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
Star Trek: The Role Playing Game combat forces in the "Star Trek" universe, and a strategic-level board game, "Operation: Armaggedon", which included a scenario wherein the Federation preemptively attacked the Klingon and Romulan empires. When Paramount learned of these prospective products their view that FASA's notion of what "Star Trek" should be differed too greatly from their own became more established. Many players blamed the studio for its abrupt dissolution of FASA's licence as well as "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry for retconning of what had been seen as established "Star Trek" lore. They sent letters of protest to the studio, and to contemporary science-fiction magazines