253: What Does Data Smell Like?

Pets of TNG.
 
Pets are an important part of many people's lives in the 21st
century here on Earth, but how important are they to the
characters of The Next Generation in the 24th century?Many Star
Trek fans would name Data's cat Spot, but there are a lot more
pets on the show that also make appearances and have an impact on
the characters of The Next Generation.


In this episode of Earl Grey, host Justin Oser is joined by
special guests Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson of Literary Treks to
talk about the pets of The Next Generation. This is a fun
discussion that includes talking about Data's cat Spot, Picard's
fish Livingston, Troi's childhood dog, Kirk's dog Butler,
Lwaxana's pet vine, O'Brien's tarantula Christina, Worf's targ,
and a number of other pets.



Chapters 
Intro (00:00:00)  


Welcome, Dan and Bruce! (00:01:31)  
Pets Named for Trek Characters (00:02:39)  
Pets of TNG (00:04:38)  
Spot (00:05:56)  
Data's Cats in All Good Things... (00:20:39)
Livingston (00:24:48)  
Dogs (00:34:50)
Lwaxana's Pet Vine (00:42:31)  
O'Brien's Tarantula Christina (00:46:06)  
Worf's Targ (00:49:55) 
Jil Orra's Wompat (00:53:29)
Jeremy Astor's Cat Patches (00:58:30)
Other Pets on Screen (01:00:27)
Pets in the Novels and Comics (01:04:00)
Final Thoughts (01:12:22)


Closing (01:23:11)


 


Runtime: 1 hour 25 minutes 39 seconds


 
Hosts
Justin Oser

GuestsDan Gunther
Bruce Gibson

Production
Justin Oser (Editor and Producer) Richard Marquez (Producer) Amy
Nelson (Producer) Tony Robinson (Producer) C Bryan Jones
(Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken
Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)
Michael E Hueter (Associate Producer) Thomas Appel (Associate
Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez
(Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala
(Patreon Manager)