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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation (often abbreviated to TNG) is a science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Created about 21 years after the original Star Trek, and set in the 24th century about 80 years after the orginal series, the program...
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Encounter at Farpoint
"Encounter at Farpoint" is the first episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was originally shown on September 28, 1987, and was the first new live-action episode of Star Trek to have been broadcast since...
- x Episode number:
- 1
- x Original air date:
- Sep 28, 1987
The Naked Now
"The Naked Now" is the second episode of the first season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was first aired on October 5, 1987.
This episode is a sequel to the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The...
- x Episode number:
- 3
- x Original air date:
- Oct 5, 1987
Code of Honor
"Code of Honor" is the third episode of the first season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was first broadcast October 12, 1987. It was written by Katharyn Powers and Michael Baron, and directed by Russ...
- x Episode number:
- 4
- x Original air date:
- Oct 12, 1987
The Last Outpost
"The Last Outpost" is the 4th episode of the first season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was first broadcast October 19, 1987. It was written by Herbert Wright, based on a story by Richard Krzemien, and...
- x Episode number:
- 5
- x Original air date:
- Oct 19, 1987
Where No One Has Gone Before
"Where No One Has Gone Before" is the 6th episode of the first season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was first broadcast October 26, 1987. It was directed by Rob Bowman.
Diane Duane and Michael Reaves...
- x Episode number:
- 6
- x Original air date:
- Oct 26, 1987
Lonely Among Us
"Lonely Among Us" is the 7th episode of the first season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was first broadcast November 2, 1987. It was written by D.C. Fontana, based on a story by Michael Halperin, and...
- x Episode number:
- 7
- x Original air date:
- Nov 2, 1987
Justice
"Justice" is the 8th episode of the first season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast November 9, 1987. It was written by Worley Thorne, based on a story by Ralph Wills and Worley Thorne, and...
- x Episode number:
- 8
- x Original air date:
- Nov 9, 1987
The Battle
"The Battle" is the 9th episode of the first season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast November 16, 1987. It was written by Herbert Wright, based on a story by Larry Forrester, and directed by...
- x Episode number:
- 9
- x Original air date:
- Nov 16, 1987
Hide and Q
"Hide and Q" is the 10th episode of the first season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The show was first broadcast November 23, 1987. It was written by C.J. Holland and Gene Roddenberry, based on a story by C...
- x Episode number:
- 10
- x Original air date:
- Nov 23, 1987
Haven
"Haven" is the 11th episode of the first season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast November 30, 1987. It is a teleplay written by Tracy Tormé, based on a story by Tracy Tormé and Lan O'Kun, and...
- x Episode number:
- 11
- x Original air date:
- Nov 30, 1987
The Big Goodbye
"The Big Goodbye" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast January 11, 1988. It is episode #12, production #113, teleplay written by Tracy Torme, and directed by Joseph L. Scanlan. The episode won a Peabody Award...
- x Episode number:
- 12
- x Original air date:
- Jan 11, 1988
Datalore
"Datalore" is the 13th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation's first season, first broadcasting on January 18, 1988. It is production #114, with a teleplay written by Robert Lewin and Gene Roddenberry based on a story by Robert Lewin and Maurice...
- x Episode number:
- 13
- x Original air date:
- Jan 18, 1988
Angel One
"Angel One" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast January 25, 1988. It is episode #14, production #115, teleplay written by Patrick Barry, and directed by Michael Rhodes.
Overview: The Enterprise visits a world...
- x Episode number:
- 14
- x Original air date:
- Jan 25, 1988
11001001
"11001001" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast February 1, 1988. It is episode #15, production #116, teleplay written by Maurice Hurley and Robert Lewin, and directed by Paul Lynch. The episode's title is a...
- x Episode number:
- 15
- x Original air date:
- Feb 1, 1988
Too Short a Season
"Too Short a Season" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast February 8, 1988. It is episode #16, production #112, teleplay written by Michael Michaelian and D.C. Fontana, based on a story by Michael Michaelian,...
- x Episode number:
- 16
- x Original air date:
- Feb 8, 1988
When the Bough Breaks
"When the Bough Breaks" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast February 15, 1988. It is episode #17, production #118, teleplay written by Hannah Louise Shearer, and directed by Kim Manners. The episode's title...
- x Episode number:
- 17
- x Original air date:
- Feb 15, 1988
Home Soil
"Home Soil" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast February 22, 1988. It is episode #18, production #117, teleplay written by Robert Sabaroff, based on a story by Robert Sabaroff, Karl Geurs and Ralph Sanchez,...
- x Episode number:
- 18
- x Original air date:
- Feb 22, 1988
Coming of Age
"Coming of Age" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast March 14, 1988. It is episode #19, production #119, teleplay written by Sandy Fries, and directed by Mike Vejar.
Overview: While Wesley takes a Starfleet...
- x Episode number:
- 19
- x Original air date:
- Mar 14, 1988
Heart of Glory
"Heart of Glory" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast March 21, 1988. It is episode #20, production #120, teleplay written by Maurice Hurley, based on a story by Maurice Hurley, Herbert Wright, and D.C....
- x Episode number:
- 20
- x Original air date:
- Mar 21, 1988
The Arsenal of Freedom
"The Arsenal of Freedom" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast April 11, 1988. It is episode #21, production #121, teleplay written by Richard Manning and Hans Beimler, based on a story by Maurice Hurley and...
- x Episode number:
- 21
- x Original air date:
- Apr 11, 1988
Symbiosis
"Symbiosis" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast April 18, 1988. It is episode #22, production #123, teleplay written by Robert Lewin, Richard Manning, and Hans Beimler, based on a story by Robert Lewin, and...
- x Episode number:
- 22
- x Original air date:
- Apr 18, 1988
Skin of Evil
"Skin of Evil" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast April 25, 1988. It is episode #23, production #122, teleplay written by Joseph Stefano, based on a story by Joseph Stefano and Hannah Louise Shearer, and...
- x Episode number:
- 23
- x Original air date:
- Apr 25, 1988
We'll Always Have Paris
"We'll Always Have Paris" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast May 2, 1988. It is episode #24, production #124, teleplay written by Deborah Dean Davis and Hannah Louise Shearer, and directed by Robert Becker....
- x Episode number:
- 24
- x Original air date:
- May 2, 1988
Conspiracy
"Conspiracy" is a first-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first broadcast May 9, 1988. It is episode #25, production #125, teleplay written by Tracy Tormé, based on a story by Robert Sabaroff, and directed by Cliff Bole. It is also...
- x Episode number:
- 25
- x Original air date:
- May 9, 1988
The Neutral Zone
"The Neutral Zone" is the finale of the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is episode #26, production #126, and originally aired on May 16, 1988. It was written by Maurice Hurley, based on a story by Deborah McIntyre and Mona Glee,...
- x Episode number:
- 26
- x Original air date:
- May 16, 1988
The Child
"The Child" is the first episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was first broadcast on November 21, 1988.
In this episode, ship's Counsellor Deanna Troi gives birth to a mysterious child, while the Federation Starfleet...
- x Episode number:
- 1
- x Original air date:
- Nov 21, 1988
Where Silence Has Lease
"Where Silence Has Lease" is the second episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is episode #28, production #128, written by Jack B. Sowards and directed by Winrich Kolbe.
Overview: The Enterprise becomes enveloped by a...
- x Episode number:
- 2
- x Original air date:
- Nov 28, 1988
Elementary, Dear Data
"Elementary, Dear Data" is the third episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was first shown on December 5, 1988. It is episode #29, production #129, written by Brian Alan Lane and directed by Rob Bowman.
Geordi asks the...
- x Episode number:
- 3
- x Original air date:
- Dec 5, 1988
The Outrageous Okona
"The Outrageous Okona" is the fourth episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It first aired on December 12, 1988. It is episode #30, production number #130. It was written by Les Menchen, Lance Dickson and David Landsberg,...
- x Episode number:
- 4
- x Original air date:
- Dec 12, 1988
Loud as a Whisper
"Loud as a Whisper" is the fifth episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is episode #31 production #205. It first aired January 9, 1989 and was written by Jackie Zambrano and directed by Larry Shaw.
Overview: The...
- x Episode number:
- 5
- x Original air date:
- Jan 9, 1989
The Schizoid Man
"The Schizoid Man" is the sixth episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, production #206 and first aired January 23, 1989. The teleplay was written by Tracy Torme, based on a story by Richard Manning and Hans Beimler. It was...
- x Episode number:
- 6
- x Original air date:
- Jan 23, 1989
Unnatural Selection
"Unnatural Selection" is the seventh episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on January 30, 1989. It is episode #33, production #133, and was written by John Mason and Mike Gray, and directed by Paul Lynch....
- x Episode number:
- 7
- x Original air date:
- Jan 30, 1989
A Matter of Honor
"A Matter of Honor" is the eighth episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on February 6, 1989. It is episode #34, production #134. The teleplay was written by Burton Armus, based on a story by Wanda M. Haight,...
- x Episode number:
- 8
- x Original air date:
- Feb 6, 1989
The Measure of a Man
"The Measure of a Man" is a second-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast in 1989. It was written by Melinda M. Snodgrass.
While the USS Enterprise-D is docked at a new Starbase for routine maintenance, they are paid a...
- x Episode number:
- 9
- x Original air date:
- Feb 13, 1989
The Dauphin
"The Dauphin" is a second-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on February 20, 1989.
The Enterprise is assigned to transport the dauphin, the future ruler of Daled IV, from her planet of voluntary exile where she was...
- x Episode number:
- 10
- x Original air date:
- Feb 20, 1989
Contagion
"Contagion" is a second-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on March 20, 1989. It is the first mention of Iconian technology which would later make a key appearance in the DS9 episode "To The Death".
Captain Picard...
- x Episode number:
- 11
- x Original air date:
- Mar 20, 1989
The Royale
"The Royale" is a second season episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Commander Riker, Lt. Worf and Lt. Commander Data beam down to a strange building located on an alien planet. Upon entering the building they find...
- x Episode number:
- 12
- x Original air date:
- Mar 27, 1989
Time Squared
"Time Squared" is the 39th episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In this episode, the crew of the Enterprise encounter a double of Captain Picard from the future.
A portion of dialogue from the episode was sampled by...
- x Episode number:
- 13
- x Original air date:
- Apr 3, 1989
The Icarus Factor
"The Icarus Factor" is a second-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was first broadcast on April 24, 1989.
The primary plot of the episode deals with William Riker's decision about taking a command of his own, complicated by the...
- x Episode number:
- 14
- x Original air date:
- Feb 20, 1989
Pen Pals
"Pen Pals" is a second-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on May 1, 1989. The plot is based around the Prime Directive.
Wesley is put in charge of an away team to help further his studies to become a Starfleet Officer....
- x Episode number:
- 15
- x Original air date:
- May 1, 1989
Q Who?
"Q Who?" is a second-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is the episode that introduces the Borg.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard, after having hot chocolate spilled on his uniform by a young ensign named Sonya Gomez, is once again abducted...
- x Episode number:
- 16
- x Original air date:
- May 8, 1989
Samaritan Snare
"Samaritan Snare" is an episode from the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The USS Enterprise-D encounters a ship of strange aliens. These aliens, called Pakleds, request the Enterprise's help to fix their broken ship. Judging from...
- x Episode number:
- 17
- x Original air date:
- May 15, 1989
Up the Long Ladder
"Up the Long Ladder" is an episode from the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The USS Enterprise-D receives an automated distress call from satellites orbiting a human colony on the planet Bringloid V, which is in danger from solar...
- x Episode number:
- 18
- x Original air date:
- May 22, 1989
Manhunt
"Manhunt" is an episode from the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The episode is the second to feature Lwaxana Troi, the mother of regular character Deanna Troi.
An important conference is to take place on the planet Pacifica and the...
- x Episode number:
- 19
- x Original air date:
- Jun 19, 1989
The Emissary
"The Emissary" is an episode from the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is not to be confused with "Emissary", the premiere episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
The USS Enterprise receives an urgent message from Starfleet Command...
- x Episode number:
- 20
- x Original air date:
- Jun 29, 1989
Peak Performance
"Peak Performance" is an episode from the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The USS Enterprise-D is ordered by Starfleet Command to take part in a combat practice simulation in preparation for the Borg threat. Both Captain Picard and...
- x Episode number:
- 21
- x Original air date:
- Jul 10, 1989
Shades of Gray
"Shades of Gray" is the last episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
During a routine geological survey on Surata IV, Commander William Riker is accidentally struck by a sharp thorn growing on a vine plant. The away team...
- x Episode number:
- 22
- x Original air date:
- Jul 17, 1989
Evolution
"Evolution" is the 49th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the first episode of the show's third season. It was first broadcast on September 25, 1989. It was the first episode written by Michael...
- x Episode number:
- 1
- x Original air date:
- Sep 25, 1989
The Ensigns of Command
"The Ensigns of Command" is a third season Star Trek: The Next Generation episode. It originally aired on October 2, 1989.
The Enterprise crew receives an automated message from the enigmatic Sheliak: Remove the humans on Tau Cygni V in four days....
- x Episode number:
- 2
- x Original air date:
- Oct 2, 1989
The Survivors
"The Survivors" is a third-season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on October 9, 1989. In this episode, the Enterprise reaches a Federation colony where all but two of the 11,000 inhabitants have been killed by a mysterious...
- x Episode number:
- 3
- x Original air date:
- Oct 9, 1989
Who Watches the Watchers?
"Who Watches the Watchers" is a third season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on October 16, 1989. The episode is based around the Prime Directive.
The Enterprise arrives at the planet Mintaka III to resupply and repair a...
- x Episode number:
- 4
- x Original air date:
- Oct 16, 1989
The Bonding
"The Bonding" is the 53rd episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the fifth episode of the show's third season. It was first broadcast on October 23, 1989. The episode was the first to be written by...
- x Episode number:
- 5
- x Original air date:
- Oct 23, 1989
Booby Trap
"Booby Trap" is the 54th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the sixth episode of the show's third season. It was first broadcast on October 30, 1989. In this episode, when the Federation Starship USS...
- x Episode number:
- 6
- x Original air date:
- Oct 30, 1989
The Enemy
"The Enemy" is the 55th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the seventh episode of the third season. It was first broadcast on November 6, 1989.
In this episode, the Chief Engineer of the Federation...
- x Episode number:
- 7
- x Original air date:
- Nov 6, 1989
The Price
"The Price" aired as episode #156 in the third season of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on November 13, 1989.
The crew plays host to a group of visiting interplanetary dignitaries who are negotiating for the rights to a stable...
- x Episode number:
- 8
- x Original air date:
- Nov 13, 1989
The Vengeance Factor
"The Vengeance Factor" is a third season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on November 20, 1989.
After finding traces of Acamarian blood at a looted Federation outpost, the Enterprise goes to Acamar III and runs into a group...
- x Episode number:
- 9
- x Original air date:
- Nov 20, 1989
The Defector
"The Defector" is the 58th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the 10th episode of the third season. It was first broadcast on January 1, 1990.
In this episode, determined to avert a war, a defecting...
- x Episode number:
- 10
- x Original air date:
- Jan 1, 1990
The Hunted
"The Hunted" is a third season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation first broadcast on January 8, 1990.
The Enterprise is investigating Angosia as a candidate for entry into the Federation. The Angosian authorities approach Picard and ask for...
- x Episode number:
- 11
- x Original air date:
- Jan 8, 1990
The High Ground
"The High Ground" is the 60th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the 12th episode of the third season. It was first broadcast on January 29, 1990.
In this episode, a crew member of the Federation...
- x Episode number:
- 12
- x Original air date:
- Jan 29, 1990
Deja Q
"Déjà Q" is the 61st episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and the 13th episode of the third season. It was first broadcast on February 5, 1990.
In this episode, as the crew of the Federation Starfleet Starship USS Enterprise-D struggles to...
- x Episode number:
- 13
- x Original air date:
- Feb 5, 1990
