Things I loved about Nurse Chapel: she wasn't particularly glamorous; she didn't tend to scream and faint; and in her introductory episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" when there was a cave-in she pragmatically steadied herself against a rock instead of clutching at Kirk for rescue.

I do wish we'd gotten to see a series with Number One rather than the good nurse, however.

I guess the idea that they'd normally have a guy there is...

pretty lame, yeah.

Trivia only important to me. The woman who played Yoeman Rand, Grace Whitney, grew up across the street from my dad. In fact, she was probably older than Shatner when ST was being filmed, which makes me larf because they made it seem like she was supposed to be some cute young thing that he might just eventually get the hots for.

Ahhhh, Torchwoody goodness.

I wish we'd had Captain Pike instead.

Then there would be no "I! Am! KIROK!" And the world would be a sadder place.

And the world would be a sadder place.

But think of all the extra good acting we'd have. Oh, and the pretty.

I wish we'd had Captain Pike instead.

Oh, yeah, I forgot to say... blasphemer! Pike was kind of a hottie, though, I will admit.

Nurse Chapel was played by an actress (Majel Something) married to Gene Rodenberry. IIRC, she was the voice of the computer in TNG.

Nurse Chapel was played by an actress (Majel Something) married to Gene Rodenberry. IIRC, she was the voice of the computer in TNG.

She also played Deana (sp?) Troi's mother. Who later developed a crush on Odo. Majel Barrett, I think.

And she was Number One in the original pilot.

Majel Barrett. She's also the voice of the Enterprise's computer in every series except Enterprise and in all the movies.