TNG Episodes That Cheer You Up

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  1. Sybok Was Wrong

    Sybok Was Wrong Commander Red Shirt

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    "Deja Q".

    That's about it. TNG entertains, but doesn't put me in a good mood. TOS does 100%- it's got the blend!
     
  2. Orac

    Orac Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    I get a kick out of this exchange from that episode

    Data: Where is your mother?
    Gia: She died about a year ago. Father says she went to a beautiful place where everything is peaceful and everyone loves each other, and no one ever gets sick. Do you think there's really a place like that?
    (Data gazes out at the moon and stars)
    Data: Yes. I do.

    I'll write a list of episodes that cheer me up later but I'll start with Thine Own Self and add all the episodes where Troi wears her blue dress.

    ;)
     
  3. φ of π

    φ of π Captain Captain

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    I like most of the episodes with Lwaxana Troi, she's awesome. I wish I had a mother like her when I was growing up. :)

    I also quite like the S7 episode Emergence, where the Enterprise has a baby.
     
  4. TrekMD

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    One that comes to mind is "Rascals." Nothing like seeing young Picard throwing a tantrum until he is taken to his "dad," Will Riker. His number one dad. :)
     
  5. Armus

    Armus Commodore Commodore

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    DATA
    Interesting.

    PICARD
    How so?

    DATA
    While suggesting the free
    treatment of form usually
    attributed to Fauvism, this quite
    inappropriately attempts to
    juxtapose the disparate cubistic
    styles of Picasso and Leger. In
    addition, the use of color
    suggests a haphazard melange of
    clashing styles. Furthermore, the unsettling
    overtones of proto-Vulcan
    influences...

    Picard's features have become progressively clouded
    during this speech and finally he's had enough.

    PICARD
    (strained)
    Thank you... Mister Data.

    DATA
    You are welcome, sir. If I may
    be of any further assistance --

    PICARD
    No... thank you.
     
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  6. tomalak301

    tomalak301 Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Q-Pid is the first episode of Star Trek I remember watching and it still makes me smile.

    Other episodes that make me smile:

    Hallow Pursuits
    The Schizoid Man
    Relics
    Rascals (Number 1 Dad)
     
  7. ALF

    ALF Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Oh jeez, it would be so difficult to choose. This series always cheers me up - even the darker ones, Chain of Command, etc. Well I guess Dark Page is kind of a bummer any way you cut it but - off the top of my head:

    The Naked Now (Data's limerick)
    Haven (Data: "Could you please continue the petty bickering? I find it most intriguing.")
    Angel One (Funny for all the wrong reasons. Good old season 1.)
    The Arsenal of Freedom (Great stuff, S1 doesn't get much better than this)
    The Neutral Zone (Those old popsickles they thaw out!!)
    The Emissary (Worf gets laid... at last)
    Captain's Holiday (Picard: Sex and shooting)
    Yesterday's Enterprise (So good.... so very good...)
    The Offspring (Cheerful yes. But also very sad!!)
    I, Borg (Let's make friends with the Borg boy! Dr. Crusher is the sole voice of reason...)
    Relics (Scotty: It's Green, no bloody A B C or D!)
    Rascals (Picard: "He's my number one dad!)
    A Fistful of Datas (So silly... but good fun)
    Tapestry (Great fun with Picard's second chance at life)
    Timescape (Picard's smiley on the warp core breach)
    All Good Things (Very fun and optimistic.)
     
  8. shivkala

    shivkala Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Long (personal) story, but my sister and I had an argument during Thanksgiving 2015, which resulted in leaving her house and ending up at my parents who live 10 minutes from her to cool off. Wasn't my finest moment, but the full details are not the point, which is that I calmed down by watching TNG. I settled for "Yesterday's Enterprise" and "Timescape" as a means of calming down/cheering up.
     
  9. Mojochi

    Mojochi Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Timescape is good comfort food. I've been back to that one countless times
     
  10. Balok's Decoy

    Balok's Decoy Commodore Commodore

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    Funny interaction from a different episode that has a similar feel:

    Picard: It is exactly as they left it Number One, in the bottle.
    (dumbfounded looks from Data and Worf)
    Picard: The ship in the bot– Oh, good Lord. Didn't anybody here build ships in bottles when they were boys?!
    Worf: I did not play with toys.
    Data: I was never a boy.
    (Picard sighs)
    O'Brien: I did, sir!
    Picard: Thank you, Mister O'Brien.

    I think that is one of the funniest scenes in all of Trek. It is just so charming and you could only do those lines in Star Trek. Michael Dorn's delivery is hysterical. So good.
     
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  11. Kor

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    I could have sworn I read somewhere that Worf was into building ancient Klingon sailing ships in bottles. Was that later?

    Edit: He was trying to build a model ship in "Peak Performance." Not in a bottle, though.

    Kor
     
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  12. 2takesfrakes

    2takesfrakes Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    You really captured the essence of what I was trying to get at, right there. TNG's desire to entertain is so genuine that it always does exactly that. The edges of the pages have started to yellow, perhaps, but the stories are timeless ...
     
  13. Leviathan

    Leviathan Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Timescape...just a good ol' entertaining "we can fix shit" episode.

    Plus this:

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  14. Vger23

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    Encounter at Farpoint (nostalgia that takes me back to the sheer EXCITEMENT of that moment when Trek returned to TV)
    11001001
    Deja Q
    Captains Holiday
    Ménage a Troi
    QPid
    Family
     
  15. Mojochi

    Mojochi Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    The Next Phase cheers me up as well. It's good to see Ro exploring herself, & the two of them working things out together, & maybe even opening up some pathways to a good friendship. It's one of the instances where Ro is shown building relationships with a crew she has otherwise been at odds with. The memorial service? How does that not put a smile on your face? I'm going to go watch it now :p