The mission of the USS Enterprise is to boldly go where no one has gone before, but its crew can't get anywhere without the expertise of the ship's best mate, Montgomery Scott (James Doohan), AKA Scotty. The Enterprise's chief engineer first appeared during "Star Trek: The Original Series," Season 1, Episode 3, "Where No Man Has Gone Before." James Doohan is responsible for a key portion of Scotty's backstory , and he continued to tell Scotty's story long after the original series ended.
Doohan reprised his role in multiple "Trek" movies with his last appearance being the 1994 film "Star Trek: Generations" Two years previous, he brought Scotty to "Star Trek: The Next Generation" with the Season 6 episode "Relics." Scotty has been a fan favorite for decades, thanks to his unique problem-so

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