Leonard McCoy is confronted with the unusual silicon-based Horta alien in "The Devil in the Dark" (1967), saying, "I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer." The line was used in "Terra Nova". Kelley himself parodied the phrase for a "Trivial Pursuit" commercial, in which the question is asked "How many chambers does a human heart have?" Kelley appears on screen and replies "How should I know? I'm an actor, not a doctor!". Leonard McCoy Dr. Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy is a character in the American science fiction franchise "Star Trek". First portrayed by DeForest Kelley in the , McCoy also appears in the
Cultural influence of Star Trek scientists and engineers claim that their professional and life choices were influenced by "Star Trek". An article in "Columbia" asserted that the starship captains of the "Star Trek" franchise are consistently among the best father figures on television, inspiring real fathers to embrace their responsibilities and act with "selfless authority". The inventor of the first non-vehicular cell phone, Martin Cooper, states he was motivated to develop it from watching "Star Trek". Others have also been inspired by "Star Trek" when designing new technology, such as Dr. Peter Jansen, who invented a functional tricorder, and several computer scientists at the University