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In [[:Category:Earth literature|Earth literature]], '''Pinocchio''' was a wooden puppet who longed to become a real boy. |
In [[:Category:Earth literature|Earth literature]], '''Pinocchio''' was a wooden puppet who longed to become a real boy. |
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− | [[William Riker]] referred to [[Data]] as "Pinocchio" upon learning of Data's desire to be [[Human]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[Encounter at Farpoint]]") When forced to argue the case that Data was only a machine, he referenced the name again to demonstrate how, though Data aspired to be a living human being, he was not and never would be one. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Measure |
+ | [[William Riker]] referred to [[Data]] as "Pinocchio" upon learning of Data's desire to be [[Human]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[Encounter at Farpoint]]") When forced to argue the case that Data was only a machine, he referenced the name again to demonstrate how, though Data aspired to be a living human being, he was not and never would be one. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Measure Of A Man]]") |
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Revision as of 02:19, 1 February 2007
In Earth literature, Pinocchio was a wooden puppet who longed to become a real boy.
William Riker referred to Data as "Pinocchio" upon learning of Data's desire to be Human. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint") When forced to argue the case that Data was only a machine, he referenced the name again to demonstrate how, though Data aspired to be a living human being, he was not and never would be one. (TNG: "The Measure Of A Man")