Season 3, Episode 16: "Offspring"
So, having delved this far into the series, I've come to understand that TNG can have episodes with the most insane, unintentionally comedic, decidedly inappropriate stuff in them, yet leave you with watery eyes and a lump in your throat by the end. "Offspring" is definitely one of those episodes, so strap in and ENGAGE! We begin with Troi, Wesley, and Geordi being summoned by Data to a lab on the Enterprise where apparently he's been holed up for weeks ever since returning from a Federation robotics & technology conference. When they arrive, Data proudly announces that he is now the "Father" of a creepy genderless android-thing named “Lal" with a positronic brain just like his. Geordi, Wes, and Troi politely mask their terror at the sight of this godless abomination and ask him how the hell this was possible since no one has been able to successfully replicate Data's creator's work on positronic brains and advanced cybernetics. Data waves t