Lt. Worf Parents come onboard

Star Trek The Next Generation Season 4 Episode 2 Family

[@MMuraseofSandvich]

"Don't call me sir, I used to work for a living." Whoever wrote that probably knew an enlisted man. 😅

[@CheshireCat-cm1si]

Used to work at a place that served a lot of veterans. Whenever they said "Sir", I'd tell them that quote. It usually got a laugh.

[@StarInbound]

I think Gene Roddenberry was in the military. Navy I think.

[@ilttpvvm]

@@StarInboundUS Army Air Forces, actually.

[@StarInbound]

@@ilttpvvm Hoah!

[@Willpower-74205]

Worf's parents are simply adorable. It always brings a smile to my face every time Helena tries to keep the enthusiastic Sergei in line.

[@SeriousDragonify]

Problem with you is that you judge every person on front. Once you know them better then you see their true colors.

[@gregquinn7817]

​@SeriousDragonify lol what a weirdo comment.

[@carlosbot01]

I like how worf complains about his folks, then when they beam aboard his smiles at the sight of them 😈

[@TheMormonSorceress]

Family in a nut shell, they can be pains in t he butts but deep down we still love them

[@VintVarner]

​@@TheMormonSorceressAmen, drive us crazy, embarass us, but (the good ones) are there for us, good and bad

[@pchan0368]

Being adopted myself, this episode is so personal for me. My mom is white, and my dad is Chinese. I tear up every time his mom says, "I can't just leave it alone. I'm his mother. " My mom would say the same thing.❤

[@olyrhys8724]

That’s a lovely clip that the show gets right. Also, the older I get, the more I can see the love and pride and excitement of the parents as a good and positive things

[@lilyrose1581]

Especially nowadays where it seems to be a trend to pretty much disowned your parents for not being perfect parents 100% of the time and like humans messing up sometimes

[@robertaylor9218]

@@lilyrose1581I don’t see that. But I do see that kids expect parents to try harder as adults. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.

[@lilyrose1581]

@@robertaylor9218 you might want to elaborate on that cuz I'm not for sure what you mean people need to take responsibility for the things they need to do for sure but what more do you think parents need to do as a generational thing

[@robertaylor9218]

@@lilyrose1581 I don’t think that a given generation of parents is screwing up. What I meant was that millennials and zoomers seem to expect their parents to put in their end of the work for a healthy relationship. Maybe this isn’t new, but it seems like they are more firm about it. Maybe it’ll mean less parents ending up alone and unvisited in retirement homes.

[@answerman9933]

@@robertaylor9218 You sound like an idiot. And, no, I am not a parent.

[@hankkingsley2976]

Love "Don't call me sir, I work for a living". Nice veiled insult.

[@michaelgarrett45]

Point of order: As an officer, I still hear this quip. As a gentleman, I still take it in good humor.

[@chrismc410]

That's the classic NCO battle cry, regardless of branch.

[@alexanderward5286]

No Insult, just a declaration of Pride for an NCO’s work

[@chrismc410]

@@alexanderward5286 I know there's an E-4 mafia, at least in the Army. Is there an equivalent in the other branches. I know senior NCOs have brotherhood of sorts regardless of branch, E-5s and up, definitely E-6s but usually E-7s and up ie: Sergeants First Class(Army) Chief Petty Officers(Navy or Coast Guard) Gunnery Sergeants(Marines) Master Sergeants (Air Force and Space Force)

[@MrSircharles05]

One of my favorite episodes. I loved Worf's parents.

[@jacksonheathen2092]

Yep. Worf's parents were alright. But I always loved Worf's Klingon brother Kurn. Tony Todd make a great Klingon.

[@Corellian]

The Klingons were made as a parallel to the cold war-Soviets in Star Trek VI, so I found it so fitting to make Worf's parents be from a former Soviet state. They still embody old-fashioned "Russian/Soviet" stereotypes of a caring mother with hugs and kisses and a working-class father with pride and handshakes. The same could be true of any ethnic background but here it resonates well IMHO.

[@zacharyfett2491]

I enjoy that Worf’s parents are Russian. It seems (to me) to be a bit of a callback to TOS Klingons.

[@attiepollard7847]

I don't think they're Russian I think they're from Belarus

[@zacharyfett2491]

@@attiepollard7847 Which was part of the USSR.

[@jacksonheathen2092]

@@zacharyfett2491 But probably not in the 24th century.

[@jacksonheathen2092]

@@attiepollard7847 You're probably right. In the final episode of DS9 Worf suggested that O'Brien's should live in Minsk (which is the capital of Belarus) when they return to Earth.

[@chrismc410]

@@zacharyfett2491 not since 1991

[@RandomTrinidadian]

This has to be one of the more relatible scenes in ST history.

[@SSingh-nr8qz]

Very true.

[@jacksonheathen2092]

I'll give you that (although it wasn't really my favorite TNG episode). 😁

[@Ragitsu]

@@jacksonheathen2092 You weren't a fan of Stewart's excellent performance?

[@jacksonheathen2092]

@@Ragitsu Sure. I like Patrick Stewart. This just wasn't my favorite TNG episode.

[@Negasonic100]

I like that last look back like "O'Brien help me.." and then O'Brien is just smiling after they leave.

[@chromedragozoid]

Work loves and respects his adoptive parents

[@mrcritical6751]

His parents are honestly the goal all adopted parents should strive towards. They respected Worf’s culture and heritage and made changes in their life to accommodate for him as opposed to some adopted parents of kids of different cultures and races who just do things how they see fit

[@vintvarner16]

​@@mrcritical6751 Exactly, Worf wasn't their (Klingon adopted child), Worf was just their son who they loved very much and proud of him

[@vintvarner16]

Did you see in Picard season 3, Worf one of his lines of introductions is "Son of Sergei, House of Rozhenko"? I absolutely loved that

[@maliciousfry]

they love him so much!

[@jacksonheathen2092]

Exactly. That's why Worf would cringe. Having your parents coddle you isn't very "Klingon".

[@stargirl7646]

I wish we saw more of them! They’re so cute!

[@bridgecross]

I remember when this ep first aired. The moment they beamed on board, and I realized Worf's adoptive parents were Russian, I fell on the floor laughing. It was just so perfect! The writers were at their peak.

[@VintVarner]

Worfs mom reminded me more Greek then Russian, (I know she is Russian) but just with the hair, physique, mama babushka..lol..Like Spocks parents, not much screen time but commanded the scenes, such gravitas as Mark Lenard as Sarek, such outgoing as Worfs

[@joeguerrero3258]

Parents no matter what the species moms worries and dads proud of their sons!!

[@VintVarner]

And they didn't care about his discommadation from the Klingons, Worf you are our son and we will always love and be proud of you, is basically what they told him

[@LSeverusPertinax]

The poor woman died only about a month after this episode aired, from complications of of abdominal surgery ;-(

[@suddenpenguin]

"Well, you know women." Obrien. This explains a lot

[@greencello599]

Our parents drive us crazy. No matter how old we get, they will never change. Yet, when they leave this mortal life, we wish we could see them just one more time. I will always remember the last times I saw and spoke to my Mom. The last time I saw her was 20 years ago. The last time I spoke to her was 19 years. Cherish your parents, unless they don't deserve your love. Far too many out there that give the title of "parent" a bad name.

[@sanquis]

some where there are photos of Worf in a track suit squatting

[@brt5273]

😂

[@stickykitty]

I don't watch TNG DS9 hardcore like But worf is my favourite character And this scene I've never witnessed before and it has filled me with great joy

[@adoor3760]

A klingon with Russian parents.....it explains so much.

[@themadwomanskitchen9732]

I know I'm crossing franchises, but that makes me think of B5's Commander Susan Ivonova and if I'm right, the actor who played Worf's father went on to play Ivonova's rabbi.

[@digitaljanus]

@@themadwomanskitchen9732 You are correct--another lovely, empathetic performance. He also played the Minbari Ranger One in the B5 prequel film _In the Beginning_ .

[@OlaBetiku]

Sergei is old school like Scotty, Just wants to get in an honest days work... He probably would have helped with the repairs if they had let him.

[@emdee7744]

So sweet. He is lucky to have their love.

[@jacksonheathen2092]

Both Worf and O'Brien grew into better characters on DS9.

[@April-dv2pb]

I agree.

[@PR--un4ub]

Worf became worse in some ways.

[@Fry09294]

@@PR--un4ubHe really did. Remember when he committed an act of terrorism because he was angry at Jadzia?

[@PR--un4ub]

@@Fry09294Quite a few times, he behaved as an angsty teenager.

[@MichaelBrookham]

I am wondering. There has been a lot of talk about Worf's youth on Star Trek TNG. This was how he grew up on earth with a human family. I had got to thinking that if they want to make a nice new Star Trek episode, they should have it based on Worf's youth, and, like in Young Sheldon, have an adult Worf telling the story of how he was the only Klingon on the planet Earth and how people treated him, and stuff like that. Of course, you would have to have younger actors and actresses playing his parents and a younger Worf, but would that be a good idea?

[@lesweizman388]

one of the best episodes

[@develynseether4426]

Tal Shiar, Obsidian Order, don't bother trying to get covert agents into Starfleet Operations, just visit civilians homes, they leave their doors unlocked and have all the latest ship designs laying about the house.

[@theindooroutdoorsman]

Miles was still a Lieutenant and this man already knew he was going to be demoted later.

[@hancock63]

Got an idea for a Star Trek spin off. Calling it "Young Worf." Basically a knock off of "Young Sheldon."

[@jacksonheathen2092]

Somehow, I don't think that would really work out. Just saying.

[@animed.h.d.6002]

@@jacksonheathen2092 There were some YA books on that theme "Worf's First Adventure," the first book in the Star Trek Academy Series by Peter David.

[@chrismc410]

@@jacksonheathen2092 why?

[@jessetellez3924]

I never understood how they made Chief a Noncom in DS9 and how on TNG he's clearly a lieutenant.

[@reginaharrigan7454]

Worf parents so cool

[@ncc1701chris]

Funny scene

[@Trek001]

Miles is a CPO but is wearing two full pips as a Lt

[@kevinhenderson3349]

There's always been speculation about that. Some say that even though he's a senior enlisted man, the Captain gave him a position usually reserved for officers because of his experience. So maybe the pips represent the position more so than his rank. But how Worf's dad knew Miles was enlisted while wearing those pips, who knows 🤔.

[@TemporalOnline]

Hi, I'm sorry for bothering, but do you have that scene in dreadnaught when B'elanna manages to unlock the original AI and from it and both AIs start to fight for the ship's control? I don't know why, but as a computer scientist that scene always manages to tickle my jimmies.

[@SSingh-nr8qz]

Good scene.

[@April-dv2pb]

You did not bothering me. I am surprise that I never did that scene. I will add that to my list.

[@exposingproxystalkingorgan4164]

O'Brien's dad was a ladies man, huh? 😂

[@coralroper6876]

It feels so oddly fitting for a Klingon to be raised by Russians.

[@RobeonMew]

I have never played with toys.

[@erichanastacio9695]

So basically... Worf is another Russian security officer.... And coincidentally being on the Enterprise. I wonder if they're related or friends with the Checkov family.

[@RobeonMew]

0:30 - ™

[@jacksonheathen2092]

Personally, this wasn't my favorite TNG episode. But it was alright. Just saying.

[@bradwatkins7564]

Worf has the best parents in all of Trek and turned out to be a dick. Spock arguably had the worst parents but turned out awesome.

[@eta_carithebrightlord3396]

Worf ain't a dick

[@stephenorourke7005]

iI do not care what anyone says!! Worf's adoptive parents are the absolute BOMB!! One of the better episodes that gives insight into Worf, and Picard!! Excellent writing, props to the actors for the heart-felt scenes!!

[@FablestoneSeries]

shouldn't worf have a russian accent?

[@Kaizer617]

Picard and his family are supposed to be French, yet they all sound British. Don't question it.

[@mr.c8033]

I'm a newbie. How come Worf's parents aren't Klingons?

[@Transylvania-kv4sg]

His parents were killed at the Kitomer Massacre. Young Worf was then rescued by Federation officers, and then was eventually adopted by human parents from Russia.

[@mr.c8033]

@@Transylvania-kv4sg AAAAAhhhhhhh. Yes! It all makes sense now. Thank you.

[@tymz-r-achangin]

What is this? A human woman and man are Worf's parents? And wasn't Worf's dad a Klingon named Mogh and he died in battle?

[@oldtwinsna8347]

They are his adoptive parents and his adoptive brother was in a later episode, played by the late Paul Sorvino.