Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series)

Time of the Hawk (1981)

Jay Garner: Admiral Efram Asimov

Quotes 

• Twiki : Crichton, you are ordered to the bridge at once.

  Crichton : I have asked you on several occasions, Twiki, not to give me orders. You are not a human.

  Twiki : But I was...

  Admiral Efram Asimov : [impatiently]  You listen to me, kettle belly: this is Admiral Asimov. You get up here to the bridge now!

  Crichton : Oh, very well, Admiral. By robotic law conceived by some distant and overweening ancestor of yours, also named Asimov, I am obliged to obey your commands. However, this is an appalling inconvenience.

  Admiral Efram Asimov : Move!

  Crichton : I am en route. Anger is a destructive emotion, by which robots fortunately are not afflicted.

  Admiral Efram Asimov : Goodfellow, you built that irritating pile of junk. Can't you build some respect for authority into him?

  Dr. Goodfellow : I'm afraid not, Admiral. It appears that Crichton doesn't believe I constructed him.

  Admiral Efram Asimov : He doesn't what?

  Dr. Goodfellow : [chuckles]  He finds it inconceivable that anything human had a hand in his creation.

  Admiral Efram Asimov : I don't think I believe what I'm hearing.

  Dr. Goodfellow : Well, his life span is virtually unlimited; his factual knowledge far exceeds that of any of us; and he is, I'm afraid, just a trifle contemptuous of human frailties, to which he's not subject.

  [Buck snickers] 

  Admiral Efram Asimov : [scowls]  You find that funny, Rogers?

  Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : Sorry, Admiral.

  Admiral Efram Asimov : Now look here, Goodfellow, if that ridiculous lamppost doesn't believe that humans made him, who, in the name of Theseus does he think did?

  Dr. Goodfellow : Well, he hasn't quite decided that yet. But his speculations are, to say the least, provocative.

  Admiral Efram Asimov : [sarcastically]  I'll just bet they are.

  [Crichton appears on the bridge] 

  Crichton : [clears his throat]  Crichton is here.

  Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers : [sarcastically]  Hallelujah.

• [Crichton turns to leave the bridge] 

  Admiral Efram Asimov : W-wait a minute: is it true that you don't believe Dr. Goodfellow made you?

  Crichton : Oh, dear. Are we back to that? I clearly understand why a human would want to take credit for creating something as perfect and as beautiful as I am, but the concept is utterly ludicrous. Good day.

  [Crichton leaves] 

  Admiral Efram Asimov : [to Buck]  I'm going to take a hacksaw to him!