On the original Star Trek, Dr. McCoy was nicknamed "Bones". When & why did he get this nickname ?
2006-07-08 14:57:46 · 17 answers · asked by george g 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
In the pilot episode, McCoy got very angry at Spock and threated to break every bone in his body. Spock began calling him "Bones" to mock him. This made McCoy furious, so he grabbed a young crew member and dragged him off the bridge. Letter, when Spock returned to his room, the young man's bones were left piled on the bed. No one knew if the Doc ate the young man or just threw the rest of him away, but Kirk and company also began to call him Bones as a result, and the rest is history. Well, future history, I suppose...
2006-07-08 15:04:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
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2016-05-28 15:49:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr Leonard Mccoy
2016-09-28 07:34:17 · answer #3 · answered by mcclister 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr Bones Mccoy
2016-12-26 06:11:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leonardo DiCaprio
2016-03-16 21:57:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bones is a shortened form of sawbones, which is a common nickname for a doctor.
2006-07-08 15:00:22 · answer #6 · answered by MTSU history student 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That was an affectionate nickname for doctors back in the old days of the old west.
2006-07-08 14:59:33 · answer #7 · answered by merlin_steele 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's short for "Sawbones", an old-fashioned nickname for a doctor or surgeon.
2006-07-08 14:59:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
he was the ship doctor, bones and doctor go together, like penut butter and jelly. he was the ships doctor.
2006-07-08 15:02:32 · answer #9 · answered by mike67333 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plenty of great answers already for this
2016-08-08 04:51:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋