A Night In Sickbay

Original Airdate: October 16, 2002
Rerun: January 15, 2003
Fan Rating: 7.2/10 (Full Poll Results)
Nielsens Rating: 3.9/6 (Full Report)

Written By: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Directed By: David Straiton

Guest Stars:

• Vaughn Armstrong as Kreetassan

• Completed filming Thursday August 8. Director David Straiton previously helmed season one's 'Desert Crossing.' (August 10, 2002 - TrekToday)

• Porthos spends the night in sickbay after he is infected with an alien pathogen - with a worried Captain Archer in tow. (August 10, 2002 - TrekToday)

• Rick Berman: "We also have a very humorous episode that has our good captain going and spending some time in Sickbay, because his dog gets sick. He moves into Sickbay the same way a mother will move into the hospital when her child gets sick, and it ends up being an 'Odd Couple' kind of an episode between the captain and Dr. Phlox. It's a lot of fun." (July 17, 2002 - TrekToday)

• Scott Bakula: "We have a huge episode that's in a sense all about my dog. He's the background of an entire episode, but he gets sick so I spend the entire episode in Sickbay with Doctor Phlox. [...] We find out a lot of stuff about him that we may not have wanted to know; like what he does when he's in his off hours - he has things to cut and trim!" (September 06, 2002 - TrekToday)

• According to SFX Magazine, this episode involves a small diplomatic incident. An alien species agrees to provide Enterprise with a plasma injector, but after Porthos uses a "beloved tree" as a toilet, they demand an apology. Because his beagle was infected on the alien planet, Archer refuses to say sorry. (October 13, 2002 - TrekToday)

• Michelle Erica Green - The Trek Nation

• Colin 'Zeke' Hayman - Fiver (Parody)

How would you rate 'A Night In Sickbay'? 9-10 33.3% - (594 Votes) 7-8 24.6% - (439 Votes) 5-6 13.9% - (248 Votes) Wasn't able to see it 11.2% - (200 Votes) 1-2 6.8% - (122 Votes) 3-4 6.2% - (112 Votes) Didn't want to see it 3.7% - (66 Votes) Total Votes: 1781