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| Code | S05E20 (episode 120 overall) |
| Aired | 1992-04-20 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 45733.6 |
| Director | Winrich Kolbe (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Peter Allan Fields (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Arcs | Troi family, Worf family, Comedy |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
Lwaxana Troi prepares to marry Minister Campio, whom she has never met, and befriends Alexander, undermining Worf's rules. Metal parasites eating the ship's nitrium nearly destroy it until Data lures them away with a nitrium beam. Lwaxana arrives at the wedding naked and Campio leaves.
Log entries
Captain's log, stardate 45733.6. Temporary repairs to the ship have been completed. Our attention now turns to matters of a more festive nature.
Characters (20 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lwaxana Troi | 75 |
| Alexander Rozhenko | 43 |
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 42 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 40 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 35 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 34 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 26 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 17 |
| Campio | 14 |
| Computer | 9 |
| Juggler | 7 |
| Erko | 7 |
| Poet | 5 |
| Young Man | 4 |
| Young Woman | 4 |
| Woman | 2 |
| Ensign | 1 |
| Man | 1 |
| All | 1 |
| Chief | 1 |
Present without dialogue
Characters with no lines who appear according to the cast list or the stage directions.
- Dr Beverly Crusher (cast list)
- Ensign Gates (cast list)
- Mr Homn (cast list)
Locations (33 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 7 |
| Engineering | 6 |
| Holodeck - Shiralea | 4 |
| Troi's office | 2 |
| Transporter room | 2 |
| Ten Forward | 2 |
| Corridor | 2 |
| Worf's quarters | 2 |
| Lwaxana's quarters | 2 |
| Troi's quarters | 1 |
| Jefferies tube | 1 |
| Observation lounge | 1 |
| Turbolift | 1 |
Cast
From Memory Alpha. Linked where the credit could be matched to a transcript label.
Starring
- Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Captain Jean-Luc Picard)
- Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker (Commander William T. Riker)
Also starring
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge)
- Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf (Lieutenant Worf)
- Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher (Dr Beverly Crusher)
- Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi (Counselor Deanna Troi)
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data (Lieutenant Commander Data)
Guest stars
- Majel Barrett as Lwaxana Troi (Lwaxana Troi)
- Brian Bonsall as Alexander Rozhenko (Alexander Rozhenko)
- Tony Jay as Campio
- Carel Struycken as Mr. Homn (Mr Homn)
- David Oliver as Young Man
- Albie Selznick as Juggler
- Patrick Cronin as Erko
Co-stars
- Tracey D'Arcy as Young Woman
- George Ede as Poet
- Christopher Halsted as First Learner
- Majel Barrett as Computer Voice
Uncredited co-stars
- Rachen Assapiomonwait as Nelson
- Lena Banks, Eben Ham, Noriko Suzuki, John Tampoya as operations division ensign (4 performers)
- Tonya Chianis as fire sculptor
- Tracee Lee Cocco as Jae
- John Copage, Kast, Ron Large as command division officer (3 performers)
- Tony Cruz as Lopez
- Denise Deuschle, Gunnel Eriksson, Théyard as science division officer (3 performers)
- Inez Edwards as sciences officer
- Lanier Edwards as command division lieutenant
- Holiday Freeman as First Learner's companion
- Larry A. Hankin as wind dancer
- Christie Haydon, Keith Rayve, Richard Sarstedt, Christina Wegler Miles as command division ensign (4 performers)
- Arvo Katajisto as Torigan
- Mark Lentry as science division lieutenant
- Michael Moorehead as science division ensign
- Jennifer Richards as painted dancer
- Joycelyn Robinson as Gates (Ensign Gates)
- Mikki Val as operations division officer