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05-09-2026, 06:40 PM
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Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know
We ran into a small copyright disturbance in the Neutral Zone, so we cleaned up the edit and sent this one back out on its next mission. Thanks for watching again—or discovering it for the first time.
Remember when Star Trek: The Next Generation looked like sleek 24th-century sci-fi—but backstage, it was a full-blown 20th-century mess.
Launched in 1987, TNG gave us Jean-Luc Picard, Data, Riker, Worf, Troi, Geordi, and Dr. Crusher aboard the Enterprise-D—navigating diplomacy, danger, and some seriously weird creative decisions. This countdown dives into 15 of the strangest and most surprising facts from behind the scenes, from casting curveballs to recycled scripts and studio drama that would’ve made the Borg sweat.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - #15: Patrick Stewart Almost Lost Picard Over His Hair — Patrick Stewart
03:00 - #14: The Theme Song Was a Complicated Mess — Gene Roddenberry
04:50 - #13: The Transporter Effect Was Basically Glitter — LeVar Burton
06:29 - #12: TNG Secretly Recycled Old Star Trek Scripts — Deanna Troi
08:27 - #11: The Enterprise Was Built from Old Props — William Shatner
09:45 - #10: Lore Replaced Data’s Android Girlfriend — Brent Spiner
11:29 - #9: Robin Williams Was Supposed to Guest Star — Robin Williams
13:22 - #8: Fans Were Allowed to Write Episodes — Michael Piller
15:10 - #7: The Lie That Drove Wil Wheaton Away — Wil Wheaton
17:03 - #6: Season One Was Complete Chaos — Gene Roddenberry
19:19 - #5: Q Only Existed Because the Pilot Was Too Short — John de Lancie
21:27 - #4: Patrick Stewart Thought the Show Would Fail — Patrick Stewart
23:13 - #3: Worf Was Never Supposed to Exist — Michael Dorn
25:13 - #2: Whoopi Goldberg Begged to Join the Cast — Whoopi Goldberg
27:06 - #1: Dr. Crusher Was Fired Then Brought Back — Gates McFadden
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know
We ran into a small copyright disturbance in the Neutral Zone, so we cleaned up the edit and sent this one back out on its next mission. Thanks for watching again—or discovering it for the first time.
Remember when Star Trek: The Next Generation looked like sleek 24th-century sci-fi—but backstage, it was a full-blown 20th-century mess.
Launched in 1987, TNG gave us Jean-Luc Picard, Data, Riker, Worf, Troi, Geordi, and Dr. Crusher aboard the Enterprise-D—navigating diplomacy, danger, and some seriously weird creative decisions. This countdown dives into 15 of the strangest and most surprising facts from behind the scenes, from casting curveballs to recycled scripts and studio drama that would’ve made the Borg sweat.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - #15: Patrick Stewart Almost Lost Picard Over His Hair — Patrick Stewart
03:00 - #14: The Theme Song Was a Complicated Mess — Gene Roddenberry
04:50 - #13: The Transporter Effect Was Basically Glitter — LeVar Burton
06:29 - #12: TNG Secretly Recycled Old Star Trek Scripts — Deanna Troi
08:27 - #11: The Enterprise Was Built from Old Props — William Shatner
09:45 - #10: Lore Replaced Data’s Android Girlfriend — Brent Spiner
11:29 - #9: Robin Williams Was Supposed to Guest Star — Robin Williams
13:22 - #8: Fans Were Allowed to Write Episodes — Michael Piller
15:10 - #7: The Lie That Drove Wil Wheaton Away — Wil Wheaton
17:03 - #6: Season One Was Complete Chaos — Gene Roddenberry
19:19 - #5: Q Only Existed Because the Pilot Was Too Short — John de Lancie
21:27 - #4: Patrick Stewart Thought the Show Would Fail — Patrick Stewart
23:13 - #3: Worf Was Never Supposed to Exist — Michael Dorn
25:13 - #2: Whoopi Goldberg Begged to Join the Cast — Whoopi Goldberg
27:06 - #1: Dr. Crusher Was Fired Then Brought Back — Gates McFadden