URGO

03.16 Episode 60 (#6536)
Airdate: January 28, 2000

When SG-1 returns from P4X-884, they begin experiencing intense cravings, and they see and hear the image of a man whom no one else can see. The cause is traced to microscopic implants in their brains, but the man identifies himself as Urgo, and explains that his mission is only to record new experiences through them. Urgo is gregarious and ebullient, both endearing and annoying, but the implants cannot be removed, and SG-1 returns to the planet for a solution. There they meet Togar, Urgo's stern creator, and convince him to reluctantly transfer the implant, and Urgo, into himself.

Written by: Tor Alexander Valenza
Directed by: Peter DeLuise

Guest Starring: Dom DeLuise as Urgo and Togar, Teryl Rothery as Dr. Fraiser, Nickolas Baric as SF Guard, Bill Nikolai as Technician

Reference: MALP, P4X-884, Togar, Urgo, Young Urgo, Vern

DESTINATIONS & INHABITANTS

NOTES OF INTEREST

• The device implanted in the brain was designed to observe, explore, and experience alien cultures. It emitted a barely measurable electromagnetic field, caused a sensitivity to the power of suggestion, produced unexplained cravings and an increased acuity in the senses, especially taste and smell. An error in the visual communication interface allowed the subjects to see and hear Urgo.

MEMORABLE REMARKS

• Appearances may be deceiving. [Teal'c]
  One man's ceiling is another man's floor. [O'Neill]
  A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell. [Daniel]
  Never run with scissors? [O'Neill]
• Apparently all desserts on base are in grave danger. [O'Neill]
• By the way, who is Mary Steenburgen? [Urgo]
• Okay, so what does he look like? [Fraiser]
  A famous tenor. [O'Neill]
• Are we entirely sure that the members of SG-1 are... what's the word? [Hammond]
  Sane? [Fraiser]
  That's the one. [Hammond]
• Wait, I can be dull! Want me to be dull? What a nice shade of gray. How about some white bread with mayonnaise? Wanna watch golf on television? [Urgo]
  Will you flip the switch?? [O'Neill]
• Okay... if you call that singing... [O'Neill]
• Hey, my software doesn't make me sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"! [O'Neill]
• I want to live! I want to experience the universe, and I want to eat pie! [Urgo]
  Who doesn't? [O'Neill]
• How about a hug? [Urgo]
  Don't push it. [O'Neill]

FOR THE RECORD

• For crying out loud: 1 [Urgo]
• Peter DeLuise cameo: Urgo's dashing young alter ego
• Injuries:
  • O'Neill, Carter, Daniel, Teal'c: implanted with alien device in the brain, and partial amnesia