Brothers (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Brothers (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Brothers" is the 77th episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series "", the third episode of the . Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship USS "Enterprise"-D. In this episode, Commander Data (Brent Spiner) aborts an emergency mission and hijacks the "Enterprise" in response to a homing command from his "father". A misguided prank between two young brothers exposes one of them to a toxic parasite that cannot be treated aboard the USS "Enterprise", but Dr. Crusher (Gates McFadden) is able to
Brent Spiner brief cameos as a fellow airline passenger with Frasier Crane's ex-wife, Lilith Sternin. In March 2008, Spiner performed alongside Maude Maggart in a radio show/musical, "Dreamland", which was released as a CD album. In 2008, Spiner played Dr. Strom in the feature film parody "Superhero Movie". In February 2009, he played William Quint in "The Juror #6 Job", an episode of the drama series "Leverage" directed by his "Next Generation" co-star Jonathan Frakes. That same year, he voiced himself in the "Family Guy" episode "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven". In 2010, Spiner and fellow "Star Trek: The Next Generation"