DATA at his best

DATA at his best

[@siennility4706]

I think the best part about the last scene is that Worf will forever wonder _what the hell_ Data was talking about because it's just _too awkward_ to bring up.

[@tablescissors]

😂 "Nah, he couldn't have said that"

[@carbonized5114]

Would be true too, they have artificial gravity so it's really not a problem in that day and age, but lack of gravity does have the tendency to cause.... general sagging. Even for the great Worf. And like these guys in the early days woulda been spending years in space with no gravity.

[@siennility4706]

@@carbonized5114 I think you may have responded to the wrong comment by mistake.

[@LunkovichTromofski]

~Someone says aphrodisiac~ Riker: "Allow me to introduce myself..."

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

HAHA That's exactly what I was thinking. The "hound dog" that he is.

[@moneyneversleeps258]

😂😂😂

[@jamesfry8983]

I often think he is in competition with old James T, also dont forget there are two Riker's so that instantly double the women

[@Trenegeut87]

Riker's thought: "Finally a topic where I can shine"

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@Trenegeut87 lol Riker.

[@Hagunemnon]

I swear, Data *knows* he can get away with this kind of shit, he just has some kind of weird subroutine in his code that Soong put in that gave him the desire to occasionally screw with people. Anyone else screwing around with a Chinese finger trap while briefing the Captain would've gotten a stern talking-to, at the very least.

[@aaliyahq7360]

You know I’m ROFLMAO right now, just from your comment… thank you! I needed that today!

[@UwUYT]

i feel like brent spiner wasnt fully in character in the first and second deasons, bc u can clearly see data smiling with the finger trap, showing emotions. it lead to some very funny moments, out of character but also funny

[@cd-zw2tt]

this has to be the truth

[@spencerdiniz]

Same happened to Spock in first season of TOS.

[@TakaComics]

Yup. Same with Data, being a walking encyclopedia, not recognizing the word "aphrodisiac." I think he was trying to play dumb in front of Tasha. "How would that help sex? Tasha, I will require your assistance in some scientific experiments later."

[@loganorismen7840]

1:32 Riker hears the word aphrodisiac and springs into action XD

[@peter5886]

Why don't Data's memory banks contain information about aphrodisiacs and sexual pheromones?

[@undrhil]

and how is Data unfamiliar with that term? Is it no longer in common usage in *ANY KNOWN STARFLEET DATABASE*?

[@mikeymcmikeface5599]

I hate Riker.

[@beefknuckles]

LOL!

[@margotrosendorn6371]

Riker is that one guy in a DnD campaign that rolls to seduce everything

[@Iamverybald]

Riker: You know, I'm something of an aphrodisiac myself

[@Aeoxander]

I'm not gay, but... true.

[@reliantncc1864]

There is no possibility that Data is unfamiliar with an ordinary word like that.

[@Z7Sakari]

LMAO fantastic reference 😆😂🤣

[@tyrongkojy]

No one can tell me Picard wasn't laughing his ass off on the inside the entire time.

[@zwordsman]

We have proof of that.. He could not gbring himself to repremand Jordi nor RIker on their uncontrolled laughter.

[@GreeneyedApe]

Picard was very clearly messing with Data, since he knows what a finger trap is and it's obvious on first glance that Data doesn't know the trick to it.

[@kayDawgTV]

"Odd functional impass" I'm going to start using this instead of being stuck / lost.

[@Evan490BC]

*Impasse

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

Ha marriage in other words.

[@larryyeadeke2953]

With his strength he still could have just pulled it apart.

[@ozymandias1758]

Yes.. but I believe that Data perceived that using brute force would've destroyed the puzzle to the extent that the solution to becoming Unstuck wouldve been Lost. We see him being very practical, when he carefully unwrapped his presents at his birthday party, so that the paper could be recycled and used again.

[@scumbaggaming9418]

Data: (referring to "aphrodisiac") I am unfamiliar with that term. Riker: *slowly walks up* Maybe I can be of some assistance.

[@SylarGrimm]

The way he just goes "...Stuck" is so cute! XD Data is the best.

[@plummet3860]

He would just break that finger trap though

[@CeramicQuill]

@@plummet3860 he didn't want to break it.

[@neoanimefreak_7606]

And Rikers first reaction =P. Then everyones at the end. As if they're saying "Oh Data, never stop being you"

[@davecrupel2817]

You would think, with microhydraulic "muscle" actuators, he could break that trap like nothing. Lol

[@TheNyah5]

From which Episode is this?

[@rngwrldngnr]

As a computer scientist, I could actually see Data having these sorts of gaps in his knowledge. As a cyberneticist living in obscurity, Soong probably had all sorts of scientific knowledge that he had collected to give his creations, but ended up hacking together the basic common knowledge stuff as it came up. There are actually projects underway to try to avoid problems like this, creating enormous common knowledge databases. It'll be interesting to see how it turns out.

[@haweater1555]

I imagine it's called the "DUHHH !" database of facts so basic and obvious, humans don't even give thought to it. And that's a problem if programmers don't apply it to systems.

[@Monochromicornicopia]

I think its more targeted than that in TNG. Its not merely common knowledge that Data lacks. Specifically, knowledge of overtly sexual information needed to understand many crude jokes in the series. Also deceitfulness. He didn't know the word "sneak" for crying out loud

[@tablescissors]

@@Monochromicornicopia Aww.

[@Nerval-kg9sm]

I'm pretty sure his database contained large dictionaries. 'Aphrodisiac' would be in the future equivalent of the OED and Wikipedia. He didn't know because the writers thought it was a funny bit. That's all.

[@wolfgangdevries127]

Or.. it's simply a running gag.

[@Kettz]

Data: I am not familiar with the term "aphrodisiac"! Riker: "Allow me to introduce myself"

[@Erectoralporicy]

Data: I am not familiar with the term "Date Rape" Riker: *smiles*

[@fffreddie]

Finger puzzle outsmarts Data? Totally plausible. One of our Nuclear Mechnical instructors brought a yo yo to class as a training aid. We watched him untie the knot and retie it around his finger. It took several tries but he finally got it to fit his finger. One of the other students finally asked the question most of us wanted to ask. Why didn't he just put the string through the loop it came with and simply tighten it around his finger. He looked at us like what are talking about? We showed him and he said oh. It never occurred to him.

[@trymhjelmervik2388]

yes, there is such a thing as overthinking the problem, data is notoriously good at it...

[@manictiger]

***** The "complicated way" is faster, that's why.

[@manictiger]

***** I started when I was 3 and a half and now I'm 3 and three quarters. If my math is correct, then that's not years of practice.

[@adamromero]

Still silly that Data can bend titanium but can't get out of a finger puzzle.

[@fffreddie]

+atombot89 It's not that he couldn't easily rip through finger puzzle if he wanted to. It's that a simple device perplexes him. He's not really intelligent. He's a computer that just happens to be able to walk around. But he's a living computer that is capable of learning.

[@redstonecasey4713]

I love how innocently curious Data is: it's one of the reasons he's so likeable.

[@acinonyxjubatus3293]

A basic summary of Data: Innocent android baby

[@galahad6300]

Acinonyx Jubatus thats the same for Worf, B’Elanna and Ezri

[@blankpage9277]

Not quite entirely innocent, remember he is "fully functional" ;)

[@BC_Animus]

Not "smoother than Riker's face"?

[@margotrosendorn6371]

being the rabid fangirl I am, I've dubbed him "adorkable marshmallow child"

[@DrakealNetwork]

It's fine I'll take 10

[@joeritchie7286]

Brent was so skilled in keepin a strait face as Data

[@BenjaminGoose]

Dire Straits?

[@OsamaBinLooney]

when Data started asking Worf about his boobs and then the ships showed up I was like "OH LOOK! literally ANYTHING ELSE, let's pay attention to it!"

[@johnmccarron7066]

I love how, after the solution to the finger-trap was shown to him, he wasn't embarrassed or ashamed: just amazed. It was the most intriguing thing to him in that moment.

[@brav0wing]

Ah, you left out the: "Smooth like and android's butt, hey, Data?" Data strokes Riker's chin and shakes his head.

[@elisegutierrez5062]

I wanna like this comment but it’s at 69

[@striker8961]

Link pls?

[@feyefall4855]

@@elisegutierrez5062 Feel free to like, it's long past

[@jtenorj]

@@striker8961 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIHFkmebnZyAo9U 6:10-6:40. You're welcome.

[@gabrielsierra6890]

But that was a littler later, while data had time to process the ...data

[@OganySupreme]

I like the innocent expression on Data's face when he says he is stuck! Priceless!

[@Voxynqueen4eva]

Just love the look on Data's face when admitting he was stuck lol

[@SevenOfNineIsHot]

Yesss it's my favorite and he also does it when he was on trial in measure of a man

[@DeathBringer769]

That last part with Worf is one of Data's most hilarious moments.

[@instafruit5121]

1:12 Troi tapped Riker on the shoulder, like look what data is doing.

[@ImmaterialDream]

And Riker does a facepalm while smiling like this XD

[@blazinfae704]

ImmaterialDream Everyone knows Data is too precious for this universe

[@007Spadge]

oh my god I didn't even notice! xD

[@eleSDSU]

I love how on every rewatch you can get more and more out of this series.

[@linkeffect82]

That clip from Insurrection was hilarious. I can't help but wonder if Data whimsically decided to act on a "trolling" sub-routine once he overheard Crusher and Troi speaking.

[@tablescissors]

I can't imagine what he was hoping to achieve from that exchange.

[@ricardotrevinojr1994]

1:11 Troi gets Riker's attention and gestures at Data, as if saying "Look what he's about to do lol."

[@pyrioncelendil]

And Riker facepalms to hide his laughter.

[@Damorann]

I love that Data is an android with amazing analytical abilities, almost unsurpassed clarity of vision when asked about very difficult subjects both technical and philosophical yet discovers the entire world through the simplicity and wonder of a child. If we were all like this, perhaps our world would be far less bloody.

[@tablescissors]

Yes, but people treat you REALLY shitty. Ask a lot of kid nerds who grew up.

[@KateDixon2112]

I want to see Spock and Data argue!

[@builder396]

+Epic Nerd2112 Go watch the TNG two parter "Redemption"

[@DelcoRanz93]

+Epic Nerd2112 Unification actually.

[@builder396]

Starfleet2360 my bad. redemption was with klingons, wasnt it?

[@DelcoRanz93]

+builder396 Yeah

[@GodSmoko]

+Epic Nerd2112 oddly enough my favorite part of TNG was no vulcan main characters, brent spiner is a fucking mad man

[@HimboJimbo]

1:32 A wild Riker has entered the fray!

[@aluisious]

"How does stimulation of the olfactory nerves affect the enjoyment of sex?" Riker immediately looks at Troi.

[@RobWright1981]

"Not that we care about such things in this day and age." "Uh-huh." Now that's subtext. :)

[@AkaiAzul]

I really love that “Uh-huh,” at the end. Humanity, even after such increases in technology, will continue to be human, and that’s a prime example right there.

[@froschreiniger2639]

why would they even have un-firm boobs? i mean they can warp spacetime and turn energy into matter but they cant maintain their bodies?!, come on.

[@BooksMusicMe17]

@@froschreiniger2639 I mean, why is Picard bald? It's obviously their cultural norm for 24th century humans to accept physical signs of ageing rather than changing them.

[@froschreiniger2639]

@@BooksMusicMe17 lets be real here nobody would just accept things, thats not how humans are

[@SO_DIGITAL]

Only Brent could ever play that role.

[@tablescissors]

His comedic talent got to soar, but his dramatic skills really got to shine eventually.

[@cookwithme9456]

these are some of my favorite Data scenes.

[@NorthMountainFairy]

I just love Data so friggin much! 😅😅😅😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@mere_serendipity8275]

2:08 accurate representation of my attempt at small talk in any social situation

[@randypanthegoatboy7114]

Considering how strong Data is, shouldn't he have just torn it in two?

[@SGz_Eliminated]

perhaps he could but did not want to destroy the toy. He was most definitely strong enough

[@vincentadultman8527]

RandyPantheGoatBoy Like it ain't no thang.

[@ObamaoZedong]

Data has already destroyed 582,611 chinese finger traps with his brute strength.

[@mikevanroy9356]

Has Data noticed that the Chinese finger puzzle began to firm up?

[@chbrules]

That's unfair to finding the solution to the puzzle. Data plays fair and honest.

[@rentabledwarf578]

0:37 That was trepidation in his voice and mannerisms. And they say data doesn't have emotions.

[@ilo3456]

He can emulate them, whilst he may not feel them he tries to recreate human behaviours

[@SevenOfNineIsHot]

Maybe it's because he was played my an ACTOR OMG

[@alexswenson5719]

This is what I love about Data. He's essentially a giant child.....a super smart giant child trying to understand all around him

[@sailtheplains]

0:19 LaForge:................/giglesnort Riker:....lol Picard: Goddammit, you fucking clowns. LaForge/Data: LOLOLOL

[@delluminatis]

+sailtheplains solution eludes him

[@aaliyahq7360]

I wonder how many times they had to go over that, I’d love to see the blooper reel!

[@naverilllang]

The fact that data is stuttering implies that he is actually concentrating his entire computational power to the problem of getting his fingers unstuck, and is not finding the solution. Amazing.

[@bethanytea6958]

How can he be so endearing? ❤️

[@CharlieBrn]

The 3D graphic in the 1st piece must have be damn pricey in the 80s and even 90s it's no wonder such effects were so rare.

[@shawnattwells5355]

"My hero." LMAO!

[@BrandonLisi]

Love the analogy here. The Enterprise and the Ferengi are both stuck together in this predicament, and the only way to get out is to work together. Just like the Chinese Finger Puzzle.

[@dansionov4617]

How I miss that show.

[@marinarhettsturgill6085]

Me too, I was hoping that it would return, but I think I'd like to remember it the way it was!!

[@monskiski01]

Data: unfamiliar with the term aphrodisiac Riker: MY TIME TO SHINE!

[@bronzeowl9]

There is a lot to focus on in that perfume scene but how about Data saying “what’s perfume for?” and Yar, arms crossed, chillin in the corner chimes in with “sEX”

[@Rahhelthethird]

Too bad they didn't reference Naked Now.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

You can tell she needs some

[@paper000000]

How can a sophisticated android not have the definition to a word in his memory.

[@skyr8449]

paper000000 an inconsistency, the writers took it less seriously than the viewers

[@bryanwoods3373]

Data was created to have various gaps in his knowledge specifically so he would have to interact with others and learn. It could also be that certain words and phrases are just not in common use by that time, so Data would not be aware. There's also the belief that there's a lot of information Data has available and just doesn't have at ready access but becomes more so as he learns. In a way like how we would have to think about our phone numbers but are able to recall it more easily through repetition.

[@rb93077039]

As soon as Data had access to information, he would learn it and he had plenty of opportunity to learn whilst at the Academy. It does seem an obvious oversight though, seeing as we know Data is proficient in all terrestrial Earth languages and many alien languages too, it kinda jars to hear him say that.

[@DarthRushy]

Soong gave him a lot of knowledge, but he was only human, he couldn't literally program him with every single detail of the universe. I would assume most of Data's actual infobanks came from his experiences in Starfleet.

[@Monochromicornicopia]

That's explained in the show. He wasn't programmed with the knowledge of words that describe behavior that he was not designed to emulate

[@MelissaHash]

Brent played Data sooo perfectly, which is why I will always love Lt. Commander Data!!!

[@sailtheplains]

2:04 Doc: O shit, we just confused him. LOLOL Worf:........wtf.

[@mollymcmillen1005]

Hmm you could see Brent Spiner fighting back smiles XD I love the Data vs fingertrap clip

[@jasonleslie203]

Data's naive innocence is hilarious

[@pterodactylptroll]

Worf never had a chance to process what he just heard. 😂

[@soulenoid6701]

0:44 the funny thing is, Data could annihilate that finger trap if he wanted to

[@JackOfAllRAIDs]

RIP Tasha Yar.

[@TheInspirefly]

+JackOfAllRAIDs Tasha was my favorite :(

[@kevindavis5966]

Ugh, she was a terrible actress. Lots of cringe in season one.

[@CountArtha]

Ensign Ro was twice as badass as Tasha, and it wasn't even her job.

[@SV67943]

And then Worf pulled out a purple space bazooka

[@joeshittheragman6252]

Leave a comment on this web zone if you want me to send you pizza rolls

[@stacythomas1587]

Data's innocence is just too adorable lol.

[@Watchlist_king]

The last clip is just too perfect. Everything about it is gold.

[@exastrisscientia2]

Oh Data. You funny!

[@blockmasterscott]

“My hero”. Geordi had me laughing hard! 😂😂😂

[@TallSilentGuy]

1:05 He's an android capable of a trillion calculations per second yet he still makes a little bewildered grunt just like a human.

[@koshi6505]

Interesting. This was before Picard had his archeology background created.

[@cortster12]

Ah, the joys of an episodic show 90's. Inconsistencies, inconsistencies everywhere!

[@Siegberg91]

Brandon Pack he is doing it as hobby so he would not anything right so many different specialitys

[@Locutus]

I fail to see how this contradicts him later? Even if you have studied archaeology, you are not going to know everything about everything. You will come across civilisations that you have not heard of.

[@BooksMusicMe17]

Archaeology =/= history.

[@rorygiambalvo2955]

I love the perfume scene partly because if the great background acting. Troi taps Will to get his attention, and he then puts his head in his hand with find exasperation. It's true to both characters and would easily go unnoticed if the viewer was focusing on Data. But making sure it's there helps build a sense of reality and continuity and is great!

[@andrewvelonis5940]

When he shpritzed that atomizer, I flinched exactly the same way he did.

[@OganySupreme]

Data:It describes the empire as being an android spraying himself with perfume.

[@ButiLao44]

I need to have a word with whoever thought making Geordi say "my hero" and giggle at Data would be considered straight in any way.

[@kadymalloyvoice]

He's the best actor of our times

[@LetsTakeWalk]

Data can bend steel with ease, knock out Borg with ease, headbutt drunk Klingons till they fall, but he can't get out of a chinese finger trap ? What is that thing made off ?

[@joonaksn9302]

Perhaps out of Hithlain, an elven rope from The Lord of The Rings? It's flexible, and at the same time extremely robust.

[@dirtydan2695]

Or he may not of wanted to destroy it so he was trying to get out of it while at the same time trying not to damage it.... the real question is how come he is familiar with an extinct culture but doesn’t know what perfume or aphrodisiac is.

[@sklaWlivE]

@@dirtydan2695 ...I mean, he was originally programmed with a child-like wonder by a massive nerd-hermit, so his program could develop more "naturally" from there....I'm thinking Soong may have left a few things out (I mean, besides emotions and dreams, which got added later ).

[@MellowCorn-xs8bn]

Neutronium fiber

[@engelsseele2]

Because he has to learn. He was given nothing as far as knowledge was concerned. SO he had to learn everything as a child would. He is a child in essence. So learning something as perfume or a chinse finger trap isn't a knowledge you would need to lead a starship in most instances.

[@sklaWlivE]

He downloaded the entire Starfleet Database...er...well, the PG version released for minors who want to grow up to be officers, one day. The one used in the Enterprise's schoolroom that Picard, Guinan, Keiko, Ro, and Alexander have to work with in a certain awesome episode....

[@jockejocke1]

Need to add Data's Sherlock Holmes impression.

[@Toldoris]

It's unimaginable how much processing power Data must have used to escape the finger trap. It even slowed down his other processes!

[@scottianson5133]

TNG really is the Data show. Still my favourite Trek series, and character.

[@WereDictionary]

I like how Data knows everything, can overpower everyone and multitask everyone against the wall yet struggles with a chinese finger trap. :D

[@rcabletn]

Common sense is as important as genius !

[@PlayNiceFolks]

I want to criticism the logic of the finger trap scene, but. It's just too precious to mess with.

[@jayworldjs]

The one thing I'd like to see honestly, is Data's perspective of everything. Does he see the world like a Terminator or human being? You know what I'm saying?? Like, I want to see just one instance of a camera perspective of what Data sees.

[@monster-teeth5378]

it was so neat to see through Geordi's eyes that one episode

[@vernelledouglas1801]

That exchange between Worf and Data...ha ha haaa.... Talk about not being on the same page. Haha haaaa.

[@alltheragegeorgepageakatheperv]

It was one of the best versions of Trek. Without Data I don't think show would of lasted as long.

[@refulgent_fanta]

What was that episode where Data somehow managed to frustrate even the ship's computer?

[@exposingproxystalkingorgan4164]

This episode was a good one.

[@monsterayotte9166]

Chinese Finger Trap beats android XD

[@AlienQueen2000]

The way Picard did it. Hahahahaha

[@CosmosFan1]

Worf was never happier to see attack drones on the horizon.

[@Durwood71]

How the hell can Data, a walking encyclopedia, not be familiar with the term "aphrodisiac"?

[@manuell3505]

Same problem with the stretchy tube thingy. Just a matter of material properties and some math.

[@crabman3144]

He was also unfamiliar with the word "Snoop;" Picard asked him basically the same question.

[@leahmoore6820]

I love Dr Crusher's "Thank you, Data" at 1:59.

[@pigeon1178]

Data: could bench press a jet plane Also data: gets stuck in a paper finger trap

[@X4R2]

That finger trap must be made out of steel.

[@markk7082]

We all love data, but I don’t think Brent Spiner is credited enough for his genius comedic sensibilities

[@raterus]

Clearly the crew should have given Lore one of these finger traps

[@EarlJohn61]

They couldn't do that, they gifted the entire box to the Ferengi

[@Grapist1]

He's smarter than any human ever, has the power of a super hero and can't remove a paper wrapped around his fingers.....

[@OhYeaMista]

How the fuck is Data unfamiliar with the word aphrodisiac??? He's a walking encyclopedia!

[@techracer2003]

Worf: On my home planet, if you say this on the street to another Klingon it's an automatic death sentence.

[@Icemanactual]

I would love to see Riker and Kirk go to a bar as each others wingmen. lol

[@badhombre4246]

That is indeed an odd craving........

[@procta2343]

I often wondered if this was improvised, You can tell that Brent is trying not to laugh, and i think Patrick had a strong poker face there.

[@leslietaylor4458]

Later on in the mission... Data to Troi: why have you applied perfume to yourself before Riker entered the room? Are you trying to enhance his sexual drive?"

[@nickr753]

"... an aphrodesiac." *RIKER has entered the chat*

[@universeconsciouscitizensc592]

If anyone in interested in one of the major influences on the creation of the Star Trek universe, with it's galaxy-wide Federation, it's because the wife of Gene Rodenberry, the creator of Star Trek, was reading a book called The Urantia Book, purported to be written and presented by a spiritual and material universe government responsible for the evolution of mortal beings on evolutionary planets, and he loved the idea of many different planetary "races" learning to cooperate in harmony. A great vision, and very appealing to forward looking people.

[@Endeva09]

1:14 "The Riker Facepalm"

[@Aldiggy2000]

Brent just slayed the role

[@JingleJangle256]

Data, strong enough to bend steel at a whim and smart enough to carry trillions of terabytes of information, is neutralized by a child’s finger trap.

[@arthurbrandonnielsen]

Something I've always found funny, but never really fully understood: how does an android capable of breaking metal materials of various types get stuck in a finger trap made out of paper?

[@dkfglkfl7772]

maybe he was incapable of getting his fingers out, or he didn't know how

[@manictiger]

I guess his subroutines misdirected him? When he says "intriguing", I'm guessing he reanalyzed every strand of hair on the finger trap, concluding that, yes, you have to push to get out. Also, it's just a gag in a fictional universe. Mind = blown.

[@savaralyn0951]

Arthur Brandon Nielsen I don't think he actively uses the amount of strength he is capable of, and keeps it within human range unless he's in an emergency.

[@Mutterschwein]

Savaralyn 0 I think so too. I mean, if he was using his full strength all the time he wouldn't be able to go around socializing with people. He also won't be able to do his work because he'll break a lot of things. xD

[@Brandibb]

Arthur Brandon Nielsen He didn't want to break it. *shrug*

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

I just realise Data could probably tear the fingertrap very easily, even if it;s not actually paper, dude can bend metal beams.