Funniest Atlantis moments? S1-S5

[Jimmylad89]

Mine has to be.......
Season 3 Episode 1
'No mans Land Part 2' at the start of the episode

McKAY: They couldn't have. Even if they somehow deduced the location of Earth, they still wouldn't be able to get there -- not unless they ... (he pauses, thinking) ... they downloaded something along with the hive ship plans. Something like spyware. Something like when I stupidly downloaded porn ... (he glances in the direction of Ronon's cocoon) ... music! When I downloaded music! (Ronon takes no notice, continuing to struggle.) It has to be ... I did this. I'm responsible for the destruction of my own planet.

DEX: If anyone was going to do it, it'd be you.

McKAY: Thank you! Thank you so much for that!

DEX: Stop worrying about it now. Just focus.

McKAY: Focus on what?! What is there to focus on?! I'm stuck in a cocoon!

DEX: On getting out of here.

McKAY: Oh, right, of course! Why didn't I think of that?! Of course. Here goes ... ummm ... no, still can't move.

(Ronon continues to try and force himself through the webbing.)

McKAY: I'm pretty sure they're struggle-proof there, big guy.

[EvilSpaceAlien]

The one where McKay died was really funny. Or was that just a wonderful dream???.......

[ReplicatedJedi]

I am not sure if anyone has said this one but...

the one in 'Rising' where a scientist activate something and McKay is saying "Using power, using power.

the one in 'Missing' where Teyla is talking about her childhood where athosian children are left in the woods (as a rite of passage i think)and Jennifer starts talking about her summer school and how she got homesick and had to be sent home. the look on Teylas face was priceless!

[Whytewytch]

There were just too many priceless moments in this show. One of the best things about it was that the subtle humor worked so well in the dramatic setting. A couple of favs, though:

In "Runner" where McKay is talking about how much radiation his body has absorbed over the years.
"I may have to forego reproducing."
Lorne (no icon ): "I was just thinking that might be a good idea."
Lorne's deadpan sense of humor was just awesome throughout the series.

In "Hide and Seek" when Sheppard pushes McKay off the balcony and Weir about has a heart attack. The proud looks on the boys' faces in that whole ensuing scene are priceless, as is the banter and Grodin's punch, thrown without hesitation.

In "Rising" after Sheppard has been asked to join the Atlantis expedition and is "considering" it:
"It's a short flight, so I'll be as succinct as possible."
--Pause--
"That's pretty succinct."
"Thank you."

Too many more to name, and others have named some more of my favs as well. The recurring wish for a turkey sandwich had me giggling--notice no one ever asked for a ham, roast beef, egg salad, PB & J, etc? Only turkey. LOL

These actors were incredible at delivering deadpan lines or using their expressions to convey emotions in such a subtle way. Really miss them!

[Skarmory]

Oh wow, I just read this and have about 20 eps I'm going to have to go back and rewatch. The humour on this show is beyond awesome

What comes to mind for me is any of the Rodney/Zelenka moments. For example, in McKay & Mrs. Miller, when Jeannie compliments Radek and Rodney lectures her about encouraging him...Zelenka's facial expression is priceless! Plus the muttered Czech whenever Rodney exasperates him too much (which is often!)

[zbir]

Oh! Where do I start?
(lots of my favorites were already mentioned, but there are lots more:
The best banter ever (from the beginning of The Last Good-Bye) and the best line (about the TV shows):
McKAY: "Most of which are fictional representations of ridiculously attractive people in absurd situations."

(of course, by "best" I mean "the one I'm remembering right now")


others:
*from Rising - when Sheppard almost fall into that ravine; or the 'naming the Puddle Jumpe" banter between "Flight" (LOL) and Sheppard
*from Hide & Seek - whn Rodny throw all the cofee on his chest; or Sheppard's "You might faint again" line
*from Sanctuary: "Hi, Athar!"
*from Home :

FORD: I've never seen so much nothing.
SHEPPARD: And I've never walked so far to see it.

*from Runner:
McKAY: What?! I wanna get Ford back just as much as everyone else, but do you see my complexion?
TEYLA: Yes.
McKAY: Yes, it's very fair! Extremely fair!... This isn't fair!

or

SHEPPARD: How come it smells like I'm on vacation?
McKAY: Mmm, could it be the simulated tropical aroma of cocoa butter?
SHEPPARD: Strong enough for anyone within five miles to smell you.
McKAY: Like they haven't been tipped off by the Aqua Velva?

or
McKAY: "Shoot me? When did this escalate to physical violence?"
[..]
McKAY: "What?! What do you mean, ‘still'?! When did this escalate to killing?!"

*from The Ark : the "how screwed we are report" (and Sheppard line (and his tone) "I don't know! Pick one!), or when Sheppard promiss Ronon to fight him to death; or when Rodney says how he always confuses the two:
McKAY: I figure it would be nice if we were all together as we burn up.
SHEPPARD (reprovingly): McKay.
McKAY: I’m sorry. I mean, as we get rescued. I always get those two confused.

*from The Tower - the dinner scene when the woman grabs Sheppard's ass; o
*from Grace under pressure:
McKAY: Is that really how you want this to go down, huh? You wanna freeze me to death?! You sure you wouldn't rather I imploded with you, you, you, you lemon?

McKAY: It's funny -- I was just actually ... I was just, you know, thinking what would complete this experience would be freezing cold sea water in the compartment, lots of it, and because now the whole imploding thing is kind of off the table, drowning should really be brought back into the equation.

and the "Lieutenant Colonel Siren" line!

*from Inferno: "that plan sucks" scene
McKAY: What? That's my plan. Didn't I tell you about that?
BECKETT: No.
SHEPPARD: No, you didn't.
McKAY: Well, you were too busy running around looking for people.
SHEPPARD: Well, tell us the damn plan!
[..the plan..]
BECKETT: I think I may be missing something. Correct me if I'm wrong, but when the volcano erupts, don't we as well?
McKAY: That's the plan.
SHEPPARD: That's the plan?
McKAY: That's the plan!
SHEPPARD: That plan sucks!

[zbir]

others:

*from Epiphany:
Rodney: "...Bear with me.."; the Conan & Xena comment; the "problematic" lines; or the "abandoning issues" line
*from Sunday: I'm on the floor laughing at Ronon's game ("grab the flag") and John's reaction to it
*from The Real World"
O'NEILL: Well, maybe you've got to work yourself back into playing shape -- spend a little time doing some short shifts before you jump up to the first line.
WEIR: I'm sorry. I don't know a thing about football.
(She walks towards the building. Jack turns and follows her.)
O'NEILL: Nor hockey, apparently.

*from Sateda: I love Rodney's face when Shep asks "Who's flying the ship?" and he responds "Me" and goes into the cocpit,
*from The Defiant One:
SHEPPARD (He starts to walk away from the Jumper, then realises nobody is following him. He stops and turns around.) Are we ready?! (They all start walking.)
*from Duet: when Sheppard says "Command it to" and does that move with his hands
*from Aurora: when Shep's team is already set to go
or
SHEPPARD: Any way to figure out what they're saying?
McKAY: Yes, of course -- it says right here: “Why is the smart one having to stop and answer so many questions?”!

or
McKAY (in a weary voice): Now, I should be able to monitor your E.E.G. patterns, so in the highly unlikely event that something anomalous should present itself, I should be able to, uh, disconnect you manually.
SHEPPARD: Good.
McKAY: ... without permanent brain damage.
(John looks at him suspiciously.)
SHEPPARD: Rodney?
McKAY: Well, the opportunity to speak to a living Ancient is worth the risk, hmm? Now, when I close the lid, the pod system should activate. Ready?
SHEPPARD: I was!

or

McKAY: The communiqué's been erased.
SHEPPARD: Why would the Wraith do that?
(Rodney sighs in exasperation.)
McKAY: Well, it says right here: “I, the Wraith, delete this important information to keep you from seeing it”!

or

McKAY: Even if she doesn't have all the information she needs, we need to stop her from sending what she's learned so far to the Wraith ships that are on the way.
(John narrows his eyes at him.)
SHEPPARD: There are Wraith ships on the way?!
(Rodney gulps.)
McKAY: I'm-I'm sure I mentioned that.
SHEPPARD: No, you didn't.
McKAY: Well, it ... it-it-it threw me when she was so hot!
SHEPPARD: How many ships?
McKAY: It's two cruisers.
SHEPPARD: Can you disconnect her?
McKAY: Him. Not from the inside, no. I should be able to disable the pod interface from the outside.
SHEPPARD: Then why didn't you?
McKAY: Because I didn't know what that would do to you.
SHEPPARD: Well, that's very thoughtful of you, but now she knows all about Atlantis.
McKAY: You told her?! (He folds his arms.) Why?
SHEPPARD: Because I was trying to convince them that ... Just go and unplug the Wraith while I talk to the Captain.
McKAY: The communiqué is blank!
SHEPPARD: Yeah, but he might still have some intel about the Wraith weakness. Now, Rodney, is there anything else you'd like to tell me?
(Rodney thinks about it.)
McKAY: Only that Caldwell was probably gonna destroy the ship at any moment.
(John stares at him for a moment.)
SHEPPARD: Go!

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or:

*from Irresistible:

McKAY: We don't even know your name.
(Lucius looks round at him for a moment, then starts to laugh. All the villagers join in with his laughter. Rodney looks down, embarrassed. John shrugs at Lucius.)
SHEPPARD: We're serious

or the scene when Lucius asks for a jumper:
SHEPPARD: Yes. They are hard to fly, and no, you can't have one.
LUCIUS: But I want one. Please.
SHEPPARD: Sorry.
WILLA: Perhaps a trade for some of his wonderful medicines?
McKAY: Or perhaps not.


*from Doppelganger:
the beginning, in the forest, when Sheppard steps into mud and goes "All right. That's it! I'm calling this one. Everyone back to the Jumper."

or when Sheppard talks about the kaleidoscope but Rodney and Ronon don't follow his line

and many many others!
What a great show! It was not only the funny lines, but the way those were delivered. Pure comedy!

[albatross]

Returning after a looong absence and an SGA rewatch

I love some of the moments between Sheppard and Ronon:

From 'Midway' when Sheppard sends Ronon back to Earth with Teal'c and Ronon mutters "I hate you".

From 'Duet' when Sheppard is showing Ronon how to use Earth weapons and Ronon says "I prefer this" (his gun), shoots a massive hole in the target, and Sheppard leans in and says "I can see why you would."

From 'The Daedalus Variations': "Easy Chewie, those buttons are your friends!" while Ronon smashes the weapons console with his fists.

Some great Carson Beckett moments:

From 'The Return Part I', the obvious "Turtles" dialogue, and also when they're all having dinner and everyone's phone starts ringing and he says "I didn't bring my bloody cell phone with me, what's happening?"

From 'Letters from Pegasus', when Ford asks him who he wishes was there (for the video) and he replies, "Nobody, I wish I wasn't bloody here!"

I think Jack O'Neill is even funnier in SGA than he was in SG1, especially his interactions with Woolsey in 'The Return Part II':

When Woolsey asks him if he couldn't find anymore food, and O'Neill replies, "No, they had a lovely buffet". And "I've been sitting next to you through the whole thing. Why do you think I have more information?"

And a great McKay one-liner, of course:

Griffin: "You're not Spanish are you?"
McKay: "Oh yes, of the Barcelona McKays."
('Grace Under Pressure')

There are loads more but they're my favourites from the top of my head!

[krisz565]

Mine is from 'Travelers'

(I don't know if anybody mentioned before, but this is hilarious )

McKay: There's something you're not telling us. She was hot wasn't she?
Sheppard: I don't know what you're talking about.
McKay: Oh, I knew it! That is so typical!
Sheppard: She had me beat, Rodney. She threatened to kill me several times. It wasn't like we were hanging out in a spa together.
McKay: Whatever! All I know is that every time I get taken captive, it's the Wraith. Just once, I would like to be taken prisoner by the sexy alien.

[kfx450r]

Quite a few, most mentioned in here already. One that instantly comes to mind was the Wee Baby Turtles

[The Flyattractor]

Ok. Can't really recall what the name of the episode was but it was the time travel story that lead to a big story arc restart. It is the one where Michael has all but conquered the Wraith and nearly defeated the Atlantis crew. Ronan has struck out on his own and has gone on a suicide mission to destroy one of Michael's research sites. He goes in and bumps into Todd. They fight a little and come to a truce to team up against their common foe. Todd explains how he planed to download a computer virus into the systems that would mess up Mich's plans in the base. Ronan says he just plans to blow it up.
The look on Ronan's face and when he explains his "plan" when compared to the complexity of Todd's and Todd's "Of course your HUMAN" response is PRICELESS!

[debbieprice75]

Rodney get shot in the butt in Sateda. for sure always makes me laugh

[Night Maiden]

In Outsiders, Carson and Rodney try to squeeze in the wraith dart, and then whip their heads in sheer terror when they hear the wraith at the dart bay door.

[Night Maiden]

In Runner, Rodney is running away from Aiden in the dark and panics in a high pitched scream when he runs out of bullets.