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* ArtificialGravity: The computer turns off the ship's Artificial Gravity system, causing the characters to float around in zero gravity.



* HolodeckMalfunction: The episode gives the original NCC-1701 Enterprise's rec room a hologram feature, a full decade and then some before TNG's holodeck. [=McCoy=], Uhura and Sulu are trapped in it.

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* GravityScrew: The computer turns off the ship's ArtificialGravity system to stop Scotty from shutting it off, causing the characters to float around in zero gravity until Scotty leaves the computer mainframe room.
* HolodeckMalfunction: The episode gives the original NCC-1701 Enterprise's rec room a hologram feature, a full decade century and then some before TNG's holodeck. [=McCoy=], Uhura and Sulu are trapped in it.



* TemptingFate: While chilling in the rec room with Uhura and Sulu, Bones says "Best of all, no practical jokes." A minute later, they walk into a PitTrap.
* VengefulVendingMachine: When Scotty tries to obtain a sandwich from the food replicator, the malfunctioning computer sprays food all over him, including a custard PieInTheFace.

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* TemptingFate: While chilling in the rec room with Uhura and Sulu, Bones says "Best of all, no practical jokes." A minute later, they walk into a PitTrap.
PitTrap generated by the computer.
* VengefulVendingMachine: When Scotty tries to obtain a sandwich from the food replicator, the malfunctioning computer sprays food all over him, including concluding with a custard PieInTheFace.
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* LaughingMad: The ''Enterprise'' computer does this in abundance after passing through the energy field, and then causes the crew to briefly do the same by dosing them all with gaseous nitrous oxide.

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* VengefulVendingMachine: When Scotty tries to obtain a sandwich from the food replicator, the malfunctioning computer sprays food all over him, including a custard PieInTheFace.

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* VengefulVendingMachine: When Scotty tries to obtain a sandwich from the food replicator, the malfunctioning computer sprays food all over him, including a custard PieInTheFace.PieInTheFace.
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* TemptingFate: While chilling in the rec room with Uhura and Sulu, Bones says "Best of all, no practical jokes." A minute later, they walk into a PitTrap.
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[[caption-width-right:332:Could this be a prediction of the criticisms of how Kelvin timeline-Kirk is portrayed?]]

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[[caption-width-right:332:Could [[caption-width-right:332:[[HilariousInHindsight Funnily enough, Kelvin-timeline Kirk has this be a prediction of the criticisms of how Kelvin timeline-Kirk is portrayed?]]
attitude for awhile.]]]]






!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:

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* HolodeckMalfunction: The episode gives the original NCC-1701 Enterprise's rec room a hologram feature, a full decade and then some before TNG's (in)famous holodeck. [=McCoy=], Uhura and Sulu are trapped in it.

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* HolodeckMalfunction: The episode gives the original NCC-1701 Enterprise's rec room a hologram feature, a full decade and then some before TNG's (in)famous holodeck. [=McCoy=], Uhura and Sulu are trapped in it.
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* KickMePrank: The computer prints "KIRK IS A JERK" on the back of his uniform tunic.
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[[caption-width-right:332:Could this be a prediction of the criticisms of how Kelvin timeline-Kirk is portrayed?]]
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After traversing an odd cloud, the ''Enterprise's'' computer becomes a practical joker.

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After traversing the ship traverses an odd cloud, the ''Enterprise's'' computer becomes a practical joker.



-->'''Kirk:''' But later. Let's not spoiler their fun just yet. ''[bridge crew shares a hearty laugh]''

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-->'''Kirk:''' But later. Let's not spoiler spoil their fun just yet. ''[bridge crew shares a hearty laugh]''
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* VengefulVendingMachine: After the Enterprise passes through a mysterious energy field, the ship's computer starts playing practical jokes on the crew. When Scotty tries to obtain a sandwich from the food synthesiser it sprays food all over him, including a custard {{pie in the face}}.

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* VengefulVendingMachine: After the Enterprise passes through a mysterious energy field, the ship's computer starts playing practical jokes on the crew. When Scotty tries to obtain a sandwich from the food synthesiser it replicator, the malfunctioning computer sprays food all over him, including a custard {{pie in the face}}.PieInTheFace.

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* ArtificialGravity: The title character uses its control over the Enterprise computer to turn off the ship's Artificial Gravity system, causing the characters to float around in zero gravity.

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* ArtificialGravity: The title character uses its control over the Enterprise computer to turn turns off the ship's Artificial Gravity system, causing the characters to float around in zero gravity.



* EyepiecePrank: After the ''Enterprise'' passed through a mysterious energy field, the ship's computer started pulling practical jokes on the crew. One example was coating the rim of a viewing device with a black pigment. When Spock looked into it, it left rings around his eyes.

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* EyepiecePrank: After EverybodyLaughsEnding: Three Romulan ships follow the ''Enterprise'' passed through a mysterious into the energy field, causing their computers to suffer the ship's prankster malfunction even as the ''Enterprise's'' is fixed. Kirk promises to tell them how to fix the problem.
-->'''Kirk:''' But later. Let's not spoiler their fun just yet. ''[bridge crew shares a hearty laugh]''
* EyepiecePrank: The
computer started pulling practical jokes on the crew. One example was coating the rim of places a viewing device at Spock's console, coating the rims of the eyepieces with a black pigment. When Spock looked looks into it, it left leaves rings around his eyes.


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* NegativeSpaceWedgie: This one causes shipboard computers to become pranksters for some reason.

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* EyepiecePrank: After the ''Enterprise'' passed through a mysterious energy field, the ship's computer started pulling practical jokes on the crew. One example was coating the rim of a viewing device with a black pigment. When Spock looked into it, it left rings around his eyes.



* NowDoItAgainBackwards: After the Enterprise passes through an energy field, the ship's computer starts pulling jokes on the crew. The computer is returned to normal when the Enterprise passes through the cloud again.

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* NowDoItAgainBackwards: After the Enterprise ''Enterprise'' passes through an energy field, the ship's computer starts pulling jokes on the crew. The computer is returned to normal when the Enterprise passes through the cloud again.
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After traversing an odd cloud, the ''Enterprise's'' computer becomes a practical joker.

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After traversing an odd cloud, the ''Enterprise's'' computer becomes a practical joker. joker.
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* VengefulVendingMachine: After the Enterprise passes through a mysterious energy field, the ship's computer starts playing practical jokes on the crew. When Scotty tries to obtain a sandwich from the food synthesiser it sprays food all over him, including a custard pie in the face.

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* VengefulVendingMachine: After the Enterprise passes through a mysterious energy field, the ship's computer starts playing practical jokes on the crew. When Scotty tries to obtain a sandwich from the food synthesiser it sprays food all over him, including a custard pie {{pie in the face.face}}.
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After traversing an odd cloud, the ''Enterprise's'' computer becomes a practical joker.
!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* ArtificialGravity: The title character uses its control over the Enterprise computer to turn off the ship's Artificial Gravity system, causing the characters to float around in zero gravity.
* BriarPatching: Passing through an energy field causes the Enterprise computer to play jokes on the crew. Captain Kirk pretends to be scared of the field and tricks the deranged computer into taking the ship through the field again, which reverses the effect that made the computer go bonkers.
* HolodeckMalfunction: The episode gives the original NCC-1701 Enterprise's rec room a hologram feature, a full decade and then some before TNG's (in)famous holodeck. [=McCoy=], Uhura and Sulu are trapped in it.
* NowDoItAgainBackwards: After the Enterprise passes through an energy field, the ship's computer starts pulling jokes on the crew. The computer is returned to normal when the Enterprise passes through the cloud again.
* VengefulVendingMachine: After the Enterprise passes through a mysterious energy field, the ship's computer starts playing practical jokes on the crew. When Scotty tries to obtain a sandwich from the food synthesiser it sprays food all over him, including a custard pie in the face.

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