"Watching Scotty Grow"? That would be another Star Trek inspired song, right? James Doohan (Scotty) did grow very noticeably as the years went by until he finally became heavier than the entire warp drive of the starship Enterprise, necessitating his retirement from the service.

Kirk, on the other hand, remained trim, athletic and inexpressibly sexy right up until his final appearance in "Generations", where the character (but not the actor) died heroically, saving the Galaxy. True, he did belong to Corset-Wearers Anonymous for a few years, but it was only a temporary lapse when the Loblaws commercials got cancelled and T.J.Hooker was earing very poor reviews. He soon bounced back, as heros must when duty calls.

- LH