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4	* Having to share a mind with Spock could only happen to Bones. Especially if you recall this isn't even [[Recap/StarTrekS3E1SpocksBrain the first time he's had to deal with Spock's mind and body being separated.]]
5	-->'''[=McCoy=]:''' Where's the logic in offering me a ride home you idiot!
6	* The whole "Stealing the ''Enterprise''" sequence, starting with breaking [=McCoy=] out of jail:
7	-->'''Kirk:''' [[HowManyFingers How many fingers am I holding up?]] ''[gives Vulcan salute]''\
8	'''[=McCoy=]:''' That's not very damn funny.
9	** The guard who mentions that [=McCoy=] is about to be "shipped off to [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Federation Funny Farm]]".
10	** Kirk noting that he's heard [=McCoy=] is "[[{{Malaproper}} fruity as a nutcake]]".
11	** Then, when [=McCoy=] learns he's "[[SharingABody suffering from a Vulcan mind-meld]]":
12	--->'''[=McCoy=]:''' That green-blooded son of a bitch! It's his revenge for all those arguments he lost.
13	** Considering we now know George Takei is homosexual, this is HilariousInHindsight.
14	--->'''Sulu:''' ''Don't'' call me Tiny.
15	** Uhura's whole scene with "Mr. Adventure", from her epic stink-eye when he comments that her career is "winding down" to pulling her phaser on him and ordering him to get in the closet, while declaring, "This is fantasy!"
16	--->'''Uhura:''' Well, you know what they say, Lieutenant. BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor. You may get it.
17	** Scotty explains that he's rigged the ''Enterprise'' for a less-than-skeleton crew:
18	--->'''Scott:''' A chimpanzee and two trainees could run her.\
19	'''Kirk:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Thank you, Mr. Scott. I'll try not to take that personally]].
20	** The janitor in the Spacedock lounge, just staring as the ''Enterprise'' powers up and leaves its berth.
21	** "DANGER: SPACE DOORS ARE CLOSED."
22	--->'''Kirk:''' And... now, Mr. Scott.\
23	'''Scott:''' Sir?\
24	'''Kirk:''' The ''doors'', Mr. Scott!\
25	'''Scott:''' Aye, sir, I'm workin' on it!
26	** Just as Sulu reports clearing the doors, Scotty can be seen clearly relieved and thinking "Oh, ''thank God'' that's over..."
27	*** Before that, when the doors finally start opening Kirk and Scotty are nervously wincing waiting to see if they were opened in time for Enterprise to fit through since they're still in the process of opening as they reach them. It does, but just barely with enough room to avoid wacking the nacelles in the way out. In fact the doors can be seen STILL not totally open as Enterprise is gearing up to leave.
28	** All of it building up to the EpicFail of the shiny new ''Excelsior'' and its revolutionary drive, complete with sputtering engine noises.
29	---> GOOD MORNING CAPTAIN
30	*** And the "WTF?" look on Captain Styles' face.
31	*** The ''sputtering'' sound of the engine stalling really just makes the whole sequence. It's entirely RuleOfFunny, but the laughs justify it 100%.
32	---->'''Scott:''' The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.
33	*** Followed up by Scotty giving Doctor [=McCoy=] a handful of vital components which he previously removed from ''Excelsior's'' transwarp computer.
34	---->'''Bones:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Nice of you to tell me in advance.]]\
35	'''Kirk:''' [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee That's what you get for missing staff meetings, Doctor.]] Gentlemen, your work today has been outstanding and I intend to recommend you all for promotion... [[TheStateless in whatever fleet we end up serving]].
36	* Even earlier than that, Bones' multiple failed attempts to pull a Vulcan Nerve Pinch on a Starfleet officer. Knowing that it's both him and Spock sharing the same mind during the scene makes it all the more hilarious with [=McCoy=]'s over-the-top OhCrap face.
37	** If you presume it was Spock inside [=McCoy=] trying to do the pinch, one imagines Spock thinking "Damn it, this usually works..."
38	* Later:
39	-->'''[[MauveShirt Maltz]]:''' [[MyGreatestFailure I do not deserve to live]].\
40	'''Kirk:''' Fine, I'll kill you later.\
41	''[later...]''\
42	'''Maltz:''' You said you would kill me.\
43	'''Kirk:''' ILied.
44	** And before that, the "WTF?" look on Maltz' face when he sees that he beamed up the wrong guy.
45	* Scotty and the talking turbolift with the oddly non-Majel voice on the ''Excelsior'':
46	-->'''Turbolift:''' Level, please.\
47	'''Scott:''' Transporter room.\
48	'''Turbolift:''' Thank you.\
49	'''Scott:''' Up your shaft.
50	** That voice? Nimoy.
51	* The EpicFail that is the ''Excelsior''.
52	* How about this exchange between Kirk and Kruge on the rapidly-disintegrating Genesis Planet:
53	-->'''Kirk:''' You ''fool!'' Look around you! The planet's destroying itself!\
54	'''Kruge:''' Yes, exhilarating, isn't it?
55	** An equally funny exchange before Kruge beams Kirk's crew aboard his ship as prisoners, except for Spock:
56	-->'''Kirk:''' You should take the Vulcan too.\
57	'''Kruge:''' No!\
58	'''Kirk:''' But why?\
59	'''Kruge:''' [[EvilIsPetty Because you wish it!]]
60	* Scotty finally lets Kirk know his secret to being a miracle worker.
61	-->'''Kirk:''' Mister Scott, do you always multiply your repair estimates by a factor of four?\
62	'''Scotty:''' Of course, sir! How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?
63	* Kruge gets in one. After killing his previous gunner for destroying the ''Grissom'' (when he wanted prisoners), Kruge eyes his new gunner and says, slowly, with a DeathGlare, "Gunner! Target engine only," then adds a dark '''''"Understood?"''''' as if to say, "Don't fuck this up, or ELSE." The gunner can only answer, "Understood ''clearly'', my lord." If a Klingon ever shit his pants, this was the time.
64	** And speaking of the dead gunner, the guy sitting next to him watches him vaporize with [[DullSurprise a totally nonchalant expression]], like he's thinking "Um...okay, sucks to be you, I guess." Makes you wonder if it's not the first time he's seen someone [[YouHaveFailedMe pay the price for pissing Kruge off]].
65	** Torg is unflappable when just ''after'' vaporizing the gunner he speaks up, causing Kruge to wheel around with the same blaster and bellow, '''''"SAY THE WRONG THING, TORG!"''''' Torg mildly tells him there are survivors on the surface. Truly, it was the ''right'' thing to say.
66	** The crew of big, tough Klingons who are clearly terrified of Kruge's pet.
67	** Kruge's witheringly sarcastic mini rant after he and Maltz watch the Genesis tape.
68	--->"Oh yes. New cities, homes in the country. Your woman at your side, children playing at your feet, and overhead, fluttering in the breeze, the flag of the Federation. ''[[NauseaFuel Charming.]]''"
69	* As the ''Enterprise'' enters spacedock, the people in the cafeteria watch it through the window, stunned at the enormous damage it sustained from its battles with Khan. One of them is Janice Rand, who just shakes her head as if to say "Kirk, what have you been doing now?"
70	* During the ''Enterprise'''s trip to Genesis, Bones works the science station on the bridge; at one point, Kirk asks for a report, which Bones gives--in Spock's voice. Kirk, Scotty, and Sulu (sorta in the background) turn to look at the good doctor with epic "WTF?" looks on their faces, and even Bones is surprised:
71	-->"...did I get it right?"
72	** Again, if you presume Spock has an active presence in [=McCoy=]'s brain, it's funny to imagine both of them deciding together to Troll their shipmates.
73	* Our heroes trying to figure out how the Bird-of-Prey works.
74	--> '''Scotty:''' Where's the damn antimatter inducer?\
75	'''Chekov:''' ''(points at different buttons)'' This? No, ''this''.\
76	'''Kirk:''' ''(throws hands up in exasperation)''\
77	'''Scotty:''' ''(points at a button)'' That, or nothing. ''(pushes it)''\
78	''(powering-up sounds)''\
79	'''Kirk:''' ''("Well?" expression)''\
80	'''Sulu:''' If I read this right, sir, we have full power.\
81	'''Kirk:''' '''Go''', Sulu.
82	** They were probably regretting not bringing Uhura with them at that moment. As the communications officer, ''she'' at least knows how to read Klingon!
83	** [[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry You sure]] [[YouNoTakeCandle about that]]?
84	** It becomes even funnier when you remember that Creator/JamesDoohan originally created the Klingon language for the first film!
85	* Captain Esteban's pure "WTF?" reaction when Saavik tells him that Genesis has resurrected Spock's body. The look on his face is somewhere between "That's not remotely how science works!" and "Oh god, she's lost it, just smile and nod..."
86	--> '''Esteban:''' Um...Saavik, that's, um...that's extraordinary. What would you like to do next?
87	** Esteban's helmswoman gives an ''even better'' "WTF?" face. WebVideo/CinemaSins called it "the whole range of emotions."
88	** Hell, this page makes it clear that the whole movie is full of good "WTF?" faces. Go ahead and make a DrinkingGame of it.
89	* While on Genesis, Kruge decides to fight one of the microbes from Spock's torpedo casing, which by now has hyper-evolved into a huge disgusting worm monster the size of his leg. After murdering it with his bare hands purely for shits and giggles, he nonchalantly calls his ship:
90	-->'''Kruge:''' Bridge, nothing interesting happening down here.
91	* GallowsHumor: "I... have HAD... enough of YOU!"
92	* Courtesy of the novelization, why don’t the Klingons in the boarding party find it suspicious that the Enterprise computer is counting down to self-destruct as they make their way through the empty corridors? They just assumed the computer was reciting the time, and were annoyed by human habits.
93	* After everything that happened in the movie - the destruction of the ''Grissom,'' stealing the ''Enterprise,'' the death of David Marcus, the destruction of the ''Enterprise,'' T'Pau tells [=McCoy=] that he must choose whether to attempt the dangerous katra ritual.
94	-->'''[=McCoy=]:''' I choose the danger. ...Helluva time to ask.

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