Is this image of Picard using Data as a phone from an actual episode?

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Someone just sent me this image:

And, this one is viral on Facebook and Google+:

Are they from an actual TV episode, or are they Photoshopped images?

Dangit, you asked "from an actual episode", not "is it real"... I wanted to say the answer was "yes and no"! — Izkata, Feb 24 '12 at 19:06

score 61 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 01 '19 at 21:22

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Real episode. This happened in the episode "Phantasms" (Star Trek: The Next Generation).

In engineering, Data sees dream imagery while he's awake. He sees a 'mouth' on Geordi's neck, and the engineering tool he holds looks like the knife with which he cut the 'cellular-peptide cake'. He hears the telephone ringing again and Riker appears with a straw in his head, ordering Data to "answer it". Data opens his own chest and picks up the telephone receiver.

edited Jan 01 '19 at 21:22

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If I remember correctly, the phone is seen 2-3 times through the episode? – Izkata Feb 24 '12 at 19:07
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@Izkata Correct. This particular image comes from a scene where Picard and LaForge investigate Data's dream via the holodeck. – Brian Ortiz Feb 24 '12 at 19:43
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"It is a cellular peptide cake. With mint frosting." --Worf – Dan Ray Feb 24 '12 at 20:33
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I think this scene isn't entirely from Star Trek. The last part seems to be a sound effect copied in from another movie. – Erik Oct 31 '20 at 08:28

Is this image of Picard using Data as a phone from an actual episode?

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