LeVar Burton: Geordi

Star Trek: Generations

Geordi

Data: [laughs] I get it! I get it! When you said "The clown can stay, but the Ferengi in the gorilla suit has to go!"
Geordi: Data, what are you talking about?
Data: During the Farpoint mission; we were on the bridge, you told a joke, that was the punchline!
Geordi: The Farpoint mission? Data, that was seven years ago.
Data: I know! I just got it! Very funny!

Dr. Soran: Have you ever considered a prosthesis that would make you look a little more... how can I say... more normal?
Geordi: What's normal?
Dr. Soran: "What's normal?" Well, that's a good question. Normal is what everyone else is and you are not.

Geordi: I've never seen a solar probe with this kind of configuration, have you, Data?
Data: [uses tricorder as a hand puppet]
Data: No, Geordi, I have not. Have you?
Data: [to his tricorder]
Data: No, I have not. It is most unusual.
[laughs at his joke]
Data: Mister Tricorder!

Geordi: What do you want?
Dr. Soran: As you may or may not be aware, I am an El-Aurian. Some people call us a race of listeners. We listen. Right now, Mr. La Forge, you have my complete attention. I want to listen to everything you know about trilithium.

Dr. Soran: [inspecting Geordi's VISOR] Marvelous technology. This is a remarkable piece of equipment.
Geordi: [sarcastic] Glad you approve.

Geordi: [evacuating Engineering after a coolant leak] Bridge, we have a new problem. We're five minutes from a warp core breach. There's nothing I can do.
Riker: [on the bridge] Deanna, evacuate everyone to the saucer section. Mr. Data, prepare to separate the ship.

Guinan: Gentlemen, something new from Forcas III?
Geordi: [as Data takes a gulp, the taste obviously disagrees with him] What?
Data: I believe this beverage has produced an emotional response.
Geordi: Really? What are you feeling?
Data: I am uncertain. Because I have had little experience with emotion, I am unable to... articulate the sensation.
Guinan: Emotion?
Geordi: I'll explain later.
Guinan: [Data takes another gulp and reacts in distaste again] Well, it looks like he hates it.

Geordi: Data, are you all right?
Data: I believe the emotion chip has overloaded my positronic relay.
Geordi: We'd better get you back to the ship.
[tapping his combadge]
Geordi: La Forge to Enterprise.
[getting static, he tries again]
Geordi: La Forge to Enterprise.
Dr. Soran: Gentlemen, is there a problem?
Geordi: Dr. Soran. Yeah. There seems to be some sort of dampening field in here. It's blocking our comm signal. Can you shut it off for us?
Dr. Soran: Of course, I'd be only too happy to.
[he backhands Geordi, knocking him out]
Data: [cowering as Soran aims a weapon at him] Please. Please. No. Do not... . do not hurt me. Please, please.

Geordi: [after Data's "prank" on Beverly] Whatever possessed you to push her in the water in the first place?
Data: I was attempting to get into the spirit of things. I thought it would be amusing.
[taking his cat off the table]
Data: Spot. Is she still angry?
Geordi: I'd stay out of Sickbay for a couple of days if I were you.

Geordi: Data, you're not thinking about actually using that thing, are you?
Data: I have considered it for many months. And in light of my recent episode with Dr. Crusher, now may be the appropriate time.
Geordi: I thought you were worried about it overloading your neural net.
Data: That is true. However, I believe my growth as an artificial life-form has reached an impasse. For 34 years, I have endeavored to become more human, to grow beyond my original programming. Still, I am unable to grasp such a basic concept as humor. This emotion chip may be the only answer.

Data: [Worf accidentally falls into the water during his promotion ceremony] Doctor, I must confess, I am uncertain as to why someone falling into freezing water is amusing.
Beverly: Oh, it's all in good fun, Data.
Data: Fun?
Beverly: Fun.
Data: I do not understand.
Beverly: You've got to get into the spirit of things. Learn to be spontaneous, live in the moment. Do something unexpected. Get it?
Data: Got it.
[pushing her overboard, he sees no one is laughing]
Geordi: Data!
Data: That was...
Geordi: Not funny.