Star Trek: 10 Things You Need To Know About Transporters
5. No, Beam Me Up Scotty Was Never Said Out Loud
Though now it is well-known, the exact phrase 'Beam Me Up, Scotty' was never said on-screen in Star Trek. Many variations of the command were issued throughout the years, including near-misses like 'Scotty, Beam Me Up.'
The misquote started to appear in popular media roughly ten years after Star Trek's debut. It was both connected to the franchise itself and became slang that was used in other contexts. Perhaps unsurprisingly for the period (i.e. the 60s and 70s) it quickly became associated with taking mind-altering drugs, allowing the user to disappear into another place mentally.
James Doohan used the phrase as the title of his autobiography in 1996, and the quote was so connected to him that it is included in his obituary, despite the actor never having spoken the lines, nor responded to them. William Shatner did however include the line in an audio recording of his novel Ashes of Eden.
The rebooted Kelvin films have continued the tradition of almost using the quote, as there are several examples where Kirk, and other characters, quickly bark the order 'Scotty, beam us out!'