Richard Vernon credited as playing...
Slartibartfast
- Slartibartfast: Come. Come now or you will be late.
- Arthur: Late? What for?
- Slartibartfast: What is your name, human?
- Arthur: Dent. Arthur Dent.
- Slartibartfast: Late as in the late Dentarthurdent. It's a sort of threat, you see. I've never been terribly good at them myself but I'm told they can be terribly effective.
- Slartibartfast: It is most gratifying that your enthusiasm for our planet continues unabated. And so, we would like to assure you that the guided missiles currently converging with your ship are part of a special service we extend to all of our most enthusiastic clients, and the fully-armed nuclear warheads are of course merely a courtesy detail. We look forward to your custom in future lives.
- Slartibartfast: Is that your robot?
- Marvin: No. I'm mine.
- Arthur: Well, if you call it a robot. It's more like an electronic sulking machine.
- Slartibartfast: Bring it.
- Marvin: "Bring it. Bring it."
- Slartibartfast: On second thoughts, leave it here.
- Arthur Dent: The Earth!
- Slartibartfast: Well, the Earth Mark II, in fact. We're making a copy from our original blueprints.
- Arthur Dent: Are you telling me you originally made the Earth?
- Slartibartfast: Oh, yes. Did you ever go to a place - I think it was called Norway?
- Arthur Dent: No. No, I didn't.
- Slartibartfast: Pity. That was one of mine. Won an award, you know. Lovely crinkly edges.
- Arthur Dent: Excuse me, what is your name by the way?
- Slartibartfast: My name?
- [pause]
- Slartibartfast: My name is Slartibartfast.
- Arthur Dent: I beg your pardon?
- Slartibartfast: Slartibartfast.
- Arthur Dent: [laughing] Slartibartfast?
- Slartibartfast: I said it wasn't important.
- Slartibartfast: I was most upset to hear of its destruction.
- Arthur: *You* were upset?
- Slartibartfast: Five minutes later and it wouldn't have mattered so much. Shocking cock up. The mice were furious.
- Arthur: Mice?
- Slartibartfast: You must come with me or you will be late!
- Arthur Dent: Late? What for?
- Slartibartfast: What is your name, human?
- Arthur Dent: Dent, Arthur Dent.
- Slartibartfast: Late as in the late Dent Arthur Dent. It's a sort of threat, you see.