Booby Trap (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Booby Trap (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Booby Trap" is the sixth episode of the of the American science fiction television series "", the 54th episode overall, first broadcast on October 30, 1989. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship "Enterprise". In this episode, the "Enterprise" discovers a derelict centuries-old alien battlecruiser and becomes trapped along with it. While the Federation starship "Enterprise", under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, investigates the asteroid-laden sector of space of the final battle between the Menthars and the Promellians, it receives a distress
Descent (Star Trek: The Next Generation) of the set of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", which included an opportunity by Hawking to sit in the captain's chair. Freedman told the show's executive producer, Rick Berman, that Hawking would appear on the show if asked. Hawking accepted the ensuing offer, marking the first time a guest star played himself on an episode of any "Star Trek" series. After he was sent the script, he made some modifications to it, including improving a humorous line of dialogue to make it funnier, which Berman called "delightful". Later, when actor Brent Spiner, who appeared in the scene with Hawking, first