Is Star Trek Actually Any Good at Comedy?

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  @Seanginty1 · 4 years ago

  For my money, Worf was comedy gold. “Death to the opposition”, calling prune juice “warriors’ drink”, “Captain I must protest. I am NOT a merry man”. He had so many funny moments which Michael Dorn handled so well.

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  @birchwwolf · 4 years ago

  Data turning full cat dad in front of Worf, and Worf sneezing on the way out of Data's quarters, is the funniest scene in TNG.

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  @JoeKenWA · 4 years ago (edited)

  I'd have paid real money for the makeup team to have modeled Worf as a TOS Klingon whenever they were back in time for "Trials and Tribble-ations" with no explanation whatsoever.

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  @dataportdoll · 4 years ago

  Put me in the camp that says the DS9 crew missed a great joke by having Worf beam over to the space station in Trials and Tribbleations and he just comes out the door in the TOS make up job. No one notices.

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  @bernardoconnor1502 · 4 years ago

  One of the best parts of the "Falling Tribbles" scene is when Kirk tells McCoy to figure out why the Tribbles are dying and McCoy say "I haven't figured out what keeps them alive". Kirk gives him a glare that is priceless.

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  @les5503 · 4 years ago

  "Death to the opposition" and "I am not a merry man" prove Worf is an unwitting master of comedy

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  @MultiMackD · 4 years ago

  You forgot the hilarious gag of Chekov asking a COP for directions to the nuclear wessels....during the Cold War

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  @bendonatier · 4 years ago

  Our man Bashir is one of the funniest bits of Trek for me. Especially how Garrak just invites himself along for the spy thriller.

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  @keithshields8649 · 4 years ago

  One of the reasons Shatner was able to shine in “The Trouble with Tribbles” is that Nimoy was such a great straight man.   His deadpan, wry delivery makes for some of the best comedy in that episode.   Kirk: “I heard you” Spock: “He simply could not believe his ears”.   They were (will be?) the Martin and Lewis of the 23rd century…

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  @carycharlebois5965 · 4 years ago (edited)

  My favourite comedy episode has to be "A Piece of the Action". Kirk's driving, and Spock's deadpan reaction to it, is priceless. Also, Shatner embracing his 'gangster' persona is hilarious.

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  @wolfpackjew · 4 years ago

  Piccard quoting Shakespeare out of context to save Lwaxana Troi from the Ferengi is one of the funniest things I've seen on any show. I love it so so much.

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  @gozerthegozarian9500 · 4 years ago

  Well, as Worf shamelessly brags in DS9's "Trials and Tribble-ations", the Klingons committed extensive Tribble-genocide, so maybe the Tribbles have good reason to resent them, eh?

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