Star Trek: The Next Generation The Naked Now (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

The Naked Now (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The crew of the Enterprise is infected with a virus that causes them to behave as though they were intoxicated.

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Showrunner

Gene Roddenberry

Director

Writers

Gene Roddenberry | D.C. Fontana (teleplay by) (as J. Michael Bingham) (story by) (as J. Michael Bingham) | John D.F. Black (story by) | Johnny Dawkins (story editor)

Producers

Maurice Hurley | Gene Roddenberry

Composer

Cinematographer

Edward R. Brown

Editor

John Farrell (as J.P. Farrell)

Casting Director

Junie Lowry-Johnson

Production Designer

Herman F. Zimmerman (as Herman Zimmerman)

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 3, 1987

Release date

Oct 3, 1987 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 18 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 21 wins & 61 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
Patrick Stewart Captain Jean-Luc Picard Captain Jean-Luc Picard See fewer	Logan (2017)
Jonathan Frakes Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker See fewer	Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
LeVar Burton Lieutenant Geordi La Forge Lieutenant Geordi La Forge See fewer	Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Denise Crosby Lieutenant Natasha 'Tasha' Yar Lieutenant Natasha 'Tasha' Yar See fewer	Pet Sematary (1989)
Michael Dorn Lieutenant Worf Lieutenant Worf See fewer	Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Gates McFadden Doctor Beverly Crusher Doctor Beverly Crusher See fewer	Star Trek: Picard (2020)
Marina Sirtis Counselor Deanna Troi Counselor Deanna Troi See fewer	Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Brent Spiner Lieutenant Commander Data Lieutenant Commander Data See fewer	Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Wil Wheaton Wesley Crusher Wesley Crusher See fewer	Stand by Me (1986)
Brooke Bundy Sarah MacDougal Sarah MacDougal See fewer	A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Benjamin Lum Jim Shimoda (as Benjamin W. S. Lum) Jim Shimoda (as Benjamin W. S. Lum) See fewer	Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Michael Rider Transporter Chief (scenes deleted) Transporter Chief (scenes deleted) See fewer	Road House (1989)
David Renan Conn Conn See fewer	Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Skip Stellrecht Engineering Crewman Engineering Crewman See fewer	The Tomorrow War (2021)
Kenny Koch Kissing Crewman Kissing Crewman See fewer	Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Michael Bailous Enterprise-D Officer (uncredited) Enterprise-D Officer (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
James G. Becker Youngblood (uncredited) Youngblood (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Darrell Burris Operations Officer (uncredited) Operations Officer (uncredited) See fewer
Dexter Clay Security Officer (uncredited) Security Officer (uncredited) See fewer	Never Alone (II) (2019)
Jeffrey Deacon Command Division Officer (uncredited) Command Division Officer (uncredited) See fewer
Nora Leonhardt Science Division Ensign (uncredited) Science Division Ensign (uncredited) See fewer	The Big Wedding (2013)
Tim McCormack Ensign Bennett (uncredited) Ensign Bennett (uncredited) See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Lorine Mendell Crewman Diana Giddings (uncredited) Crewman Diana Giddings (uncredited) See fewer	Hunter (I) (1984)
Richard Sarstedt Command Division Officer (uncredited) Command Division Officer (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

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