History Trivia / StarTrekS1E4TheNakedTime

* WagTheDirector: The original script would have Spock crying while walking through the corridors, but the focus was on his odd reaction to the antics of everyone around him rather than the turmoil he was facing. Nimoy, having crafted much of the social and mental attributes of Vulcans, was opposed to how it played out and demanded a new scene that was more somber. This became a more somber, single shot scene where he walks into his quarters and has a mental breakdown, which Nimoy had to get right on the first take due to the budget constraints.

* ScienceMarchesOn: [=McCoy=] works out the 'disease' is actually water, which has changed to a complex chain of molecules that acts like alcohol in the bloodstream. This is a reference to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polywater polywater]], a syrup-like form of water created from massive compression of normal water that has a lower freezing temperature, which allowed it to stay fluid despite the environmental controls on the space station the substance was on being set to freeze everyone onboard to death. Thing is, while polywater was debated as a viable substance in the [=1960s=] it has since proven to be bogus (forcing an awkward change of the term used to describe the substance from a water to a ''virus'' in the Next Gen episode [[StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E2TheNakedNow The Naked Now]].

* ScienceMarchesOn: [=McCoy=] works out the 'disease' is actually water, which has changed to a complex chain of molecules that acts like alcohol in the bloodstream. This is a reference to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polywater polywater]], a syrup-like form of water created from massive compression of normal water that has a lower freezing temperature, which allowed it to stay fluid despite the environmental controls on the space station the substance was on being set to freeze everyone onboard to death. Thing is, while polywater was debated as a viable substance in the [=1960s=] it has since proven to be bogus (forcing an awkward change of the term used to describe the substance from a water to a ''virus'' in Next Gen episode "The Naked Now").

** Creator/GeneRoddenberry named this as one of his ten favourite episodes.
** Creator/GeorgeTakei named this as his favourite episode.
** In a 2001 interview, John D.F. Black also nominated this episode as his favourite.

* This is the only episode to feature all three prominent female characters in TOS - Lt. Uhura, Nurse Chapel, and Yeoman Rand.

** Creator/GeneRodenberry named this as one of his ten favourite episodes.

* EndingFatigue: During the syndication run, the following scenes were typically cut from broadcast

** The scene in which Spock cries also appears in the original script, though legend attributes the whole thing to Creator/LeonardNimoy coming up with it on the fly and improvising it in a single take. Nimoy ''did'' come up with many aspects of his character on the fly (the Vulcan Nerve Pinch, the mind meld, and the Vulcan salute were all improvised by him on-set), but his innovation here was merely execution: the scene as scripted was far more comical and exaggerated, and he suggested that it be played quietly, with Spock alone and trying to regain control.

** The scene in which Spock cries also appears in the original script, though legend attributes the whole thing to Creator/LeonardNimoy coming up with it on the fly and improvising it in a single take. Nimoy ''did'' come up with many aspects of his character on the fly (the Vulcan Nerve Pinch, the mind meld, and the Vulcan salute were all improvised by him on-set), and he ''did'' perform this scene in a single take, so people probably conflated the two.

* ScienceMarchesOn: [=McCoy=] works out the 'disease' is actually water, which has changed to a complex chain of molecules that acts like alcohol in the bloodstream. This is a reference to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polywater polywater]], a syrup-like form of water created from massive compression of normal water that has a lower freezing temperature, which allowed it to stay fluid despite the environmental controls on the space station the substance was on being set to freeze everyone onboard to death. Thing is, while polywater was debated as a viable substance in the [=1960s=] it has since proven to be bogus (forcing an awkward change of the term used to describe the substance from a water to a ''virus'' in Next Gen episode "The Naked Now".

** Uhura's response to Sulu calling her a 'fair maiden' - "Sorry, neither" - was said to be an ad-lib by Creator/NichelleNichols. Some sources say she ad-libbed it during rehearsals, which would have allowed it to be retroscripted into subsequent revisions (the show was notorious for having scripts rewritten as they were being shot - which is in fact the reason for Creator/WilliamShatner's frequent... pauses).
** The scene in which Spock cries also appears in the original script, though legend attributes the whole thing to Nimoy coming up with it on the fly and improvising it in a single take. Nimoy ''did'' come up with many aspects of his character on the fly (the Vulcan Nerve Pinch, the mind meld, and the Vulcan salute were all improvised by him on-set), and he ''did'' perform this scene in a single take, so people probably conflated the two.

* YouLookFamiliar: Remember that BrainyBrunette who was Captain Pike's NumberOne in the [[Recap/StarTrekS1E0TheCage original pilot episode]]? She's been demoted to a blonde nurse.

** The scene in which Spock cries also appears in the original script, though legend attributes the whole thing to Nimoy coming up with it on the fly and improvising it in a single take. Nimoy ''did'' come up with many aspects of his character on the fly (the Vulcan Nerve Pinch, the mind meld, and the Vulcan salute were all improvised by him on-set), and he ''did'' perform this scene in a single take, which may be where the legend comes from.

** The scene in which Spock cries also appears in the original script, though legend attributes the whole thing to Nimoy coming up with it on the fly and improvising it in a single take. Nimoy ''did'' come up with many aspects of his character on the fly (the Vulcan Nerve Pinch and the mind meld were both his creations), and he ''did'' perform this scene in a single take, which may be where the legend comes from.

* ThrowItIn:
** Uhura's response to Sulu calling her a 'fair maiden' - "Sorry, neither" - was an ad-lib by Creator/NichelleNichols.
** The scene in which Spock cries was not in the original script. Creator/LeonardNimoy improvised the scene in one take.

* YouLookFamiliar: Remember NumberOne from the original pilot episode? She's been demoted from a BrainyBrunette to a blonde nurse.

* YouLookFamiliar: Remember Number One from the original pilot episode? She's been demoted from a BrainyBrunette NumberTwo to a blonde nurse.

* YouLookFamiliar: Remember Number One from the original pilot episode? She's been demoted from a BrainyBrunette to a blonde nurse.

** This was originally a two-part story that would lead into "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E19TomorrowIsYesterday Tomorrow Is Yesterday]]". This is why the former ends with an out-of-the-blue time-travel incident that leads nowhere and the latter begins with the ''Enterprise'' already back in time due to (in the aired episode) an unrelated time-travel incident.

** This was originally a two-part story that would lead into "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E9TomorrowIsYesterday Tomorrow Is Yesterday]]". This is why the former ends with an out-of-the-blue time-travel incident that leads nowhere and the latter begins with the ''Enterprise'' already back in time due to (in the aired episode) an unrelated time-travel incident.