Data's Day
- Episode aired Jan 5, 1991
- TV-PG
- 46m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
3.8K
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Data tries to comprehend the complex emotions between O'Brien and Keiko, who are about to be married.Data tries to comprehend the complex emotions between O'Brien and Keiko, who are about to be married.Data tries to comprehend the complex emotions between O'Brien and Keiko, who are about to be married.
Majel Barrett
- Enterprise Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Michael Braveheart
- Crewman Martinez
- (uncredited)
Cameron
- Ensign Kellogg
- (uncredited)
Tracee Cocco
- Ensign Jae
- (uncredited)
Denise Deuschle
- Science Division Officer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWide shots of Data and Dr. Crusher tap dancing featured a dancer double for Data, only. Gates McFadden is an accomplished tap dancer, and did all her own work.
- GoofsWhile officiating at a wedding ceremony, Captain Picard says, "Since the days of the first wooden vessels, all shipmasters have had one happy privilege: that of uniting two people in the bonds of matrimony." This is false; whatever Starfleet's own fictional regulations may be, the captains of seagoing ships have no particular power to perform weddings and, at least for the US, the UK, and the former USSR, there is no evidence that they ever did. In fact the navies of the US, the UK, and various other countries specifically prohibit a commanding officer from performing marriage ceremonies. See also Balance of Terror (1966).
- Quotes
Lieutenant Worf: Human bonding rituals often involve a great deal of talking and dancing and crying.
- ConnectionsFeatures Star Trek: The Next Generation: Hollow Pursuits (1990)
- SoundtracksStar Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage
Featured review
Data Dances....and Smiles!
This episode reminded me of those MASH episodes where one of the characters would write to a relative about what was going on daily in their lives. In this one, Data writes to the Daystrom Institute to tell of his efforts to assimilate himself into the crew by exploring and donning human traits. He has bee chosen to be the best man at Chief Obrien and Keiko's wedding and he experiments with all the intricacies of that process, including the seeming cold feet of the bride. In one of the funniest moments of the series, Beverly Crusher is enlisted to teach him to dance. She doesn't know it's for a wedding and teaches him to tap dance. He is very adept because he need only follow her moves When she realizes he misunderstanding, she tries basic ballroom technique with varied success. He does get it, but is stiff and awkward. She tells him to smile and he gets this plastered-on, ridiculous grin as he dances, first with her and then with a holographic partner.
There is also a serious event going on. A Vulcan ambassador is on board the Enterprise, ready to beam over to a Romulan ship to begin negotiations, representative of the Federation. She is killed as she transports over and the Romulans accuse Picard of underhandedness. It is well worth watching to see how this all plays out.
There is also a serious event going on. A Vulcan ambassador is on board the Enterprise, ready to beam over to a Romulan ship to begin negotiations, representative of the Federation. She is killed as she transports over and the Romulans accuse Picard of underhandedness. It is well worth watching to see how this all plays out.
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- Runtime46 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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