▁of ▁the ▁Star f le et ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Federation ▁star ship ▁Enter prise - D . ▁In ▁this ▁episode , ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁Enter prise ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁fl am boy ant ▁space ▁ro gue , ▁while ▁Data ▁tries ▁to ▁learn ▁humor ▁from ▁a ▁h olog raph ic ▁com ed ian . ▁ ▁This ▁episode ▁guest ▁stars ▁William ▁O . ▁Campbell . ▁ ▁Plot ▁As ▁the ▁Federation ▁star ship ▁Enter prise , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Captain ▁Jean - L uc ▁Pic ard , ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁Mad ena , ▁it ▁detect s ▁a ▁small ▁cargo ▁ship , ▁under ▁manual ▁control ▁by ▁its ▁single ▁occup ant . ▁The ▁crew ▁makes ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁pilot , ▁Captain ▁Th adi un ▁Ok ona ▁( Will iam ▁O . ▁Campbell ), ▁who ▁requests ▁help ▁to ▁repair ▁a ▁part ▁on ▁his ▁ship . ▁Captain ▁Pic ard ▁agre es , ▁and ▁the ▁Enter prise ▁to ws ▁Ok ona ' s ▁ship ▁while ▁Ok ona ▁is ▁brought ▁on ▁board . ▁The ▁crew ▁soon ▁finds ▁that ▁Ok ona ▁has ▁taken ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁women ▁on ▁the ▁ship , ▁beginning ▁with ▁Trans porter ▁Chief ▁Robinson ▁( T eri ▁H atch er ▁in ▁an ▁un cred ited ▁role ) ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁no ▁r ush ▁to ▁effect ▁rep airs . ▁ ▁Cont inu ing ▁through ▁the ▁sector , ▁the ▁Enter prise ▁is ▁set ▁upon ▁by ▁ships ▁from ▁two ▁different ▁plan ets , ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁lo cks ▁its ▁weapons ▁upon ▁the ▁Enter