Star Trek: 10 Bloopers You Need To See

It looks like the cast of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home had a whale of a time on set. (You can boo that one if you want.) So, if George and Gracie are about, let’s dive into the depths of the outtakes. And, if you don’t like them, well, then, double dumbass on you!

In one blooper, Nichelle Nichols clearly has some static on the line as she stumbles over a piece of dialogue on the Klingon Bird of Prey: properly, "Admiral, I am receiving whale song". The line Nichols does give in one take – "I am receiving hailstorms" – has the cast and crew laughing along with her.

The film was directed by, and starred, Leonard Nimoy, who clearly took (good natured) delight in teasing William Shatner whenever the latter made a gaffe. This is evident in an outtake of the scene in which Kirk pleads guilty on behalf of the others to the Federation Council. Instead, Shatner accidentally pleads not guilty, and Nimoy pokes fun at his confusion.

Kirk and Nimoy evidently had even more fun filming the scene at the San Francisco bus stop. Just what do you think they were looking for at the Cetacean Institute in Sausalito? A pair of humpback NAILS, of course – at least in Shatner’s flub of the line.

We are then treated to a sort of improv comedy sketch from the pair. As they step onto the (first) bus, someone screams loudly before they get back off. Nimoy delivers the memorable line, "What does it mean, exact change?" which is normally the last of the scene. In the outtake, Nimoy and Shatner continue to riff off of each other in character as to their coin-based conundrum.