Middle Finger Button Pusher (TOS S1E21)

Middle Finger Button Pusher (TOS S1E21)

Author: Uxbridge-Shimoda LLC, Adam Pranica, Benjamin Ahr Harrison April 10, 2026 Duration: 1:03:31

When Captain Kirk demands his day in court, the evidence isn’t on his side and neither is an old flame. But after Spock starts kicking the computer’s ass at chess, they move the proceedings to the Entrepreneur so that Kirk can save the ship from another sweaty rambler. Which lesson could NuTrek take from this episode? What was the other name option for Jamie? When is it ok to put eggs down the garbage disposal? It’s the episode that doesn’t need to explain jettisoning the pod.

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