The Naked Now

This Story: Season 1 Episode 3 (production code 103)
TNG Overall: Episode 3
Trek Overall: Story 103, Episodes 105
Airdate: 5 Oct 1987
Written by J. Michael Bingham & John D.F. Black
Directed by Paul Lynch

Notes

• A sequel to the original series episode “The Naked Time“.  The writer of the original episode (John DF Black) was given a writing credit for this one.
• Brooke Bundy made her only appearance as the first chief engineer of the Enterprise, Sarah MacDougal, in this episode.  There was no stable engineer until Season 2, when Geordi LaForge was given that title.
• SS Tsiolkovsky model was a redress of the USS Grissom from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
• There is a reference to the original TOS episode when Riker & Data find a reference to events of that episode in the ship’s database.
• The diamond-shaped statue in Tasha Yar’s quarters previously appeared in Kirk’s apartment in the second movie.
• This is the first time in any incarnation of Star Trek that the Enterprise from the original series is referred to as a “Constitution Class”, although that fact existed for all this time behind the scenes.  This was the first time it was mentioned on screen.

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