Explorers
Joe Siegler
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Explorers
This Story: Season 3 Episode 22 (production code 468)
DS9 Overall: Episode 68
Trek Overall: Story 330, Episode 348
Airdate: 8 May 1995
Story: Hilary J. Bader
Teleplay: René Echevarria
Director: Cliff Bole
Notes
- The first episode with Chase Masterson’s dabo girl Leeta.
- The first episode with Sisko’s goatee which remains (in some form) through the rest of the series.
- Special effects for the Bajoran lightship were done by Industrial Light & Magic.
- The lightship model was used again in the episode “Accession“.
- Sisko’s future girlfriend (Cassidy Yates) is mentioned here for the first time, but she’s not seen on screen until the next episode, nor is she named here either.
- Jake’s literary talents are mentioned here again.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | IMDB | Amazon US DVD ]#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Deep Space Nine Ep 68 - Explorers - 8 May 1995 1/2 A lighter tone ep after the last two. The main plot is Sisko trying to show that a hundred year old Bajoran ship design can get him from Bajor to Cardassia - Jake is along for a father/son strong ep. Several other side
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) July 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Deep Space Nine Ep 68 - Explorers - 8 May 1995 2/2 stories, too. Bashir worrying about an old colleague, and we get introduced to the dabo girl Leeta. Now that I'm a father myself, the father/son stuff resonates MUCH harder. Most importantly, Sisko's goatee debuts here.
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) July 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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