They were going to give Sulu a katana, but George Takei said he was a fencer, because he didn't want to be a stereotype. He couldn't fence and spent a week training. He liked it so much he became a master fencer.
Messed up as it sounds I do kinda want to see him with a Katana. Not out of Stereotype mind you, but because I think George is so good of an actor, he'd probably pull that off just as hilarious as he did with the fencing foil.
What I love about this episode is Kirk's reaction to the news that his pilot is running around half-naked and attacks everyone with a sword. He commands to send a security team as if it's a normal Wednesday for him.
By the way, it was a bad move putting the security team on the case. It just can't do anything done, particularly holding prisoner (or find the half-mad, half-naked guy terrorizing the crew with a sword).
When I first saw this as a little kid, I was greatly amused by Sulu pricking his finger on the tip of the sword. It was only many years later that I understood Uhura's joke.
This scene is so loaded with great lines, my favorites being, "You'll have to teach me that some time." Followed emediately by, "Take d'Artagnon here to sick bay." Such a fun episode.
The Naked Time is one of my favorite episodes of TOS. A very good episode to showcase the character Sulu. This is that one episode that really made him a very likable, and fun character!
Best lines, in order: 1) "Sorry, neither!" 2) "Ya gotta teach me that sometime." 3) "Take D'Artagnan to sickbay." All in close succession. Excellent dialogue. Speaks directly to the frustration of the moment.
Translated: "Neither will you 'protect' me nor am I your damsel in distress in your stupid, selfish and dangerous little game." She'd had enough of his nonsense and was doing what she could to protect her fellow officers. That's all.
From what I understand, for several early episodes, Nimoy was mainly playing Spock as a Military Officer. It was in the Corbomite Maneuver when Spock's reaction to the apparently hostile vessel is merely "Fascinating." that the character really "clicked" for Nimoy, though it took a few more episodes for the character to really settle into that stoicism. Aside from that, Spock does sarcasm more often than one might think. It's just not always quite so obvious.
I noticed that too.. seems they wanted to convey how frustrated the crew was becoming with each other's bizarre behavior bcuz there was no rationale for it. Too similar to what humanity faces at present..
Step 1. Make a show about a space vessel where everyone has to act like professionals Step 2. Get them drunk on space thing so the actors can have fun Works every time
Sulu was a buff lil’ dude. The gag of sticking his thump with the epee is classic Japanese action humor. Just an amazing cadre of norm-busting visionaries!
There is TH-cam video of him telling how he was always interested in fencing because of what he’d seen in Robin Hood, the person who choreographed the Robin Hood scenes was also his fencing instructor.
GOD but George was beautiful! Burning with energy, his chest smeared with oil, funny and subtle - like when he pricks his finger on the foil's tip. We fell in love with Sulu right then and there; he went from being a random gold-shirt to our favourite character of all time! Smile - and today, in his 80's Mr. Takei has lost NONE of his incredible charm and dynamism. :)
When I was six years old in the summer of 1976, I met George Takei at a Star Trek convention in northern Virginia. He gave me his autograph on a picture of this scene with the words “en garde!” He was very nice.
About the time this was produced, a young martial-arts expert from San Francisco named Bruce Lee was portraying Kato in "The Green Hornet", which ran for a single season on ABC. I wonder if Takei and Lee knew each other.
It bugs me that this was the earliest example of the famous Spock nerve pinch.. but literally EVERYWHERE on the internet seems to think it originated in episode 5.
Second episode where Spock applies the Vulcan Nerve Pinch. I figure that when viewers would see this scene when the episode first aired in the 60s they’d be like “Spock did it again!”. After The Enemy Within when he first applied the Vulcan Nerve Pinch they, just like how the producers and writers saw that episode in their dailies, they’re like “Whoa, ha ha look at that!”. And then scripts for future episodes where Spock would do that neck pinch would say “Spock applies the Vulcan Nerve Pinch”.
Even though it was filmed first, The Enemy Within was shown after The Naked Time, so this scene was the first time the public audience had seen Spock use the nerve pinch.
A prominent French statesman, also the chief villain of the The Three Musketeers. I always loved this ... a man of Japanese descent has a deep-seated desire to be a swashbuckling, dashing French swordsman.
@Cecilly Anne Yes they were, but not by Sulu early on as they and Uhura should have been. If it was transmitted by sweat then a sweat-covered Sulu should have infected them, right? That was my point.
@@flashkellam7395 That is not a rapier; a rapier has a more complex hilt and a double-edged blade. That's a foil, and the blade is thin and flexible to allow it to bend when the opponent takes a touch. Like the épée, only the tip of the foil is used to score.
Meanwhile in a Mirror Darkly Crewmen- “stand no farther …you either leave this corridor bloodied or with MY blood on your swords” Mr Sulu- “helloooooooo”
Kirk to Spock after the Vulcan nerve pinch on Sulu “You’ll have to teach me that sometime.” Apparently, Spock never did, because we never saw Kirk use the Vulcan nerve pinch. 😂
This is why i liked jon cho as sulu more than george takei. This was one of the only 2 good sulu episodes. The only thing we know about sulu is that he is a botanist and a fencer but this is the only time we see him with a rapier. Say what you will about jj abrams' trilogy, at least there sulu uses swordplay regularly and not because an alien drove him insane.
Sulu: "I'll protect you, fair maiden!" Uhura: "Sorry, neither!" Nichelle Nichols improvised that line and they kept it in.
Well yeah she's no damsel in distress
@@girl1213 - She's also not a "maiden" (virgin) either!
They actually both did. George wasn't supposed to have a line there, just grab her and leave. He improvised his line and she responded in kind 😆
@@53rdAndThird I like to think sulu and uhura had a FWB thing going on from time to time. They always had great chemistry
@@RXdash78 Umm.. You apparently have not heard about George Takei's- "Preferences".
They were going to give Sulu a katana, but George Takei said he was a fencer, because he didn't want to be a stereotype. He couldn't fence and spent a week training. He liked it so much he became a master fencer.
How did you know this?
Well he also has a katana in a episode lol
Messed up as it sounds I do kinda want to see him with a Katana. Not out of Stereotype mind you, but because I think George is so good of an actor, he'd probably pull that off just as hilarious as he did with the fencing foil.
@@Shanethefilmmaker what difference does it make then
@@noiz1762 Fencing is lame that's all
This is why people in the theatre watching the newer Star Trek movie were giggling when Sulu said, "fencing sir"
What I love about this episode is Kirk's reaction to the news that his pilot is running around half-naked and attacks everyone with a sword. He commands to send a security team as if it's a normal Wednesday for him.
I've seen the series, and can confirm that this was, in fact, a normal Wednesday for Captain Kirk.
By the way, it was a bad move putting the security team on the case. It just can't do anything done, particularly holding prisoner (or find the half-mad, half-naked guy terrorizing the crew with a sword).
No inhibitions and Sulu becomes a Musketeer. I love him.
"Sorry, neither."
Apparently she ad-libbed that line. Perfect.
When I first saw this as a little kid, I was greatly amused by Sulu pricking his finger on the tip of the sword. It was only many years later that I understood Uhura's joke.
Take D'Artagnan here to sickbay
Honestly, I still dont get the joke, but I love it none-the-less.
@@Anthony-rd7xh Fair as in light skinned, maiden as in unmarried girl/young woman.
"Fair maiden" = light skinned virgin, of which Uhura is neither.
I like how Spock says “YOUR eighteenth century”. It’s the tiny details that sell it.
Like when my wife says "Guess what YOUR dog did today?"
This scene is so loaded with great lines, my favorites being, "You'll have to teach me that some time." Followed emediately by, "Take d'Artagnon here to sick bay."
Such a fun episode.
“Sulu, put that-“ *touches of the tip of the sword and flinches* “Put that thing away!” Lol
I bet Takei has heard those words many times in his life.
@@Romulan2469 Oh my.
Honestly this makes me laugh all the time.
Lol. This part is hilarious. Kirks face when he says it …then he hops over the railing. 😂
@@Romulan2469 i don't understand?
The Naked Time is one of my favorite episodes of TOS. A very good episode to showcase the character Sulu. This is that one episode that really made him a very likable, and fun character!
I love the amount of chaos like Sulu chasing the crew with a fencing sword and the other guy singing
"Sorry, neither!"
Love that
A story of that line brought me here. Short short version: George ad-libbed, Nichelle(not Uhura) answered out of shock.
0:32 "Alright, we need the two shlubbiest, slouchy looking extras we can find for this scene..."
lmao
Imaooo
You win the comment section. :D
LOL
"we didn't have a plan for this episode, george takei just showed up with a sword while we were filming and started swinging at people"
Best lines, in order: 1) "Sorry, neither!" 2) "Ya gotta teach me that sometime." 3) "Take D'Artagnan to sickbay." All in close succession. Excellent dialogue. Speaks directly to the frustration of the moment.
D'Artagnan*
It's French
@@KarakTo Thank you! I corrected it.
@@deantheodosiou2886 you're welcome!
You see that, people? That's the way to respond when someone helps you with your spelling.
Nothing beats “Put that thing away” 🤣
Oh it’s the Mr. Sulu show
Sulu he’s star of the show
Other guys along the ride
Every bing bong 2 cent
I know that Mr George Takei must've had tons of fun playing crazy sulu as well he should have 😄
It he's Star Trek moment nr.1
I believe he later said this to have been his his favourite episode from this series.
I love how done Spock looks when Sulu grabs Uhura by the waist.
He looks angry
Yeah, and her reply is the best. "Fair maiden" "sorry, neither".
@@rileymclaughlin4831 it was improv too
"Take d'Artagnan here to sickbay"
02:21 he looked so hurt that it hurt lmao
I'll protect you fair maiden! Sorry, neither. Best line of all Star Trek, bar none
Uhura: “Mr. Sulu is chasing crewmen with his sword.”
Kirk: “Ohhhhhh myyyyyyy!”
Mildly interesting: In the German dub, Sulu called Uhura what translates to a "fair virgin", and she replied with "Sorry, neither." as well.
That's the same thing. That's literally the same thing.
@@KarakTomaiden typically isn’t used to mean virgin anymore even if that’s what it historically means
@@ThePhrog714Sulu is playing a french musketeer, and talking like one
@@ThePhrog714Nothing in this scene has anything to do with the 21st century.
Translated: "Neither will you 'protect' me nor am I your damsel in distress in your stupid, selfish and dangerous little game." She'd had enough of his nonsense and was doing what she could to protect her fellow officers. That's all.
Spock: "Well, Captain. This is exactly how I pictured Sulu to be."
Squidward: "That's his... Eager face."
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Oh Man That's Rich!!!
"Take d'Artagnan here to sickbay."
How often does Spock do sarcasm? :-D
From what I understand, for several early episodes, Nimoy was mainly playing Spock as a Military Officer. It was in the Corbomite Maneuver when Spock's reaction to the apparently hostile vessel is merely "Fascinating." that the character really "clicked" for Nimoy, though it took a few more episodes for the character to really settle into that stoicism.
Aside from that, Spock does sarcasm more often than one might think. It's just not always quite so obvious.
That's his human side talking
@@VigilanteAgumon it slipped out
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Always. It usually comes out as Vulcan logic.
So funny! Kirk: "I'd like you to teach me that some time"
LightofHope20 A friend of mine once said that was probably a comedic compliment. Like “I wish I could that trick”.
In another episode, Kirk said that and Spock replied "I have tried, Captain."
Seriously, what a fantastic scene
"Take Dartanian here to sick bay!" ROFLMAO
*D'Artagnan
Spock made a joke!
🤣🤣🤣
@@spiritgirl41192 beat me to it!
0:36-0:38, 0:52-0:56 That has got to be the best laugh I've ever heard!
Nah the crewman who started laughing when he painted love mankind
Love the way Kirk slams Sulu to the floor, brilliant!
I noticed that too.. seems they wanted to convey how frustrated the crew was becoming with each other's bizarre behavior bcuz there was no rationale for it. Too similar to what humanity faces at present..
There were several possible responses Uhura could have chosen. She went with the best one.
George takei looks like he was having fun in this scene!😅😅😅😅😅
Step 1. Make a show about a space vessel where everyone has to act like professionals
Step 2. Get them drunk on space thing so the actors can have fun
Works every time
Sulu was a buff lil’ dude. The gag of sticking his thump with the epee is classic Japanese action humor. Just an amazing cadre of norm-busting visionaries!
GOD - but even as a straight guy, George was TOTALLY gorgeous in this!
I loved this episode so much. The singing of the irish crewman drove me wild cuz THEY WERE INCHES AWAY FROM DEATH
There is TH-cam video of him telling how he was always interested in fencing because of what he’d seen in Robin Hood, the person who choreographed the Robin Hood scenes was also his fencing instructor.
that Vulcan nerve pinch is wild, basically a stun gun
GOD but George was beautiful! Burning with energy, his chest smeared with oil, funny and subtle - like when he pricks his finger on the foil's tip.
We fell in love with Sulu right then and there; he went from being a random gold-shirt to our favourite character of all time!
Smile - and today, in his 80's Mr. Takei has lost NONE of his incredible charm and dynamism. :)
Suluuuu, he star of the shooooowwwwww
@@geoffwilliams4478 *All the other guys just along for the riiiiiiide.*
Sulu's finest moment was when he was captain of Excelsior in ST6. "Fly her apart then!"---delivered with such force and command.
@@blppt TOTALLY agreed!
Anyone else think Spock sounded like Han Solo at the end?
This episode had Kirk and Spock both having emotional breakdowns.
He had the fun of his life 😂😂
Never in the history of Star Trek was anyone more shlubby looking than that crewman in the red uniform that Sulu confronted.
I always thought that! Central casting oops!😅😅😅
He knew the destiny of redshirts so he didn't bother trying
Looking at the scene in 2020, that stroking of the sword is a bit phallic! Well played, George!
Should’ve named this episode Mr. Sulu’s Naked Time.
Notice how the sweat on Sulu's chest disappeared after Uhura says "Sulu!". Start it at 2:34.
Uhura is just that powerful. 😂
George Takei with a sword. That's a lethal combination, everyone run!
gives new meaning to the term gay blade!
First thing that comes to mind after seeing George Takei shirtless, "Oooh Myyyy!"
Producers: "we gonna give you a katana and you can go all samurai"
GT: "let me be a swashbuckling pirate you cowards!"
Lol the scene that got me interested in Star trek as a kid.
When I was six years old in the summer of 1976, I met George Takei at a Star Trek convention in northern Virginia. He gave me his autograph on a picture of this scene with the words “en garde!” He was very nice.
Uhura: "Sulu!"
Sulu: "Aaaahhh..."
"Take D'Artagnan here to sickbay." Spock being sarcastic. 🖖
Spock's Human side is sarcastic and a sass master. Combined with his insistance on logic and reason, no wonder so many love Spock.
One of the best scenes in the entire show! I laugh every time.
Can I say something I think fencing makes more sense as a weapon in those thin hallway then any other sword
Not familiar with many types of sword, huh?
Excellent form, someone taught him a few fencing moves for sure.
He trained for a week, and had so much fun he became a master fencer.
@@erikwaterson361 Sulu: "I'll protect you, fair maiden!"
Uhura: "Sorry, neither!"
i love how he's just smiling so wide the whole time XD
About the time this was produced, a young martial-arts expert from San Francisco named Bruce Lee was portraying Kato in "The Green Hornet", which ran for a single season on ABC. I wonder if Takei and Lee knew each other.
And take D'artangaun here ta sick bay. Emotions, Spock?
It bugs me that this was the earliest example of the famous Spock nerve pinch.. but literally EVERYWHERE on the internet seems to think it originated in episode 5.
I'm surprised Mr Spock didn't find out the real reason why Sulu knew how to handle a sword.😂
Second episode where Spock applies the Vulcan Nerve Pinch. I figure that when viewers would see this scene when the episode first aired in the 60s they’d be like “Spock did it again!”. After The Enemy Within when he first applied the Vulcan Nerve Pinch they, just like how the producers and writers saw that episode in their dailies, they’re like “Whoa, ha ha look at that!”. And then scripts for future episodes where Spock would do that neck pinch would say “Spock applies the Vulcan Nerve Pinch”.
Even though it was filmed first, The Enemy Within was shown after The Naked Time, so this scene was the first time the public audience had seen Spock use the nerve pinch.
@@TheRip72 To tell you the truth I like to look at all the episodes in production order. I still don’t understand why they aired them out of order.
He called Kirk “Richelieu . Lol
🤣🤣🤣
A prominent French statesman, also the chief villain of the The Three Musketeers. I always loved this ... a man of Japanese descent has a deep-seated desire to be a swashbuckling, dashing French swordsman.
This is one of my favorite episodes. I love how deranged Sulu acts in this lol
"Cowards!"
🤣🤣🤣
Sulu freaked out later, too; he got absorbed and worshipped Landru.
Geico commercial brought me here: "We're having trouble with our neighbor's fencing"
Damn, Sulu's bod... Ooooh, myyyyy...
Interesting how Sulu doesn't infect Uhura nor, for that matter, Kirk or Spock. A small oversight.
@Cecilly Anne Yes they were, but not by Sulu early on as they and Uhura should have been. If it was transmitted by sweat then a sweat-covered Sulu should have infected them, right? That was my point.
"Sorry neither" was ad libbed, I read. We will miss you Nichelle.
The pattern is Zulus obsession with long thrusting weapons.
I remember watching this high as fuck and being so confused
Gonna be honest, a young shirtless George Takai is doing something for me
Sulu has a winning smile!
*No wonder Sulu hated Shatner for life....*
Alright, how many people like this episode because of a shirtless George Takei?
Oh, I tought it was a parodi of Bruce Lee in the beginning 😅
Sulu looked like a spoof of Bruce Lee.
At that time, he would have met Bruce Lee.
A spoof of Bruce Lee in the future. Bruce Lee didn't appear like that until the 70's.
@@marlonlo9661 Instantly had the Bruce Lee image in my head looking at Sulu
Anyone else notice the sword is bent?
That's quite common for a foil.
@@seikibrian8641
A rapier. A thin sword.
@@flashkellam7395 That is not a rapier; a rapier has a more complex hilt and a double-edged blade. That's a foil, and the blade is thin and flexible to allow it to bend when the opponent takes a touch. Like the épée, only the tip of the foil is used to score.
Meanwhile in a Mirror Darkly
Crewmen- “stand no farther …you either leave this corridor bloodied or with MY blood on your swords”
Mr Sulu- “helloooooooo”
Sulu loved being in the Kirk/Spock sandwich!
Kirk to Spock after the Vulcan nerve pinch on Sulu “You’ll have to teach me that sometime.” Apparently, Spock never did, because we never saw Kirk use the Vulcan nerve pinch. 😂
some thing iv always wondered is if sulu fought a klingon in one on one combat could be get permission to use his fencing saber instead of a Bat'leth
"Take D'Artagnan here to Sickbay."---Spock with a joke sarcasm? Is he showing...."Emotions"? 🤫 'Ohhhh Myyy"
I'll protect you my fair lady!
1:00 The one time Frank da Vinci has dialogue, he remains uncredited!
Sulu goes mad like the man who dared to fight against Hamlet.
You have advanced combat training? Yes, fencing.
Oh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
I'll take d'artagnan here to sickbay. Lol What a line
Ooh the Mr Sulu show…Sulu he star of the show…Other guys just along for the ride.
he looks so good here
Spock, is not the use of sarcasm a highly emotional thing? Or at least require some emotion?
Vulcans do have emotions, they merely keep them under tight control. Add to that Spock is half human.
Most illogical!
I'm just glad they still use French Grips in the 23rd Century
OH MY!
This is why i liked jon cho as sulu more than george takei. This was one of the only 2 good sulu episodes. The only thing we know about sulu is that he is a botanist and a fencer but this is the only time we see him with a rapier. Say what you will about jj abrams' trilogy, at least there sulu uses swordplay regularly and not because an alien drove him insane.
Sulu star of the show, other guys just along for the ride
Jeez, mr. Chow-mein with 🥜s.
Sulu is so well, he is a very fine specimen of a man if I say so myself. Something about a strong Asian guy does it for me. :)
Fencing 🎯🎿🎉...❤😮.
'Take D'Artagnan to sickbay'. XD
Everybody gangsta till Sulu gets a sword