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IIRC the first episode we see them in is TNG's Q Who when Q throws the Enterprise into another quadrant to prove to Picard that they aren't ready for what's out there, but I don't recall whether they said "Resistance is Futile" in that episode​.

To emphasize, I'm looking for the first occurrence of "Resistance is Futile" in episode airing order (in any of the Star Trek shows/films), not timeline order. So we don't have to worry about that First Contact storyline. :-)

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  • Dr who aired the line resistance is futile back in 1977 the Master said it to The Doctor!
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    Not the Borg and not the exact phrasing. But Spock says "Any show of resistance would be futile" in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), which predates the appearance of the Borg by nearly 10 years.
    – ApproachingDarknessFish
    Commented Jan 17, 2019 at 9:14

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Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 Episode 26, Best of Both Worlds, Part 1:

PICARD: I have nothing to say to you, and I will resist you with my last ounce of strength.

BORG: Strength is irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We wish to improve ourselves. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service ours.

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