Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 4)

Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4
Region A/1 Blu-ray cover art
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	Broadcast syndication
Original release	September 24, 1990 (1990-09-24) – June 17, 1991 (1991-06-17)
Season chronology

The fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the United States on September 24, 1990 and concluded on June 17, 1991 after airing 26 episodes. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise-D.

This season saw the show embracing the notion of serialized storylines. A recurring theme throughout the season is the notion of a brewing Duras-Romulan plot against the Federation, coupled with Worf's effort to reclaim his family honor. Both storylines were introduced in Season 3's "Sins of the Father". Worf's discommendation is a major theme in "Family" and "The Drumhead", while his dishonor and the Duras-Romulan plot take center stage in the episodes "Reunion", "The Mind's Eye", and "Redemption".

A second recurring storyline in the season is the growth of Miles O'Brien as a character. His first and middle name are revealed in "Family", he marries in "Data's Day", his past is revealed in "The Wounded", and his marriage is explored in "In Theory".

Season 4 featured many family-themes episodes. The first episode following "The Best of Both Worlds" deals with Picard and Worf's family, and the second with Data's. Worf's son Alexander appears later in the season, as does Tasha Yar's sister, and the Enterprise encounters an infant alien space entity.

Cast

Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker
Brent Spiner as Lt Cmdr. Data
Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher
LeVar Burton as Lt Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
Wil Wheaton as Ens. Wesley Crusher

Recurring characters

Colm Meaney – Miles O'Brien (14 episodes)
Whoopi Goldberg – Guinan (7 episodes)
Majel Barrett – Computer Voice (4 episodes)
Patti Yasutake – Alyssa Ogawa (3 episodes)
Rosalind Chao – Keiko O'Brien (3 episodes)
Pamela Winslow – Ensign McKnight (2 episodes)
Robert O'Reilly – Gowron (2 episodes)
John de Lancie – Q (1 episode)
Dwight Schultz – Reginald Barclay (1 episode)
Majel Barrett – Lwaxana Troi (1 episode)
Jon Paul Steuer – Alexander Rozhenko (1 episode)

Episodes

In the following table, episodes are listed by the order in which they aired.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Stardate	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
75	1	"The Best of Both Worlds: Part II"	44001.4	Cliff Bole	Michael Piller	September 24, 1990 (1990-09-24)	12.3^[1]
Picard is rescued from the Borg as the Enterprise races to save Earth. Data interfaces with the half-Borg Picard and finds a way to shut down the Borg ship. Guest star Elizabeth Dennehy as Starfleet Commander Shelby.
76	2	"Family"	44012.3	Les Landau	Ronald D. Moore	October 1, 1990 (1990-10-01)	9.6^[1]
While the Enterprise is undergoing repairs at Earth, Captain Picard visits his brother's family in France, Lt. Worf's adoptive human parents come to see him aboard the ship, and Dr. Crusher gives her son Wesley a personal holo-recording left by his late father shortly after his birth.
77	3	"Brothers"	44085.7	Rob Bowman	Rick Berman	October 8, 1990 (1990-10-08)	10.9^[1]
Data is summoned by his creator Noonien Soong. They are joined by Data's brother, Lore.
78	4	"Suddenly Human"	44143.7	Gabrielle Beaumont	Teleplay: John Whelpley & Jeri Taylor Story: Ralph Phillips	October 15, 1990 (1990-10-15)	10.3^[1]
Picard must help a human boy, raised by aliens, to decide his fate.
79	5	"Remember Me"	44161.2	Cliff Bole	Lee Sheldon	October 22, 1990 (1990-10-22)	11.4^[1]
After an apparent failure of a warp-field experiment, people begin to disappear from the Enterprise with only Dr. Crusher remembering that they ever existed.
80	6	"Legacy"	44215.2	Robert Scheerer	Joe Menosky	October 29, 1990 (1990-10-29)	12.0^[1]
Tasha Yar's sister Ishara seeks to restore order on their conflict-ridden colony world.
81	7	"Reunion"	44246.3	Jonathan Frakes	Teleplay: Thomas Perry & Jo Perry & Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga Story: Drew Deighan & Thomas Perry and Jo Perry	November 5, 1990 (1990-11-05)	12.2^[1]
Worf's former lover returns, and along with Picard, the two mediate a Klingon power dispute. Worf discovers more family.
82	8	"Future Imperfect"	44286.5	Les Landau	J. Larry Carroll & David Bennett Carren	November 12, 1990 (1990-11-12)	12.0^[1]
Riker finds himself sixteen years in the future. His memory of the interim is erased by a dormant virus.
83	9	"Final Mission"	44307.3	Corey Allen	Teleplay: Kacey Arnold-Ince and Jeri Taylor Story: Kacey Arnold-Ince	November 19, 1990 (1990-11-19)	11.5^[1]
Wesley sets off on his final mission with the Enterprise accompanied by Picard. They become stranded on a desert planet.
84	10	"The Loss"	44356.9	Chip Chalmers	Teleplay: Hilary J. Bader & Alan J. Adler and Vanessa Greene Story: Hilary J. Bader	December 31, 1990 (1990-12-31)	12.2^[1]
An unknown force captures the Enterprise and causes Deanna to lose her empathic powers.
85	11	"Data's Day"	44390.1	Robert Wiemer	Teleplay: Harold Apter and Ronald D. Moore Story: Harold Apter	January 7, 1991 (1991-01-07)	11.7^[1]
Data gets dancing lessons from Dr. Crusher in preparation of Chief O'Brien's wedding as the Enterprise brings Ambassador T'Pel to the Romulans for negotiations.
86	12	"The Wounded"	44429.6	Chip Chalmers	Teleplay: Jeri Taylor Story: Stuart Charno & Sara Charno and Cy Chermak	January 28, 1991 (1991-01-28)	12.1^[1]
A rogue Starfleet Captain jeopardizes the Cardassian peace treaty.
87	13	"Devil's Due"	44474.5	Tom Benko	Teleplay: Philip LaZebnik Story: Philip LaZebnik and William Douglas Lansford	February 4, 1991 (1991-02-04)	13.0^[1]
A powerful mythic figure from a millennium ago returns to enslave a planet in accordance with a contract. However, Picard is convinced she is an opportunistic charlatan. Guest star Marta DuBois as Ardra.
88	14	"Clues"	44502.7	Les Landau	Teleplay: Bruce D. Arthurs and Joe Menosky Story: Bruce D. Arthurs	February 11, 1991 (1991-02-11)	12.3^[1]
The crew, with the exception of Data, is rendered unconscious for 30 seconds after going through a localized wormhole. However, various clues suggest they were unconscious for an entire day.
89	15	"First Contact"	44575.2	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: Dennis Russell Bailey & David Bischoff and Joe Menosky & Ronald D. Moore and Michael Piller Story: Marc Scott Zicree	February 18, 1991 (1991-02-18)	11.4^[1]
Riker is hospitalized during a botched pre-first contact mission. Xenophobia results in increasing hostility toward his presence.
90	16	"Galaxy's Child"	44614.6	Winrich Kolbe	Teleplay: Maurice Hurley Story: Thomas Kartozian	March 11, 1991 (1991-03-11)	11.7^[1]
The Enterprise accidentally kills a space creature, and the crew rush to save its unborn offspring. Meanwhile, Geordi meets the engineer he fell in love with and finds to his shock that she's nothing like the woman he encountered on the holodeck. Guest star Susan Gibney as Dr. Leah Brahms.
91	17	"Night Terrors"	44631.2	Les Landau	Teleplay: Pamela Douglas and Jeri Taylor Story: Shari Goodhartz	March 18, 1991 (1991-03-18)	11.2^[1]
The Enterprise is trapped in a rift, the crew succumbs to REM sleep deprivation, and Deanna has a recurring nightmare.
92	18	"Identity Crisis"	44664.5	Winrich Kolbe	Teleplay: Brannon Braga Story: Timothy DeHaas	March 25, 1991 (1991-03-25)	10.9^[1]
Geordi transforms into an alien creature with a strong instinct to return to its planet of origin.
93	19	"The Nth Degree"	44704.2	Robert Legato	Joe Menosky	April 1, 1991 (1991-04-01)	11.0^[1]
After an encounter with an alien probe, Barclay experiences great leaps in confidence and intelligence.
94	20	"Qpid"	44741.9	Cliff Bole	Teleplay: Ira Steven Behr Story: Randee Russell and Ira Steven Behr	April 22, 1991 (1991-04-22)	10.8^[1]
Q returns to test Picard's love for an old flame.
95	21	"The Drumhead"	44769.2	Jonathan Frakes	Jeri Taylor	April 29, 1991 (1991-04-29)	10.5^[1]
A witchhunt ensues for suspected Romulan spies aboard the Enterprise. Guest star Jean Simmons as Rear Admiral Norah Satie.
96	22	"Half a Life"	44805.3	Les Landau	Teleplay: Peter Allan Fields Story: Ted Roberts and Peter Allan Fields	May 6, 1991 (1991-05-06)	Unknown^[1]
Lwaxana Troi finally finds love but discovers her man must undergo a ritualistic suicide. Guest star David Ogden Stiers as Timicin.
97	23	"The Host"	44821.3	Marvin V. Rush	Michel Horvat	May 13, 1991 (1991-05-13)	11.3^[1]
Dr. Crusher falls in love with Odan, a peace negotiator, only to discover that he is a symbiote. When his original host dies, he is implanted into Riker temporarily to finish his negotiations.
98	24	"The Mind's Eye"	44885.5	David Livingston	Teleplay: René Echevarria Story: Ken Schafer and René Echevarria	May 27, 1991 (1991-05-27)	10.1^[1]
The Romulans brainwash Geordi to carry out a covert mission.
99	25	"In Theory"	44932.3	Patrick Stewart	Joe Menosky and Ronald D. Moore	June 3, 1991 (1991-06-03)	9.8^[1]
Data participates in a romantic relationship with a fellow crew member.
100	26	"Redemption I"	44995.3	Cliff Bole	Ronald D. Moore	June 17, 1991 (1991-06-17)	10.9^[1]
Worf leaves the Enterprise to fight on behalf of Gowron in a Klingon civil war.

Home media release

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 4
Set details		Special features
Episodes: 26 Discs: 7 (DVD) / 6 (Blu-Ray) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish Dubbed: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish		DVD and Blu-ray Mission Overview: Year Four Selected Crew Analysis: Year Four Departmental Briefing, Year Four: Production New Life and New Civilizations Chronicles from the Final Frontier
Release dates
DVD		Blu-ray
Region 1	Region 2	United States (Region free)	United Kingdom (Region free)
Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

Footnotes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Seasons 3–4". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 21, 2013.

External links

Episode guide at Star Trek.com

Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes

Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Season 4	"The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" "Family" "Brothers" "Suddenly Human" "Remember Me" "Legacy" "Reunion" "Future Imperfect" "Final Mission" "The Loss" "Data's Day" "The Wounded" "Devil's Due" "Clues" "First Contact" "Galaxy's Child" "Night Terrors" "Identity Crisis" "The Nth Degree" "Qpid" "The Drumhead" "Half a Life" "The Host" "The Mind's Eye" "In Theory" "Redemption I"

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Characters	Beverly Crusher Wesley Crusher Data Geordi La Forge Jean-Luc Picard Katherine Pulaski William Riker Deanna Troi Worf Tasha Yar

Episodes	Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Films	Generations First Contact Insurrection Nemesis

Other topics	Awards Cast USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) "These Are the Voyages..." Star Trek: Countdown

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