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"The First Duty" is the nineteenth episode of season five of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the 118th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Paul Lynch with a teleplay written by Ronald D. Moore and Naren Shankar. It first aired in syndication on March 28th, 1992.

Notes & Trivia

 * "TNG: The First Duty" serves as a shortcut to this page.


 * Star Trek: The Next Generation was created by Gene Roddenberry.


 * This episode is production code number 219.


 * Stardate: 45703.9. The events of this episode take place in the year 2368.


 * Combining the episode count of all Star Trek-related TV shows to date, it is the 226th episode of the entire franchise.


 * Actress Jacqueline Brookes receives a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode.


 * Actor Wil Wheaton receives a "And Guest Starring Wil Wheaton" credit in this episode.


 * This is the fifth and final episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation directed by Paul Lynch. It is his second episode from season five. Paul previously directed "A Matter of Time".


 * This is the fourteenth episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation written and/or co-written by Ronald D. Moore. It is his fifth episode from season five. He previously worked on "Ethics". His next episode is "The Next Phase".


 * This is the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation written and/or co-written by Naren Shankar. It is also his only episode from season five. His next episode is "The Quality of Life".


 * Actor Robert Duncan McNeill may seem like a familiar face to Star Trek fans. Although this is his only appearance as Nicholas Locarno, McNeill will go on to play the part of Tom Paris, who is a regular character on the spin-off series, Star Trek: Voyager.


 * This is the first appearance of actress Shannon Fill in the role of Sito Jaxa. She appears next in the season seven episode, "Lower Decks".


 * This is the first appearance of actor Ray Walston in the role of Boothby. It is the only appearance of the character on Star Trek: The Next Generation. However, he will go on to make appearances in the "In the Flesh" and "The Fight" episodes of Star Trek: Voyager.

Home Video

 * This episode is included on disc five of the Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Fifth Season DVD collection, released by Paramount Home Video on November 5th, 2002. The collection was re-released with new packaging on April 16th, 2013.


 * This episode is included in the Star Trek: The Next Generation: Seasons 1-7 DVD boxset collection, which was released in Region 1 format by Paramount Home Video on October 26th, 2004.


 * This episode is included in the Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete Series DVD boxset collection, which was released in Region 1 format by Paramount on October 2nd, 2007.


 * It is also included on the Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Full Journey boxset collection, which was released on June 6th, 2011.


 * This episode is included on disc four of the Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Five Blu-ray collection, which was released in Region A format on November 19th, 2013.