Episode
Star Trek: The Next Generation: When the Bough Breaks
Overview
Stardate: 41509.1. The children of the Enterprise, including Wesley Crusher, are abducted by a race of sterile people who are unable to have children of their own.
Details
- Series
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1988-02-15
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
When the Bough Breaks is Episode 16 in Season 1 of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It aired on 1988-02-15. The runtime is 46 min.
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