Amelia: HAROLD!Harold: Yes, dear?Amelia: I don""t know why it is that everytime I want to talk to you, you""re off in some other part of the house.The last of the remaining free tribes of rebels was led by wise King Pheron (Roger Rees), determined to challenge the tyrannical and evil warlord Memnon with a prophetic Sorcerer at his side, but disapproving Nubian warrior Balthazar (Michael Clarke Duncan) refused to lead his men into an unwinnable battle.DeVriess: You, uh, saw yourself on a carrier, or a battleship, no doubt.Keith: Yes sir, I had hoped that ---DeVriess: Well, I onlyhopethat you""re good enough for theCaine.Keith: I shall try to be worthy of this assignment, sir.DeVriess: She""s not a battleship or a carrier; theCaineis a beaten-up tub.After 18 months of combat, it takes 24 hours a day just to keep her in one piece.Keith was assigned to follow the smooth-talking, sarcastic Lt.Keefer for a tour of the obsolete and "beaten-up" tub.Although heCainehad been designed to be a minesweeper, it hadn""t been used to sweep mines in a year and a half:The first thing you""ve got to learn about this ship is that she was designed by geniuses to be run by idiots.Competition with the Sheik in Courting the Girl""s Affection - With Boxes of Candy:The local sheik.- Ward CraneA fancy dressed, thin-mustached, middle-aged Sheik also approached the window of the Confectionary, and saw the $3 dollar sale on the box of chocolates, but the gigolo shyster found that his pockets were empty and he was broke.