“Star Trek” legend turned Stern Show announcer George Takei returned to the studio on Monday along with his adoring husband Brad. The two sat with Howard for a long conversation touching upon everything from last month’s Japan Day Parade fiasco to George’s recent visit to “The View,” but first the 85-year-old actor participated in a Father’s Day-themed segment in which he examined photos of various men and ranked their attractiveness.

But there was a catch.

“We wanted him to evaluate these men,” Howard said, “But what we didn’t tell George was, in honor of Father’s Day, these are pictures of staff fathers.”

George was floored upon hearing the big twist. “You asked me to judge a book by its cover!” he said before Howard played clips of his sometimes scathing critiques