Q Who

16th episode of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Q Who

Summary

Q Who is a Star Trek episode[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of star_trek_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (851 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Q Who's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • Q Who was directed by Rob Bowman[4].
  • Maurice Hurley wrote the screenplay for Q Who[5].
  • Q Who's composer is recorded as Ron Jones[6].
  • Q Who's genre is science fiction[7].
  • Q Who's genre is cyberpunk[8].
  • Q Who followed Pen Pals[9].
  • Q Who was followed by Samaritan Snare[10].
  • A cast member of Q Who was Patrick Stewart[11].
  • A cast member of Q Who was Jonathan Frakes[12].
  • A cast member of Q Who was Brent Spiner[13].
  • A cast member of Q Who was Marina Sirtis[14].
  • A cast member of Q Who was LeVar Burton[15].
  • A cast member of Q Who was Michael Dorn[16].
  • A cast member of Q Who was John de Lancie[17].
  • Q Who's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Next Generation[18].
  • The original language of Q Who was English[19].
  • Q Who was distributed by video on demand[20].
  • Q Who's color is recorded as color[21].
  • Q Who's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • Q Who was released on May 6, 1989[23].
  • Q Who was released on May 8, 1989[24].
  • Q Who was released on April 10, 1992[25].
  • Q Who's characters is recorded as Q[26].
  • Q Who's characters is recorded as Guinan[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Q Who was directed by Rob Bowman[4]. Maurice Hurley wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Patrick Stewart[11], Jonathan Frakes[12], Brent Spiner[13], Marina Sirtis[14], LeVar Burton[15], and Michael Dorn[16].

Publication

Publication dates include May 6, 1989[23], May 8, 1989[24], and April 10, 1992[25]. The original language of Q Who was English[19]. Genres include science fiction[7] and cyberpunk[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Next Generation[18]. It was distributed by video on demand[20].

Subject and Themes

Q Who's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Next Generation[18].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Q Who followed Pen Pals[9]. It was followed by Samaritan Snare[10].

Why It Matters

Q Who ranks in the top 4% of star_trek_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (851 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Fandom. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . omdbapi.com. Retrieved . omdbapi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status copyrighted
    Followed by Samaritan Snare
    Part of series
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+45'}
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14773]]: EPMA0000001329, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/308616205|Q Who (#308616205)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8258|STAPI Episode]] #m"
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