| "The Offspring" | |
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Jonathan Frakes |
| Written by | René Echevarria |
| Featured music | Ron Jones |
| Production code | 164 |
| Original air date | March 12, 1990 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Offspring" is the 16th episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the 64th episode of the series overall.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode the android Data creates a "child" of his own named Lal and tries to raise her, while Picard takes on Starfleet Research to keep them from taking her away.
This was the first episode directed by Jonathan Frakes, who went on to direct many Star Trek television episodes and two Star Trek feature films.[1]