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Star Trek: The Next Generation S5E20 — Cost of Living
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Star Trek: The Next Generation•Season 5•Episode 20

Cost of Living

6.1/10 · 3,448 votesApr 20, 199246 min

Ranked #25 of 26 in Season 5•−1.5 vs season avg

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Stardate: 45733.6. Deanna's mother pays a surprise visit to the Enterprise with even more surprising news: she plans to marry a man she has never met. After destroying an asteroid, the ship becomes infected with parasites that eat away at the ship's hull.

Directed byWinrich Kolbe
Written byPeter Allan Fields
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Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart

Jean-Luc Picard

Jonathan Frakes

Jonathan Frakes

William T. Riker

Brent Spiner

Brent Spiner

Data

LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Geordi La Forge

Michael Dorn

Michael Dorn

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Marina Sirtis

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Deanna Troi

Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

Beverly Crusher

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Winrich Kolbe

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Peter Allan Fields

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Episode Summary

"Cost of Living" is episode 20 of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 5. It scored 6.1/10 from 3,448 votes, ranking #25 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Winrich Kolbe and written by Peter Allan Fields, it aired on April 20, 1992.

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