History Heartwarming / StarTrekTheOriginalSeries

* In ''[[Recap/StarTrekS1E14BalanceOfTerror Balance Of Terror]]'', late in the story, Scotty reports that the control room for the ship's phasers is short-staffed. Mr. Stiles, the acting navigator with weapons experience, volunteers to help out. Kirk agrees and asks Uhura to take his place at navigation. What is not stated, or even commented upon, is that with Sulu already at his station, this means the ''Enterprise'' is now being operated by a black woman and an asian man. Nobody comments on this, nobody wonders about that, they just accept it as perfectly natural. With no dialogue or [[AnAesop a heavy handed message]], the show features just a natural acceptance across gender and racial lines.

** This is followed up years later in StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier as they approach the Enterprise-A in the shuttle, where Spock and Bones, bickering couple that they are argue over who the author of the poem was. It's called back even later in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', as the dedication plaque of the USS Defiant actually bears the same John Masefield quote.

** This is followed up years later in StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier as they approach the Enterprise-A in the shuttle, where Spock and Bones, bickering couple that they are argue over who the author of the poem was. It's called back even later in StarTrekDeepSpaceNine, as the dedication plaque of the USS Defiant actually bears the same John Masefield quote.
* ''The City on the Edge of Forever'': Kirk and Spock [[spoiler: finally find [=McCoy=], who they'd been separated from for the duration of the episode.]] Jim and Bones shout each other's names and hug - ''and '''Spock''' runs forward at the same moment,'' shooting his arm out as if to join in the embrace. In the next shot, he's shaking the doctor's hand quite earnestly.

--->'' "Jim!" ''

** This is followed up years later in StarTrekVTheVoyageHome as they approach the Enterprise-A in the shuttle, where Spock and Bones, bickering couple that they are argue over who the author of the poem was. It's called back even later in StarTrekDeepSpaceNine, as the dedication plaque of the USS Defiant actually bears the same John Masefield quote.

** This is followed up years later in StarTrekV:TheVoyageHome as they approach the Enterprise-A in the shuttle, where Spock and Bones, bickering couple that they are argue over who the author of the poem was. It's called back even later in StarTrek:DeepSpaceNine, as the dedication plaque of the USS Defiant actually bears the same John Masefield quote.

** [[DownerEnding But]] [[KillTheCutie then]] ItGotWorse.

*** And Bones, ever the Southern gentleman, answers with a sincere, "I shall be honored, sir."

* In ''[[Recap/StarTrekS1E14BalanceOfTerror Balance Of Terror]]'', after engaging the Romulan Warbird Kirk calls a staff meeting to discuss what has happened and where to go from here. He calls Mr. Stiles, the acting navigator, to join them and asks Uhura to takes his place at navigation. What is not stated, or even commented upon, is that with Sulu already at his station, this means the ''Enterprise'' is now being operated by a black woman and an asian man. Nobody comments on this, nobody wonders about that, they just accept it as perfectly natural. With no dialogue or [[AnAesop a heavy handed message]], the show features just a natural acceptance across gender and racial lines.

** There's another, smaller one later on. Spock explains that the groom's 2 best friends are allowed to witness the wedding, and invites Jim and ''[=McCoy=]'' to come along. Really shows how much he considers [[VitriolicBestBuds [=McCoy=]]] a friend.

* In ''[[Recap/StarTrekS1E14BalanceOfTerror Balance Of Terror]]'', after engaging the Romulan Warbird Kirk calls a staff meeting to discuss what has happened and where to go from here. He calls Mr. Stiles, the acting navigator, to join them and aks Uhura to takes his place at navigation. What is not stated, or even commented upon, is that with Sulu already at his station, this means the ''Enterprise'' is now being operated by a black woman and an asian man. Nobody comments on this, nobody wonders about that, they just accept it as perfectly natural. With no dialoge or [[AnAesop a heavy handed message]], the show features just a natural acceptance across gender and racial lines.

** There's another, smaller one later on. Spock explains that the groom's 2 best friends are allowed to witness the wedding, and invites Jim and ''[[=McCoy=]]'' to come along. Really shows how much he considers [[Vitriolic Best Buds McCoy]] a friend.

* Spock asking Chapel to make him plomeek soup in "Amok Time." Having vehemently (and very publicly) repudiated her for the same gesture earlier in the episode, knowing she has feelings for him that he can't share, he still sees that his illness is upsetting her and is able to accept her mercy and ''call her by her first name.''

* "I have been, and always shall be, your friend."

* This troper found the emotional outburst that Spock nearly had in "Amok Time" after learning that he ''didn't'' actually kill the captain to be the biggest CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming in the entire show. ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6408JrvFNWc Watch!]])

* Spock asking Chapel to make him plomeek soup in "Amok Time." Having vehemently (and very publicly) repudiated her for the same gesture earlier in the episode, knowing she has feelings for him that he can't share, he still sees that his illness is upsetting her and is able to accept her mercy and 'call her by her first name.'

* "I have been, and always shall be, your friend."

* In ''[[Recap/StarTrekS1E14BalanceOfTerror Balance Of Terror]]'', after engaging the Romulan Warbird Kirk calls a staff meeting to discuss what has happened and where to go from here. He calls Mr. Stiles, the acting navigator, to join them and aks Uhura to takes his place at navigation. What is not stated, or even commented upon, is that with Sulu already at his station, this means the ''Enterprise'' is now being operated by a black woman and an asian man. Nobody comments on this, nobody wonders about that, they just accept it as perfectly natural. With no dialoge or [[AnAesop a heavy handed message]], the show features just a natural acceptance across gender and racial lines.

** Kirk's taped orders were a pretty Crowning Moment, too. He knows his friends so well he was able to predict their actions and mediate between them even from beyond the grave. Well, sort of.

* ''Journey to Babel''. That it does not sound as CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming makes it even more CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.
-->'''Spock:''' "Emotional, isn't she?"
-->'''Sarek:''' "She has always been that way."
-->'''Spock:''' "Indeed - why did you marry her?"
-->'''Sarek:''' "At the time, it seemed the logical thing to do."
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b56e0u0EgQ This]] scene in ''The Omega Glory'', where Captain Kirk reads out the preamble to the US Constitution. It doesn't matter if you're not American; the scene, Kirk's absolute intensity and honest belief in the words and most of all the music that plays makes it so very heartwarming.
* The exchange between Spock and [=McCoy=] in ''The Immunity Syndrome''. May Double as a CrowningMomentofFunny.

-->'''Spock''': "Why, thank you, Captain [=McCoy.=]"

---->'' "Jim!" ''
* "The Empath," where, being told that one of them will be subjected to torture that will leave them either near-death or insane, [=McCoy=] knocks out both Kirk and Spock so that he will be chosen.

* ''The City on the Edge of Forever'' had one. Kirk and Spock [[spoiler: finally find [=McCoy=], who they'd been separated from for the duration of the episode.]] Jim and Bones shout each other's names and hug - ''and '''Spock''' runs forward at the same moment,'' shooting his arm out as if to join in the embrace. In the next shot, he's shaking the doctor's hand quite earnestly.

* No mention of the exchange between Spock and [=McCoy=] in ''The Immunity Syndrome''? May Double as a CrowningMomentofFunny.

** There's also [=McCoy=] successfully curing the Horta, despite being [[CatchPhrase a doctor, not a bricklayer]].

** YourMileageMayVary

* This troper found the emotional outburst that Spock nearly had in "Amok Time" after learning that he ''didn't'' actually kill the captain to be the biggest CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming in the entire show.

** eater in it
Spock:are you going to wish me luck?
* both Spock and McCoy stair Spock leaves*
McCoy:*to himself*good luck Spock.
also counts as a tear jerker.

* No mention of the exchange between Spock and McCoy in ''The Immunity Syndrome''? May Double as a CrowningMomentofFunny.
-->'''[=McCoy=]''':"Shut up Spock, we're rescuing you!"
-->'''Spock''':"Why, thank you, Captain [=McCoy.=]"

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