By TRexx / 05:52, 19 November 2005 / People

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William Shatner looked dapper on Monday night for his interview on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, where the talk quickly turned to the kidney stone that had been passed last month (story).

At a crowded hospital, the sci-fi icon ended up on a gurney with stirrups. "It was some gurney that they put pregnant women in," said Shatner. "They're wheeling me through the hospital -- my legs are in the stirrups and I'm screaming -- and somebody says, 'Look, there goes Captain Kirk, he's having a baby!' Very, very embarrassing."

"I want to own it," said Kimmel about the Shatner shale. "It's the ultimate STAR TREK collectible. You know, it's like a real... that's a dilithium crystal, right there."

Shatner agreed to sell his calcium offspring if the proceeds go to charity.

Earlier this year Shatner had teamed with musician Ben Folds to perform a live concert, which will be made into a television program. "That concert was filmed," said Shatner, "and we're making it into a reality show. So, it's a concert and it segues into reality ... SHATNER IN CONCERT, on TV Land cable, in January sometime."

Kimmel slid the topic of discussion to George Takei, asking Shatner if the STAR TREK crew had known that he's gay. "I knew instantly," said Shatner with a teasing laugh. "Because he kept setting his phaser on 'fabulous!' "

A transcript of this interview, with screen images and a video clip, is at VRRRM.

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