Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series)

A Night in Sickbay (2002)

John Billingsley: Dr. Phlox

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• Captain Jonathan Archer : Does your expertise on... sexual tension come from professional training or... firsthand experience?

  Dr. Phlox : I do have three wives.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : And they each have...

  Dr. Phlox : Two husbands, besides myself.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : Sounds very complicated.

  Dr. Phlox : Very. Why else be polygamous?

• Captain Jonathan Archer : If Porthos pulls through, will he need... a special diet or treatments, having a chameleon's pituitary gland?

  Dr. Phlox : Hm... You may have trouble finding him. He'll have the ability to blend into his background when frightened.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : You're kidding.

  Dr. Phlox : Yes, I am. Ha-ha-ha.

• Captain Jonathan Archer : You're gonna drown my dog?

  Dr. Phlox : Only for an hour, Captain. There should be no problem resuscitating him once the surgery's complete.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : How many times have you done this before?

  Dr. Phlox : Never.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : [alarmed]  Has anyone done this before?

  Dr. Phlox : Not to my knowledge.

• Dr. Phlox : You needn't be concerned. I hold six degrees in interspecies veterinary medicine.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : I thought you were just... you know a... people doctor.

  Dr. Phlox : As a matter of fact, I've also earned degrees in dentistry, hematology, botanical pharmacology...

  Captain Jonathan Archer : [making a surrendering gesture]  I'm impressed!

• Dr. Phlox : Have you considered that your anger may encompass more than just Porthos and the Kreetassans?

  Captain Jonathan Archer : What?

  Dr. Phlox : How long has it been since you were intimate with a woman?

  Captain Jonathan Archer : What?

  Dr. Phlox : How long has it been...

  Captain Jonathan Archer : I heard you! I suppose you're gonna tell me you have a degree in psychiatry too.

  Dr. Phlox : Absolutely.

• Captain Jonathan Archer : Let me ask you a question, Doc, just out of curiosity - are there any dogs on your homeworld?

  Dr. Phlox : The Denobulan lemur is highly sought after. It's... not exactly a dog, but you could say it's doglike; it has tail, fur, most have one head...

• Dr. Phlox : We should both try to get a few hours of rest. If there are any changes in his vital signs, the alarms are quite loud.

• Captain Jonathan Archer : [of Porthos]  Is he comfortable?

  Dr. Phlox : He's fast asleep.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : I'm glad to see someone is.

• Captain Jonathan Archer : Did you have any pets when you were a kid?

  Dr. Phlox : My people don't keep pets.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : I thought you said something about... the Denobulan lemur being highly sought after.

  Dr. Phlox : Oh, very much so. Their kidneys are considered a great delicacy.

• [Archer has accidentally spilled a viscous liquid over Phlox] 

  Captain Jonathan Archer : That stuff isn't poisonous, is it?

  [Phlox takes some of it on his finger and tastes it] 

  Dr. Phlox : Nah, I'll be fine.

• Dr. Phlox : [in Archer's dream]  We are gathered here today, to bid a final farewell to a faithful and kind colleague, a friend, who would never hesitate to offer his paw, in exchange for a simple smile, or a slice of cheese. Like his namesake, this quadruped believed we should stand together, all for one, and one for all.

• Captain Jonathan Archer : Listen, Doc, however this turns out, I want to apologize for... accusing you of being insensitive before.

  Dr. Phlox : As I recall, you accused my entire species of being insensitive.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : Then I apologize to you and all your fellow Denobulans.

  Dr. Phlox : Well, I can't speak for the others, but on behalf of myself, I accept. And to think, T'Pol told me you were incapable of apologizing.

• Dr. Phlox : [referring to his family]  You asked me if I miss them. The answer is yes - every one of them. The children, the wives... even the other husbands. But we Denobulans live a long time, Captain, and right now, there's nowhere I'd rather be than serving with the Interspecies Medical Exchange aboard this wonderful vessel of yours.

• Dr. Phlox : I hear things went very well on the surface.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : I doubt I would have even gone down there, if it hadn't been for you, Doc. I owe you one.

• [last lines] 

  Captain Jonathan Archer : Sickbay's all yours.

  Dr. Phlox : You're welcome back anytime, Captain.

• Captain Jonathan Archer : [Speakng to T'Pol]  No... it's OK. When you get back to the bridge, why don't you send me your lips.

  [horrified pause] 

  Captain Jonathan Archer : LIST! LIST!

  [T'Pol stares impassively for a moment, then turns and leaves] 

  Dr. Phlox : Two Falarian slips within 30 seconds. Interesting...

• Dr. Phlox : If you were a married man, I'd be wondering if your wife had thrown you out.

  [when Archer enters sickbay with his bedding]