She wasn’t on board.

Scarlett Johansson wanted nothing to do with husband Colin Jost’s decision to buy a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat for $280,100 four years ago.

The “Saturday Night Live” comedian revealed his movie star wife’s savage one-word response to the purchase in a teaser for the May 4 episode of the “Smartless” podcast.

Scarlett Johansson in a light yellow strapless dress holding hands with Colin Jost in a black tuxedo at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Scarlett Johansson (pictured here with her comedian hubby in September 2025) wanted nothing to do with Colin Jost’s decision to buy a decommissioned ferryboat for more than $280,000 four years ago.WireImage

The retired Staten Island Ferry boat, the John F. Kennedy, is moored in New York City.
Jost and Pete Davidson bought the 277-foot decommissioned ferryboat (seen here in February 2022) for $280,100 in January 2022.GC Images

“I texted Scarlett, like, ‘Guess what? We own a ferry now,’” Jost, 43, recalled. “And she was like, ‘We?’”

Reps for Johansson and Jost did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.

The “Weekend Update” host pulled the trigger and bought the 277-foot ferryboat with former “SNL” co-star Pete Davidson, 32, and business partners Paul Italia and Ron Castellano in January 2022.

Davidson, during a chat with “Entertainment Tonight” in June 2023, claimed that he and Jost were “very stoned” when they purchased the decommissioned vessel at an auction.

Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson smiling at each other at the "Eleanor the Great" premiere.
The “Saturday Night Live” comedian (pictured here with Johansson in September 2025) revealed his wife’s response to the ferry purchase in a teaser for the May 4 episode of the “Smartless” podcast.Gregory Pace / Shutterstock

Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson at a screening of "Eleanor the Great".
“I texted Scarlett, like, ‘Guess what? We own a ferry now,’” Jost recalled. “And she was like, ‘We?’”Getty Images

“I have no idea what’s going on with that thing,” he added at the time. “Hopefully it turns into a Transformer and gets the f—k out of there so I can stop paying for it.”

His friend and business partner, however, quickly denied Davidson’s claim that they were both “very stoned” when they bought the ferryboat.

“Is it worse that I was actually stone-cold sober when we bought the ferry?” Jost wrote on Instagram.

“We’re excited to prove the non-believers wrong. You’re going to be BEGGING to get on this ferry in two years. Mark my words.”

Jost and Johansson went on to address the elephant in the room more recently during an episode of “Today with Jenna & Friends” in January 2025.

Pete Davidson and Colin Jost at the Weekend Update desk.
Davidson claimed that he and Jost (pictured here together during an episode of “SNL” in May 2022) were “very stoned” when they bought the decommissioned vessel.NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

Pete Davidson and anchor Colin Jost on the "Weekend Update" set.
Jost (seen here with Davidson during an episode of “SNL” in November 2025) insisted he was “stone-cold sober” when they decided to buy the ferryboat.Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images
“If anybody out there would like to start a GoFundMe for the Staten Island ferry, please be my guest,” the “Avengers” star, 41, joked.

“I don’t know if I’m speaking for the Staten Island ferry or against it, but help our family, OK?” she added. “This has now become a telethon for ‘Support the Staten Island Ferry.’”

But Jost fired right back and argued the investment was “going to put food on [their family’s] table.”

The couple, who tied the knot in 2020, share 4-year-old son Cosmo.

Scarlett Johansson posing on a red carpet in a black dress with two diamond flower details on the chest, a small bow on the waist, and black patent leather shoes.
Johansson (pictured here in October 2025) has joked about Jost’s ferry purchase since he pulled the trigger and bought it with Davidson in January 2022.Getty Images

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost on a game show set.
“If anybody out there would like to start a GoFundMe for the Staten Island ferry, please be my guest,” she said during an episode of “Today with Jenna & Friends” with Jost in January 2025 (as seen here).Today with Jenna and Sheinelle/ Youtube
“I hope you have a good thick pair of gloves at home, because some day you’re going to be getting so many paper cuts from all the checks that start rolling in from this ferry,” the comedian quipped.

But while Jost, Davidson and their business partners have reportedly been losing money and facing obstacle after obstacle trying to launch their ferry project, the “Weekend Update” star has refused to abandon ship.

Jost proposed two possible plans for the 70,000-square-foot vessel, which he and Davidson have dubbed the Titanic 2, during the “Smartless” teaser: a place where people can “go have parties” or a swim club.

“Growing up in Staten Island, I went to this place called the Great Hills Swim Club,” he told co-hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes. “It was a swim club where people would just go, and the kids could all hang out, the adults could hang out.”

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Colin Jost in a brown suit on the Staten Island Ferry for Tommy Hilfiger's Spring 2025 fashion show.
Jost (pictured here on his and Davidson’s ferryboat in September 2024) has refused to abandon the troubled project.WWD via Getty Images

Pete Davidson, Alex Moffat, and Colin Jost sit at the SNL Weekend Update desk.
“It’s going to be fine,” Jost (seen here with Davidson and Alex Moffat during a “Weekend Update” segment) said during the “Smartless” teaser. “Is this a good financial sign where you’re like, ‘It’s fine!?’”Saturday Night Live/ Youtube

He continued, “I could imagine creating a place like that, that’s not a weird fancy members club, but is actually more middle class in Manhattan.”

Still, Jost appeared to question the future of his and Davidson’s more than $280,000 investment.

“It’s going to be fine,” he reassured the podcast hosts and himself. “Is this a good financial sign where you’re like, ‘It’s fine!?’”