Does
Kirk actually have sex with every girl that crosses his path? Well, here's
the absolute TRUTH! From "The Cage" to "Star Trek: Generations", I will
count every single time Kirk kisses or has sex with a girl for the sole purpose
of sexuality. I will also point out times references to Kirk's past loves are
implied, and times he uses his charm to gain a tactical advantage. Here's something
that will make people that believe this myth cringe: FACTS! The totals will
be at the end of the page.
The Original Series
The Cage:
Kirk's not here. This is a story about Captain Pike.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Corbomite Maneuver:
Kirk doesn't make any sexual moves toward anyone.
No female guest stars.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Mudd's Women:
Kirk seems to like Eve, but turns her down.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Enemy Within:
Kirk is split between his Good Self and his Evil Self.
The Evil Kirk tries to attack Janice Rand.
Sorry, this is not *Kirk* Kirk.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Man Trap:
The female guest star is (supposedly) an old
girlfriend of McCoy's.
Kirk makes no moves toward her whatsoever.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Naked Time:
Even with Kirk under the intoxicating influence
of the virus, he makes no moves toward anyone.
Though he's sad he hasn't time to be with a girl.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Charlie X:
Kirk makes no moves toward Rand
or any female guest stars.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Balance of Terror:
Rand holds Kirk, as she is frightened.
But there's no kisses or sexual motivation.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
What Are Little Girls Made Of?:
Kirk kisses and charms a female android.
He does this to try to get her to confuse her
programming and to get her to let him go.
KISSES:1 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:1
Dagger of the Mind:
Helen Noel is a past relationship of Kirk's.
Kirk does try to embrace her, but that was a result of hypnotism.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:1 CHARM:0
Miri:
Rand flirts with Kirk briefly, but Kirk ignores it.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Conscience of the King:
Kirk DOES kiss Lenore Karidian.
She and he do seem attracted to one another.
So, for the first time, there is some sexuality that
Kirk at least partially instigates.
But no sex or sexism.
KISSES:1 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Galileo Seven:
This is mostly about Spock.
Kirk flirts with no one.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Court Martial:
Kirk kisses Areel Shaw, a past girlfriend.
It should be noted that Shaw asked Kirk if she could kiss him.
KISSES:1 SEX:0 PAST:1 CHARM:0
The Menagerie:
This is another Spock story.
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Shore Leave:
Kirk sees a replica of Ruth.
This is just a memory, and we're not sure if Ruth
was a boyhood crush that Kirk never even had a relationship with.
Regardless, I'll count it as a past relationship.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:1 CHARM:0
The Squire of Gothos:
Kirk has to deal with Trelane throughout this story.
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Arena:
Kirk is too busy teaching a Gorn a lesson.
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Alternative Factor:
The universe is going to become non-existent.
No women. Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Tomorrow is Yesterday:
Kirk has to deal with time paradoxes and Captain Christopher.
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Return of the Archons:
Kirk is kissed by surprise, but he doesn't kiss back.
This would've been the perfect opportunity for him to have sex.
But guess what? Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
I'll count it as a kiss, if only to placate the uninformed that think this
counts.
KISSES:1 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
A Taste of Armageddon:
There is a nice comraderie between Kirk and Mea,
but nothing overtly sexual.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Space Seed:
Khan gets the girl in this one.
Though she helps Kirk, he makes no moves toward her.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
This Side of Paradise:
This is another Spock story.
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Devil in the Dark:
No women to speak of.
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Errand of Mercy:
No women to speak of.
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The City on the Edge of Forever:
Kirk does say "I'm in love with Edith Keeler,"
But Kirk doesn't kiss, charm, or have sex with her.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Operation: Annihilate!:
Too busy dealing with Denebian parasites.
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Okay, that's
Season One.
Kirk's kissed four girls.
Kirk's had no sex.
Four past relationships have been mentioned.
Kirk's used his charm one time.
Now, onto Season Two:
Catspaw:
Kirk charms Sylvia to try to save his crew.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:1
Metamorphosis:
Kirk makes no moves toward Hedford.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Friday's Child:
Eleen is pregnant!
Kirk naturally makes no moves.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Who Mourns for Adonais?:
Kirk makes no moves.
Palamas is attracted to Apollo.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Amok Time:
The only sexuality in this story centers around Spock.
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Doomsday Machine:
No women to speak of.
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Wolf in the Fold:
Kirk is too busy exonerating Scotty of murder.
They watch a dancer early in the episode, but that's it.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Changeling:
No women to speak of.
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Apple:
Nothing here.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Mirror, Mirror:
Kirk, pretending to be Mirror Universe Kirk, charms Mirror Marlena.
He only grins at the real Marlena at the end of the episode.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:1
The Deadly Years:
A past friend of Kirk's, Dr. Janet Wallace,
speaks of old times.
But there is nothing else.
They could have had a relationship, so I'll count it as Past.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:1 CHARM:0
I, Mudd:
Kirk doesn't even flirt with the very-attractive androids.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Trouble With
Tribbles:
No women to speak of.
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Bread and Circuses:
There is definitely some off-screen sex implied here.
For the first time in 43 episodes, it seems, Kirk actually has some sex.
KISSES:0 SEX:1 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Journey to Babel:
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
A Private Little
War:
Kirk embraces Nona.
But he was clearly drugged by her.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Gamesters of
Triskelion:
Kirk kisses Shahna.
Later, Kirk uses his charm to distract Shahna
so he can knock her out and steal her keys.
KISSES:1 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:1
Obsession:
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Immunity Syndrome:
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
A Piece of the Action:
Kirk ignores flirtations by a gangster's girlfriend.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
By Any Other Name:
Kirk charms Kelinda
to make Rojan jealous to save the Enterprise.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:1
Return to Tomorrow:
Kirk was in a ball most of the time.
Sargon was controlling the Captain's body.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Patterns of Force:
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Ultimate Computer:
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Omega Glory:
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Assignment: Earth:
Kirk doesn't flirt with Roberta or Isis.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Okay, that's
Season Two.
In this season:
Kirk's kissed one girl.
Kirk has sex one time.
One past relationship is mentioned.
Kirk uses his charm four times.
Now, onto Season Three:
Spectre of the Gun:
Chekov gets romantic, but not Kirk.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Elaan of Troyius:
Kirk is drugged by Elaan's tears.
Fortunately, Kirk resists the effects of the tears.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Paradise Syndrome:
Kirk definitely has sex with Miramanee.
But it should be noted that Kirk had amnesia,
and would not have behaved in this way if he did NOT have amnesia.
But I'll count it as sex to placate the uninformed.
KISSES:0 SEX:1 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Enterprise Incident:
The Romulan Commander is far more
interested in Spock.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
And the Children
Shall Lead:
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Spock's Brain:
Lots of girls, and Kirk flirts with none of them.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Is There In Truth
No Beauty?:
Kirk charms Dr. Miranda Jones to distract her
while Spock deals with the Medusan.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:1
The Empath:
Kirk makes no moves toward Gem.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Tholian Web:
Kirk can't even speak in this episode, much less flirt.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
For the World Is
Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky:
Kirk makes no moves towards Natira.
She is McCoy's love in this episode.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Day of the Dove:
Kirk makes no moves towards Mara or anyone else.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Plato's Stepchildren:
Kirk makes the historic interracial kiss with Uhura.
But he was clearly under Parmen's telekinetic control.
But again, to placate the uninformed, I'll count it.
KISSES:1 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Wink of an Eye:
Kirk definitely has sex in this episode.
KISSES:0 SEX:1 PAST:0 CHARM:0
That Which Survives:
Kirk makes no moves towards
Losira (for obvious reasons).
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Let That Be Your
Last Battlefield:
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Whom Gods Destroy:
Marta throws herself at Kirk and kisses him.
But Kirk is CLEARLY resisting her and is barely conscious.
I won't even placate the uninformed on this one; this does NOT count.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Mark of Gideon:
Kirk kisses Odona.
KISSES:1 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Lights of Zetar:
Kirk makes no moves toward Mira.
She is Scotty's love interest.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Cloud Minders:
Kirk makes no flirtations towards Vanna or Droxine.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Way to Eden:
Kirk flirts with none of the space hippies.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Requiem for Methuselah:
Kirk falls in love with Rayna (almost instantly) and he also kisses her.
This is the one and only episode where Kirk *officially* chases after a girl,
and is most probably where he got his false reputation for being a lady chaser.
(It's kind of ironic, though, that she turns out to be an android at the end).
KISSES:1 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
The Savage Curtain:
Kirk makes no moves on anyone.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
All Our Yesterdays:
Zarabeth is Spock's love interest, not Kirk's.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Turnabout Intruder:
Lester is a nut in this episode and
Kirk has no interest in her now. But she was a Past flame.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:1 CHARM:0
And that's
Season Three.
In this season:
Kirk's kissed three girls.
Kirk's had sex with two girls.
One past relationship has been mentioned.
Kirk's used his charm one time.
All right. For the entire 79 episode Original Series run:
Kirk's kissed eight girls.
Kirk's had sex three times.
Six past relationships have been mentioned.
Kirk's used his charm six times.
Kirk's age at this time is in his mid-thirties.
ALL
THE ANIMATED EPISODES COMBINED:
KISSES:0
SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Sorry!
Star Trek: The Motion Picture:
Kirk makes no moves towards anyone,
not even the sexually-superior Deltan, Illia.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Star Trek II: The
Wrath of Khan:
Kirk doesn't flirt with ex-girlfriend Carol Marcus.
All he does is take her hand when she offers it. But she was a part of his
Past.
In fact, many fans feel this may be the "lab technician"
mentioned in "Where No Man Has Gone Before."
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:1 CHARM:0
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock:
Kirk flirts with no one.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home:
Gillian gives Kirk a peck, but it's more of a friendly kiss than a romantic
one.
She does promise to "find" him again.
So something probably did happen between them later
(in spite of what some people may say).
But within the context of the film, nothing happens.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier:
Kirk flirts with no one.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country:
Martia kisses Kirk.
After the kiss, McCoy makes the off-the-cuff
remark "What is it with you, anyway?"
But this comment appears to be in reference to
him attracting women, not his actions toward women.
KISSES:1 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Star Trek: Generations:
We see Kirk's past relationship, Antonia.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:1 CHARM:0
"Berman
Trek" References:
Deep Space Nine
Trials and Tribble-ations
Sisko says "Kirk had quite the reputation of being
a ladies man." Aside from the fact that some of the
people behind this episode (and behind Berman Trek in general)
are not TOS fans (luckily overall it's still a great episode),
this comment still is not evidence that Kirk "slept around"
or was sexist. After all, we don't know if the reputation was warranted.
KISSES:0 SEX:0 PAST:0 CHARM:0
Times Kirk uses his charm: 6.
Times a past girlfriend is brought up (and some may not have even had
sex with him): 7 (at the most).
Times Kirk kisses (and some of them are debatable): 8.
Times Kirk has sex (and a couple are debatable): 3.
And please note that some of these figures overlap for the same girl.
There's
the TRUTH.
Kirk was not a lady-chaser who slept with every female in sight.
This is a complete myth that's very wrong because it's a malignant distortion
of the truth.
Naturally, this list will be immediately disregarded by people that are
desperate to paint Kirk as a lady-chasing womanizer. Such as the folks on certain
Trek BBS's, where people actually talk more about how much they hate
Star Trek. It's on these BBS's where people squawk about how episodes
where Kirk is drugged, an amnesiac, or is kissed by surprise should actually
count. Fans who actually WATCHED the show get weary of Kirk being portrayed
as a guy with a phaser in his hand and a new gal (with a beehive hairdo)
on his arm every week.
Kirk does not go for bimbos, and he does not jump on a new girl every
episode. He was shown to be capable of love and commitment. We saw him
flirt a lot, but he fell in love only a couple of times, and he was not
always getting girls. He pushed women away more often than he embraced
them. All the evidence anyone needs for proof is available for your viewing
pleasure.
Many of the things people like to think about Captain Kirk are their own
fantasies, which have little support in canon materials. Sure, some people
may feel Kirk has a reputation of being a ladykiller, but a person can
get a reputation without having done much to deserve it, as we can see.
Perhaps a reason people that are ignorant of these facts make these wild,
false claims are because some guys fantasize about what they would do
if they were Kirk. If they were as attractive to women as Kirk is, they
would run barefoot through all the lovelies who lined up. That's what
THEY would do. But that's in their own mind. It's not reality
because they AREN'T as attractive to women as Kirk, and therefore they
don't have their own personal frame of reference. If they DID,
they would have the ability to KNOW these myths about Kirk aren't true.
Lots of women are attracted to Kirk, but that doesn't mean he welcomes
their attention. He sometimes uses seduction as a way of getting
the upper hand on an enemy woman, but that's just using one of his assets as a weapon
in a tough situation.
Sometimes Kirk likes to flirt or dance with women. So what? How
many times have you flirted or danced where nothing ever came of it? Never?
Every time you flirt or dance with somebody, you automatically next take
a tumble? Really!? Even if that is just a given with you, it's not that
way with most people. Most flirtation never comes to anything. Most flirtation
is as safe as milk.
When you are very attractive, and when on top of that you have status
and power, you get a lot of offers. You get enough offers, until you get
sick of them. Kirk is the kind of guy who is *not hungry* for attention.
He gets plenty. He's NOT DESPERATE. Therefore, he doesn't act desperate.
In rare cases, however, he honestly feels strong desire for a particular,
special, adored woman. Those rare women are not bimbos. They are outstanding
in some way, and often in several ways. Kirk was not James Bond!
Listing the women he appeared with on camera proves nothing except that
everybody wanted center stage.
Now,
put this myth to rest... and move on.