Hero Worship

Episode aired Jan 25, 1992
TV-PG
46m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

3.1K

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Brent Spiner and Joshua Harris in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

Data rescues an orphaned boy named Timothy from a damaged ship. As a way to repress his own pain, Timothy begins to mimic Data's personality.Data rescues an orphaned boy named Timothy from a damaged ship. As a way to repress his own pain, Timothy begins to mimic Data's personality.Data rescues an orphaned boy named Timothy from a damaged ship. As a way to repress his own pain, Timothy begins to mimic Data's personality.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

3.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The story of the fire in La Forge's childhood was originally conceived for the following week's Violations (1992) but was judged better for this story.

Goofs
Data refers to Lieutenant Commander La Forge as "Lieutenant La Forge". Lieutenant Commander may be shortened to Commander, but not Lieutenant.

Quotes
Lt. Commander Data: I have often wished to be human. I study people carefully, in order to more closely approximate human behavior.
Timothy: Why? We're stronger and smarter than humans. We can do more than they can.
Lt. Commander Data: But I cannot take pride in my abilities. I cannot take pleasure in my accomplishments.
Timothy: But... we never have to feel bad either.
Lt. Commander Data: I would gladly risk feeling bad at times, if it also meant that I could... taste my dessert.

Connections
Referenced in Star Trek: Lower Decks: I, Excretus (2021)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Alexander Courage

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Featured review

6/10

Data, a role model

The Enterprise is on a mission to a black hole to find a missing Federation science vessel. They find the ship with but one survivor, a young boy trapped in wreckage. It's Data who with his android strength moves the wreckage and gets young Joshua Harris to safety.

Young Harris is not following normal grief patterns. Instead he tries to emulate Brent Spiner who as an android seems invulnerable to him. Not like his most vulnerable late parents.

Scenes with Spiner and Harris are special as are ones with ship's counselor Marina Sirtis and the lad. A worthwhile story.