Leonard McCoy
| Species | Human |
| Sex | Male |
| First Appearance | TOS06 (8 Sep 1966) |
| Portrayed by | DeForest Kelley |
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Doctor Leonard[1] "Bones"[2] McCoy was the chief medical officer aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701.[3] McCoy admitted on Stardate 1329.1 that he "never trusted" transporters.[4] In 2256, McCoy ended a two-year relationship with a woman named Nancy. She had given him the nickname "Plum."[1] Exposure to the spores of the pod plants found on Omicron Ceti III on Stardate 3417.3 caused McCoy's tonsils, which had been removed when he was younger, to regenerate.[5] By Stardate 2947.3, McCoy had earned the Legion of Honor and the Award of Valor, and had been decorated by Starfleet Medical.[6]
McCoy greatly distrusted the transporter, stating that he signed aboard the Enterprise "to practice medicine, not to have [his] atoms scattered back and forth across space," but he nevertheless used the device when necessary.[7] McCoy was once married, and had a daughter who attented school on Cerberus in 2260; her life was saved when Carter Winston used his personal fortune to bring food and supplies to the planet to help the population through a devastating crop failure.[8]
McCoy briefly resigned from Starfleet on Stardate 5476.3 when he was diagnosed with xenopolycythemia and believed he had less than a year to live. He married Natira, high priestess of Yonada, but their marriage is dissolved and he returns to Starfleet after Spock discovers a cure for the disease among the Yonadans' computer records.[9]
Prior to his assignment to the Enterprise, McCoy was stationed on Capella IV for several months, where he learned the intricate customs of the Ten Tribes of Capella.[10]
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Notes and References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Man Trap". Star Trek, season 1, episode 1 (Production number 06). Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by George Clayton Johnson. Desilu Productions. 8 September 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Enemy Within". Star Trek, season 1, episode 5 (Production number 05). Directed by Leo Penn. Written by Richard Matheson. Desilu Productions. 6 October 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Corbomite Maneuver". Star Trek, season 1, episode 10 (Production number 03). Directed by Joseph Sargent. Written by Jerry Sohl. Desilu Productions. 10 November 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Mudd's Women". Star Trek, season 1, episode 6 (Production number 04). Directed by Harvey Hart. Written by Stephen Kandel. Desilu Productions. 13 October 1966.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "This Side of Paradise." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 24 (Production 25). Directed by Ralph Senensky. Story by Nathan Butler. Teleplay by Nathan Butler & D.C. Fontana. Desilu Productions, 2 March 1967.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Court Martial." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 20 (Production 15). Directed by Marc Daniels. Story by Don M. Mankiewicz. Teleplay by Don M. Mankiewicz and Steven W. Carabatsos (Teleplay). Desilu Productions, 2 February 1967.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Space Seed." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 22 (Production 24). Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Carey Wilber (Story and Teleplay) and Gene L. Coon (Teleplay). Desilu Productions, 16 February 1967.
- ↑ Scheimer, Lou & Norm Prescott (Producers). "The Survivor". Star Trek: The Animated Series, season 1, episode 6 (Production number 05). Directed by Hal Sutherland. Written by James Schmerer. Filmation Associates. 13 October 1973.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer) and Freiberger, Fred (Producer). "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky." Star Trek, Season 3, Episode 10. Directed by Tony Leader. Written by Rik Vollaerts. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 8 November 1968.
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Friday's Child." Star Trek, Season 2, Episode 3. Directed by Joseph Pevney. Written by D.C. Fontana. Desilu Productions, 1 December 1967.
