Star Trek: The Next Generation/Season 5/Episode 20

Episode 19 Episode 21

S5 · E20

Apr 20, 1992 · 46 min

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Synopsis

Stardate: 45733.6. Deanna's mother pays a surprise visit to the Enterprise with even more surprising news: she plans to marry a man she has never met. After destroying an asteroid, the ship becomes infected with parasites that eat away at the ship's hull.

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Brian Bonsall photo

Brian Bonsall

Alexander Rozhenko

Tony Jay photo

Tony Jay

Third Minister Campio

Majel Barrett photo

Majel Barrett

Enterprise Computer (voice) / Lwaxana Troi

Albie Selznick photo

Albie Selznick

Juggler

David Oliver photo

David Oliver

Young Man

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Carel Struycken

Mr. Homn

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Directed byWinrich Kolbe

Written byPeter Allan Fields

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