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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 Of A Man}}) |
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Revision as of 22:08, 7 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")