- "We're more alike than unlike, my dear Captain. I have pores - humans have pores. I have... fingerprints - humans have fingerprints. My chemical nutrients are like your blood. If you prick me, do I not... leak?"
- ―Lieutenant Commander Data
"The Naked Now" | |
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Series Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 1, Episode 2 | |
Air date | October 3rd, 1987 |
Writers | D.C. Fontana; John D.F. Black |
Director | Paul Lynch |
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 Naked Now" is the second episode of season one of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was directed by Paul Lynch and written by D.C. Fontana and John D.F. Black. It first aired in syndication on October 3rd, 1997. Combining the episode count from all Star Trek programs together, it is the 107th episode.
This episode serves as sequel to the classic Star Trek season one episode, "The Naked Time", which first aired on NBC on September 29th, 1966. This episode was also written by John D.F. Black.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Guest Stars[]
Actor | Role |
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Brooke Bundy | Sarah MacDougal |
Benjamin W. S. Lum | Jim Shimoda |
Michael Rider | Transporter chief |
David Renan | Conn |
Skip Stellrecht | Engineering crewman |
Kenny Koch | Kissing crewman |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode has been made available on the Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Complete First Season DVD collection.
- The title and overall plot of this episode is an homage to the third episode of the original Star Trek series, "The Naked Time".