Ode to spot

[trekkergirl220 0]

This isn't like a major discussion topic or anything, but i just have a question, what episode was datas poem "Ode to spot" in? I remember the poem was hilarious, but i don't remember the episode. Was the actual episode any good?

[RikerChick 5]

I can't even remember the poem. Does anyone have the poem?

[trekkergirl220 0]

OMG its so funny- I think master Q posted a trivia question about it a while back and put the poem on the post- let me see if I can find it

[trekkergirl220 0]

Okay i found it- its on trivia question #20 which master_q posted

here it is:

 

Felis Cattus,

is your taxonomic nomenclature,

an endothermic quadruped carnivorous by nature?

Your visual, olfactory and auditory senses

contribute to your hunting skills, and natural defenses.

I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,

a singular development of cat communications

that obviates your basic hedonistic predilection

for a rhythmic stroking of your fur, to demonstrate affection.

A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;

you would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.

And when not being utilized to aide in locomotion,

it often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.

O Spot,

the complex levels of behaviour you display

connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.

And though you are not sentient,

Spot,

and do not comprehend,

I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend

 

and its great the way Data reads it! lol

 

so does anyone know the episode this is from?

[RikerChick 5]

OMG I love it!!!!

[trekkergirl220 0]

lol, I wish someone knew the episode though!

Its even better to watch

[Guest Guest]

I'm not sure, but I think it's from Schisms.

[trekkergirl220 0]

Oh yeah! i think you right be right! that makes sense

[A l t e r E g o 9]

I just looked up Schisms in the Captains Logs and it is the episode, which features the poem Ode to Spot!

[Yillara Skye 1]

Yep, Schisms.... and it is sort of revisited in "Fistful of Datas"(Riker reading his "lines")

[trekkergirl220 0]

ok thanks!!

[Yillara Skye 1]

No problem, always glad to help!!

[Takara_Soong 4]

Too me that is one of the best pieces of poetry ever written!!! It's right up there with the great opera "Kill the Rabbit" from Bugs Bunny.

[Yillara Skye 1]

"Spear and magic helmet??"-Bugs

"Yes, Magic Helmet, and I'll give you a sample"-Elmer

 

 

"Oh Brunhilda, you're so lovely."-Elmer

"Yes, I know it, I can't help it"-Bugs

 

"What did you expect in an opera, a happy ending??"

[Lubak10 0]

Okay i found it- its  on trivia question #20 which master_q posted

here it is:

 

Felis Cattus,

is your taxonomic nomenclature,

an endothermic quadruped carnivorous by nature?

Your visual, olfactory and auditory senses

contribute to your hunting skills, and natural defenses.

I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,

a singular development of cat communications

that obviates your basic hedonistic predilection

for a rhythmic stroking of your fur, to demonstrate affection.

A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;

you would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.

And when not being utilized to aide in locomotion,

it often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.

O Spot,

the complex levels of behaviour you display

connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.

And though you are not sentient,

Spot,

and do not comprehend,

I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend

 

and its great the way Data reads it! lol

 

so does anyone know the episode this is from?

I LOVE this poem! I even have two copies of it hanging in my room. One is the original and the other have the name of my own cat (kiki) in it.

[dsbs 0]

Too me that is one of the best pieces of poetry ever written!!!  It's right up there with the great opera "Kill the Rabbit" from Bugs Bunny.

hmm...maybe I should to an Ode to Fudge (my dog)

 

What was the bugs bunny poem??

 

I thought Ode to Spot was quite sweet. And Geordi was saying that all it was was "clever". I'm sorry Geordi, but that time youy were wrong.

[Takara_Soong 4]

Too me that is one of the best pieces of poetry ever written!!!  It's right up there with the great opera "Kill the Rabbit" from Bugs Bunny.

 

What was the bugs bunny poem??

 

Not a poem. They did an episode of Bugs Bunny as a tragic opera. I can't remember which opera it was based on but it was really funny!

 

I remember seeing an interview with a music professor and he was talking about a class he had taught on opera. He asked his students what the first opera they were exposed to was. He says half the class broke out in song "kill the wabbit kill the wabbit".

[dsbs 0]

LOL!!

 

My first opera was.....actually, I dont think I;ve ever seen one. I tend to avoid them like the plague...

[A l t e r E g o 9]

Broom Hilda?

[Takara_Soong 4]

What's Opera, Doc? - Bugs Bunny

 

Broomhilda or Witch Hazel

[A l t e r E g o 9]

Granted Bugs is not dressed the same as the Broom Hilda in the picture but during the What’s Opera Doc cartoon I remember Elmer sings a vs. (partial; "Oh Broom Hilda, yours so ruvly". That is why I thought it might based on a play of the same name.

[Celtic_Swimmer 0]

i found that poem and posted it here a long time ago but it went missing along with all the other posts when TNG disappeared..

 

glad to have it back

[VaBeachGuy 12]

I can't even remember the poem. ^_^  Does anyone have the poem?

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I'm sure you've heard it by now I thought I'd bump this and add the poem's audio file to it.

 

This is an old version flash file I did so the only button that works is the play button, but you can hear it at last.

 

http://www.startrekfans.net/pics/swf/ode.swf

[Matt 0]

I'm been trying to remember that poem for ages, thanks for posting it

[VaBeachGuy 12]

Here's a clip of it from YouTube...

 

[Stephen of Borg 2]

nice

 

it's probably even funnier when Riker accidentally reads it in a later episode

[VaBeachGuy 12]

nice

 

it's probably even funnier when Riker accidentally reads it in a later episode

lol Yeah, that was in Fistful of Datas

[VaBeachGuy 12]

Too me that is one of the best pieces of poetry ever written!!!  It's right up there with the great opera "Kill the Rabbit" from Bugs Bunny.

 

What was the bugs bunny poem??

 

Not a poem. They did an episode of Bugs Bunny as a tragic opera. I can't remember which opera it was based on but it was really funny!

 

I remember seeing an interview with a music professor and he was talking about a class he had taught on opera. He asked his students what the first opera they were exposed to was. He says half the class broke out in song "kill the wabbit kill the wabbit".

Just found the Bugs Bunny one: