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"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)Original Air Date:
13 February 1988 (Season 1, Episode 16)Plot:
A planet that was able to cloak itself for thousands of years suddenly reveals itself, with its inhabitants proposing peace. But, after initial negotiations, children of the Enterprise are kidnapped due to the impotence of the inhabitants. | add synopsisUser Comments:
Technology destroys.... moreCast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Patrick Stewart | ... | Captain Jean-Luc Picard |
 | Jonathan Frakes | ... | Commander William T. Riker |
 | LeVar Burton | ... | Lieutenant Geordi La Forge |
 | Denise Crosby | ... | Lieutenant Tasha Yar |
 | Michael Dorn | ... | Lieutenant Worf |
 | Gates McFadden | ... | Doctor Beverly Crusher |
 | Marina Sirtis | ... | Counselor Deanna Troi |
 | Brent Spiner | ... | Lt. Commander Data |
 | Wil Wheaton | ... | Wesley Crusher |
 | Jerry Hardin | ... | Radue |
 | Brenda Strong | ... | Rashella |
| Jandi Swanson | ... | Katie |
| Paul Lambert | ... | Melian |
| Ivy Bethune | ... | Duana |
| Dierk Torsek | ... | Dr. Bernard |
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The title is based upon an American child's lullaby: "Rock-a-bye baby, in the treetop, When the wind blows, the cradle will rock, When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, And down will come baby, cradle and all." moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: At the start of the episode when Riker goes into the turbolift after his collision with the boy, you can see the foot of some sound equipment sticking out. moreQuotes:
Radue: Captain, if you don't accept our terms, the Enterprise will be pushed so far away that by the time you'll return, your children will be grandparents. moreFAQ
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This episode sees the USS Enterprise encounter a thought to be mythical world known as Aldea which has baffled space travelers and historians for centuries. The Aldeans are an interesting race, a little too human like for my taste, but are an advanced race without children. When the children of the Enterprise are stolen from the ship Picard and company work frenetically to get them back. The concept of this episode was interesting as it is the Aldean's technology of cloaking the planet that has made them sterile and the pollution of our own Earth has damaged our own ozone layer, an intentional echo I'm sure, similar to the message delivered in Star Trek IV The Voyage Home. The Aldeans plan is eventually thwarted by Picard and an equitable solution is reached and the Federation will help the Aldeans recover from the radiation damage. A good episode from a varied first season