Coming of Age (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Coming of Age (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Coming of Age" is the 18th episode of the American science fiction television series "". It first aired in broadcast syndication on March 14, 1988. Sandy Fries originally wrote the episode, but Hannah Louise Shearer performed an uncredited re-write. It is the only episode of the series directed by Mike Vejar, who went on to direct episodes of "", "" and "". Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship "Enterprise"-D. In the episode, Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) takes a Starfleet Academy
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