"Star Trek: The Next Generation" Sweet Seventeen Best Episodes

#17 "The Measure of a Man"

is the ninth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 35th episode overall. It was originally released on February 13, 1989, in broadcast syndication. It was written as a spec script by former attorney and Star Trek: The Original Series novelist Melinda M. Snodgrass. It was directed by Robert Scheerer.

In this episode, the rights of the android officer Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner) are threatened by a scientist who wishes to dismantle him in order to produce replicas of him. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) fights in a Starfleet court for Data's right of self-determination in order not to be declared mere property of Starfleet, while Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) is forced to oppose his views.

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#16 "The Ensigns of Command"

is the second episode of the third season of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 50th episode overall, first broadcast on October 2, 1989.

In this episode, Commander Data (Brent Spiner) must convince a reluctant colony of more than 15,000 to prepare for immediate evacuation while Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) attempts to negotiate a three-week reprieve from aliens intent on colonizing the planet themselves in four days and wiping out any humans found there.

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#15 "The Most Toys"

is the 22nd episode of the third season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the 70th episode of the series overall.

In this episode, Lieutenant Commander Data (Brent Spiner) is kidnapped by an obsessive collector, who leads the Enterprise crew to believe that Data was destroyed in a shuttlecraft accident.

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#14 "Family"

is the second episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the 76th episode overall. It was originally released on October 1, 1990, in broadcast syndication. It was written by Ronald D. Moore, from an idea by Michael Piller. It featured additional work taken from a spec script by Susanne Lambdin. "Family" was directed by Les Landau.

In this episode, the Enterprise is docked at Earth following the events of "The Best of Both Worlds". Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) visits his brother's family in France, where he begins to come to terms with his treatment by the Borg. Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) views a holographic recording made by his deceased father, Jack (Doug Wert). Meanwhile, Lt. Worf's (Michael Dorn) adoptive parents Sergey (Theodore Bikel) and Helena Rozehenko (Georgia Brown) come on board the Enterprise to comfort him following his discommendation.

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#13 "In Theory"

is the 25th episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, originally aired on June 3, 1991 in broadcast syndication. The episode was written by Joe Menosky and Ronald D. Moore and was the directorial debut of cast member Patrick Stewart.

In this episode, Data (Brent Spiner) accepts the affections of shipmate Jenna D'Sora (Michele Scarabelli) and pursues a romantic relationship with her. However, Jenna soon comprehends the downside of a "programmed" relationship. As the couple attempts to work out their problems, the Enterprise moves into an area of space rendered deadly by a nebula that is tearing small gaps in the fabric of space, deforming any matter that comes into contact with them.

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#12 "The Outrageous Okona"

is the fourth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 30th episode overall. It was first aired on December 12, 1988, in broadcast syndication. It was written by Les Menchen, Lance Dickson and David Landsberg, with a teleplay by Burton Armus, and directed by Robert Becker.

In this episode, the crew of the Enterprise encounters a flamboyant space rogue, while Data tries to learn humor from a holographic comedian.

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#11 "First Contact"

is the 15th episode of the fourth season (and the 89th episode overall) of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

In this episode, during an away mission to observe a pre-warp civilization, Commander Riker is injured and brought to a hospital, where the locals quickly realize he's not from their world. Despite the attempted intervention of the planet's sympathetic science minister, Picard and Troi's efforts to retrieve the first officer are stymied by the government's concern about the social crisis that a widespread revelation of Riker's presence could trigger.

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#10"Rascals"

is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 133rd overall. It was originally released on October 30, 1993, in broadcast syndication.

In this episode, the bodies of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and three other crewmembers are reduced to those of 12-year-old children in a transporter accident. When a group of Ferengi pirates boards the Enterprise, the "children" must work with Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) to take back the ship while coming to terms with their newly found youth.

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#9 "A Fistful of Datas"

is the 134th episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the eighth episode of the sixth season, which premiered in the United States on November 9, 1992.

In this episode homage is payed to all the Sergio Leone "Fistful of Dollars Spaghetti Western" films with Alexander, Worf and Troi, due to a compter glitch, fending off a town full of high camp wild west Datas.

We don't need... to replicate no stinking badges!

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#8 "Lower Decks"

is the 167th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The 15th episode of the seventh season.

While enduring the Enterprise's promotion evaluation process, four junior officers find themselves involved in a top secret mission.

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#7 "Yesterday's Enterprise"

is the 63rd episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was the 15th episode of the third season, first airing in syndication the week of February 19, 1990

In the story, the crew of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) must decide whether to send the time-traveling Enterprise-C back through a temporal rift to its certain destruction, to prevent damaging changes to their timeline.

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#6 Unification

is a two-part episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, from the fifth season, which features Leonard Nimoy as Spock. It earned a 15.4 household Nielsen rating,[1] drawing over 25 million viewers,[2] making it one of the most watched episodes in all seven seasons of The Next Generation's run.

I these two episodes, hearing that legendary Starfleet officer Spock may have defected to the Romulan Empire, Picard travels to Vulcan to talk to Spock's father, former ambassador Sarek, who is near death from the ravages of Bendii Syndrome. In a rare lucid moment, Sarek discloses that Spock has long harbored hopes of peacefully reuniting the Vulcan and Romulan peoples, who once were part of the same civilization. Rather than committing treason, Spock actually may be initiating steps to achieve that peaceful goal. Determined to find the truth, Picard and Data, disguised as Romulans, set out for the Romulan homeworld. Upon finding Spock, Picard learns that the Vulcan is indeed on an unauthorized mission to reunify his people with the Romulans. Spock counts among his allies a Romulan senator named Pardek and the Romulan proconsul Neral.

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#5 "Sarek"

is the 23rd episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the 71st episode overall. It was originally released on May 14, 1990, in broadcast syndication. The story for the episode was created by Marc Cushman and Jake Jacobs, with the teleplay written by Peter S. Beagle. "Sarek" was directed by Les Landau.

In this episode, Sarek (Mark Lenard), the father of Spock and a highly regarded but elderly ambassador, is ferried by the Enterprise on his final mission for the Federation. While he is aboard the ship, the crew experiences an outbreak of irrational anger amongst themselves. It is revealed that Sarek has Bendaii syndrome, which is telepathically causing the problems among the crew. It is only resolved after the Vulcan mind melds with Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart).

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#4 "Relics"

is the 130th episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the fourth episode of the sixth season.

In this episode, while investigating the 75-year-old wreck of a Federation transport vessel, the Enterprise crew discovers the former Chief Engineer of Captain James T. Kirk's Enterprise, Montgomery Scott (portrayed by James Doohan) alive in a transporter buffer.

It has one of my all time favorite Data lines: "It is... green."
(Click on the photo to see it on youtube)

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#3 "Data's Day"

is the 85th episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 11th episode of the fourth season. This episode introduces both Keiko O'Brien and Data's pet cat Spot.

In this episode, as Data contemplates the impending marriage of his friend Keiko Ishikawa to Transporter Chief Miles O'Brien, he learns about the peculiar minutiae – such as last-minute jitters and ballroom dancing – that surround human nuptials. At the same time, he investigates the apparent death of the Vulcan ambassador whom the Enterprise was ferrying to the Neutral Zone in order to conduct treaty negotiations with the Romulans.

The dancing sequence is worth the price of admission as Data's... smile proves--
(Again, click on the photo to see it on youtube)

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#2 "Elementary, Dear Data"
& "Ship in a Bottle"

"Elementary, Dear Data" is the third episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 29th episode overall. It was written by Brian Alan Lane and directed by Rob Bowman. It was originally released on December 5, 1988 in broadcast syndication.

In this episode, a holographic adversary manages to take control of the Enterprise. The plot line from this episode was continued in the sixth season episode "Ship in a Bottle".

"Ship in a Bottle" is the 138th episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 12th episode of the sixth season.

In this episode, which continued a plot line from the second season episode "Elementary, Dear Data", the fictional holodeck character Professor James Moriarty seizes control of the Enterprise in his quest to be freed to live in reality, outside the confines of a holographic environment.

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#1 "Time’s Arrow"

"Time’s Arrow" comprises the 126th and 127th episodes overall, and 26th episode of the fifth season and first episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Part One: The Enterprise is recalled to Earth on a priority mission pertaining to evidence of aliens on the planet 500 years ago. They are shown a cavern near Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco containing relics of the 19th century, and the severed head of Data. The Enterprise crew finds evidence pointing to a race of shapeshifters and cellular fossils native to the planet of Devidia II.

Part Two: Arriving in 1893, the away team quickly locates Data, who explains the current situation. Using Data's device, the team, followed by Guinan and Samuel Clemens, is able to follow the alien shapeshifters to the same cavern near San Francisco, where they discover that the aliens traveled to the 19th century to take advantage of a cholera outbreak, draining the life force from humans in infected areas to give the impression that their deaths were the result of an epidemic.

Y'all get at it...

while I feed my face.

TNG = “Star Trek for women”

STTNG sukt

TNG = “Star Trek for women”

And George Takei.

TNG= “The pillow biter generation”

Killed the franchise.

https://solarmoviez.to/search/star+trek.html

Started watching it again shortly after buying my first HDTV set.

Shot me straight off the couch one evening.

Krikey, Counselor Troi camel toe was NOT an Urban Myth afterall!!

Any episode where the holodeck takes over the ship should be on the worst list not best. Anything with Q in it is better than anything on your list. See Q Who

Not a bad list, but I’d replace “The Outrageous Okona” with “Inner Light”.

I have to confess that, as a HUGE fan of TOS, I did watch a lot of it. I’m embarrassed at how many of those episodes I’ve seen. The one with Scottie in the buffer was fascinating and showed how ridiculous the whole transporter thing is. The ramifications of him being able to do what he did are HUGE.

I remember one also where they used the transporter to “filter” a person’s signal to prevent a terminal disease from passing through.

i.e. if hospitals had these, you could simply step into the transporter with a deadly disease, and come out the other end without it.

My personal favorites were not listed.

In no particular order:

Darmok

The Inner Light

Hotel Royale

Wow. No “Best of Both Worlds”? Bender is ever the maverick, I see...

Where is “The Best of Both Worlds”??

Outrageous Okanowa? Rascals?

This list is a joke right?

No Best of Both Worlds, any Q episodes, Tapestry, Inner Light, etc

"Inner Light."

-PJ

Loved the music, played it at my wedding. One among 55 guests noticed the source. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyYhbC0MXlY

Man of the People.

-PJ

While I really wouldn't call myself a huge Star Trek fan, I did watch many of The Next Generation episodes back in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s when they were in their original run. I thought the sets and specials effects were amazing, beyond anything else on television at the time. However, I recently watched a re-run on BBC America (of all stations), and it was startling how dated The Next Generation seems by 2017 standards. Makes me feel old.

Sorry...but any list that doesn’t have “Inner Light” in the top 5 is wrong. Lol. I love “Times Arrow” and “Cause and Effect.” I’m fascinated by all the time travel episodes.