Object

Shovel

Data proposes a shovel as a wedding gift while standing in the replicating center with Worf. He selects it to reflect the recipient's personality, tying into gardening habits. Worf favors crystal wine glasses instead. The family nearby replicates a toy, but Data focuses on this practical tool. No one replicates or handles the shovel; it stays a verbal suggestion amid talks of human wedding customs.

1 appearances

Purpose

Digging soil

Significance

Data's choice personalizes the gift beyond traditions, reveals his analytical grasp of human hobbies, and sparks debate with Worf on rituals, foreshadowing Data's dance lessons.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S4E11 · Data's Day

Data and Worf discuss wedding gifts and rituals

Data proposes a shovel as a potential wedding gift for Keiko, arguing that it should reflect the giver’s personality. The shovel is a practical tool that aligns with Keiko’s gardening habits, but it is ultimately not selected. Worf’s suggestion of a Klingon weapon as a gift briefly distracts from this idea, but the shovel remains a symbolic representation of Data’s logical approach to understanding human rituals. Its mention in the conversation underscores the contrast between Data’s analytical perspective and Worf’s more traditional (and conflicted) view of human customs.

Before: Displayed on the replicator terminal screen as a potential gift option, but not yet selected or discussed.

After: Briefly considered by Data but not replicated or further discussed. It serves as a symbolic reminder of Data’s logical and practical approach to human rituals.

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