# George Takei: 'Oh, my!' **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 21, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822 "2010-04-21T02:52:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822/21 "2010-04-21T19:25:05Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I remember watching Comedy Central’s roast of Shatner. He rode onstage on one of his horses. When it was Takei’s turn to make his remarks, he said, “Bill, I’ve been waiting 40 years to say this to you. FUCK YOU AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON!” Which in turn was quite appropiate, as Shatner had arrived on horseback – George probably knew that was to be his parting shot the instant he saw that. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822/22 "2010-04-21T19:46:32Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Which in turn was quite appropiate, as Shatner had arrived on horseback – George probably knew that was to be his parting shot the instant he saw that. Right. I did mention Shatner rode onstage on his horse. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822/23 "2010-04-21T19:48:19Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > [George Takei in a brutally funny bit on some basketball player guy or something](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s1iQODC5OI) > > I’m straight, but I thought this bit was brilliantly funny, something you’d never expect the straight-laced character of Hikaru Sulu to say… > > sadly, there was no expected “Oh My!” gag here I actually found myself doing the fanning-myself-off motion while trying (and failing) to stifle my laughter. That was incredibly awesome. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822/24 "2010-04-21T21:37:39Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Right. I did mention Shatner rode onstage on his horse. “Oh My…” ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822/25 "2010-04-22T00:34:48Z")
George Takei is now the official announcer for the Howard Stern Show on satellite radio, sits in on the show for a week several times a year, and this is one of his many hilarious expressions the show has popularized. He is a funny, funny man. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822/26 "2010-04-22T00:37:18Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > [George Takei in a brutally funny bit on some basketball player guy or something](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s1iQODC5OI) > > I’m straight, but I thought this bit was brilliantly funny, something you’d never expect the straight-laced character of Hikaru Sulu to say… > > sadly, there was no expected “Oh My!” gag here All I can say is “Hee!” ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822/27 "2010-04-22T00:43:10Z")
I think George Takei first said, “Oh my!” when he saw John Wayne in his green beret uniform. He probably mistook him for a bear. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822/28 "2010-04-22T01:32:34Z")
> [@rhubarbarin](#): > > this is one of his many hilarious expressions the show has popularized. [Tickle My Tits](http://www.entertonement.com/clips/gvjmhfbkfp--tits-short) ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822/29 "2010-04-22T01:58:19Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I guess I have assumed that Takei was building on that one classic voice/character - the guy who was always the shop clerk in the movies from the 30’s who was servile but dismissive to the lead character - would say things like “Yesssss” with that deep voice that started high but ended low - whenever he is referenced on the Dope folks chime in with his name and a clip - hopefully it will happen here. [Frank Nelson](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA_r1Ynl4Ls) ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822/30 "2010-04-22T09:34:13Z")
In regards to the OP, I’m pretty sure I saw the episode of Howard’s old E! show on which he first said it. Must have been early to mid nineties. Takei was dealing with a female caller who believed that his bad mouthing of Shatner was just due to jealousy and she said, “…I believe you’re just a sad, evil person”, to which Takei famously replied, “Oh my…” in his very dry, unemotional way. It got a huge laugh from everyone in the booth (I think Takei was on a satellite feed). I used to watch Howard’s E! show a lot (sadly I couldn’t receive his radio show) and I remember it was only after this episode that the sound bite started appearing. So I think this is where it spontaneously originated. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822/31 "2013-12-19T06:07:52Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > [George Takei in a brutally funny bit on some basketball player guy or something](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s1iQODC5OI) > > I’m straight, but I thought this bit was brilliantly funny, something you’d never expect the straight-laced character of Hikaru Sulu to say… George seems to have had an effect. This July, Tim Hardaway (that “basketball player guy or something”) was the first person to sign on to a petition seeking to legalize gay marriage in Florida. He also twitted nice things when NBA player Jason Collins came out. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822/32 "2013-12-19T07:28:04Z")
> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#): > > This July, Tim Hardaway (that “basketball player guy or something”) was the first person to sign on to a petition seeking to legalize gay marriage in Florida. He also twitted nice things when NBA player Jason Collins came out. “Hold on - homophobic means anti-gay? Then I meant the other thing.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-oh-my/536822.md?page=1)