World Wide Words|author=Michael Quinion|date=August 6, 1996}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/legal/beamup.htm|work=]|title=Beam Me Up, Scotty!|date=1998-12-31|author=Barbara Mikkelson}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.snopes.com/legal/beamup.asp |work=] |title=Beam Me Up, Scotty! |date=July 18, 2007 |author=Barbara Mikkelson}}


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Quotation from Star Trek For other uses, see Beam me up (disambiguation).

Beam me up, Scotty
Photo of James Doohan as Scotty from the original Star Trek series.
CharacterJames T. Kirk
ActorWilliam Shatner
First used inStar Trek: The Original Series, though not verbatim

"Beam me up, Scotty" is a catchphrase and misquotation that made its way into popular culture from the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Original Series. It comes from the command Captain Kirk gives his chief engineer, Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, when he needs to be "transported" back to the Starship Enterprise.

Though it has become irrevocably associated with the series and films, the exact phrase was never actually spoken in any Star Trek television episode or film. Despite this, the quote has become a phrase of its own over time. It can be used to describe one's desire to be elsewhere, technology such as teleportation, slang for certain drugs, or as a phrase to show appreciation and association with the television show.

The misquotation's influence led to James Doohan, the actor who played Scotty, to be misrepresented in his own obituary, where he is referenced as the character who "responded to the command, 'Beam me up, Scotty.'" Doohan himself chose to use the phrase as the title of his 1996 autobiography.

Precise quotations

Despite the phrase entering into popular culture, it is a misquotation and has never been said in any of the television series or films, contrary to popular belief. There have, however, been several "near misses" of phrasing.

In the Original Series episodes "The Gamesters of Triskelion" and "The Savage Curtain", Kirk said, "Scotty, beam us up"; while in the episode "This Side of Paradise", Kirk simply said, "Beam me up". In the episode "The Cloud Minders", Kirk says, "Mr. Scott, beam us up".

The animated episodes "The Lorelei Signal" and "The Infinite Vulcan" used the phrasing "Beam us up, Scotty".

The original film series has the wording "Scotty, beam me up" in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and "Beam them out of there, Scotty" in Star Trek Generations.

The complete phrase was eventually said by William Shatner in the audio adaptation of his non-canon novel Star Trek: The Ashes of Eden.

Legacy

The popularity of the misquotation has led to many new phrases, both associated with Star Trek or otherwise. The exact timing of when the phrase became popular is unclear. However, early signs of the quote's usage to describe something separate from Star Trek can be found roughly ten years after Star Trek's airing in 1966, in a publication of the Royal Aeronautical Journal. It describes a certain routine as "a sort of 'beam me up, Scotty routine'". Over time, the phrase has been extended to, "Beam me up, Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here!", popularized on bumper stickers and t-shirts, despite neither quote ever being said on the show.

The quote "Beam me up, Scotty!" has been extended beyond its original meaning to describe an expression of "the desire to be elsewhere", or the desire to be out of an unwanted situation. Along with this, it has been associated with things that are futuristic, such as the possibility of teleportation.

The phrase has also been used as slang for certain drugs. An Oxford Reference page defined "Beam me up, Scotty" as "a mixture of phencyclidine and cocaine" and to "talk to Scotty", "high off Scotty", "see Scotty", etc.

The phrase has been referenced by Baxter County Sheriff's drug slang definitions. It is also referenced in the book "Vice Slang" by Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, for crack cocaine, and to describe "Beamers" or "Beemers" as those taking said drugs.

In 1988, D.C. Scorpio released a song named after the quote.

A character in the 1993 educational video game Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego? is named "Bea Miupscotti."

James Traficant used the quote as a catchphrase during his service in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The planetarium in the animated series South Park (1997) carries the inscription "Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!", which is a translation of the misquotation into Latin.

The quote was used in the movie Armageddon (1998) by Rockhound, the character played by Steve Buscemi. When asked by Harry S. Stamper (played by Bruce Willis) if Rockhound would join them to divert the asteroid, he replies "You know me. Beam me up, Scotty."

Relient K quote the phrase in a song called "Beaming" on The Nashville Tennis EP.

The quote was also used by American rapper Nicki Minaj as the title of both her third mixtape and its final track.

In his book Based on a True Story, Norm Macdonald explains that the doorman of the building he was living in addressed him as "Beam me up, Scotty" after Norm said the line in a Star Trek sketch on the show Saturday Night Live.

Additionally, Mateo uses the quote in the Superstore episode "Part-Time Hires" when he is speaking to a construction worker named Scott who continues to try to use his employee bathroom pass.

See also

References

  1. Archived March 31, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Elizabeth Webber, Mike Feinsilber: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusion. Merriam-Webster 1999, ISBN 0877796289, S. 47–48 (Auszug, p. 47, at Google Books)
  3. Thomas, Bob (July 20, 2005). "'Star Trek's' Doohan dies, immortalized for 'Beam me up, Scotty'". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2013. (subscription required)
  4. "Beam Me Up Scotty". Sunday Mirror. April 1, 2007. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2013. (subscription required)
  5. "The Aeronautical Journal". Royal Aeronautical Society. July 18, 1975. Retrieved July 18, 2018 – via Google Books.
  6. "Amazon.com: BEAM ME UP SCOTTY There's No Intelligent Life Down Here - 8" x 1 3/4" die cut vinyl decal for window, car, truck, tool box, virtually any hard, smooth surface: Automotive". Amazon.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. Archived March 31, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Basic Search — Green's Dictionary of Slang". greensdictofslang.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  9. "Beam Me Up, Scotty ... Sort Of. Chinese Scientists 'Teleport' Photon To Space". Npr.org. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  10. "Beam me up Scotty! Quantum teleportation of a particle of light six kilometers: Distance record set for teleporting a photon over a fiber network". Sciencedaily.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  11. "Beam me up, Scotty - Oxford Reference". Oxfordreference.com. 2010. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199829941.001.0001. ISBN 9780199829941. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  12. Archived May 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  13. "Vice Slang" (PDF). E-reading.club. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  14. Skinner, Rebekah (March 31, 2004). "Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego? FAQ/Strategy Guide". IGN. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  15. Christa Pöpperlmann: Nomen est omen: Die bekanntesten lateinischen Zitate & Redewendungen und was dahintersteckt. Compact Verlag 2008, ISBN 9783817464142, p. 81 (German, excerpt, p. 81, at Google Books)

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