Enrico Colantoni credited as playing...
Mathesar
- [Trying to explain TV to the Thermians]
- Gwen DeMarco: They're not ALL "historical documents." Surely, you don't think Gilligan's Island is a...
- [All the Thermians moan in despair]
- Mathesar: Those poor people.
- Mathesar: We were hoping you could come with us. Our people have no commander.
- Commander Peter Quincy Taggart: Mathesar, I think your people have a great commander, sir.
- [salutes him]
- [Sarris forces Jason to tell Mathesar he's an actor on a TV show]
- Jason Nesmith: I'm not a commander. There's no "National Space Exploration Administration." We don't have a ship.
- Mathesar: [looking at TV screen] But there it is...
- Jason Nesmith: [gesturing with his fingers] The ship is that big.
- Mathesar: But inside, I see many rooms.
- Jason Nesmith: You've seen plywood sets that look like the inside. Our beryllium sphere is... is wire with plaster around it. And our digital conveyor is... it's Christmas tree lights. It's a decoration. It's all fake. Just like me.
- Mathesar: But why...?
- Jason Nesmith: It's difficult to explain. On our planet, we, uh... we pretend to... to entertain. Mathesar, I am so sorry. God, I am so sorry.
- Jason Nesmith: Maybe I should get some pants on. Come on in.
- [looking for his pants, bends over and moons the Thermians]
- Mathesar: Commander, standing here in your presence is the greatest honor we could ever have hoped to achieve in our lifetimes.
- Jason Nesmith: Thanks, I really appreciate that. Could you guys look for another shoe? It looks like this.
- Mathesar: We have enjoyed preparing many of your esoteric dishes. Your Monte Cristo sandwich is a current favorite among the adventurous.
- Mathesar: Deception. Lies. We have become aware of these concepts only recently, in our dealings with Sarris. Often Sarris will say one thing, and do another. Promise us mercy and deliver destruction. It is a concept we are beginning to learn at some great cost.