Posted:
06:51:41 on February 12 2002
By: Steve Krutzler
Dept: Enterprise | www.stenterprise.com
On Monday Scott Bakula appeared on Comedy Central's The Daily Show, hosted by Jon Stewart. For those who have never seen it, The Daily Show is a 30 minute mock up of nightly television news broadcasts, including celebrity interviews in the classic talk show format.
In his appearance, Bakula joked about last week's controversial scene in "Shadows of P'Jem," how he's enjoying Enterprise, and his fellow shipmates. He also talked about his visit to the toy fair in NYC, and the new Captain Archer action figure. Scott really had a good time; he and Jon laughed through almost the entire interview.
MediaTrek has digitized the full clip for download in RealVideo format at 11.5 megabytes.
Here's a transcript for those who don't wish to download the clip:
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Jon: Welcome back. My guest tonight starred in Quantum Leap and Murphy Brown. His latest series is Enterprise
[A clip of the "untying" scene from "Shadows of P'jem" is played. Several laughs from the audience as Archer bends over T'pol's back to untie her.]
Jon: Please welcome Scott Bakula!
[Bakula enters, shakes hands with Jon]
Jon: Thanks for comin'.
Scott: Happy to be here.
Jon: What were you trying to do there?
Scott: Yeah, without explanation that really gets curious, doesn't it?
Jon: I didn't know if you were putting on her snow pants or -- I couldn't tell what you were doing.
Scott: Man, you are good.
Jon: Thank you... So were those her snow pants?
Scott: No, no... We were tied up together. And at the end of that clip, we fall down together... and her breasts land in my face, which was... you didn't see that.
Jon: Can I tell ya somethin'? It never fails, it never fails -- breasts in the face... W.C. Fields started it!
Bakula: (laughs)
Jon: Is she... a robot?
Scott: She's a Vulcan. Jolene Blalock is her name.
Jon: Right. So when she fell in your face she probably did "This is not right" -- you know she probably did like one of those Vulcan "Breasts in face? I don't get it." That kind of thing?
Scott: No actually what I said was (muffled voice sound) *mphh mer mer mmm mph*
Jon: This Star Trek takes place before the other ones.
Scott: 150 years from today, 100 years before Kirk and Spock.
Jon: So you're technology is... really good microwaves.
Scott: Yeah, we left in a hurry, so the ship doesn't exactly work perfectly. In fact our transporter brought one guy back with rocks and sticks sticking out of him. (laughs) Which doesn't mean there's a big line at the transporter: "Let me go!" ya know.
Jon: So you're tellin' me the Star Trek guys, they're not even trying anymore to make this sci-fi. They're done with the sci-fi thing, now they're just doin' comedy.
Scott: Like breasts in your face...
Jon: ...and sticks sticking out of the guy. (laughs) Has it been fun?
Scott: It's been a blast. They're trying to recapture a little bit of the original series. There was a lot of humor in that and a lot of relationships on the crew.
Jon: Who are the new... like, you have her, she's the Vulcan. And also they have the hot girl...
Scott: She's my science officer. She's my Spock.
Jon: So she's your Spock... but hot...
Scott: A hot Spock; nothing against Nimoy...
Jon: Hot! (laughs) Clearly the ears... OK, so who would be your Levar Burton?
Scott: Well see, I didn't watch that show. My engineer is...
Jon: You're not really supposed to, uh, say that...
Scott: No, they all know that, they hired me anyway.
Jon: I think the Internet just caught on fire. Literally, some 14 year old is (typing gestures) "He didn't watch it!"
Scott: No, they all know that, it's not a secret... No, Connor Trinneer is my engineer.
Jon: What's his shtick?
Scott: He's from the South; he's a good old boy.
Jon: So does he do this? (mock Southern accent) "I caaayn't geeve it more power," like Scotty?
Scott: (mock Southern accent) "I cayn't even say di-lithium crystal," you know...
Jon: I love it.
Scott: And then John Billingsley, he's a Denobulan. He's my doctor.
Jon: And what's a Denobulan?
Scott: My "Bones." We don't really know where Denobulans are from yet, they're some kind of bird/reptile... He has -- I think he has -- is it three wives, somebody? He has three wives.
Jon: Three wives? So he's a Mormon. We'll be learning a lot about it through the Olympics.
Scott: Absolutely, he's from Denobula, Utah.
Jon: You just went to the toy fair, in New York City... Tell the big news...
Scott: I'm there, my action guy's there. It's bizarre, you know? They scan you, and then you're... replicated!
Jon: You're replicated? Why've you got to talk like you're on the show right now? You're on my show!
Scott: Well I slip into it naturally now...
Jon: They scanned you into a computer...
Scott: They scan you into a computer, and the computer then builds your body, uh, somehow...
Jon: Is that what they told you? You know what they did, they took the GI Joe body, slapped on your head, and they put it out there for $4.95!
[Scott looks puzzled, as if he's just realized he's been lied to]
Jon: Nah, I'm just kidding around! Don't be sad, it's okay! Does it have movement? No movement? How sad for you...
Scott: No, not yet...
Jon: The next year...
Scott: The paint's still wet, so...
Jon: But they made it though! Does everyone have one, or just you?
Scott: Well it did look a little bit like GI Joe.
Jon: Really? Does he have the grip? You know GI Joe has the grip...
Scott: No, I have a hand out, like this (holds hand out as if clenching his fingers, his palm up); actually now that I think about it, it's a little bit Shatner isn't it?
Jon: It's very Shatner! (Puts hand out) Bones! (laughs) Well this is cool though...
Scott: Well it was cool, but now you've ruined it...
Jon: No no no, I promise you Scott, honestly...
Scott: I felt so good, I'd just been to the toy fair... (mumbles) GI Joe...
Jon: Nobody watches this show. You'll be fine.
Scott: No it won't.
Jon: The Enterprise airs Wednesdays at 8.
Scott: And Sundays at 8.
Jon: Stop it.
Scott: Yeah! We're not on 5 times a week...
Jon: Scott Bakula everybody!
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For anybody wanting to catch a repeat of the show, it will be re-aired on Comedy Central twice on Tuesday, at 10 am and 7 pm EST.
(Thanks to Archangel for the story).
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