Star Trek (TV Series)
The City on the Edge of Forever (1967)
Hal Baylor: Policeman
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Quotes
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[Having arrived in Earth's distant past, Captain Kirk steals clothing so he and Spock can blend in but is halted by the sudden appearance of a policeman]
Policeman : [seeing Kirk with an armload of clothing] Well?
Capt. Kirk : You're a police officer. I recognize the traditional accoutrements.
Spock : [in regards to his own appearance] You were saying you'll have no trouble explaining it.
Capt. Kirk : [on the spot to explain Spock's alien features] My friend... is obviously Chinese. I see you've noticed the ears. They're... actually easy to explain...
Spock : Perhaps the unfortunate accident I had as a child...
Capt. Kirk : ...the unfortunate accident he had as a child. He caught his head in a mechanical... rice picker... but, fortunately, there was an American missionary living close by who was actually a, uh, skilled, uh, plastic surgeon in civilian life...
Policeman : All right, all right. Drop those bundles and put your hands on that wall there. Come on!