- "It's elementary, my dear Riker... sir."
- ―Data
| "Lonely Among Us" | |
|---|---|
| Series Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1, Episode 6 | |
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| Air date | October 31st, 1987 |
| Writers | Michael Halperin; D.C. Fontana |
| Director | Cliff Bole |
| Producers | Gene Roddenberry; D.C. Fontana; Peter Lauritson; Robert Lewin; Herbert Wright; Maurice Hurley; Robert H. Justman; Rick Berman |
| Starring | Patrick Stewart; Jonathan Frakes; LeVar Burton; Denise Crosby; Michael Dorn; Gates McFadden; Marina Sirtis; Brent Spiner; Wil Wheaton |
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"Lonely Among Us" is the sixth episode of season one of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the seventh episode of the series overall (if one counts the two-part pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint" as two episodes). Combining the episode count of all Star Trek-related TV shows to date, it is the 111th episode of the entire franchise. This episode was directed by Cliff Bole and written by Michael Halperin and D.C. Fontana. It first aired in syndication in the United States on October 31st, 1987.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Durbin | Ssestar |
| Colm Meaney | Security guard #1 |
| Kavi Raz | Singh |
| James McElroy | Selay Delegate |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode has been made available on the Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete First Season DVD collection.
- Stardate: 41249.3.
- This is the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation directed by Cliff Bole. He will go on to direct a total of twenty-five episodes of the series altogether, more than any other director on the series. His next episode is "Hide and Q".
- This is the only episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation written by Michael Halperin.
- This is the first episode to feature Federation Starfleet formal attire.
Quotes[]
- Captain Picard: What are you talking about Data? Is this still Sherlock Holmes?
- Lt. Commander Data: Indubitably, sir. Indubitably.
- Captain Picard: Well at least you got rid of that damn pipe.
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- Lt. Commander Data: Elementary, my dear Riker... sir.
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- Commander Riker: We no longer enslave animals for food purposes.
- Antican: But we have seen humans eat meat.
- Commander Riker: You've seen something as fresh and tasty as meat, but inorganically materialized out of patterns used by our transporters.
- Antican: Sickening!