▁audience , ▁he ▁is ▁dis may ed ▁to ▁find ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁pre dis posed ▁to ▁laugh ▁at ▁anything ▁he ▁says ▁or ▁does . ▁As ▁the ▁Enter prise ▁parts ▁with ▁Ok ona , ▁Data ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁un int ention ally ▁make ▁the ▁crew ▁laugh , ▁but ▁does ▁not ▁at ▁first ▁understand ▁the ▁jo ke ▁himself . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁Billy ▁Campbell ▁was ▁cred ited ▁as ▁William ▁O . ▁Campbell ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Ok ona , ▁differenti ating ▁him ▁from ▁William ▁Campbell ▁who ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Original ▁Series ▁episodes ▁" The ▁S quire ▁of ▁Goth os " ▁and ▁" The ▁Tr ouble ▁with ▁Trib bles ". ▁Billy ▁Campbell ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Commander ▁William ▁T . ▁R iker , ▁but ▁executive ▁producer ▁Rick ▁B erman ▁has ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁execut ives ▁casting ▁the ▁series ▁considered ▁Campbell ▁to ▁be ▁" to o ▁soft " ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁went ▁to ▁Jonathan ▁F rak es ▁instead . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁mov ies ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Rock ete er ▁and ▁television ▁series ▁such ▁as ▁Once ▁and ▁Again ▁and ▁Hel ix . ▁ ▁Jerry ▁Lewis ▁had ▁been ▁scheduled ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁" The ▁Out rage ous ▁Ok ona ", ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁Com ic ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁conflict ▁with ▁a ▁guest ▁appearance ▁on ▁Wis eg uy . ▁Instead , ▁Joe ▁P is cop o ▁performed ▁the ▁role ▁with ▁Lewis ▁in ▁mind . ▁P is cop o ▁was ▁known