diff --git a/cf/data/data.py b/cf/data/data.py
index 40092e776a..197a83cbfa 100644
--- a/cf/data/data.py
+++ b/cf/data/data.py
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ def __bool__(self):
                 "elements is ambiguous. Use d.any() or d.all()"
             )
 
-        return bool(self._get_dask())
+        return bool(self.to_dask_array())
 
     def __repr__(self):
         """Called by the `repr` built-in function.
@@ -5665,7 +5665,7 @@ def all(self, axis=None, keepdims=True, split_every=None):
 
         """
         d = self.copy(array=False)
-        dx = self._get_dask()
+        dx = self.to_dask_array()
         dx = da.all(dx, axis=axis, keepdims=keepdims, split_every=split_every)
         d._set_dask(dx, reset_mask_hardness=False)
         d.hardmask = _DEFAULT_HARDMASK
@@ -5782,7 +5782,7 @@ def any(self, axis=None, keepdims=True, split_every=None):
 
         """
         d = self.copy(array=False)
-        dx = self._get_dask()
+        dx = self.to_dask_array()
         dx = da.any(dx, axis=axis, keepdims=keepdims, split_every=split_every)
         d._set_dask(dx, reset_mask_hardness=False)
         d.hardmask = _DEFAULT_HARDMASK
@@ -9544,6 +9544,7 @@ def flip(self, axes=None, inplace=False, i=False):
 
         return d
 
+    @daskified(_DASKIFIED_VERBOSE)
     def inspect(self):
         """Inspect the object for debugging.
 
@@ -9553,10 +9554,23 @@ def inspect(self):
 
             `None`
 
+        **Examples**
+
+        >>> d = cf.Data([9], 'm')
+        >>> d.inspect()
+        <CF Data(1): [9] m>
+        -------------------
+        {'_components': {'custom': {'_Units': <Units: m>,
+                                    '_axes': ('dim0',),
+                                    '_cyclic': set(),
+                                    '_hardmask': True,
+                                    'dask': dask.array<cf_harden_mask, shape=(1,), dtype=int64, chunksize=(1,), chunktype=numpy.ndarray>},
+                         'netcdf': {}}}
+
         """
         from ..functions import inspect
 
-        print(inspect(self))  # pragma: no cover
+        inspect(self)
 
     def isclose(self, y, rtol=None, atol=None):
         """Return where data are element-wise equal to other,
diff --git a/cf/functions.py b/cf/functions.py
index a495a0c45a..c31e4760fa 100644
--- a/cf/functions.py
+++ b/cf/functions.py
@@ -2688,14 +2688,17 @@ def inspect(self):
         `None`
 
     """
-    name = repr(self)
-    out = [name, "".ljust(len(name), "-")]
+    from pprint import pprint
 
-    if hasattr(self, "__dict__"):
-        for key, value in sorted(self.__dict__.items()):
-            out.append(f"{key}: {value!r}")
+    try:
+        name = repr(self)
+    except Exception:
+        name = self.__class__.__name__
 
-    print("\n".join(out))
+    print("\n".join([name, "".ljust(len(name), "-")]))
+
+    if hasattr(self, "__dict__"):
+        pprint(self.__dict__)
 
 
 def broadcast_array(array, shape):
diff --git a/cf/test/test_Data.py b/cf/test/test_Data.py
index 82141080ec..5853a63381 100644
--- a/cf/test/test_Data.py
+++ b/cf/test/test_Data.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import contextlib
 import datetime
 import faulthandler
 import inspect
+import io
 import itertools
 import os
 import unittest
@@ -3909,8 +3911,15 @@ def test_Data_rtol(self):
         self.assertEqual(d._rtol, cf.rtol())
         cf.rtol(0.001)
         self.assertEqual(d._rtol, 0.001)
-
-
+        
+    def test_Data_inspect(self):
+        d = cf.Data([9], "m")
+      
+        f = io.StringIO()
+        with contextlib.redirect_stdout(f):
+            self.assertIsNone(d.inspect())
+            
+            
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     print("Run date:", datetime.datetime.now())
     cf.environment()