People are just realizing that without Lucille Ball, there would be no Star Trek...

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Wife #3 was a treckie ...er, trecker (she considered "treckie" be a slur).

I used to watch Star Trek with an eye toward the absurd.
As if the sound of the clicking relays in the first Enterprise computer wasn't naïve enough,
there's the traveling back in time, which is paradoxical--not going to happen.

It seems every episode had the same basic plot:
An alien presence on the Enterprise threatens to drive the crew mad.
What intended humor there was, seemed to be based on old jokes:

Scotty, explaining why he got into a brawl:
"Well captain, when they insulted the crew, I held back.
When they insulted the captain, I was even more furious,
but again, I restrained meself.
But when they insulted the Enterprise..."

Then there's the scene where the crew lands on this exotic planet
and each man ends up in the arms of a beautiful woman--except Spock,
who's standing there, shaking his head, saying "Most illogical. Most illogical."

Mr. stuffed shirt barks, "Scotty, a minute ago,
I told you we need warp nine! What's the holdup?"
"Aye capt'n, I'm shovelin' coal as fast as I can!"
What do you mean coal, Scotty?
The ship runs on matter/anti-matter!"
"Aye... well ya better git somebody down here;
it's a pretty big fire we got a goin'!"