Avery Brooks Talks about his worst experience on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

...and then I don't help :)

[@Goodspaceguy]

The plot of most first season DS9 episodes is "We've discovered a new and deeply annoying culture"

[@thavidu78]

Then later on it goes, "Wait, we already have species with cultures we can more deeply explore" and it worked.

[@Nine-Signs]

No no, that was only half the plot of all episodes of the first season, the other half was "bajoran peasants need food and are arguing over garden forks while 500 replicators float in near orbit above them"

[@philiphunn194]

And because they hadn't quite figured out Bajoran culture at that point, you got bizarre episodes like "The Storyteller" where nothing is consistent with what came before or after.

[@Tiro1000]

The worst was that fricken episode with the people who were shipwrecked and couldn't use technology.

[@runninginsept]

@@Tiro1000 And then CHOSE to stay there even after they could return with Sisko!

[@TheLunnyBear]

This scene always made me laugh, the rest say the rhyme in such monotone voices, but commander Sisko sings it so beautifully lmao

[@jerodast]

When we're talkin about Sisko singing, the best is yet to come!

[@CsImorte]

of course Avery Brooks is a musician ... A quite jazz singer and a very talented instrumentist

[@Degamer422]

I thought it was fitting because they’re just little things that show this person is a parent and that’s one of them.

[@cooldriver7236]

@@CsImorte I never knew that. Gonna look him up now.

[@TheMarlinspike]

It's awful

[@JingleJangle256]

It’s hilarious how both Sisko and Brooks are thinking, “What horrible life choices have I made that led me here?”

[@davewolf6256]

I like to think he was singing for real thinking, "This show won't make it to season 2. I might as well sing my best. It might land me a role in a musical!"

[@jerodast]

Yeah there's some method acting going on in that scene haha. Both Sisko and Brooks have been given a script they did not like AT ALL but were contractually obligated to perform.

[@iaingirling9530]

Ben sisko (avery brooks

[@rainyfeathers9148]

🤣🤣🤣

[@flowertrue]

My theory is that Sisko sang it so well because he was, after all, a father, and parents get used to singing stupid songs with their kids. Dax sang it ok too, but Kira and Bashir were too conscious of their dignity. Once you're a parent, you lose that.

[@seanraines5871]

Speaking as an uncle with aspergers, high functioning autism, might I add once your a cool uncle as well? I'm not a dad unless you count animals but I am an uncle. Besides who doesnt want to act like a kid if invited? Anything to keep you young at heart.

[@daveforgot127]

Not sure what the stupid song but

[@animateddepression]

Ironically Bashir made Kira a parent. Both onscreen and off.

[@seanraines5871]

@@animateddepression he was lucky that way. She was my star trek crush

[@methos-ey9nf]

Haha well how many kids has the Dax symbiote had?

[@aussienick4520]

Bashir's face at 0:32

[@CausticMonarch]

He's genuinley horrified at the prospect of doing that thing

[@yeahbutthendragons152]

Max Manning Which is funny that THIS is where he gets embarrassed, after the spectacle he made when they first showed up in the maze

[@atomicdancer]

"Oh no... My career is over."

[@kev3d]

"We're doing what now?"

[@robertszekely8686]

He's thinking " I have to do this ".

[@Jonslondon]

This is so hilarious! The fact Avery spoke on this is nuts because I could tell in the scene he thought this was ridiculous! You can see it in all their expressions lol and the fact he mentioned it as his worse moment is so epic ffs lol!!!!!!!

[@chriswalton6899]

just finished my first watch of the entire DS9 today and this was definitely a reminder of how far it had come since the early days

[@Stingmon21]

Its funny, during the documentary, Nana called this the greatest moment in Trek history. But as Kira, the look on her face said "F my life".

[@samsonguy10k]

Might very well have been the scene that cemented them together. They might very well have done a blood pact that they would do this scene, but make sure afterward that they would never have to do another like it ever again. All or none.

[@tommythecat7752]

What's the name of the documentary please?

[@amehak1922]

Very much a 'please shoot me' kind of reaction lol

[@Stingmon21]

What we leave behind

[@aniquinstark4347]

It's hilarious hearing such a suave and refined voice like Avery Brooks' singing a nursery rhyme

[@krane15]

We sometime forget he's a dad.

[@mikeclemens795]

After watching numerous interviews of all the captains, I think Avery is one I'd most like to have a coffee conversation with.

[@updfdrakkell143]

Sisko always seems more relatable as a person than some other captains to me

[@spicenug]

He does come across as a cool dude to me. I'd like to meet him.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Agreed. Brooks the most approachable. The worst would be Shatner. Stewart is also less relatable, really seems like he's lived in his own bubble.

[@genderender]

@@oldtwinsna8347Stewart is by far the strangest of the captains. He’s so much sillier and whacky than his acting leads on

[@FreakDaMIghet]

Amazing how this show literally went from hop scotch to all out war. What other show can make that claim?

[@skippythealien9627]

I still cannot believe that episode exists quite frankly haha

[@AtlasBlizzard]

DS9 definitely didn't hit the ground running, but once Worf joined and the Dominion entered the picture, it really began to build steam, and became amazing.

[@bOmBAsTiK]

​@@AtlasBlizzardThat's also when Sisko morphed into Space Hawk with the shaved head and goatee...it's all related lol

[@krane15]

Stargate Atlantis: The war games video game was real.

[@jamesfoley6939]

I love how Avery is sitting at the table like an absolute boss. Who talks into a mic like that except him!

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

I like how like a true captain, Sisko led by example, and was the first to perform the embarrassing rhyme/dance upon Dax's realisation that they all had to do it.

[@magicstix0r]

When you realize Avery Brooks wasn't acting when he played the insane evil mastermind in Our Man Bashir...

[@andrewklang809]

Eccentrics can make for fun Bond villains: Christopher Walken, Yaphet Kotto. Avery Brooks.

[@updfdrakkell143]

Thats the ep I really started liking Avery as a actor

[@wessmoore7894]

@@updfdrakkell143 Yep, it seemed like all of the actors were having a ton of fun doing that episode, which personally makes it that much more enjoyable to me.

[@jeannineburchett8096]

Well the thing is, Avery Brooks has a beautiful voice ... both speaking and singing .

[@pferreira1983]

I don't care what anybody says, Move Along Home was batshite crazy but I love it! 😁

[@jmparker78]

The episode was ridiculous but I loved how Sisko just sang clearly with no shame. Meanwhile Kira looks ready to kill something.

[@bcbock]

It’s because Kira never really had a childhood.

[@Mumblix]

Was this the episode where Bashir was screaming trying to wake himself up from what he thought was a dream?

[@xerrofoot]

Yes.

[@happyforest.sadtree]

Yep lmao so good

[@killwalker]

yes it is. That moment was so dumb of Bashir lol. I still laugh though.

[@FortWhenTeaThyme]

No, it's the episode where the audience does that.

[@bobo577]

I don’t know what the director was thinking but his screams were just.... odd. Bad direction leads to bad acting although Alexander Siddig is a good actor.

[@seventhson2151]

This was the episode that made me drop DS9 and ignore it for the rest of its run. I later revisited the series and found it gets far far better later.

[@Euroviking86]

The first season is definitely the weakest one and this might very well be its lowest point. From season 2 onwards, the series starts to find its identity.

[@genericusername337]

I think DS9 was great start to finish, except for a few moments. I think this scene is ridiculous, but still entertaining and I didn't mind this episode. It was not the best DS9 episode, and about as good as any TNG episode.

[@ScarriorIII]

2 nasty habits shows like Star Trek, etc fail into: 2nd episode after the pilot is one of the weakest in the whole series...every single time. Stargate had a super weak 2nd/3rd episode. Most Star Trek shows have the same. 2nd habit is the first season is always super preachy and drunk on its idealism levels. 1st season of TNG, DS9 were like that, they went off saving the galaxy with their feelings. The skant, Thank God, only appeared in the first season. 1st of season of Stargate, same problem. They are supposed to be fighting against an evil demigod and instead are seeking new life and strange new worlds, etc. Never get so sold on your self that forget literally everything else.

[@johnmoldoch1057]

I never realized what a fabulous singing voice he has.

[@timmooney6910]

Check out Avery Brooks’s duet with James Darren at the end of Badda-Bing, then look for the video of him singing “Someone to Watch Over Me” here on KZbin. He is a wonderful cabaret singer and has appeared on Broadway.

[@seaconfused]

@@timmooney6910 He is JAZZ singer actually. In 2006 recored a CD with songs and spoken parts (unfortunately nobody can find it anymore). A youtuber uploaded 7 songs of that CD thank god kzbin.infovideos

[@AtlasBlizzard]

The best part about it was how absolutely deadpan Kira and Bashir did it. 😄

[@danielwiese7610]

As ridiculous as he must have felt, he really committed and sounded great.

[@LordDeimos2024]

loved ds9 and sisko made it what it was. powerful actor.

[@christinet6336]

Oh, how I miss that show and that man. I love every Trek that's existed, BUT, hands down, DS9 was the absolute best writing, acting, and story arch. Loved every actor on that show... so much talent!

[@ianmc87]

LOL! I just watched this episode the other night and I was thinking that Brooks must have felt like an idiot doing this and now I come across this video.

[@1978rharris]

Say what you want about Allamaraine....but I enjoy that episode every damn time I watch it. 😂

[@onometre]

I think the concept is cool. The reveal that there was no real danger kinda hurts it though

[@avengingterrier3244]

He's not alone, I read body language and well, he is acting - sure, I get that, but under that, you can see Avery's annoyance and ''oh, what the hell are we doing?'' in the way he holds himself, his face, it's so obvious that he wished he was someplace else. And that said, so did I. He saved it with his wonderfully lyrical singing.

[@davej3781]

how do I have no memory of this? I've watched the entire show more than once... perhaps I just block it out each time

[@davej3781]

oh, I see from other comments this is from that weird episode where the aliens trap them in some sort of deadly maze as a game... yeah, I usually watch that one for a few minutes, realize which one it is and skip it; not many DS9 episodes I can't stand, but that's one of 'em

[@alc4ever24]

Hahaha I loved this episode when I was a kid! Mrs. Garret's son from the facts of life is in it

[@josephenough]

This episode along with what seemed like far too many "plain silly' episodes early on, wrote ds9 off for many. Me included. Had I not revisited the entire series (covid-19 shutdown) I would have missed ideas and story writing at their best. He is the only Captain that skirts successfully and believably with the 'infallibility of human beings' a term I have not heard since I was a child, from the Preacher. Mentioned in an interview. Terry Farrell is such an attraction in her uniform.

[@CousinBowling]

Lol the editing.

[@kadejito1]

I KNOW RIGHT? Benjamin Sisko will NEVER live this down 🤣🤣🤣

[@detailsmatter.]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Kelko-Zamba]

This episode got me into ds9

[@StitchHeart]

Same! It was my first episode and I was hooked after this 😊

[@reaverofjillsandwiches]

LOL between that and the giant wad of shaving cream monster the first season had a bit of a rough start.

[@hypnometal]

Didn't pretty much all the spinoff series have a rough first season?

[@reaverofjillsandwiches]

@Shadow Man Agreed. And I'd say it's one of the strongest of any show I've seen.

[@brianjlevine]

I grew to love DS9, but I find it interesting that only TOS had a great first season.

[@billa107]

I found DS9’s first season much more tolerable than TNG. But TOS’s was pretty great.

[@StitchHeart]

I quite enjoyed Voyager's first season tbh

[@krane15]

None of them did that.

[@EamonThePhilogynistWalford]

Avery Brooks' worst moment is nowhere near as dire as some others would've experienced on other shows, I'll bet. ;-) It's also refreshing to know that when he was playing the role of Captain Sisko, he endeavoured to put the content of his character first, and that he happened to be African-American was never an issue for any of us. :-)

[@krane15]

On the other hand, if that's really true then you shouldn't even mention it.

[@EamonThePhilogynistWalford]

@@krane15 How could you (or anyone, for that matter) possibly be offended by that? I had no such intent. 🤨

[@thatllputmarzipaninyourpie3117]

After my re-watch, I tweeted that this was the only ep of DS9 that I thought was bad--so this made me laugh.

[@Argumemnon]

Brooks just seems like a smooth, sweet guy. And yeah, that was the worst episode, probably.

[@ToEuropa]

I'm not sure about that. This was one of the first episodes where we learn that Quark isn't the soulless businessman he pretends to be. His concern over the lives of those in the game led to him actually begging on his knees not to choose which one of the players would be out.

[@andrewklang809]

Profit and Lace says "hi".

[@DeathReviews]

"Storyteller" was worse ;)

[@TigerGoblin]

The worst is the Risa one, in which Worf becomes a terrorist against the Federation because of relationship problems with Dax

[@Streksti]

I always loved this scene because Jadzia is having the time of her life whereas Sisko and Kira are pissed off(and Bashir is seemingly ambivalent)

[@MajorGrin]

that was when I stopped watching the show . only came back to it a few years later ...

[@rollerbladinggeek5507]

u mean u didn't always love it?! so u hated it as much as u hate Picard?????

[@krane15]

The way I felt about Enterprise. If not for COVID, I never would have watched the last two seasons.

[@Conchobhar]

The episode is a solid "skip".

[@MaximumAaron]

Nonsense. I mean don't get me wrong it's terrible, but you should still watch it. Even the bad episodes of Trek(and HOO, man, they can get rough) are weirdly endearing.

[@austinarellano1657]

@@MaximumAaron every episode of Trek has atleast one solid redeeming moment of character development or character revelation that deserves to be seen. People should not deny themselves any of those moments because of someone else's personal feelings towards an episode. There are cringe worthy moments in episodes but as I said theres something redeeming every time .

[@OrderOfOmphalos]

This is a rather fun episode...

[@tek512]

I bet that's what your parents said about you after you were born.

[@pmadood6970]

The #1 though is TNG episode where the alien dudes were sent to study human behavior and one of them turns into a woman and seduces Picard. Of course you didn't know this the first time. I skip that episode every time....

[@ColumbaMacFearghas]

It is still stuck in his head thirty years later.

[@hobbygamer6220]

he sed a TOSS UP ! what's the OTHER one ?? 🤔

[@jonathansgarden9128]

I forced myself to watch this the other week again, and i laughed so hard at Sisko singing it

[@RBSmada]

Bashir: I liked this episode. Dax: No Julian you didn't!

[@Bootmahoy88]

I remember seeing this when it first aired. I thought the whole show was supposed to be a comedy in the same way as Get Smart, and that didn't turn me on, ha, so I left it alone. Let me qualify this by saying I wasn't a Trekkie, not that I didn't like or dislike the show. I just wasn't drawn to it in its first outing. I never watched TNG or DS9 until much later. I watched TOS only sporadically as a kid. I returned to DS9 in its final season and thought the drama of the Dominion War was very exciting and well done overall. I then went back and watched DS9 in its entirety. Most of it I loved.

[@krane15]

People seem to forget that ST is all of the above. Event he OS. Remember the The Trouble with Tribbles ?

[@FreedomCompatriots]

Anyone ever notice that those particular Gamma Quadrant aliens never showed up again! I always wondered if the Jem Hadar blew them out of the stars!

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Dominion likely retaliated for them coming to the other side of the wormhole without asking permission first. Ended up launching that same virus they did to the homeworld we later saw where Bashir tries to find a cure after finding out it was the Jem'Hadar that launched the viral agent to teach this world a lesson for not following the rules.

[@chitterlingsrtasty]

Yes. Too annoying for the Founders.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Watch the original full scene after the cut where Kira finishes you can see one of the rare instances where Avery breaks the 4th wall looking down with a menacing grin on his face at how ridiculous this scene was.

[@AstralArbourSys]

Rare instances? Let's count how many episodes feature him staring into the camera, shall we?

[@animateddepression]

@@AstralArbourSys he CAN live with it......

[@pattimcb31]

The more he makes jokes about it the more I like the episode

[@Burningrobes]

This started out so good, and then they showed the clip from the show, on repeat. SKIIIIIIIP!!!!!!!!!!

[@drewpamon]

Glad they included the clip. I couldn't hardly understand him.

[@smugmuffin2225]

a l l a m a r a i n e No cap, it was my personal favorite.

[@ricaard]

That episode was adorable. And horrible. And adorable.

[@davej3781]

In regards to that episode, I agree with one of those three adjectives

[@Prime92]

I don't care what anyone says. I like that episode.

[@SkyDarmos]

This was my favorite episode of the first season.

[@JoeCroninSHOW]

if there is a HELL its this scene over and over again

[@Rastek19]

Even when I was watching it for the first (and only) time I was seeing how their souls were leaving their bodies

[@yorkshire_tea_innit8097]

I love how Dax does it too. It shows the character so well, like she is a very non girly girl for obvious reasons. The episode is hit though.

[@DazzaS83]

I like Move Along Home!

[@NLaertes]

Third shap!

[@MedalionDS9]

God... I even remember when that ep first aired... and I was like... YO FER REEL?!?! this from the same production company as TNG?!?! But thank god I stuck through it... DS9 is my fave Trek, but this ep needed to burn in a fire... season 1 in general was kindling... except for Duet

[@jerodast]

Then you watched like 50% of the episodes from season1-2 TNG and were like "ah. yes. same guys."

[@MedalionDS9]

@@jerodast I actually enjoy season 2

[@jerodast]

@@MedalionDS9 Riker grew the beard and we got "Measure of a Man" and "Q Who", it's definitely not all bad. I still categorize it as "more like season 1" than "top TNG".

[@spartangoku7610]

I thought Quark groveling was funny in this episode.

[@TigerGoblin]

@@jerodast I also really like "Where silence has lease"

[@Reticuli]

The episode isn't actually that bad if you go back to it. Originally I remember HATING it and that scene being so obnoxious, but the episode gets better and the highlight is definitely Quark and Odo in that great scene where we find that Quark really isn't so bad and is kind of a weeny, too. Lovely scene that makes up for that really annoying one.

[@user-nd4md8vr8j]

Bashir's face: the things I do for Starfleet...

[@Zoomer30_]

Its shocking this show survived its 1st season. A credit to the actors.

[@krane15]

What no love for the writers?

[@Zoomer30_]

​@@krane15 Did you watch this episode?😂

[@filippofittipaldi8050]

I actually enjoyed playing songing goofy songs to my kids. They loved "Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road."

[@crazyciera]

ALAMERANE!

[@Kinzokugia]

If it's any consolation, If given the choice between Code of Honor (TNG), Move Along Home (DS9), and Threshold (VOY), I'll take Move Along Home

[@ShatnerLover]

I knew he would start singing that!

[@evanparker]

this is such an amazing nightmare i hate that episode SO MUCH lolol

[@DudeinGA]

I hated the episode too but where's the love for Falow's 80s-tastic mullet and mustache combo? You have expect his ship to have empty beer cans of PBR and for them to blast "Freebird," Def Leppard and Poison on the way to Deep Space Nine. And have posters of The Terminator and Over The Top in crew cabins.

[@matthewparker2910]

The ala-marraine's sound like Yoshi's tongue towards the end 😂

[@OhManTFE]

Why doesn't he get a microphone stand?

[@BluegrassGeek]

He probably had one and took it off. Brooks is... quirky.

[@skyserf]

Bluegrass Geek Terry Farrell and Cirroc Lofton must be quirky too. Their microphones are positioned the same way.

[@Saugerdees]

@@skyserf I assume they picked theirs up to speak into them though instead of leaning down into them like Avery. It's true that he's quirky.

[@skyserf]

Matt Humphrey I don’t let such things bother me.

[@Saugerdees]

@@skyserf didn't say it bothered me.

[@Eric-xj4qj]

Watching a grown man dying a little inside.

[@starfleethastanks]

This scene needed Worf!

[@MaryOliver-pq9ji]

But he was not a merry man. Probably his best line in TNG, or at least my favorite.

[@tek512]

Calamarain Count to four Calamarain Q's on the floor

[@MessrDookie101]

Definitive example of an underrated comment. Y'all are Q-less.

[@hypnometal]

There's a reason Star Trek 101 said this was the worst episode of Deep Space Nine. ;-)

[@mar-k7104]

I thought it was funny 😂

[@KhaosAdmiral]

I'd argue that Let He Who Is Without Sin is just as bad in terms of sheer cringe-inducing stupidity.

[@animateddepression]

@@KhaosAdmiral Worf's weird story when Dax reveals her swimsuit is icing on a steaming dogshit cake.,

[@KhaosAdmiral]

@@animateddepression though hands down what I would call the absolute worst episode of the show was Profit and Lace because of how offensive it is to pretty much everyone.

[@animateddepression]

@@KhaosAdmiral yea, you’re right. I refuse to watch it again so I tend to forget it exists.

[@Sir_Gugharde_Wuglis]

There were calls to agents on that day...

[@AckzaTV]

now we know why they called this back for lower decks

[@alltheragegeorgepageakatheperv]

With Picard season 2 they should make a side story about the DS9 crew

[@jodecideion]

Bad scene but not a bad episode!

[@bobo577]

The game that Quark plays is inventive and the fact he is forced into deciding who “lives” or “dies” really is an interesting way to humble him. It is a good episode despite the cheesiness of this scene.

[@jaynavarre6498]

If they had to do more than one take….I’m sure bad things were about to happen after shooting was completed

[@thoughtfortheday7811]

That's the foreshadowing of the Pah Wraith.

[@Icarusabove]

When/where was the con/interview? I want to see more of that.

[@mrnobodyz]

That cringey scene always made me think of the 60’s and the original show.

[@krane15]

The OS jumped through a lot of hoop too. The one with Dr. Loveless.

[@NitpickingNerd]

Thats the episode that made me hate ds9 and stop watching it for years. I later came back to check out season 4 and it was suddenly good . It later became the second best trek show. Tng is still the best by a small margin in my opinion

[@stoneyhardaway3633]

Major Grin 100% agree. And I did the same thing. I didn’t go back and watch ds9 until about 2008 and I was like, why is this so good? How did I miss this show entirely? TNG is the best though.

[@SamaritanPrime]

TNG and DS9 kind of complement each other in a way. TNG says "Hey, look at this optimistic future! We've made a TON of progress!" while DS9 says "Yes, take a good long look at it... see anything wrong?"

[@jerodast]

"Move Along Home" is hands down the worst episode of the series. Overall though it's still got probably the most consistent first 2 seasons of its generation.

[@alandgomez5905]

Funny I didn't notice how cringe this was back when or even when I rewatched it. I'm watching this clip now and wondering how did I get past that episode. Those stupid aliens and the stupid game. Glad it wasn't a recurring thing like Ishka or Siskos dad.

[@philiphunn194]

@@jerodast "Looking For Par'mach In All The Wrong Places" and "Profit And Lace" are worse, I reckon. Although the former did give us the first Worf/Jadzia kiss, so there's that.

[@balderdasq8987]

Glad to see Brooks hated recording that scene as much as I hated watching it.

[@douglashenry6996]

It's a long way from "Yo, Spencer!"

[@HerrHoppenstedt]

There are some episodes through the star trek franchise, where actors must've had the same thought.

[@krane15]

Good actors can play any part. So long as they get paid. Its memorable for us, for them its a job.

[@andrewblanchard2398]

" ALLAMARAINE ! "

[@danwat1234]

So, what does he actually say about it?

[@charlesdrake4466]

The Sisko is correct

[@thomassterrett1905]

It’s not that bad!

[@AndrewChapman]

Come on Avery, that weren't so bad.

[@jt4369]

Yeah.....I'd rather perform my own tonsillectomy than perform that on TV....

[@GillianRosheuvel]

I'm a weirdo. I liked that episode.

[@Phoenixesper1]

What a coincidence...his least favorite moment is also EVERYONES least favorite moment! LOL

[@AethelredTheReady]

Move along home!

[@vsgfilmgroup]

...yeah, it's true. DS9 didn't start getting good until its WWII allegory phase kicked in. Cardassians made WAY better Italians than they did Germans.

[@shamwow9889]

That was the first episode I saw and I avoided the show for years

[@JESK-lx4js]

Allamaraine... count to four... What are you doing?

[@ilex471]

This is not surprising. This episode is always in the top 5 of lists of worst DS9 episodes.