Lieutenant Commander Data Feels Laughter

Star Trek The Next Generation, episode 61 aka 313 aka Deja Q.

[@SlurpeeTheUnholy]

Data laughed so hard in this scene that he went on to name his daughter "Lol".

[@ericshepard6596]

Slurpee the Unholy there's your dang like 😂

[@sugawithmytae9708]

Slurpee the Unholy did you just... 😂

[@ronaldcustard4636]

It’s Lal

[@imawsomeruler3262]

Slurpee the Unholy Lal laughter all life

[@CeramicQuill]

@@ronaldcustard4636 you remember when Lal was tossed a ball and missed it? That's you missing the joke.

[@CeramicQuill]

When all the jokes he stored for further analysis finally makes sense.

[@richardgarcia788]

I loved this!!!

[@HC-qc5rp]

Kinda like when you don’t get a joke until you’re randomly thinking about it in bed days later

[@LorgSkyegon]

The clown can stay, but the Ferengi in the gorilla suit has to go.

[@gezatherton1071]

Troi’s smile shows that she sensed that it was a genuine emotion. That’s literally the most generous thing Q ever did and the best thing he could have given Data.

[@axelnussbaumer]

Q was very generous. He clearly cared for humans in his own weird way. He obviously understood they needed to be prepared for the Borg when he sent the enterprise out into the abyss. Had he not done that, the federation would have surely been assimilated.

[@ralphmacchiato3761]

Not as generous as when he saved that planet from ecological disaster. Or humanity from being wiped out by the Enterprise.

[@Sirax123]

Or as generous from saving the whole of the alpha quadrant from reverse time

[@derekfordyce9]

Teaching Picard that his mistakes made him the person he is today was an incredible gift.

[@admiralrhino4049]

It looked like an uncomfortable polite smile to me

[@NealX]

The part that makes this gold is when he turns and looks and them... and then laughs even harder.

[@Ana36920]

Then I start laughing with him xDD

[@goodmachines7743]

(Old comment, yeah, but still...) *sees avatar picture* Now that is funny. XD

[@mchllwoods]

Probably was imagining them all naked.

[@kemerson7358]

I think he finally saw riker with the beard and says "yup, it looks stupid"

[@Wombatus777]

That's actually some pretty good acting from Brent Spiner.

[@AMTunLimited]

He was a close with Patrick Steward for my favorite actor on TNG. He had such and incredible and expressive range, it was really wonderful to watch

[@solblackguy]

He's actually a phenomenal actor. He even voiced the Joker when Mark Hamill went on hiatus and did a pretty convincing impression. The only thing he couldn't get right was the laugh

[@onlyiforgive5083]

Dam right, is doesn't get much better then the performance as data

[@Elly3981]

​@AMTunLimited Brent Spiner is clearly one of the best actors I've ever seen but I still don't think that his talent alone was enough to make Data such a popular character. His personal charm and good looks had a lot to do with it as well.

[@resmarted]

I thought it was pretty bad tbqh

[@Forlo12345]

"Oh no, I would never curse you by making you human. Think of it as a going away present." *Data laughs hysterically* I love Q and Data. Both are awesome star trek characters.

[@XavierBetoN]

I just got it, dammit! So Data WAS laughing for a reason! edit: don't tell me that this joke is 31 years old, please. I know. Thanks for cooperation. XavierBeton out.

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

I love to hate Q. Still, it's love.

[@Henry_L]

Its that pause mid laughter that really does it for me. That feeling of getting over a joke only for the laughter to start up uncontrollably again is truly a sublime human feeling. Whether that was acting or script writing, this was an excellent touch. TNG was something very special.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Absolutely when you're cracking up and finally you kind of take a deep breath and stop.... Usually this is with other people but not always... And then it just triggers again and you laugh even harder. Probably the closer to thing to bliss. Humans can feel beyond sex or drugs is just elated forms of laughter that they cannot control.

[@casualbird7671]

I think the best part about that is how he perfectly returns to a blank expression for about half a second

[@joemasters2270]

"The clown can stay, but the Farenghi in the gorilla suit has to go. Very funny!" "Data, that was 7 years ago." "I know. I just got it!" XD

[@3Rayfire]

Humor! I love it! WHEEE!

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

*Ferengi

[@scorchx3000]

@@TheEmeraldMenOfficial You're the worst spellchecker I've ever saw. It took you five years and six months to correct Farengi to Ferengi.

[@Sly-Moose]

😭😭😭

[@Yaapo]

I don't get the joke though? I'm probably an android

[@DeathTempler]

That joke about Worf's head finally caught on, didn't it Data?

[@scorchx3000]

Data: Yes, Commander Worf's head does look like a fanny!

[@XavierBetoN]

That joke was 7 years ago!

[@joemasters2270]

0:59 - Data was like - THESE are the ppl I work with?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@hikariwalker756]

It's the way he looked at LaForge after he says "Data..." and remembers the joke about Worf

[@SirCraigius]

You gotta admit. As presents go, it was a really nice one. He gave Data what he always wanted :)

[@Blazieth]

More accurately, he gave Data a taste of it, a taste of one of the best parts of what he sought, to encourage him to continue his pursuit, without just giving it to him wholesale.

[@K-11609]

@@Blazieth Q seems to do that a lot. Like how he only gave Voyager an extra couple light years to go but rather than immediately taking them home

[@Elly3981]

​@@BlaziethQ could have made Data completely human or given him human emotions so he wouldn't have to rely on his emotion chip but didn't because he knew that there would be times when Picard and the crew would come to rely on Data's superhuman abilities to get them out of trouble.

[@asht8975]

His laugh is contagious

[@KeiFox]

Despite how most comments seem to disapprove of LaForge's questioning Data's behaviour, I noticed how nobody seemed to appreciate the empathic feeling that Troi has when she smiles at Data's laughter. And it was great to see Riker smiling afterwards, too. I think they were able to appreciate the fact that Q allowed Data to experience true emotional joy, if only for a few seconds.

[@XavierBetoN]

Wow that comment was 7 years ago, and i just got it

[@georgerogers2120]

I mean, if I knew somebody who had never been able to laugh and they suddenly started laughing for no apparent reason, I would probably ask them the same thing. Sudden changes in mental state or personality are potentially serious for people- and for androids, too, I would imagine.

[@Isaic02]

​@@georgerogers2120There was a blatantly obvious reason. Q stated literal seconds before that he was giving a gift. To interrupt that gift was rude, which is likely why many take issue with Laforge.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

​@@Isaic02agree, they should have left a laughter run its course naturally. He may never experience it again (although I'm only halfway through season 6, so there are parts of the Android's lord I'm not familiar with)

[@PurpleRobe8]

Professional actors practice emotional transition -- showing the audience a change in disposition from one emotion to the next. As Brent goes from laughing to non-emotion, watch the transition. Absolutely textbook technique, perfectly executed!

[@nickthepick8043]

Thank you for the tip! I'm gonna use that.

[@XavierBetoN]

@@nickthepick8043 that comment was seven years ago!!

[@nickthepick8043]

@@XavierBetoN Indeed it was! But who knows? They might see it :)

[@XavierBetoN]

​@@nickthepick8043 I was doing analogy with the joke (almost joke) of La Forge saying "Data, that joke was 2 years ago" but hell why.. They might see if we keep chatting long enough :d

[@nickthepick8043]

@@XavierBetoN Oh (Face palms) My bad! This actually has me laughing a bit XD

[@emmettkrantz1520]

1:00 looks familiar for some reason

[@AishaVonFossen]

Emmett Krantz LOL

[@emmettkrantz1520]

***** Woah, same here.

[@thaggartxsoo]

+Emmett Krantz Your profile pic on another comment thread actually brought me here.

[@Joe13313]

Hi Data

[@LegendarySparantus]

+Emmett Krantz Goddamnit rofl, you're a genius

[@scarx89]

Deana almost laughing made me laugh.

[@uzm2589]

scarx89 who the heck is deana?!! 😂

[@captain_hat6247]

1:00 I love how Data stops laughing and calmly turns to Geordi only to resume laughing even louder.

[@lovelaced]

every scene with data and his feelings manages to be sweet, funny, and heartbreaking at the same time

[@Elly3981]

Data does have emotions. He just couldn't recognize them for what they were until he got his emotion chip installed. He was also programmed to be much more mellow and reserved than Lore so that it would be safer for people to be around him.

[@AishaVonFossen]

So many feels! My boyfriend has recently started convincing me to watch The Next Generation, and so far, I'd have to say Picard, Q, and Data are among my top favorites. Data is an android, but he generates the most feels, his innocence is contagious and his personality is just all around sweet, just adorable! Love you, Data!

[@kellywilliamson63]

I agree 100% that Data is just precious hahaha. Brent Spiner has the most amazing g facial expressions bahaha. I love it when Data looks confused by things.

[@AishaVonFossen]

Kelly Williamson LOL I know, right? :) I also love how he can ask really embarrassing questions that we as adults would get in a lot of trouble asking in real life, but when he asks them, it's all out of innocent inquiry. The shocked/embarrassed faces he can get are priceless and I'm just like * throws up hands * I'm not even mad, bro. XD

[@kellywilliamson63]

I know! Data is all about the eyebrows hahaha. He's got such a funny "hmmph" face thing going on when he asks embarrassing or weird questions that he's oblivious to. Brent Spiner is great hahaha. I just live how all the main characters love and care about Data and how him being an android is irrelevant. *sigh* If you're a Brent Spiner fan by the way there's a hilarious low budget movie on KZbin from 1982 called "Rent Control" that stars him as a New York dad with a porn star mustache and shit luck. Hahaha. He still makes it adorable.

[@StuartTheGamerNerd]

Kelly Williamson wait until you see him in Star Trek: Nemeisis rofl! :P

[@readsomebooks666]

Just wait until you get to DS9.

[@fusionbomb6689]

"Data, why are you laughing?" "...I do not know."

[@bentricky]

Hunter Baxter Shut the hell up Geordie. Let Data have his moment.

[@dopiley]

Do remeber that Geordie never considered Data as an android, hence why he may have forgotten that Data is unable to laugh naturally.

[@BenEllis0623]

I never realized how big Q's eyes in proportion to his head. Q is honestly one of my favourite characters, he's almost like deadpool, sometimes he's good and sometimes he's bad, and...the ego.

[@rockolutheran]

q's eyes look pretty normal to me lol

[@enwarrior8163]

Ben Ellis That's more Ironic cause he plays Discord in MLP too. XD

[@BeastBoom24]

I love how he goes from laughing so hard to just his normal expression. Brent Spiner is amazing in this scene.

[@UTM88]

I love how he turns to the captain with no emotion and then suddenly bursts out laughing. lol

[@trier4952]

Has Brent (Data) ever been nominated or given an Emmy for this role? One of his best roles

[@BradenENelson]

It's worth sitting thru the first 60 episodes, just to get the FULL context of this moment. One of the best character moments in all of Sci Fi history.

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

It was worthy. I'm at season 3 and I think it's the best season so far, but still, it was worth it.

[@planetary109]

"No, no, no, no, no, no. I would never curse you by making you human." Probably the smartest thing I've ever heard in my entire lifetime.

[@ivancarlson953]

Brent Spiner said he modelled his laughing fit after the 1930's film "Laurel & Hardy: Blotto"

[@MinnaWinchester]

Haha, he's so well into character as Data... I love that laugh!

[@chadasmr8304]

I just checked quickly and can't believe I didn't see it mentioned, so I will; This is a most kind, caring and emphatic thing that Q did on the show ;S So sweet a gesture to give some of the best feelings to those who so desperately wish to feel them, especially to someone who really was friendly to them ;D

[@TheJesterGirl]

I love how he looks at Geordi when he says his name but then explodes with laughter! :D

[@deadleaves140]

Jimmy Fallon's guest: Hello. Jimmy:

[@irnghs6005]

One of the most funniest and best part of the whole series. Cannot stop laughing

[@duschlampe113]

Another proof of Brents amazing talents ;)

[@kotk05]

I wonder if Troi "sensed" Data's brief emotion

[@RemixedVoice]

Definitely

[@Zeriel00]

My fav part about this episode is when Q confesses to Picard that he feels shame for not being able to do what Data did for him.

[@RemixedVoice]

Honestly, same

[@lauriemullins2669]

I love hearing brint spiner laugh it makes me happy

[@MRJK87.]

My favorite part was when data was laughing

[@stuartmarentette4208]

Probably not a fan of jazz then.

[@CheerfulPie]

I love Data! He's so so so cute! I was pleased when he got to laugh in this episode. He deserved it!

[@188zbbrr]

This clip is so funny lol! God Brent Spiner is a amazing actor. To act like you're laughing and can instilly stop and start again with perfection takes a very skilled act. Love ya Brent!

[@Bronwyn51]

this scene is absolutely hysterical, I laugh till I cry everytime I watch it, you can,t help laughing, it,s so funny, probably one of the funnist things I saw on star trek

[@whoelsebutmeofcoursei]

I laughed so hard during this scene, that was last week.

[@JEMASCOLA]

I always find it hilarious whenever Data feels emotion and laughs.

[@HarryMudd]

Data with a belly laugh :D the best laugh ever, incredibly infectious :D

[@SecurityEscort]

you can see this clip a 1000 times...I LOVE IT!

[@Scarecrow545]

Best moment in the whole series.

[@SamaCWNS]

He has got to be one of the best actors ever!!

[@socalltd]

classic line "no,no,no,no,no,... I would never curse you by making you human.. " Q owns the federation from episode one.

[@powersjoshua97]

I like the way data laughs

[@catatonic1982]

Man, Brent Spiner played Data EXCELLENT

[@chickenpede]

great! one of my favorite scenes ever

[@SulliMike23]

I wonder what Brent Spiner was thinking off when he had to laugh like that.

[@cpc28655]

The part that got me is that Data doesn't why he is laughing. It's obvious that Q made him laugh.

[@Bawgle]

Lets be real, Data could feel all along, he just didnt know how to emote naturally instead of by obligation. It honestly makes this moment way more meaningful

[@Arcanon792]

Geordi, let the Android laugh!!!

[@LoganBoyle12]

this is by far my favourite scene from TNG, any episode with Q puts a smile on my face

[@Spamdude47]

The second part of the laugh is the best

[@christianbuenaobra3794]

When you find out that your enemys will fire lasers at you....

[@AishaVonFossen]

Ever single time I watch this clip, never fails to make me smile. :)

[@mdog86]

Probably my all-time favorite scene of TNG

[@random4969]

It was amazing Mr Data had that experience and his friends were there to SHARE the experience with him 😊

[@CalvinNoire]

Man literally went from 🤣 to 😐 to 🤣

[@hamiltonuniverse59]

I LOVE this with ALL of my heart.

[@DerHerrMitR]

Me in 2014, when a hypnosis session unlocked the most genuine laughter I have ever produced.

[@Noface121]

Maybe my favourite moment in all of the series.

[@alemonmoonsky]

simultaneously one of the most awesome yet sad scenes...

[@doctorae724]

I SWEAR, every time I feel down about something, I go to this scene to cheer me up!!!! I just wished the scene could've been a little longer.

[@michaelhardison2299]

I always thought q was awesome for giving data the ability to laugh

[@SR71ABCD]

Q really did gave Data a good emotion!

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

Downright one of the best TNG episodes!

[@robynwilde]

I'm actually crying. Oh Data. I love you.

[@romy7408]

data = the perfect man

[@zekenotech]

"He turned the entire crew into Pickles, Captain. It is the funniest thing I've ever seen."

[@TenzukaRabbit]

Me: Do you know a band called "1023 Megabytes?" Data: No. Me: Not surprising. Hey haven't had a gig yet. Data: 0:55

[@collegeman1988]

I had a similar reaction after my first and only time I smoked marijuana from a bong.

[@TrianglePants]

To?

[@Progapanda]

Reminds me of Stanley Laurel. Just lovely :)

[@s727r]

I must have watched this clip a million times, And still end up laughing with him

[@califgirl101]

Thank you so much for posting the rest of this cute scene. Data rocks! One of my favorite characters on the TNG series. :)

[@EdLob]

I love it at 0:59 when he just stops, and then starts again. Lol.

[@Ceberuss]

Exactly! I consider this scene as one of the best in TNG, maybe the best of all. Brent's acting was fabulous here - those switches to ordinary Data back and forth... The fact that it is Q's gift also has its part in making this my favourite scene. :-)

[@p00pbuster]

0:57 Stan Laurel reference? 😂😂😂 much love for Brent Spiner

[@Sly-Moose]

Even Picard's expression at the end shows that he's pleased for him. Almost as tho you can almost hear him saying, "I'm glad for you, Data."

[@kissmrule]

i so love this sceen in this show and every time i wacth this langh head off

[@justanotherlikeyou]

"Data, why are you laughing?" Wrong question. The correct question is "Data, HOW are you laughing?"

[@TheDarkestDarkness]

This cracks me up every time!

[@sirensbane17]

That just kind of brightens my day.

[@IDontPostPorn]

My favorite scene in TNG because Data is my favorite crew member. Thanks for the upload

[@idapeppp]

This makes me so happy!

[@AngelBear1386]

I haven't reached this episode yet but I sure can't wait for it!!

[@Killgore316]

When breaking character is what you're supposed to do.

[@3Rayfire]

Honestly Q...damn fine gift, well done.

[@Alucard9692010]

one of the most hilarious laughs ever :)

[@RocheanSkywalker]

Data is just plain adorable. XD

[@jarlesleglerg9064]

"A going away present" I think it's just called a blunt

[@KnightHawkk]

I'm so glad I started watching this series,laughed so much at this after I saw it

[@Cyberguy64]

Q rocks!

[@ramsaybaggins]

I love this soooo much XD But then again, I just love Data full stop =P

[@obiwanobiwan13]

One of the best Q episodes... What was always great about him was that whe wasn't quite a villain, wasn't a good guy, and wasn't an all-owerful God, he COULD lose... Q was like the Greek gods of old, with enormous power, but with feelings and passions and desires... And his "going away present" to Data was just a great moment for TNG... and pretty much the perfect present for Data- who WOULDN'T want to have one, really amazing laugh like that? I'd LOVE to see Q and DAta one more time

[@Samuraith2077]

Looks at Laforges visor proceeds to roll laughing.....

[@netsurferx1]

And Brant admitted years later that Stan Laurel was a huge inspiration for Mr. Data...Including his laugh.

[@j.b.9581]

My day isn't complete unless I have seen some of the incomparable Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data. This scene is PURE GOLD. I can never NOT LAUGH when I see this scene.