Scotty at the controls
"Beam me up, Scotty" is a catchphrase commonly associated with Star Trek: The Original Series; namely, a request for evacuation via transporter. Mainstream culture has mistakenly attributed it to Captain James T. Kirk, although he never spoke this exact phrase. Similar phrases used include "Scotty, beam us up" (TOS: "The Gamesters of Triskelion", "The Savage Curtain"), "Beam us up, Scotty" (TAS: "The Lorelei Signal", "The Infinite Vulcan"), "Beam me up". (TOS: "This Side of Paradise"), and "Scotty, beam me up" (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
The phrase has come to be used as an expression of one's strong desire to leave unpleasant surroundings; it has also become associated with the larger trope of alien abduction. (citation needed • edit) It has also lent its name to the phenomenon of other erroneously or inaccurately remembered catchphrases. [1]
The phrase was also used as the title of James Doohan's 1996 autobiography.
Uses of "Beam me up" as an order[]
- "Beam me up, Mister Spock." James T. Kirk in TOS: "The Squire of Gothos"
- "This is the Captain. Beam me up." Kirk in TOS: "This Side of Paradise"
- "Scotty, beam me up!" Kirk in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- "Beam me up." Worf in TNG: "Time's Arrow"
- "Beam me up. I mean, Boim me up. You know what I'm saying." Brad Boimler in LD: "Much Ado About Boimler"