"It works rather like ancient dental equipment. Not that you'd know anything about that."
— Elijah Kalgan, Space Mutiny
Doctor: Don't worry, I'm not going to kiss you. I'm only adjusting the restraint.
Neelix: I'll try to contain my disappointment.
Neelix: I'll try to contain my disappointment.
— Star Trek: Voyager, "Phage"
"What is it with you and examination tables?"
— Danielle, Danny Phantom
"I want it on a slab. I need to know what makes it tick"
— Raymond McMullen, [PROTOTYPE]
"Incision here... saw through the breast bone, there we go. You're cooperating so nicely! Not that you have much of a choice. Oh, here. This part is always cool. See, the ribs are flexible, and with the sternum separated, a little bit of help from Spider thirty-three here, they unfold like a bird slowly spreaaaaading its wings... I could give you a skull face like that helmet of yours, only real... and crank your power up to the max, always on, give you some biological imperative to encourage cannibalism, see how long it takes for them to eliminate you if they can't see or hear you..."
— Bonesaw, Worm
"Hi. Have you ever seen a psychiatrist or taken psychedelic drugs? Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't freak out! You've got a lot of narco-synthetics in your system to fast-track the rapport process... so make yourself comfortable before you lose motor function in your arms and legs. [holds up a syringe] 'Is it safe?' [laughs] Nah, I'm just fucking with ya."
— Dr. Charles Zurn, The Secret World
"I hope you don't mind if I don't use anesthetic. It interferes with my readings..."
— Dr. Arthur Arden, American Horror Story: Asylum
