Season 6 (1992–93)
| Series # | Season # | Title | Stardate | Directed by | Written by | Featured Character(s) |
Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 1 | "Time's Arrow, Part II" | 46001.3 | Les Landau | Jeri Taylor Joe Menosky |
Various | September 21, 1992 (1992-09-21) |
| The Enterprise crew follow Data to San Francisco of the 1890s. The crew deals with Samuel Clemens (and run into Jack London), while trying to find a way to prevent aliens from interfering with 19th-century Earth. Guest star: Jerry Hardin as Samuel Clemens. | |||||||
| 128 | 2 | "Realm of Fear" | 46041.1 | Cliff Bole | Brannon Braga | Barclay | September 28, 1992 (1992-09-28) |
| Barclay must overcome his fear of the transporter to solve a mystery. | |||||||
| 129 | 3 | "Man of the People" | 46071.6 | Winrich Kolbe | Frank Abatemarco | Troi, Guest | October 5, 1992 (1992-10-05) |
| A psychic ambassador uses Deanna's mind to influence the outcome of his mission. | |||||||
| 130 | 4 | "Relics" | 46125.3 | Alexander Singer | Ronald D. Moore | LaForge, Scotty | October 12, 1992 (1992-10-12) |
| The Enterprise investigates a vessel that crashed on the surface of a Dyson sphere 75 years ago. An undegraded pattern is found in the transporter buffer, that of Mr. Scott. Feeling out of place and obsolete, Scotty agrees to return to his vessel with Geordi to help restore the logs, and they become the only hope when the Enterprise is accidentally pulled inside the sphere. | |||||||
| 131 | 5 | "Schisms" | 46154.2 | Robert Wiemer | Brannon Braga Jean Louise Matthias & Ron Wilkerson |
Various | October 19, 1992 (1992-10-19) |
| Several members of the crew are abducted and experimented on while they sleep. | |||||||
| 132 | 6 | "True Q" | 46192.3 | Robert Scheerer | René Echevarria | Q, Guest | October 26, 1992 (1992-10-26) |
| Q reveals a secret about a young woman from Kansas who is visiting the Enterprise. Guest star: Olivia d'Abo as Amanda Rogers. | |||||||
| 133 | 7 | "Rascals" | 46235.7 | Adam Nimoy | Allison Hock Ward Botsford & Diana Dru Botsford and Michael Piller |
Picard, Ro, Keiko, Guinan | November 2, 1992 (1992-11-02) |
| A transporter malfunction turns Picard, Keiko, Ro and Guinan into children, who become the ship's only hope when they are left aboard while the adult crew are forced to perform dangerous labor by Ferengi pirates. | |||||||
| 134 | 8 | "A Fistful of Datas" | 46271.5 | Patrick Stewart | Robert Hewitt Wolfe and Brannon Braga Robert Hewitt Wolfe |
Troi, Data, Worf, Alexander | November 9, 1992 (1992-11-09) |
| Data's mind is connected to the ship's computer, which creates unforeseen effects on the holodeck. | |||||||
| 135 | 9 | "The Quality of Life" | 46307.2 | Jonathan Frakes | Naren Shankar L.J. Scott |
Picard, Data | November 16, 1992 (1992-11-16) |
| Data observes self-guided "tools" used at a mining station display signs of sentience, and fights for their preservation, even risking Captain Picard's life on the ground that it is unacceptable to kill one sentient being to save another. | |||||||
| 136 | 10 | "Chain of Command, Part I" | 46357.4 | Robert Scheerer | Ronald D. Moore Frank Abatemarco |
Picard, Crusher, Worf, Guest | December 14, 1992 (1992-12-14) |
| Captain Jellico is assigned command of the Enterprise, while Picard is sent on a covert mission into Cardassian territory. Guest star: Ronny Cox as Edward Jellico. | |||||||
| 137 | 11 | "Chain of Command, Part II" | 46360.8 | Les Landau | Frank Abatemarco | Picard, Guest | December 21, 1992 (1992-12-21) |
| Picard, having been captured, is tortured by a sadistic Cardassian interrogator (played by David Warner). | |||||||
| 138 | 12 | "Ship in a Bottle" | 46424.1 | Alexander Singer | René Echevarria | Picard, Data, Barclay | January 25, 1993 (1993-01-25) |
| Barclay accidentally awakens Prof. Moriarty on the holodeck, who uses the powers at his disposal to coerce the crew into finding a way to allow him to leave the holodeck. Guest star: Daniel Davis as Professor Moriarty. | |||||||
| 139 | 13 | "Aquiel" | 46461.3 | Cliff Bole | Brannon Braga & Ronald D. Moore Jeri Taylor |
LaForge | February 1, 1993 (1993-02-01) |
| Geordi falls for an alien Starfleet officer who is suspected of murder. Guest star Renée Jones as Aquiel Uhnari. | |||||||
| 140 | 14 | "Face of the Enemy" | 46519.1 | Gabrielle Beaumont | Naren Shankar René Echevarria |
Troi | February 8, 1993 (1993-02-08) |
| Deanna is involuntarily recruited to assist in the transport of Romulan defectors across the border. | |||||||
| 141 | 15 | "Tapestry" | Unknown | Les Landau | Ronald D. Moore | Picard, Q | February 15, 1993 (1993-02-15) |
| An accident kills Picard, and he finds an afterlife with Q analyzing his past choices. | |||||||
| 142 | 16 | "Birthright, Part I" | 46578.4 | Winrich Kolbe | Brannon Braga | Data, Worf, Bashir | February 22, 1993 (1993-02-22) |
| Worf is told on Deep Space Nine his father is alive, and being held prisoner by the Romulans. Meanwhile an engineering experiment accidentally results in Data's first dream. Guest star: James Cromwell as Jaglom Shrek. | |||||||
| 143 | 17 | "Birthright, Part II" | 46579.2 | Dan Curry | René Echevarria | Worf | March 1, 1993 (1993-03-01) |
| Worf, now a prisoner, tries to teach the Klingon refugees the ways of the warrior. | |||||||
| 144 | 18 | "Starship Mine" | 46682.4 | Cliff Bole | Morgan Gendel | Picard | March 29, 1993 (1993-03-29) |
| Thieves attempt to steal trilithium from the Enterprise during a Baryon sweep at the Remmler Array, and Picard alone must thwart them. | |||||||
| 145 | 19 | "Lessons" | 46693.1 | Robert Wiemer | Ron Wilkerson & Jean Louise Matthias | Picard | April 5, 1993 (1993-04-05) |
| Picard becomes involved with a woman who is serving on the Enterprise, but he must send her into a dangerous mission. | |||||||
| 146 | 20 | "The Chase" | 46731.5 | Jonathan Frakes | Joe Menosky Ronald D. Moore & Joe Menosky |
Picard, Crusher | April 26, 1993 (1993-04-26) |
| Picard tries to solve an ancient genetic mystery uncovered by his archaeological mentor, and faces stiff competition. Guest star: Norman Lloyd as Richard Galen. | |||||||
| 147 | 21 | "Frame of Mind" | 46778.1 | James L. Conway | Brannon Braga | Riker | May 3, 1993 (1993-05-03) |
| Riker finds himself prisoner in an alien mental institution, which resembles scenes from Beverly's play. | |||||||
| 148 | 22 | "Suspicions" | 46830.1 | Cliff Bole | Joe Menosky and Naren Shankar | Crusher | May 10, 1993 (1993-05-10) |
| Dr. Crusher risks her career to solve the murder of Ferengi scientist Dr. Reyga and vindicate his research. | |||||||
| 149 | 23 | "Rightful Heir" | 46852.2 | Winrich Kolbe | Ronald D. Moore James E. Brooks |
Worf | May 17, 1993 (1993-05-17) |
| Worf experiences a crisis of faith, and travels to a Klingon holy site where the mythic figure Kahless returns to lead the Klingon people. | |||||||
| 150 | 24 | "Second Chances" | 46915.2 | LeVar Burton | René Echevarria Michael Medlock |
Riker, Troi | May 24, 1993 (1993-05-24) |
| Riker encounters a duplicate of himself created by a transporter malfunction stranded on a planet. "Thomas" vies for Deanna's affections. | |||||||
| 151 | 25 | "Timescape" | 46944.2 | Adam Nimoy | Brannon Braga | Picard, Troi, Data, LaForge | June 14, 1993 (1993-06-14) |
| The Enterprise is caught in temporal stasis, and on the brink of destruction by a Romulan ship. | |||||||
| 152 | 26 | "Descent" | 46982.1 | Alexander Singer | Ronald D. Moore Jeri Taylor |
Various | June 21, 1993 (1993-06-21) |
| The crew encounter a group of Borg acting individually, and Data briefly experiences emotions. Professor Stephen Hawking makes a guest appearance. |
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