The Trouble with Tribbles

Star Trek TOS - 30 Days Challenge

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Day 29 - Favorite episode

• The Trouble With Tribbles

Bones: Hi, Jim.
Kirk: Bones, what have you got for a headache?
Bones: Let me guess. Klingons? Baris?
Kirk: Both. How many of these did Uhura give you?
Bones: Just one.
Kirk: But you've got, er, eleven.
Bones: You noticed that, huh? Here. This ought to take care of it.
Kirk: How do they? How do they?
Bones: I haven't figured that out yet, but I can tell you this much. Almost fifty percent of the creature's metabolism is geared for reproduction. Do you know what you get if you feed a tribble too much?
Kirk: A fat tribble.
Bones: No. You get a bunch of hungry little tribbles.
Kirk: Well, Bones, all I can suggest is you open up a maternity ward. -- from season 02 episode 15