Wesley Crusher device. Commentators have observed at least seven times in which Wesley, "who has trouble getting into the Starfleet Academy" and is on a ship "filled with Starfleet's best and brightest crew members", has come up with "the needed solution". Fans' dislike for Wesley Crusher has become something of a pop-culture meme, reflected in other TV shows such as "The Big Bang Theory", "Steins;Gate", and in a 2009 "Family Guy" episode, "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven", which included the main "The Next Generation" cast and featured Wil Wheaton in character as Wesley being bullied by Patrick Stewart. Wesley Crusher Wesley
The Child (Star Trek: The Next Generation) in the United States and Canada. The episode was later included on the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season two DVD box set, released in on May 7, 2002. The most recent release was as part of the season two Blu-ray set on December 4, 2012. The Child (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "The Child" is the first episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", the 27th episode overall. It was originally released on November 21, 1988, in broadcast syndication. The story was originally written by Jaron Summers and Jon Povill for the cancelled late 1970s