The Outrageous Okona

This Story: Season 2 Episode 4 (production code 130)
TNG Overall: Episode 30
Trek Overall: Story 130, Episode 132
Airdate: 12 Dec 1988
Story by Les Menchen, Lance Dickson, & David Landsberg
Teleplay by Burton Armus
Directed by Robert Becker

Notes

• The comic in the holodeck is Joe Piscopo, famous for early 80’s Saturday Night Live.  At various times I’ve read the character was also supposed to be Jerry Lewis and/or Robin Williams.
• No appearance by Dr. Pulaski in this episode.
• Teri Hatcher appears in this episode as “B.G. Robinson” (transporter chief), but her name was removed from the credits at her own request (apparently as she was dissatisfied with the amount of screen time she received).
• The character of Okona (and its actor Billy Campbell) returned in three separate episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy (“Crossroads“, “Masquerade“, & “Cracked Mirror“) – the latter of which was a mirror universe episode.

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