TOP TEN STORY JUSTIFICATIONS FOR SPOT'S SEX CHANGE IN "FORCE OF NATURE" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10. Another one of those pesky warp bubbles from "Remember Me" formed, this time around something most tomcats feel is v-e-r-y important, and collapsed, taking this something with it...

9. Lost scene from "Inheritance" - Data hands Dr. Tainer a small box marked "Do Not Open Until Christmas" and says, "And Spot wanted you to have something as well..."

8. Worf, tired of taking care of Spot in "Phantasms," hands the furry one over to Alexander's care, forgetting to give the boy some simple rules in dealing with small Earth animals.

7. The li'l varmint jumped up on that thar console one too many times! (See "A Fistful of Datas.")

6. Spot, like Lal, is an android who can choose its sex and appearance; got frustrated with the fact that there were no female cats aboard the ship and begged to reconsider!

5. Aliens in "Schisms" also kidnapped Spot. But... obviously the Spot they returned to the Enterprise isn't the same Spot they took!

4. Data went ahead and shot at the box containing his emotions chip in "Descent II"...and missed.

3. Riker *really does not like cats*!

2. Five words: the wolf from "Dark Page."

And the number one reason (well, see #3!)...

1. Paramount had to address problems of anatomical correctness regarding the upcoming Spot action figure.