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
Star Trek: The Next Generation Farpoint" with 15.7, and "Justice" with 12.7. The season ran from 1987 to 1988. The series underwent significant changes during its second season. Beverly Crusher was replaced as Chief Medical Officer by Katherine Pulaski, played by Diana Muldaur, who had been a guest star in "Return to Tomorrow" and "Is There in Truth No Beauty?", two episodes from the original "Star Trek" series. The ship's recreational area, Ten-Forward, and its mysterious bartender/advisor, Guinan, played by Whoopi Goldberg, appeared for the first time. Owing to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike, the number of episodes produced was cut from 26