[about the Jumper]
Is there anything I can do to help?
Dr. ZelenkaStop talking, please.
A character in Stargate Atlantis
Played by David Nykl
Stargate Atlantis · 512 quotes
6th most-quoted character in Stargate Atlantis: in 46 of its 512 quotes
Most scenes with: Rodney McKay (19), John Sheppard (10), Elizabeth Weir (6)
[about the Jumper]
Is there anything I can do to help?
Dr. ZelenkaStop talking, please.
There's a command subroutine I've never seen before.
Dr. ZelenkaWhat is its function?
[exasperated] I don't know, because I've never seen it before!
[The science team is trying to come up with a solution to a problem while being very short on time]
You're right. If only we had a magical tool that could slow down time. I foolishly left mine on Earth - did you bring yours?
Dr. ZelenkaYou know, you're not pleasant when you're like this, McKay.
I'm always like this.
Dr. ZelenkaMy point exactly.
McKay will come up with something.
I will try, but despite what you all may think, I am not Superman.
[Sheppard looks around]
Was anyone seriously thinking that?
[Weir, Teyla and the other scientist shake their heads 'No']
No sir.
Dr. ZelenkaNever.
[After Aiden has managed to fail all his prime number guesses]
Dr. ZelenkaLt. Ford, would you mind being the subject of research papers on statistical improbabilities?
Is this some sort of payback for guys like me beating up guys like you in high school?
[drinking coffee] I don't know what happened, it just stopped working. I got some little functionality back, it's still isn't doing everything it used to.
Dr. ZelenkaYes, well, maybe if people stop insisting on having food and liquid in such close proximity to the TEN THOUSAND YEAR OLD EQUIPMENT!
Hey! We're very careful! We're not the problem here!
Dr. Zelenka[sarcastically] Ah, yes. Uh-huh!
[while Zelenka isn't looking, the technician touches the laptop, causing the Ancient screen to flash]
Dr. ZelenkaWhat did you touch?
Nothing! I didn't touch anything.
Dr. ZelenkaJežiši, já s těma hercema nemůžu dělat! (meaning "Jesus, I can't work with these actors" in Czech)
[Zelenka gives, in Czech, a poetic description of the rising of Atlantis]
You didn't say anything that would require security clearance, did you?
Dr. ZelenkaSecurity clearance?
Your theory of the Wraith evolving after the Ancients arrived in Pegasus galaxy -
[in disbelief] Oh, you're kidding me!
ZelenkaPay up.
[Zelenka is arguing that it should be him to go to the Ancient satellite, not McKay]
There's not going to be a problem.
Dr. ZelenkaYou don't know that.
If it seems like we can't fix it, we'll just turn around and go back! Now, I realize I am invaluable everywhere-
Dr. Zelenka[annoyed] You know what? Forget it. I take it back!
Sorry, nope. You can't take it back because you've just admitted that I'm smarter than you!
Dr. ZelenkaI admitted no such thing!
I know it's hard to say, but the truth shone through when you prepared to speak.
Dr. Zelenka[through gritted teeth] You are a miserable little man.
Hey, hey, let's not ruin the moment.
Dr. ZelenkaYes, well, that would certainly help – but I'm more concerned about the Ancient database – its ability to back up data. It's incredibly redundant.
'Incredibly redundant'.
Dr. ZelenkaYeah, that one never gets old. But seriously...
[Sparks fly from a downed Wraith dart, causing Dr. Zelenka to jump in terror]
First time off world?
Dr. ZelenkaYes.
Well, if there were any more Wraith, they would have attacked us by now.
Dr. ZelenkaReally?
If it makes you feel better.
Maybe there's something wrong with him an MRI wouldn't pick up, if you know what I mean.
I'm not crazy, I just have another consciousness in my brain.
So he just looks crazy?
I'm sure I do, but only because Dr. Fumbles McStupid here was in way over his head!
Dr. ZelenkaYes! I made a mistake trying to save your life! Now, do you want to try and fix it, or do you want to continue to berate me some more?
I am perfectly capable of doing both at the same time.
Okay, we've been over this. I'm doing it manually, at half power. It's a cakewalk.
ZelenkaI don't think it matters how much cake you walk on.
Hermiod's going to attempt to remove Col. Caldwell's Goa'uld using Asgard beaming technology.
Quite remarkable, actually.
And complicated. Well, the calculations are impossibly intricate. You don't want to beam out a chunk of his brain.
Lovely, Rodney.
Hey, look who's back! It's Mr. Mom. Fun with the kids?
Dr. Zelenka[his face is decorated with grass and paintings, struggling to say something] Do not even speak to me! [walks away, with Rodney looking smug]
[After Zelenka realizes Sheppard wants him to go underwater in the puddlejumper with him to save McKay]
Dr. ZelenkaOh! No-no-no-no-no-no – I cannot possibly ... uh, no.
Radek.
Dr. ZelenkaI-I ... I can't even swim!
There's not a lot of swimming under a thousand feet of ocean.
(to Radek) Look, I'm not gonna order you to go.
I will! [Elizabeth shoots him a look]
All I'm saying is that if Rodney can't turn to you, who can he turn to?
Dr. Zelenka[thinks for several seconds] Right. Give me a few minutes and I'll get my gear.
Rodney McKayDavid Hewlett · 282 quotes
John SheppardJoe Flanigan · 235 quotes
Elizabeth WeirTorri Higginson · 76 quotes
Carson BeckettPaul McGillion · 60 quotes
Ronon DexJason Momoa · 53 quotes
Teyla EmmaganRachel Luttrell · 37 quotes
LFLt. Ford25 quotes
Jennifer KellerJewel Staite · 18 quotes
Gen. O'NeillRichard Dean Anderson · 17 quotes
Richard WoolseyRobert Picardo · 16 quotes
MLMaj. Lorne12 quotes
WWraith12 quotes
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