Shatner's Tiger Wrestling Proposal Collapsed

During filming of the 1966 Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Shore Leave," actor William Shatner suggested that Captain Kirk wrestle a real Bengal tiger brought onto the set. Associate producer Robert Justman had already warned against working with a full-grown tiger. When the animal got loose and Shatner saw it up close, he dropped the idea, later saying he backed down "for the good of the show."

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