| "The Big Goodbye" | |
|---|---|
| Series Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1, Episode 11 | |
| Air date | January 9th, 1988 |
| Writers | Tracy Tormé |
| Director | Joseph L. Scanlan |
| 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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"The Big Goodbye" is the eleventh episode of season one of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the twelfth 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 116th episode of the entire franchise. This episode was directed by Joseph L. Scanlan and written by Tracy Tormé. It first aired in syndication in the United States on January 9th, 1988.
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Tierney | Cyrus Redblock |
| Harvey Jason | Felix Leech |
| William Boyett | Lieutenant Dan Bell |
| David Selburg | Whalen |
| Gary Armagnac | Lieutenant McNary |
| Mike Genovese | Desk sergeant |
| Dick Miller | Vendor |
| Carolyn Allport | Jessica Bradley |
| Rhonda Aldrich | Madeline |
| Erik Cord | Thug |
Uncredited cast[]
Note: The following list is taken from the full cast list page for this episode on IMDB. As that is a user-submitted website, some of the information in this section may contain inaccuracies.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| James G. Becker | Youngblood |
| Dexter Clay | Operations Division officer |
| Susan Duchow | Operations Division officer |
| James McElroy | Operations Division officer |
| Lorine Mendell | Crewman Diana Giddings |
| Richard Sarstedt | Command Division officer |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode has been made available on the Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete First Season DVD collection.
- Production code number: 113.
- Stardate: 41997.7
- This is the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation to air in 1988.