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Brent Spiner and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Patrick Stewart: Captain Jean-Luc Picard

The Big Goodbye

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Patrick Stewart credited as playing...

Captain Jean-Luc Picard

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  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: And... when I looked down into the street, I actually saw - automobiles!
  • [last lines]
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Lieutenant, take us out of orbit.
  • Lieutenant Geordi La Forge: Aye, sir.
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: And Mr. La Forge...
  • Lieutenant Geordi La Forge: Sir.
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [gangster accent] Step on it!
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: For the moment, I have other duties.
  • Lt. McNary: Blonde or brunette?
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: She's a lady all right. And her name is... Enterprise.
  • Lt. McNary: Sounds like a working girl to me.
  • [Picard is complaining about the odd spelling of the Jarada language]
  • Counselor Deanna Troi: But you spell knife with a 'k'.
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I spell knife with an 'n'. But then I never could spell.
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I have to go.
  • Lt. McNary: So... this is the big goodbye.
  • [they shake hands, and Picard turns to leave]
  • Lt. McNary: Tell me something, Dix. When you've gone... will this world still exit? Will my wife and kids still be waiting for me at home?
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I honestly don't know.
  • Lieutenant Geordi La Forge: So, Data, how was it?
  • Lt. Commander Data: [gangster accent] It was raining in the city by the bay... a hard rain. Hard enough to wash the slime...
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Data!
  • Lt. Commander Data: Sorry, sir.
  • Lt. Dan Bell: You better not try to leave town.
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: If I leave town, town leaves with me.
  • Vendor: [about Data] He's not from around here, is he?
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Er, no, he's not. He's, er... he's from... South America.
  • Vendor: Yeah... 's got a nice tan.
  • Cyrus Redblock: [about Data] Where do you s'ppose he's from?
  • Felix Leech: [to Data] Where were you hatched anyway?
  • Lt. Commander Data: I was created on a planet...
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Data...
  • Lt. Commander Data: South America.
  • Commander William T. Riker: So - have a nice vacation?
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: It was a nice place to visit, Number One, but... I wouldn't want to die there.
  • [Picard is about to leave the holodeck, when someone knocks at Dixon Hill's office door]
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: You'll have to call again; I'm just leaving. I'm, er... not dressed properly.
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I am not Dixon Hill! I just look like Dixon Hill!
  • Lt. Commander Data: He speaks the truth, sir. From your point of view, he is only a facsimile. A knock-off. A cheap imitation...
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Thank you, Mr. Data.
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [explaining his uniform to a holodeck character] I lost a bet.
  • Jessica Bradley: Oh, well... At least you're ready for Halloween.
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [bemused] Halloween?
  • Vendor: Hey, it's Dix. How's tricks?
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Hm? Oh, she's fine.

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