History Heartwarming / StarTrektheOriginalSeries

* "In another time, I could have called you 'friend.'" Kirk and the Romulan Commander having sincere {{Worthy Opponent}}s and similar respect. And, while it may have taken much longer than with the Klingons, the Romulans and the Federation also eventually become friends.

* When Sargon stealing Kirk’s body (and showing it off) nearly kills him, Kirk comes back and claims it’s alright, understanding and not being scared, but unintentionally comes off as suffering from StockholmSyndrome. Bones is, as ever, the ToughLove friend getting mad on Kirk’s behalf.

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* In his CaptainsLog, after all is said and done, Kirk has Dr. Dehner and Mitchell declared as dying "in the performances of their duties", [[ThePowerOfLegacy so as not to tarnish their official records]]. They may have gone mad with power in the last moments of their lives but he clearly still sees Mitchell as an old friend who succumbed to circumstances that he didn't ask for.

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* "The Devil in the Dark," when you know that Creator/WilliamShatner received news of his father's death the day before filming, and was scheduled to ship out later that day. Spock's personal space bubble is as small as it ever was in this episode, as Creator/LeonardNimoy lends Shatner his support. Shatner later recounts his gratitude for the support of the other actors, particularly Leonard Nimoy and Creator/DeForestKelley, likening it to the way elephant herds will converge around the bereaved, offering silent comfort.
* Kirk and Uhura's kiss in "Plato's Stepchildren"--not the first integrated kiss broadcast on Television [[note]]That was ''Series/ILoveLucy''[[/note]] but still a big deal. The best part about this was two versions of the scene were supposed to be filmed; one with the kiss and one without. But both Shatner and Nichols purposely messed up every take of the second version so it couldn't be used.
* Some people might not know from watching the show, but Creator/JamesDoohan felt a great deal of animosity toward William Shatner for many years. However, while writing a book on the original ''Star Trek'', Shatner asked Doohan if he'd like to collaborate with him on the project. Doohan agreed, and both men appeared to walk away from the experience on amicable terms.
* After the first season, Creator/NichelleNichols decided to leave the show and turned in her resignation to Creator/GeneRoddenberry. However, that weekend she met one of her biggest fans, who told her how important her role as Uhura was and convinced her to stay on. The fan's name? '''''Martin Luther King Jr.''''' With that kind of support, no wonder Roddenberry was so profoundly moved to know that a truly great figure of his time understood what he and his crew were striving for.
** Her role, as Dr. King predicted, was extremely inspirational. Creator/WhoopiGoldberg tells the story of when she first saw Uhura as a little girl, and ran to tell her family, "Mama! Mama! Come quick! There's a black lady on TV, and she ain't no [[{{Mammy}} maid]]!" She credits this for inspiring her to become an actress. She, of course, later went on to appear as Guinan on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', having asked for the role because of her love for ''Star Trek''.
** Another Black woman to credit Nichols with inspiration is astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison, who became the first woman of color in space. Before her first space mission in 1992, she telephoned Nichols, now a close friend of hers, to thank her for the inspiration, and she began her shifts aboard ''Endeavour'' by saying, "Hailing frequencies open." Jemison also went on to make a cameo appearance on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', the first real astronaut to appear in the franchise.
** Nichols collaborated with NASA on a campaign to recruit more women and people of color as astronauts.
* James Doohan received a letter from a fan that he recognized as a suicide note. He invited the fan to the next convention, and the one after that, and several more. After a time he lost contact with her, and had also lost her address. He had no idea what happened to her until she showed up at a convention again, thanking him for his support and telling him she'd just finished her Master's in [[TheEngineer electrical engineering.]]
* As detailed on the [[Awesome/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Awesome]] page, Nichelle Nichols was in a car wreck on her way to the set, and later fainted on set from the anaesthetic. William Shatner promptly pulled rank and brought filming to a screeching halt so he could take her home before they resumed shooting.
* There's just something unutterably beautiful about the fact that, nearly fifty years after the show began airing, Creator/WilliamShatner and Creator/LeonardNimoy were still the best of friends, hanging out together and even inviting each other to dinner on Twitter until Nimoy's death in 2015.
* Creator/GeorgeTakei has said that early on, at a time when he was still otherwise mostly closeted, Creator/WalterKoenig noticed him checking out some guy on the set and figured out he was gay... and proceeded to be completely supportive. Decades later, Koenig was the best man at Takei's wedding after gay marriage was legalized.
* A mixed-race teenage girl once wrote a letter to Mr. Spock, published in ''[=FaVE=]'' magazine, about how [[HalfBreedDiscrimination she felt like an outcast because she was rejected by both black and white people]]. [[https://www.buzzfeed.com/leonoraepstein/spocks-advice-to-a-teenage-girl-will-make-you-cry?utm_term=.cgmk0Xk8X#.xyvlZ5lM5 Leonard Nimoy wrote a reply for her,]] explaining in depth how Spock had faced similar hardships and overcome them.
* After Grace Lee Whitney’s awful treatment by Roddenberry, it’s sweet to know that she told Nimoy about the assault and he was kind to her, as well as he and Shatner working to get her cameos in the movies to try to slightly make up for it.

* After the first season, Creator/NichelleNichols decided to leave the show and turned in her resignation to Creator/GeneRoddenberry. However, that weekend she met one of her biggest fans, who told her how important her role as Uhura was and convinced her to stay on. The fan's name? '''''[[spoiler: Martin Luther King Jr.]]''''' With that kind of support, no wonder Roddenberry was so profoundly moved to know that a truly great figure of his time understood what he and his crew were striving for.
** Her role[[spoiler:, as Dr. King predicted,]] was extremely inspirational. Creator/WhoopiGoldberg tells the story of when she first saw Uhura as a little girl, and ran to tell her family, "Mama! Mama! Come quick! There's a black lady on TV, and she ain't no [[{{Mammy}} maid]]!" She credits this for inspiring her to become an actress. She, of course, later went on to appear as Guinan on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', having asked for the role because of her love for ''Star Trek''.

-->'''Amanda:''' I love you anyway. ''[Sarek looks mildly exasperated]'' I know--it isn't logical.

* A mixed-race teenage girl once wrote a letter to Mr. Spock, published in ''[=FaVE=]'' magazine, about how [[HalfBreedDiscrimination she felt like an outcast because she was rejected by both black and white people]]. [[https://www.buzzfeed.com/leonoraepstein/spocks-advice-to-a-teenage-girl-will-make-you-cry?utm_term=.cgmk0Xk8X#.xyvlZ5lM5 Leonard Nimoy wrote a reply for her,]] explaining in depth how Spock had faced similar hardships and overcome them.#

* A mixed-race teenage girl once wrote a letter to Mr. Spock, published in ''[=FaVE=]'' magazine, about how [[HalfBreedDiscrimination she felt like an outcast because she was rejected by both black and white people]]. [[https://www.buzzfeed.com/leonoraepstein/spocks-advice-to-a-teenage-girl-will-make-you-cry?utm_term=.cgmk0Xk8X#.xyvlZ5lM5 Leonard Nimoy wrote a reply for her,]] explaining in depth how Spock had faced similar hardships and overcome them.

* After being refused permission to detour to Vulcan, Kirk declares they're going anyway. Whatever the cost to his career, no other choice exists in his eyes if a delay would cost Spock his life.

* Kirk's gentleness when trying to make Spock open up about what's causing his bizarre behavior.