Peter Macon credited as playing...
Lt. Cmdr. Bortus
- Ed Mercer: You knew what Arbor Day was, right?
- Kelly Grayson: I mean, actually, I had to think a second. Kind of confusing.
- Ed Mercer: Nobody knows what Arbor Day is.
- Bortus: No.
- Alara Kitan: No.
- Dr. Aronov: I knew.
- Ed Mercer: Well, what would you have said?
- Kelly Grayson: I would have said... "You got wood."
- Gordon Malloy: [the crew laughs] Yeah. Yes.
- Ed Mercer: Yeah, that is better, isn't it?
- Gordon Malloy: I've never been to the Epsilon Science Station. What's it like?
- Bortus: Epsilon 2 is an outpost devoted exclusively to scientific inquiry.
- Ed Mercer: Researchers from all over the galaxy petition to work there.
- Gordon Malloy: Really? Wow. Any good bars?
- Bortus: I will investigate.
- Ed Mercer: No, Bortus, you don't have to investigate that.
- Bortus: I have already obtained the information.
- Ed Mercer: Oh.
- Bortus: Shall I withhold it?
- Ed Mercer: No, you can tell us.
- Bortus: There are no bars.
- Gordon Malloy: How about strip clubs?
- Ed Mercer: Gordon.
- Gordon Malloy: Sorry.
- Bortus: There are no strip clubs.
- Isaac: [the Orville is under attack] Deflectors at half power.
- Gordon Malloy: Sir, I think I can buy us some time 'till we can get the landing party back. Let me wing it here?
- Bortus: Proceed.
- Gordon Malloy: This is something I call "hugging the donkey".
- John LaMarr: You can hug the donkey?
- Gordon Malloy: Dude, I've been hugging the donkey since flight school.
- Bortus: Well done, Lieutenant.
- Gordon Malloy: Sir, since I pulled that off, can I please wear shorts to work?
- Bortus: I've already said no.