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Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 5) classmates (). The season ends with the discovery of Data's head in a cave under San Francisco which had been sealed for 500 years, and eventually with Data, Picard, La Forge, Troi, Riker, and Doctor Crusher trapped in 19th century Earth (). Graphical Changes are evident during the opening credits where "Star Trek" and "The next generation" have a rear shadow. This is only seen on episodes 1-26 (Overall No's 127-152) In Season 5. They are not evident in any other season In the following table, episodes are listed by the order in which they aired. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Star Trek: The