Editing Leonard McCoy (section)

==="I'm a doctor, not a..."===
Another of McCoy's catchphrases is his "I'm a doctor, (Jim) not a(n)..." statements,<ref name="Butt">{{cite book|last1=Butt|first1=Miriam|first2=Kyle|last2=Wohlmut|others=Natascha Gentz (ed.), Stefan Kramer (ed.)|title=Globalization, Cultural Identities, and Media Representations|year=2006|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-6683-4|page=83|chapter=The Thousand Faces of Xena: Transculturality Through Multi-Identity|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GWyF18r-tR4C&pg=PA83|quote=each character's role is clearly defined by his or her position on the ship, so much so that one of the show's many catchphrases was Dr. McCoy's recurring line, 'I'm a doctor, not a ...'|access-date=September 24, 2016|archive-date=March 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315112524/http://books.google.com/books?id=GWyF18r-tR4C&pg=PA83|url-status=live}}</ref> delivered by Kelley 11 times,{{r|rioux2005}}{{rp|166}} and three times by [[Karl Urban]] in later films. McCoy repeats the line when he must perform some task beyond his medical skills, such as when he is asked to treat the unfamiliar [[silicon]]-based Horta alien in "[[The Devil in the Dark]]" (1967), saying, "I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer."<ref name="Lass">{{cite book|last1=Lass|first1=Martin|first2=Rickie|last2=Hilder|title=Musings of a Rogue Comet: Chiron, Planet of Healing|edition=2nd|year=2002|publisher=Galactic Publications|isbn=978-0-9715924-2-1|page=212|chapter=The Discovery of Chiron|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UiYNPFOnLLwC&pg=PA212|quote=In a classic moment (episode: "The Devil in the Dark"), McCoy, challenged with healing a being that was made more of rock than flesh, spouts out, "I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer!"|access-date=September 24, 2016|archive-date=March 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315101507/http://books.google.com/books?id=UiYNPFOnLLwC&pg=PA212|url-status=live}}</ref> Variations of the line have also been used by doctors in other ''Trek'' series, including [[Julian Bashir]], [[Phlox (Star Trek)|Phlox]], and the [[The Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager)|Emergency Medical Hologram]] stationed aboard ''[[USS Voyager (Star Trek)|Voyager]]''.

Kelley parodied the phrase in a 1992 commercial for [[Trivial Pursuit]]'s 10th Anniversary Edition, in which the question is asked, "How many chambers are there in a human heart?" replying "How should I know? I'm an actor, not a doctor!".<ref name="Fortean">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.forteantimes.com/specials/star-trek/1668/im_a_doctor_not_a.html |title=I'm a doctor, not a... Dr Leonard McCoy's much-parodied signature phrase |magazine=[[Fortean Times]] |access-date=2010-03-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607042552/http://www.forteantimes.com/specials/star-trek/1668/im_a_doctor_not_a.html |archive-date=June 7, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite news |title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS: Advertising; Giving Familiar Brands a Second Chance |author=Stuart Elliott |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=1992-09-22 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/22/business/the-media-business-advertising-giving-familiar-brands-a-second-chance.html?pagewanted=1 |access-date=2010-03-27 |archive-date=October 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009090943/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/22/business/the-media-business-advertising-giving-familiar-brands-a-second-chance.html?pagewanted=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

It is often believed that Kelley said "Damn it, Jim!" before the "I'm a doctor" line, but in reality "damn" was never said on the original show (although "damning" was used) because the word was considered taboo on TV in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-doctor-mccoy-damn-it-jim-doctor-not/ | title=Did Dr. McCoy Never Actually Give a 'Damn' on Star Trek? | date=August 27, 2019 }}</ref>