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Back At The Barnyard[edit]

There's an episode of the Show Back at the Barnyard, where the pig character has a similar experience to Spock in this episode, in which he goes to his birth place to be married. And then he has to face his best friend in a contest. Throughout the episode the pig acts in a angered frenzy, as Spock does. There are more instances, that at the moment I can't recall, but I believe the episode of Back at the Barnyard is a clear parody of this and should be noted on this page and on the episode's page for the show. 75.23.219.117 (talk) 08:36, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've added the TV Guide quote under "Trivia", but deliberately left in doubt as to its veracity; it's a bit of folklore I've known about for years (maybe someone can find an exhaustive changelog for the Fortune program), but have never seen convincing proof that it really happened. - 212.159.82.184 13:00, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the reputedly, but left it in. I can find lots of references to the quote on the web, but nothing I like as a primary/secondary source. Given it's a trivia line with lots of people already quoting it, I'm ok with leaving it in while we try to find a source for the info. -- Fordan 13:12, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Spartacus influence upon "Amok Time"[edit]

The 1960 "Spartacus" film has a scene near the end where Spartacus' troops are marching to meet up with Crassus' legions for a final battle. The (intentionally) dissonant horns (score by Alex North) are recognizably the inspiration for the oft-satirized 'fight music' by Gerald Fried in Star Trek's "Amok Time" and some subsequent 2nd season episodes. In an earlier scene Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) is fighting in the arena against Draba (Woody Strode), and Draba's trident cuts across Spartacus' chest, causing several bloody streaks which drip a bit. This is the same effect seen in Star Trek's "Amok Time" where Spock cuts across Kirk's shirt, tearing it and causing a very similar streak of blood which drips a bit. These audio and visual parallels are worth noting in the main article.

Has this been recognized by a reliable source? If not, it's original research and we can't include it. Doniago (talk) 22:37, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Watch "Spartacus", take note of what I've shared here, and you can be the reliable source yourself. No one else has ever cited this influence upon "Amok Time." Yet I clearly see it. Watch "Spartacus" and you will, too. Then cite it here, and Wikipedia will scoop the rest of the "Star Trek" fans who have missed this significant fact for over 45 years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.246.125.126 (talk) 14:51, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Joke[edit]

"A common joke among Trekkers is this is the episode where Spock runs 'Amok'."

That's not a joke. How can that be a joke? Is it funny? I'm pretty sure it's just restating the episode title. Can this be verified? Alex Dodge 12:22, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(It's a joke because it's a pun! FlaviaR (talk) 03:28, 25 December 2009 (UTC))[reply]

What’s it punning on? “Running amok” ana “Amok Time” both use “amok” to mean the same thing… No joke there! I suppose depending on your prounciation of “amok”, it is sort of a rhyming couplet, which might momentarily amuse, but it’s not a pun or a joke by any stretch of the imagination. My only suggestion is that some, not aware of what it actually means, might think “amok” is supposed to be a Vulcan word, and that the English word “amok”, if they have only heard it, is spelled “amuck”, but that’s a pretty big reach… Jock123 (talk) 09:23, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge from Admiral Komack[edit]

Please merge relevant content, if any, from Admiral Komack per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Admiral Komack. (If there is nothing to merge, just leave it as a redirect.) Thanks. —Quarl ^(talk) 2007-04-13 07:56Z

Notes[edit]

The last note doesn't reference which British Comedy. But I've left it in case the original writer knows.VonBlade 20:43, 14 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vulcan Salute[edit]

Somebody should work the info into this article that this epsisode is the first ever appearance of the world famous Vulcan Salute. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.34.173.55 (talk) 10:48, 13 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The reference in the article suggests that the salute is given first when Spock departs T’Pau; it surely happens much earlier - the episode was just on TV, and T’Pau actually gives it near the start of the episode, before Spock returns the salute then approaches her throne. Can’t say that there wasn’t an earlier one in the episode, but this is an example which comes far before the one cited. It may be notable that Spock would be the second person to give the salute, not the first. Also Celia Lovsky couldn’t separate her fingers to form the familiar “v” in the manner that Leonard Nimoy could, and so she had to use her other hand to spread the fingers, then bring it up into shot from off camera already in a “v”, where Nimoy raises his flat hand, then moves his fingers apart unaided. Jock123 (talk) 09:33, 13 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]