Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series)

Unexpected (2001)

Connor Trinneer: Cmdr. Charles 'Trip' Tucker III

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Quotes 

• Sub-Commander T'Pol : Three days. You were only there for three days, and you couldn't restrain yourself.

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : [to Archer]  I'm telling you, Captain, I was a complete gentleman the entire time.

  Sub-Commander T'Pol : I imagine that's a question of how you define 'gentleman'.

• Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : I'm the Chief Engineer. I spent years earning that position. I never had any intention of becoming a working mother.

• Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : How the hell'd I get knocked up?

• [last lines] 

  Sub-Commander T'Pol : I've run a check through the Starfleet database. You might be pleased to know that this is the first recorded incident of a Human male becoming pregnant.

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : Just how I always wanted to get into the history books.

• Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : The only thing worse than spending three hours in a decompression chamber with a bunch of Klingons is doing it twice in one day. I smelled things in there I hope I never smell again.

• [Enterprise is experiencing problems with its plasma flow, which cause malfunctions in many other systems on the ship] 

  Captain Jonathan Archer : Do you think it might be a good idea to drop out of warp?

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : Er, give me a minute, sir, I think we can figure it out.

  [at that moment, a conduit behind a panel is bursting. Archer has to put out the fire, then gives Tucker an inquiring look] 

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : Tucker to bridge. Might be a good idea to drop out of warp.

• Captain Jonathan Archer : I'd like you to start seeing the Doctor every eight hours. As your... delivery date gets closer, he should be able to start figuring out what your post-natal responsibilities might be.

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : [appalled]  Post-natal responsibilities?

  Dr. Phlox : You may very well be putting those nipples to work before you know it.

• Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : You're not gonna believe this! They've got grass growing on the floor. Real grass. It's even green. Is Vulcan grass green?

• [Ah'len feeds Tucker with water in form of ice cubes] 

  Ah'Len : Have you had enough?

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : [enjoying the experience]  A man needs a lot of fluids when he's under the weather.

• Captain Jonathan Archer : How's the breathing?

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : A lot easier but... I prefer air I can't see.