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Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, Gracie Harrison, Peter Mark Richman, and Leon Rippy in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Leon Rippy: L.Q. 'Sonny' Clemmons

The Neutral Zone

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Leon Rippy credited as playing...

L.Q. 'Sonny' Clemmons

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  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: [to Data] Duty calls, hey, I understand. Why don't you come back later on an' you and me'll find us a couple o' low-mileage pit woofies and help 'em build a memory?
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: What's this 'Neutral Zone'?
  • Lt. Commander Data: It is a buffer between the Romulan Empire and the Federation.
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: Why does that make me nervous?
  • Lt. Commander Data: I do not know.
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: Well, we won't be invitin' these Romulans to our party, will we?
  • Lt. Commander Data: No, that would not be... appropriate.
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: [trying out the replicator] I'd like me, uh, a thick Kansas City steak and, uh, some country fried potatoes and, uh, a mess of greens. Oh, hell, just forget all that and give me a martini, straight up with, uh, two olives - for the vitamins!
  • Lt. Commander Data: Inquiry: you do not seem to be having as much difficulty adjusting to your current circumstances as the others.
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: You mean bein' here on this tub, 400 years from where I started? Oh, heck, it's the same dance, it's just a different tune.
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: What do you guys do? I mean, you don't drink and you ain't got no TV. Must be kind of boring, innit?
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: [about committing to the cryonics companies] The whole deal was a long shot, but I figured, what the hell, might as well give them the dough instead o' leavin' it to my ex-wives!
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: I just got to have a little somethin' to jump-start the morning and a little somethin' else to shut down the night.
  • Doctor Beverly Crusher: You have no medical need.
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: Well, it ain't a matter of need, darling, it's a matter of survival.
  • Doctor Beverly Crusher: Sorry.
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: Not to worry, Old Watosh will scuffle along th' best way he can.
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: [to Dr. Crusher] You know, you're just about the prettiest little doctor I've ever seen.
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: Let's see if the Braves are on, how do you cut on this teevee?
  • Commander William T. Riker: Teevee?
  • L. Q. 'Sonny' Clemonds: Yeah, the boob tube. Uh, I'd like to see how the Braves are doing after all this time. Probably still finding ways to lose.

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