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* YouExclamation

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* YouExclamationYouExclamation: Dr Zimmerman is griping about how the EMH keeps trying to diagnose his illness, while receiving a soothing massage from a holographic Elloran female, who then covertly takes out a tricorder and starts to scan him.
--> '''Zimmerman:''' ''(realizes something)'' Computer, realign Voyager's EMH.
--> ''(Doctor smiles sheepishly as he returns to normal)''
--> '''Zimmerman:''' ''YOU!!''

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* GuileHero

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* GuileHeroGuileHero: Reg creates an algorithm that affects the Doctor's program, forcing Zimmerman to become emotionally invested in repairing him.



* LockedInARoom

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* LockedInARoomLockedInARoom: The Doctor is stuck on Jupiter Station until the next transmission to Voyager. Becomes an InvokedTrope when Reg sabotages his program so Zimmerman will work on him.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The fate of his fellow Mark One's inspires the Doctor's literary efforts in "Author, Author".

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The fate of his fellow Mark One's Ones inspires the Doctor's literary efforts in "Author, Author".
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* UndyingLoyalty: Haley, a holographic woman created by Zimmerman.

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Intimate relations?"

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Seven has to compress the Doctor's program to transmit it to the Alpha Quadrant. She starts ruthlessly culling the Doctor's hobbies -- opera singing, chess playing... "Intimate relations?"relations?" The Doctor winces at the impending digital emasculation.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The fate of his fellow Mark One's inspires the Doctor's literary efforts in "Author, Author".
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* LastOfHisKind

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* LastOfHisKindLastOfHisKind: The Doctor is the only Mark One still doing the job it was created for.



* MeatVersusVeggies: Zimmerman gripes about Haley giving him salad; as he's dying anyway, what difference does it make? He's later show scoffing down the salad as he works to repair the Doctor's program.

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* MeatVersusVeggies: Zimmerman gripes about Haley giving him salad; as he's dying anyway, what difference does it make? He's later show shown scoffing down the salad as he works to repair the Doctor's program.
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* BehindTheMask: Zimmerman sitting in the darkness of his quarters, dictating his last will and testament. He admits that Reg Barclay is the only person who truly appreciates his work, and the only friends he has are his holographic creations.

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* BehindTheMask: Zimmerman sitting in the darkness of his quarters, dictating his last will and testament. He admits that Reg Barclay is the only person who truly appreciates his work, and the only friends he has are Barclay and his holographic creations.

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* ImStandingRightHere
-->'''Zimmerman:''' No EMH was ever designed to be anyone's friend. He's just a hologram.
-->'''Haley:''' Is that how you feel about me? Just a hologram?
-->'''Zimmerman:''' [beat] I will not be ambushed in my own lab.



* StandingRightHere
-->'''Zimmerman:''' No EMH was ever designed to be anyone's friend. He's just a hologram.
-->'''Haley:''' Is that how you feel about me? Just a hologram?
-->'''Zimmerman:''' [beat] I will not be ambushed in my own lab.

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* HomoeroticSubtext
-->'''Troi:''' I can assure you I'm quite real.
-->'''Zimmerman:''' Oh. Well the last beautiful woman to walk in here turned out to be him!
-->'''EMH:''' I'll take that as a compliment.



* NotSoDifferent: After meeting Doc Zimmerman, Troi says she can see where the Doctor got his ego from.

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* NotSoDifferent: After meeting Doc Zimmerman, Troi says she can NotSoDifferent
-->'''Troi:''' I came here thinking that you were opposite sides of the same coin. Identical, but different. Now I
see where you're both exactly the Doctor got his ego from.same. You're both jerks!



* ShrineToSelf / {{Egopolis}}: One that backfired badly. Dr Zimmerman put his face on what he assumed would be his greatest creation, a hologram that would save lives on Starfleet vessels throughout the quadrant.
-->"Do you know how humiliating it is to have 675 Mark Ones out there, scrubbing plasma conduits, all with my face?"



* StandingRightHere
-->'''Zimmerman:''' No EMH was ever designed to be anyone's friend. He's just a hologram.
-->'''Haley:''' Is that how you feel about me? Just a hologram?
-->'''Zimmerman:''' [beat] I will not be ambushed in my own lab.



* {{Technobabble}}: Psychobabble

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* {{Technobabble}}: PsychobabbleZimmerman tells Troi to spare them the psychobabble.



* YouExclamation
* [[YouKnowImBlackRight You Know I'm A Hologram, Right?]]

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* YouExclamation
* [[YouKnowImBlackRight You Know I'm A Hologram, Right?]]
YouExclamation
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* ASharedSuffering: Deanna tries to get both doctors to see each others position. It doesn't work. She then decides to force the issue.


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* MeatVersusVeggies: Zimmerman gripes about Haley giving him salad; as he's dying anyway, what difference does it make? He's later show scoffing down the salad as he works to repair the Doctor's program.
* MyGreatestFailure

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* DoubleVision / ActingForTwo: Robert Picardo as both the Doctor and Lewis Zimmerman.

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* DoubleVision / ActingForTwo: Robert Picardo as both BehindTheMask: Zimmerman sitting in the Doctor darkness of his quarters, dictating his last will and Lewis Zimmerman.testament. He admits that Reg Barclay is the only person who truly appreciates his work, and the only friends he has are his holographic creations.



* ComfortFood: Chocolate ice cream for Deanna, as usual.
* BehindTheMask: Zimmerman sitting in the darkness of his quarters, dictating his last will and testament. He admits that Reg Barclay is the only person who truly appreciates his work, and the only friends he has are his holographic creations.

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* ComfortFood: Chocolate ice cream for Deanna, when her initial efforts prove to be a failure.
* DoubleVision: [[ActingForTwo Robert Picardo
as usual.
* BehindTheMask: Zimmerman sitting in
both the darkness of his quarters, dictating his last will Doctor and testament. He admits that Reg Barclay is the only person who truly appreciates his work, and the only friends he has are his holographic creations.Lewis Zimmerman]].


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* FireForgedFriends: Janeway is disturbed when Admiral Hayes makes a 'casual' inquiry about their Maquis crewmembers. After all they're one big happy crew now. Chakotay agrees to help write a joint response.


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* AFriendInNeed: Barclay and Haley save Zimmerman despite his efforts.


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* TheOnlyOne: Barclay insists that Deanna Troi is the best counselor for the job, even though Troi recommends someone on Earth. Troi says the ''Enterprise'' is in the middle of a mission, so she might not be there [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall until the following week]].
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* ComfortFood: Chocolate ice cream for Deanna, as usual.



* FunWithAcronyms: The EMH Mark One were dubbed Emergency Medical Hotheads and Extremely Marginal Housecalls.



* GuileHero



** "She's a counselor, not an engineer."



* LastOfHisKind
* LeaveMeAlone



* {{Technobabble}}: Psychobabble



* YouExclamation

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* YouExclamationYouExclamation
* [[YouKnowImBlackRight You Know I'm A Hologram, Right?]]

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* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: In this case, he's not a zookeeper.



* LanternJawOfJustice: The Doctor lampshades the importance of a good chin.
* LiteralSurveillanceBug: As per usual for this trope, the Doctor ends up swatting it despite being a hologram himself.
-->'''Barclay:''' Oh that's Roy.
-->'''EMH:''' Don't tell me -- another hologram?
-->'''Barclay:''' It was developed for Starfleet Intelligence; an experiment in micro-surveillance.



* SpaceStation

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* SpaceStationSarcasmMode: To Zimmerman's surprise, as the Doctor isn't supposed to have one.
* SpaceStation: Jupiter Station



* TalkingAnimal: Leonard the holographic iguana.
-->"Jerks."



* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Zimmerman is outraged when the Doctor arbitrarily shuts down his holographic iguana (an act that's always infuriated the Doctor when it was done to him, even in Season One). This is the first hint that Zimmerman really does care about his creations.

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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Zimmerman is outraged when the Doctor arbitrarily shuts down his holographic iguana (an act that's always infuriated the Doctor when it was done to him, even in Season One). This is the first hint that Zimmerman really does care about his creations.creations.
* YouExclamation
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* GetOut: The EMH is trying to examine his InsufferableGenius creator, Dr Zimmerman, who is not cooperating.
-->'''Zimmerman:''' Enough questions! Finish your scans and get out of here!
-->'''EMH:''' Doctor!
-->'''Zimmerman:''' I said get out of here!
-->'''EMH:''' Doctor, I traveled halfway across the galaxy to treat you. The least you can do is show a little gratitude!
-->'''Zimmerman:''' Thank you! [[RuleOfThrees GET OUT OF HERE!]]
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* ActingForTwo: Robert Picardo as both the Doctor and Lewis Zimmerman.

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* DoubleVision / ActingForTwo: Robert Picardo as both the Doctor and Lewis Zimmerman.
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* OtherMeAnnoysMe
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* BehindTheMask: Zimmerman sitting in the darkness of his quarters, dictating his last will and testament. He admits that Reg Barclay is the only man who truly appreciates his work, and the only friends he has are his holographic creations.

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* BehindTheMask: Zimmerman sitting in the darkness of his quarters, dictating his last will and testament. He admits that Reg Barclay is the only man person who truly appreciates his work, and the only friends he has are his holographic creations.
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* MadScience: Zimmerman isn't happy that the Doctor is planning to use Seven's do-everything nanoprobes to cure him.

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* CatchPhrase: Zimmerman tries to change the Doctor's "Please state the nature of the medical emergency" to something more friendly. He's not amused.



* BehindTheMask: Zimmerman dictating his last will and testament.

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* BehindTheMask: Zimmerman sitting in the darkness of his quarters, dictating his last will and testament.testament. He admits that Reg Barclay is the only man who truly appreciates his work, and the only friends he has are his holographic creations.



* ForeheadOfDoom
-->'''Doctor:''' Any symptoms?
-->'''Zimmerman:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Rapid hair loss]].
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Intimate relations?"
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It's ''deeply'' buried, but it's there.
* LockedInARoom



* WellDoneSonGuy: The Doctor is basically this to his creator.

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* WellDoneSonGuy: The Doctor is basically this to his creator.creator.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Zimmerman is outraged when the Doctor arbitrarily shuts down his holographic iguana (an act that's always infuriated the Doctor when it was done to him, even in Season One). This is the first hint that Zimmerman really does care about his creations.

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* DeadpanSnarker

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* DeadpanSnarkerBehindTheMask: Zimmerman dictating his last will and testament.


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* SnarkToSnarkCombat
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* DeadpanSnarker


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* SpaceStation
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* CrossoverCameo: Deanna Troi from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' makes an appearance in this episode.

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* CrossoverCameo: CharacterOverlap: Deanna Troi from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' makes an appearance in this episode.

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* TheTriple

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* TheTripleTheTriple: Voyager's EMH is examining Dr Zimmerman.
-->'''EMH:''' To your knowledge have you been exposed to theta radiation?
-->'''Zimmerman:''' No.
-->'''EMH:''' Neutron flux?
-->'''Zimmerman:''' Never.
-->'''EMH:''' Have you ever had intimate relations with a Bolian?

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!!This episode provides examples ofof:



* Crossover: Deanna Troi from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' makes an appearance in this episode.

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* Crossover: CrossoverCameo: Deanna Troi from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' makes an appearance in this episode.


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* DrJerk: Times two.


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* ProjectedMan
* TheTriple
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* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe, Lewis Zimmerman is depressed that his original Mark I EMH programs are now menial labor holograms bearing his face.

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* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe, Lewis Zimmerman is depressed that his original Mark I EMH programs are now menial labor holograms bearing his face. The only bright spot he has is that ''Voyager'''s copy of the EMH is one that escaped the same fate.
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* [[DoAndroidsDream Do Holograms Dream]]



* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe, Lewis Zimmerman is depressed that his original Mark I EMH programs are now menial labor holograms bearing his face.

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* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe, Lewis Zimmerman is depressed that his original Mark I EMH programs are now menial labor holograms bearing his face.face.
* WellDoneSonGuy: The Doctor is basically this to his creator.
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* NeverLiveItDown: Lewis Zimmerman is depressed that his original Mark I EMH programs are now menial labor holograms bearing his face.

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* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe, Lewis Zimmerman is depressed that his original Mark I EMH programs are now menial labor holograms bearing his face.
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* Crossover: Deanna Troi from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' makes an appearance in this episode.

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* Crossover: Deanna Troi from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' makes an appearance in this episode.episode.
* NotSoDifferent: After meeting Doc Zimmerman, Troi says she can see where the Doctor got his ego from.
* NeverLiveItDown: Lewis Zimmerman is depressed that his original Mark I EMH programs are now menial labor holograms bearing his face.
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The Doctor receives word that his creator, Dr. Lewis Zimmerman, is in need of critical medical treatment and transmits himself to the Alpha Quadrant to take care of him.
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* ActingForTwo: Robert Picardo as both the Doctor and Lewis Zimmerman.
* Crossover: Deanna Troi from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' makes an appearance in this episode.

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