Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)
Pen Pals (1989)
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- TV-PG
- 45min
- Action, Adventure
- 29 Apr 1989
- TV Episode
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Patrick Stewart | ... |
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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Jonathan Frakes | ... |
Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
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LeVar Burton | ... |
Lieutenant Geordi La Forge
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Michael Dorn | ... |
Lieutenant Worf
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Marina Sirtis | ... |
Counselor Deanna Troi
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Brent Spiner | ... |
Lieutenant Commander Data
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Wil Wheaton | ... |
Wesley Crusher
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Diana Muldaur | ... |
Doctor Katherine Pulaski
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Nicholas Cascone | ... |
Ensign Davies
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Nikki Cox | ... |
Sarjenka
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Ann Gillespie | ... |
Ensign Hildebrant
(as Ann H. Gillespie)
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Colm Meaney | ... |
Chief Miles O'Brien
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Whitney Rydbeck | ... |
Ensign Alans
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Majel Barrett | ... |
Enterprise Computer (uncredited) (voice)
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James G. Becker | ... |
Youngblood (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Deacon | ... |
Command Division Officer (uncredited)
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Randy James | ... |
Ten Forward Waiter (uncredited)
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Tim McCormack | ... |
Ensign Bennett (uncredited)
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Directed by
Winrich Kolbe |
Written by
Gene Roddenberry | ... | (created by) (creator) |
Melinda M. Snodgrass | ... | (teleplay by) |
Hannah Louise Shearer | ... | (story by) |
Melinda M. Snodgrass | ... | (story editor) |
Produced by
Rick Berman | ... | co-executive producer |
Maurice Hurley | ... | co-executive producer (showrunner) |
Peter Lauritson | ... | associate producer |
David Livingston | ... | line producer |
Robert McCullough | ... | producer |
Gene Roddenberry | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Dennis McCarthy |
Cinematography by
Edward R. Brown | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Robert Lederman |
Editorial Department
Andrew Drapkin | ... | colorist |
Casting By
Junie Lowry-Johnson |
Production Design by
Richard D. James |
Set Decoration by
Jim Mees |
Costume Design by
William Ware Theiss | ... | (original costumes) |
Durinda Wood | ... | (as Durinda Rice Wood) |
Makeup Department
Nancy J. Hvasta Leonardi | ... | makeup artist |
Janna Phillips | ... | makeup artist |
Gerald Quist | ... | makeup artist |
Richard Sabre | ... | hair designer |
Michael Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
Georgina Williams | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Sam Freedle | ... | unit production manager |
Wendy Neuss | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert J. Metoyer | ... | first assistant director |
Adele Simmons | ... | second assistant director (as Adele G. Simmons) |
Art Department
Joe Longo | ... | property master |
Richard McKenzie | ... | set designer |
Michael Okuda | ... | scenic artist |
Charles Peter Russo | ... | assistant property master (as Charles Russo) |
Al Smutko | ... | construction coordinator |
Rick Sternbach | ... | senior illustrator |
Herman F. Zimmerman | ... | original set designer (as Herman Zimmerman) |
Michael W. Moore | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Alan Bernard | ... | sound mixer |
Wilson Dyer | ... | sound editor |
Alfred T. Ferrante | ... | adr/foley mixer |
Mace Matiosian | ... | sound editor |
Bill Wistrom | ... | supervising sound editor |
James Wolvington | ... | sound editor |
Special Effects by
Dick Brownfield | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
John Basset | ... | visual effects coordinator |
Max Gabl | ... | lead matte artist |
Jordan Hassay | ... | visual effects artist: remastered version / visual effects editor: remastered version |
Robert Legato | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Matthew Mullarkey | ... | visual effects artist |
Michael Van Fleet | ... | systems administrator: remastered version |
Gregory Jein | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
John Earl Burnett | ... | first assistant camera: Additional Photography/VFX Unit |
Richard Cronn | ... | chief lighting technician |
Brian Mills | ... | first company grip |
Lowell Peterson | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Elisa Goodman | ... | casting associate |
Helen Mossler | ... | casting executive |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cha Blevins | ... | costumer |
Janet Stout | ... | costume supervisor |
Music Department
Alexander Courage | ... | composer: main title theme |
Jerry Goldsmith | ... | composer: main title theme |
Gerry Sackman | ... | music editor |
Alan Vavrin | ... | musician - percussion |
Script and Continuity Department
Hans Beimler | ... | executive script consultant |
Cosmo Genovese | ... | script supervisor |
Joyce Heftel | ... | script supervisor: pretiming |
Richard Manning | ... | executive script consultant |
Additional Crew
Mark Miller | ... | technical director: Unitel |
Diane Overdiek | ... | production coordinator |
Susan Sackett | ... | production associate |
Tracy Tormé | ... | creative consultant |
June Jordan | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
Eric A. Stillwell | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Guy Vardaman | ... | research consultant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- ATV2 (2011) (Austria) (tv)
- Joyn (2021) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Kabel Eins (2003) (Germany) (tv)
- MagentaTV (2018) (Germany) (tv)
- Netflix (2016) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- ORF 1 (1998) (Austria) (tv)
- Paramount Pictures (1987) (United States) (tv)
- Paramount+ (2022) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Premiere Serie (2002) (Germany) (tv)
- Premiere Start (2002) (Germany) (tv)
- RTL+ (2021) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Sat.1 (1993) (Germany) (tv) (VoD)
- SyFy (2004) (Germany) (tv)
- Tele 5 TM-TV (2011) (Germany) (tv)
- Tele 5 (2011) (Germany) (tv)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (1990) (West Germany) (tv)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (1991) (Germany) (tv)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (1998) (Austria) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
On arriving at a newly identified planetary group, the crew finds that the entire system is unstable. As the person in charge of Wesley Crusher's training and education, Commander Riker wants to put him in charge of the planetary mineral survey, the results of which should explain why the system has become so unstable. He has to command a team for the first time, all of whom are older than himself. Data meanwhile has a pen pal of sorts when he establishes radio contact with Sarjenka, a young girl from a nearby planet. They exchange information for several weeks when Data finally realizes that Sarjenka's world isn't aware of extra-terrestrial life and as a result, he has broken the Prime Directive. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This is the first episode where Picard actually drinks Earl Grey tea. He had previously ordered a cup of Earl Grey from the replicator in Contagion (1989), but because of a computer malfunction he instead received a small potted plant. See more » |
Goofs | The entire crew act as if they have never seen an alien before, after Data brings his friend on board, and refer to her as "that". See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Mr. Plinkett's Star Trek 2009 Review (2010). See more » |
Soundtracks | Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title See more » |
Quotes |
[Data is about to beam down to the planet]
Commander William T. Riker: O'Brien, take a nap. You didn't see any of this, you're not involved. Chief Miles O'Brien: Right, sir, I'll just be standing over here dozing off. See more » |