Star Trek TNG’s Jonathan Frakes Hilarious Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction Monologue at Fan Expo Canada

Commander William T. Riker himself, the beloved Jonathan Frakes of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” fame gives an absolutely hilarious and impromptu “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction” monologue at his thoroughly enjoyable 2019 Fan Expo Canada Q&A panel in Toronto.
Jonathan Scott Frakes (born August 19th, 1952) is an American actor, host and writer, but also a director who directed while starring in "Star Trek: First Contact" (1996) and "Star Trek: Insurrection" (1998). He directed episodes of several different Star Trek television series and Seth MacFarlane's homage to Star Trek, "The Orville." Frakes was the voice of 'David Xanatos' and other characters in the Disney television series "Gargoyles" (1994-1996) and "Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles" (1996-1997). He is also well known for hosting seasons two, three and four of the television series "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction" (1998-2002). In June 2011, Frakes narrated the History Channel documentary "Lee and Grant." He also has extensive experience voicing characters in animation and video games including "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2016-2019), "Future-Worm!" (2016-2018) and "XCOM 2: War of the Chosen" (2017) to name a few. And, Frakes is the author of the novel "The Abductors: Conspiracy" (1996). He is set to reprise his role of 'William Riker' in the much-anticipated TV series "Star Trek: Picard" slated for release in 2020.
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[@DestructionOfRome]

“But if Picard was hallucinating, who drank Worf’s prune juice?”

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

😂

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

The amount of charisma this dude has is ridiculous

[@noisepuppet]

Without even trying

[@revengefrommars]

Back before the word "rizz" existed.

[@willmacdonald9055]

A similar story happened to a young man in the Pacific Northwest about 20 years ago

[@LetterSignedBy51SpiesWasA-Coup]

That's a fact

[@Argov82]

Not this time.

[@michaelflesch3534]

😅😅😅

[@garfoonga1]

A woman in the florida area claims to have seen.the same thing

[@loungejay8555]

Not a chance.

[@valiatus6719]

If he sits down normally he's not Jonathan Frakes.

[@SymmetricsAudio]

It's a replicant version called Donathan Jakes.

[@junbh2]

Maybe it's Thomas Riker.

[@chrisarseneault5617]

If he sits normally, then it's a changeling.

[@crazycary17]

"We fooled you" "not this time" "pure fiction"

[@Comkill117]

“Could a plant really identify a murderer?”

[@homelander7506]

lmfao

[@SymmetricsAudio]

Remember the episode with the creepy granny with the glowing red eyes? Used to give me the chills as a 10 year old lol.

[@user4fvRm2mf]

It's called "The Red-Eyed Creature".

[@user4fvRm2mf]

And that was true!

[@arizonashane]

YES. A similar event did take place according to author Robert Tralins.

[@NitpickingNerd]

you made it up . it never happened. but it was inspired by a true story

[@collectornick4270]

"Our records show a similar story took place somewhere in the Midwest in the late 1970s"

[@tonyyoung2854]

A similar event happened 20 years ago in the Florida area.

[@JRSRLN]

It's fiction.

[@QuandaliuskrispingtonXIX]

Not this time

[@Anudorini-Talah]

this one was invented by our writers

[@DropkickNation]

He sits down like Riker and everyone loses their shit. LOL

[@mrduffwright]

ahhh i missed that in the begining! had to go back and see, thanks for the tip!

[@ineedausernamenow999]

He sits like that due to an old injury i believe

[@yakamarezlife]

@@ineedausernamenow999 yup bad knee fun fact my uncles his orthopedic

[@bobcostas6272]

@@ineedausernamenow999 yep a back injury but its hilarious

[@ayasha89games66]

@@ineedausernamenow999 you definitely don't need to sit a certain way due to a bad knee.

[@DrAmazing]

"Do you know who uh.. You know Worf?" Room full of star trek fans: "...yeah"

[@QuantumParticle]

"It's based on an urban legend that never happened."

[@kdj9884]

A similar event took place

[@Velimirius]

We created it.

[@pk823456]

We got you.

[@charlietownsend2826]

It was pure fiction. It never happened.

[@R0B1NG5]

A similar event took place 300 years in the future, in the Delta area.

[@arizonashane]

A similar event took place in the Pacific Northwest in the 1970s.

[@mb-ql1gb]

He is such a great man ... great sense of humor, wonderful, you cant hate him ...

[@Thompsongs]

NO, you CAN'T. Don't even TRY.

[@garfoonga1]

I cant even.haye him.when hes an antagonist in gargoyles. Xanatos is just a whiny kid with a lot of money

[@Jath2112]

"Wild Bill Riker".....

[@CaptainJZH]

His nickname from his academy days

[@NoOne-us9xv]

This one was invented by a Riker.

[@davewagner1903]

🤌🏻

[@aionarkhe5260]

But what about the mysterious behavior of the barbecue lid?

[@gmonroy852]

I would've yelled out *It's an urban legend....it never happened!*

[@SilentSneakman]

A similiar event took place at the far east 20 years ago.

[@ValhallaAMV]

I knew it was fiction, but with this man's charisma, I'd believe anything!

[@Matty272]

He was my favourite voice on Gargoyles. Keep in mind, that’s a show starring Keith David.

[@theknightsofawesomeness2701]

Not this time!

[@WCGreeny]

I'm glad Frakes is enjoying himself.

[@firefly5677]

We made it up

[@SymmetricsAudio]

I loved watching Star Trek: TNG, Beyond Belief and Gargoyles when I was a kid. So glad he was a part of those shows. He's got an excellent voice for narrating/hosting. It's very soothing. Probably going to get some of his Audiobooks.

[@arizonashane]

It happened. A similar event took place according to author Robert Tralins.

[@veritasg9020]

♪ Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction music ♪

[@Hames_Jetfield]

A similar event happened about 20 years ago

[@ExistentHope]

It never happened.

[@rindjint3205]

It happened to a Frenchman many years ago...

[@The3Stooges]

That was REALLY funny. I think "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction" was one of the best shows ever.

[@nightowl8363]

He would have been the 90s Tony Stark 👍👍

[@katherineberger6329]

We need Jonathan Frakes at CONvergence to judge the Chair Rikering contest.

[@sirmount2636]

😂 Pure fiction.

[@rian202003]

Man I never realised how funny he is, pure class

[@barbreader]

Fiction.

[@Adrenalinejunkie333]

He doesn't sit like Riker he sits like Jonathan Frakes. The reason he sits that way is because of a back injury he sustained as a furniture mover.

[@junbh2]

I've heard that, but I've also heard that he said it wasn't that and it was just part of the character.

[@ash7324]

Have you ever visited a chinatown section in a major city?

[@le9186]

A famous host of all time!

[@brotherchrisrco1125]

Fact or Fiction? You know you want it to be Fact...

[@apl1979]

Not this time. A total fabrication. This one was conjured out of thin air.

[@DKarkarov]

He should have then said "But what about the strange behavior of the BBQ lid?"

[@JonesNate]

Have you ever ridden a mountain bike?

[@janslavik5284]

Have you ever been to a Chinatown area in a major city?

[@thepotato513]

They should have done this in Picard season 3

[@capnjackgallows3204]

"Your wrong"

[@user-xj2sm3xd5l]

He could do standup comedy

[@artemkurteev]

when i clicked i thought he would just say catphrases from fact or fiction like those edits

[@TBONE_2004]

*fiCtiON*

[@threetoast]

Was this story based? Absolutely.

[@akinasgreatest01]

They didnt get the reference 😔

[@jullespio]

"A similar event took place in the 2370s."

[@missvida6251]

He is even handsome with gray hair

[@mchagnon7]

You got me.

[@NodDisciple1]

Subtitles would be nice. Can barely understand him in parts.

[@fartdonkey8290]

Ever gone mountain bi

[@mathmusicstructure]

"Not this time"

[@JoeGodHand]

We got you

[@Project-7723]

1:29 egg on egg violence

[@chrisghikes1693]

It's false. No way. We got ya!

[@homelander7506]

We made it up, but it could have been true

[@KairuHakubi]

you know how I knew? A guy who has to spend 7 hours in the makeup chair every day would be way too reluctant to mess up anyone else's head.

[@Dampfish]

"Do you believe this story?"

[@MikeHodd]

This story is true based on research conducted by author Robert Tralins

[@ChetDonnelly1985]

Hey look it's Kevin Nash😋😋😋😋

[@SvendleBerries]

"Total fabrication."

[@mariarahelvarnhagen2729]

Captain To Bridge ?

[@Batman-fk6pb]

😆

[@JRSRLN]

Why isn't he sitting down on a table corner?

[@1AstralKing]

But was the old woman in on it?

[@sirlongshanksthelongshank8786]

Who was the cowboy?

[@trogdorrules]

No way, never happened.

[@ayasha89games66]

nah it's real

[@DiggitySlice]

Shame the subject of the abomination Discovery kept getting brought up, and Frakes was probably paid or being a team player by not bashing it. Same with Picard although to be fair this was before it came out and we didn't know how bad it would be. Otherwise, this is a great talk. His report with fans and his wit is on another level. Stewart could never have a talk like this, but Frakes gets it.

[@airrider-jk9ik]

What weong with discovery and picard tho, theyre perfectly good star trek shows

[@snakeeyes20a]

I do not enjoy Std and Picard

[@f1shze4lot]

They saved it with season 3. Kurtzman didn't had a hand in it for sure

[@NoriMori1992]

*rapport

[@ImDino]

Not this time

[@xxlCortez]

Not far fetched though.

[@iamdmc]

Not this time. Total fabrication.

[@MedalionDS9]

Used to love Frakes, but him shilling for Nu-Trek makes me wanna puke

[@cormacsee]

It never happened.

[@jmwoods190]

This one was invented by a Riker.