Rightful Heir

episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (S6 E23)
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Rightful Heir

Summary

Rightful Heir is a Star Trek episode[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Rightful Heir's instance of is recorded as Star Trek episode[3].
  • Rightful Heir was directed by Winrich Kolbe[4].
  • Ronald D. Moore wrote the screenplay for Rightful Heir[5].
  • Rightful Heir's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Rightful Heir followed Suspicions[7].
  • Rightful Heir was followed by Second Chances[8].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was Patrick Stewart[9].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was Jonathan Frakes[10].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was Brent Spiner[11].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was Marina Sirtis[12].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was LeVar Burton[13].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was Norman Snow[14].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was Kevin Conway[15].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was Alan Oppenheimer[16].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was Robert O'Reilly[17].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was Charles Esten[18].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was Gates McFadden[19].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was Michael Dorn[20].
  • A cast member of Rightful Heir was Kevin Conway[21].
  • Rightful Heir's part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Next Generation[22].
  • The original language of Rightful Heir was English[23].
  • Rightful Heir was distributed by video on demand[24].
  • Rightful Heir's color is recorded as color[25].
  • Rightful Heir's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • Rightful Heir was released on May 17, 1993[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Rightful Heir was directed by Winrich Kolbe[4]. Ronald D. Moore wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Patrick Stewart[9], Jonathan Frakes[10], Brent Spiner[11], Marina Sirtis[12], LeVar Burton[13], and Norman Snow[14].

Publication

Publication dates include May 17, 1993[27] and June 17, 1994[28]. The original language of Rightful Heir was English[23]. Its genre is science fiction[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Next Generation[22]. It was distributed by video on demand[24].

Subject and Themes

Rightful Heir's main subject is cloning[29]. Its part of the series is recorded as Star Trek: The Next Generation[22].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Rightful Heir followed Suspicions[7]. It was followed by Second Chances[8].

Why It Matters

Rightful Heir is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Retrieved . memory-alpha.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Shisma · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by Second Chances
    Part of series
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+45'}
    Set in environment fictional planet, monastery
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14773]]: EPMA0000001430, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/308616312|Rightful Heir (#308616312)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8258|STAPI Epis"
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