Star Trek's Data: Funny Moments 

Yeah, Brent Spiner is an amazing actor. And he’s a pretty good singer as well.

Truly, Lykos? I never knew that.

@@lykos832f5 I found out a week ago (of this reply) that he released an album in 2008 called dreamland with another singer Maude maggart

@@Mowmauf I love that Album, I used to listen to it while I studied, I’ve got the whole thing downloaded on my phone lol

You gotta love Brent's serious acting 🤣

And the subsequent facepalm from La Forge

i feel like this statement made by third parties would stop arguments in there tracks XD innocently point out the fact they are acting like kids, and they wanna see the temper tantrums cuz its cute and you will all shake hands by the next press conference if a politician, or family gathering or friends get to gather. but you probably ended the argument before even that, so the time wasted yelling was just you not hireing a therapist or knowing how to sort your emotions. so you vented kinda like a child isent it cute lol

I am not an animal. For I am a French man.

@@JEM_Fire Nobody's perfect.

That's my favorite Data scene.

Meanwhile Troy is trying SO HARD not to laugh.

@@jasong9492 She's giving the audience that conspiratorial smile, like "He's mad now. Data doesn't know, but we do"

One of my favorite moments in all of TNG

"Season 2, Episode 3 "Elementary, Dear Data". Captain Picard says "Merde" in French which means "shit" in English." ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VGzW7zAj_EM.html

De few c exwdw ed w ce eec

I'm like him irl

Autism

Data is an autistic icon

No you can’t.

Pretty much describes me

You should have seen him on Night Court!

next time just take the moment ... just take the moment a go away

@ huh?

@@rhocat362 eh?

Absolutely : ) Guy's a Legend : )

I watched Star Trec with my parents as a kid, and I think I only paid attention to parts of it (I have face blindness so keeping track of humans is hard) but watching all these Data clips makes me realize he was probably an influence for my speech. Once I slid off my parents' bed and as I fell I exclaimed, "gravity is working to my disadvantage!" Finally got my autism dx in my 30s. Hahaha.

If there’s one truth in the world is that all of us on the spectrum adore Data.

Hehe I have to blend in 😝😝

Yes, I feel the same.

I am also autistic as is my partner, and I see data in both of us 😂

Geordi clearly always got a kick out Data’s antics.

@@adamJKpunk that profile pic 💅

Well of course. He was used to being the one reading out loud. Nice change of pace :P

Geordi is such a nice person. I think he's the only one appreciative of what Data is capable of.

I would definitely listen to data recite an entire novel

Spock, Data and Odo. What a trio❤

@@heatherthedutch-american1481 Odo would make a great addition to a discussion of philosophy and I feel bad that I left him out of my initial comment.

@wasnt me I said "characters", not "people".

You could ask Data everything and he'd know the answer 😳

@@heatherthedutch-american1481 oh god the universe would fold in on itself. There’s a reason Odo is on Deep Space Nine, Spock is an Ambassador, and Data is on the Enterprise. To keep them all separate.

Right?

The only one who didn't interrupt Data during his explanations was Q when he was a human. I found that a nice that change!

Picard letting him go on and on when he was with Lwaxana was great. With the timing he'd usually say yes thank you mister data

As someone with autism the cutting off of when you fall into that flow can be very helpful especially if you’re like data trying to learn better to interact

@@Abysalss I didn't think about it that way, thanks for the perspective!

Chwat*

Sentient AI turning evil..?

He really was, he's so underrated

@@thesilvershining I was in college when TNG was released. We had "TNG Night" in the lobbies of the dorms (which were quite spartan). Data was very much a favorite from the beginning.

@@LadyhawksLairDotCom I was 12 years old for the TNG series finale. We had a huge party, it was really fun but also emotional saying goodbye to the great show we loved. I miss those days.

Look up his appearances on Night Court.

The only comedian on the cast. It's a pro move to cast him as the android with no emotions.

Oh, her gig is that she dislikes Data, so she disrespects him by using the "proper pronunciation" of the word.

@@fireknight0146 "proper pronunciation" depends where you are from. In the UK his name is the "proper pronunciation". Other English speaking countries use one or other of them.

@@paulkeith9680 Both pronunciations of data are correct. Brent said his character's name was originally supposed to be pronounced "dah-ta" but Patrick Stewart used the UK pronunciation "day-ta" and it stuck, probably because most people think it sounds nicer as a name.

@@Elly3981 also, we invented the bloody language lol

I suppose we will be burning the midnight petroleum on this one....

Yes I thought that was funny too 😆

Adding gasoline to a warp core is NOT recommended lol

Best show 😍

Same here, I fw Star Trek now cuz of it

I am browsing ST clips from YT as for now since nearly a week ago.

Data is the reason I began watching star trek

Then you have a wonderful treat in store when you do watch it

Perfectly cut, as everything should be

" Data" was the BEST!

"She took a sonic shower, and in half an hour, was cleansed of every impurity" -Stolen from a commenter on a different video in which this clip appears

yes. Data just casually beats the Klingon in arm wrestleing and goes back to working on that small computer.

differences?

The shoulder pat at the end just seals it.

I mean, everything on a starship causes huge explosions so it's not unbelievable

Was going to say that was brilliant

Dodged a bullet there

That transition was indeed perfect 👌😂😂

I always thought that was funnier than hell the first time I heard it, I was like "Oh my God, Data swore!!" I couldn't help but laugh when he said that!!😆

@@marinarhettsturgill6085 I know right? Like when Spock learned about swearing in "The Voyage Home."

@@keithaldrich1862 Colorful metaphors.

I also like in First Contact when data says "I believe I speak for everyone here when I say... to HELL with our orders!"

And the life form song!

Every time they asked him a question that he didn’t know the answer to, they could just ask him to “speculate” and he’d usually be right on the money anyways. Data was so OP in the best way possible.

@@Kamibandit honestly, they could've asked Data how to solve every problem they encountered and he would've solved them beautifully. "Data how do we fight the borg?" "Well sir, acording to my calculations we have a less the 0.00267% of a chance if defeating the borg. Sir"

If it weren't for Data, they couldn't get out of half the shit they encounter. I've often wondered, how all the other ships manage without a Data?

@@clevestercrittenden2089 ikr, most astrological anomalies should be observed from a distance with scientific instruments. Instead they get giant space orchids, or Space pathogen.

They did listen to him and trust him, however I feel like them saying "Thank you Data" when he'd given enough information was helpful for teaching him how to communicate like a human. Not sure there's many of examples if any, of them ignoring his ideas.

"Thank you" was just Picard's way of nicely telling Data to shut up. He's more direct with Wesley, though.

The first to come to mind was MORK from ORK. But then S.T.N.G. would have to invent yet another Universe for Robin.

Brent is clearly one of the best actors I've ever seen but I still don't think his talent alone was enough to make his character so popular. I'm sure his personal charm and striking good looks had a lot to do with it as well.

True, although now I really want to see a spoof with the Star Trek TNG actors playing each other's characters.

"Data" was one of the greatest Characters in all of "Star Trek" along with "Spock", as well as all of Science Fiction.

@SM-si2ui Well, all the ST spin-offs have a novelty character that makes the show more interesting. For TOS, it was Spock, for TNG, it was Data, for DS9, it was Odo, and for Voyager, it was probably 7 of 9.

@@Elly3981 Agree, although I would say the Doctor in Voyager as well.

@BBakerStreet-id5zz True. The EMH looks and acts more human than Data but his ego can be off-putting sometimes. As for Odo, he's got a good heart but can also be a bit of a jerk sometimes, even to his friends.

"Howdy commander"

"Y'all must be mistaken." "Did whut?"

**spits into planter** **saunters off like a cowboy**

It was great!! Q gave Data a wonderful gift!

@@SM-si2ui I used to wonder why Q didn't just make Data human or give him emotions permanently so he wouldn't need an emotion chip. But then I figure that Q must have had the foresight to know that Picard and the crew would need Data's android abilities to get them out of trouble on many occasions and he would need to be able to shut off his emotions when they became a hindrance so that he doesn't panic in a critical situation and screw up.

22:06 I stand corrected.

Me too, what does that say about us?

@@rhocat362 it says that the three of us are autistic as fuck.

100% 😂

Brent Spiner was so gorgeous and sexy back in the day. His smile and laugh could melt your heart ^^

I'd have to agree when I watched all these moments in the show I never thought it was funny, I did not expect most of the clips to be Data being Data. I actually feel a little sad that people might only see him as comic relief.

I don’t have autism and I agree with you. Maybe I need to watch it with context but I don’t really find these funny.

As someone with autism; I do find it funny, but in the "I can relate" sort of way. I've had moments like this and know what it is like to be stopped mid-ramble. I have also learned through my own life experiences that people without autism tend to find my topics of conversation rather annoying, especially when I try to grasp and understand subjects such as philosophy.

@@MasterArchfiend I'd wager that I'd find a philosophical discussion with you to be delightful, so don't sell yourself short. Sometimes it's just difficult to find people whom you understand and who understand you, regardless of where you fall on the spectrum, or whether you're on it at all. My best friend has schizo-affective disorder and I feel like it's a miracle that we ever even met. Neurodivergence is like skateboarding, it's not a crime, it's actually very cool.

@@Gabeslicor we don't see him as comic relief, mostly just really interesting, and a little bit niave when it comes to social cues to so it is adorable to watch him learn. Thats what makes ot funny to most people, not comic relief, but really just watching as he turns from a socially naive ""child""" to a badass science nerd

He's not completely blind, he can see where he's going with his visor but of course it looks different than regular eyesight.

@@sarahberkner True! Though at the moment he isn't wearing his visor, which is why I tease.

You must be an American. ):

@@chiasanzes9770 what the fuck are you talking about? Lol

Too bad they cut out a part of the scene that made it even funnier yet. When Worf turns around to leave to room he has a sneezing fit because apparently he's allergic to the fuzzy little bugger.

...to what?

I know! stop being mean to data 😔

It's in the script, dear Vicky. Innocent juxtapositions of an idiot savant. But seriously y'all. If Data was truly funny, would the Universe shake from all the belly laughs?

If you think that's rude you should see how they treated Wesley crusher but then again he was annoying lol

@@fm00078 Just a remark, my dear. No need to write ma a thesis about it

@@Gold6240 That's AMAZING, 23 words is a thesis. . 🙄

He really was the best, Brent Spiner was perfectly cast