The Best Star Trek Guest Appearance

Published on May 13, 2006 By Dr Guy In Entertainment

A while back, I wrote an article about the worst Star Trek Character. Today, I am writing about the best guest appearance on Star Trek. I am watching Star Trek Uncut on G4, and the episode is Friday's child. It is not one of my favorites as it is so cookie cutter (the red shirt died in the first 5 minutes), but yet it is. Why? Julie Newmar!

yes, she starred in one of the Star Trek Original episodes. Remember that movie with Patrick Swayze? "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar"? It really was a crappy movie. Except their adoration of Julie Newmar! How many people reallize she also starred in "7 Brides for 7 Brothers"?

She never was a major star, but boy could she project sexy! She is the best Cat Woman, bar none! She is my pick for the best Guest Star on Star Trek! That is one actress I really would like to meet!

Comments (Page 1)

Trudygolightly

on May 13, 2006

How about David Ogden Stiers? the former Major Winchester from Mash.

Personally I liked James Doohan when he appeared on THE TNG episode titled "Relics", one of my favorite alltime episodes. That episode hit pretty close to home.

Ionolast

on May 13, 2006

Kathyrn Leigh Scott from "Dark Shadows" in the TNG episode "Who Watches the Watchers".

Famke Janssen in the TNG episode "The Perfect Mate".

Sharon Lawrence in the Voyager episode "The 37s".

Regulars from other Star Trek series' in some episodes of Voyager.

She is the best Cat Woman, bar none!

In the TV show, yes, but Michelle Pfeiffer was the best overall.

Dr Guy

on May 13, 2006

How about David Ogden Stiers? the former Major Winchester from Mash.

Personally I liked James Doohan when he appeared on THE TNG episode titled "Relics", one of my favorite alltime episodes. That episode hit pretty close to home.

Boy you can say a lot with few words! yea, I liked Charles in that role as well, and actually, for the first time, was sympathetic to Louxana.

And yes, that episode with Scotty, god rest his soul, is one of my favorites. But as I am male, my hormones still love Julie Newmar the best! I had a crush on her as a kid (I was about 10). The only time I hated batman was when he defeated her!

Dr Guy

on May 13, 2006

In the TV show, yes, but Michelle Pfeiffer was the best overall.

Michelle was fine. But not a Julie!

stubbyfinger

on May 13, 2006

Ashley Judd in the TNG episodes “Darmok” and “The Game”

Famke Janssen in the TNG episode "The Perfect Mate".

I’ll second that. I’m still wishing and hoping for my very own “metamorph”

Dr Guy

on May 13, 2006

I’ll second that. I’m still wishing and hoping for my very own “metamorph”

You young whipper snappers!

Ionolast

on May 13, 2006

Olivia D'Abo in the TNG episode "True Q" (although I like her sister better.)

Dr Guy

on May 13, 2006

Olivia D'Abo in the TNG episode "True Q" (although I like her sister better.)

With all these differences, I dont see how women will ever feel left out! Well said!

Moderateman

on May 13, 2006

I forget her name,naturally! but she played tasha yars sister in two episodes, man she had me breathing hard.

Dr Guy

on May 13, 2006

forget her name,naturally! but she played tasha yars sister in two episodes, man she had me breathing hard.

I think her name was Ishara. Ok, only her screen name! I think this is turning into a Randy old man blog!

Which is fine! All responses are great so far! And yea, none of them are not worthy of the title of "Hottest ST woman!".

Ionolast

on May 13, 2006

I forget her name,naturally! but she played tasha yars sister in two episodes,

Don't you mean her daughter?

Moderateman

on May 13, 2006

#11 by Içonoçlast
Saturday, May 13, 2006

Don't you mean her daughter?

nope sister. for sure.

Dr Guy

on May 13, 2006

Don't you mean her daughter?

It was her sister, right? At least that is what I understood. Anyone?

Dr Guy

on May 13, 2006

nope sister. for sure.

Guess we posted at the same time. Denise played her daughter in later episodes, but that one was her sister.

Bunnahabhain

on May 14, 2006

Personally I liked James Doohan when he appeared on THE TNG episode titled "Relics", one of my favorite alltime episodes. That episode hit pretty close to home.

I really liked this episode as well. I also loved the one where DS9 redid "The Trouble With Tribbles".

Not trying to hijack this thread, but I can't seem to come up with a definitive list of Trek episodes in my mind right at the moment. I do however have a little story about my brief brush with "All Thinks Trek" as it relates to the "Relics" episode that might amuse the good Doctor:

A few years ago the Planetarium at the Royal Ontario Museum was slated to close. Laser Floyd and Zeppelin just weren't paying the bills anymore I guess.

Anyway, they brought in a Star Trek exhibition for a few months and just before it was slated to leave town, I decided to pay it a visit. They had the usual stuff - some props and costumes from the various series and movies, some videos, and a few interactive displays. Pretty much everything was behind plexiglass - nothing that you could really touch.

In one area they had the bridge from the Enterprise NCC-1701. This was the one that they recreated for the "Relics" episode. It was disassembled and shipped up from the Paramount Studios in Califonia. The bridge was roped off with those velvet ropes that you used to see in banks and movie theatres. I reached over the ropes and touched Sulu's control panel. While it seemed like an identical reproduction in my mind's eye, most of the lights and switches were non-functioning.

A security guard yelled at me to stay behind the rope and to keep my hands off of the display. He said that I might "damage" it somehow. At that point I decided that I didn't need some punk kid telling me what to do, so I moved on. You see, I remember watching many of the original Star Trek episodes when they were first aired, at the ripe old ages of 7-9.

Just before I left for the day I decided to take another look at the bridge of the Enterprise. To my amazement there were several 12 year-olds running around the bridge with no security guard in sight. I decided that if anyone deserved to be on the bridge that it was me, so I climbed over the rope and sat in the captain's chair. Time stood still for a moment as I drank it all in - there was a surreal feeling as I placed my hands on the arms of the captain's chair. The controls there were all functional.

My mind wandered back to my childhood in Toronto, and the original Star Trek episodes on our black and white TV. I then thought of the hours spent in my parent's basement watching Star Trek reruns after school in Minnesota and how the episodes seemed more poignant in colour. All good memories. But there I was - sitting in the captain's chair on the bridge of the Enterprise!

I played through several of my favourite episodes in my mind, like "The Doomsday Machine" and "The Tholian Web". After what felt like an eternity I decided that it was time to leave. Just after I crossed over the rope, the security guard returned screaming, "hey you kid's, get off of the set".

I smiled all the way home.

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