Name: The Measure of a Man
Released: 1989-02-13

Stardate: 42523.7. Data's status as a sentient being is challenged in a courtroom showdown, putting Riker in a difficult spot. Starfleet compels him to demonstrate that Data is merely an Android, sparking a fierce debate over consciousness and identity. As Riker grapples with his loyalty to his friend, he must navigate the complexities of the law and ethics, ultimately questioning what it truly means to be alive.

Show Star Trek: The Next Generation

Episode S02E09

Air Date Feb 13, 1989

Season 2 Episodes

S02E01 Showdown at Red Gulch S02E01 The Child S02E02 Terror of the Seven Seas S02E02 Where Silence Has Lease S02E03 Mega Dreams S02E03 Elementary, Dear Data S02E04 Robo-Spider S02E04 The Outrageous Okona S02E05 Loud as a Whisper S02E05 Master of Disaster S02E06 The Schizoid Man S02E06 Night of the Living Monster Bots S02E07 Curse of the Lion Men S02E07 Unnatural Selection S02E08 The Day the Moon Fell S02E08 A Matter of Honor S02E09 Campus Commandos S02E09 The Measure of a Man S02E10 Brain Bots S02E10 The Dauphin S02E11 Bro Bots S02E11 Contagion S02E12 Bad Day at Peril Park S02E12 The Royale S02E13 Mega X S02E13 Time Squared S02E14 Crime of the Century S02E14 The Icarus Factor S02E15 Pen Pals S02E16 Q Who S02E17 Samaritan Snare S02E18 Up the Long Ladder S02E19 Manhunt S02E20 The Emissary S02E21 Peak Performance S02E22 Shades of Gray

The Measure of a Man (S02E09)

Season 2 Episodes