Guinan is a fictional character portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Child (season 2), they were 33 years old.
They appear in 29 episodes out of a total of 176 aired and have accumulated 2705 positive votes.
The character of Guinan is mainly associated with Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Episodes29
The Child
episode S2.E1 november 1988Deanna is impregnated by an unknown alien life-form, and Dr. Katherine Pulaski joins the Enterprise as the ship's new Chief Medical Officer.
The Outrageous Okona
episode S2.E4 december 1988The Enterprise rescues the captain of a broken-down freighter, only to become involved in a dispute between feuding worlds--each demanding custody of their guest. Data seeks help from Guinan in understanding humor.
The Measure of a Man
episode S2.E9 february 1989When Data resigns his commission rather than be dismantled for examination by an inadequately skilled scientist, a formal hearing is convened to determine whether Data is considered property without rights or is a sentient being.
The Dauphin
episode S2.E10 february 1989Wesley falls for the young future leader of Daled IV, unaware just how dangerous the girl's protective and overly restrictive guardian can be.
Q Who
episode S2.E16 may 1989Q tries to prove that Picard needs him as part of their crew by hurling the Enterprise 7,000 light years away where they encounter the Borg for the first time.
Shades of Gray
episode S2.E22 july 1989When Commander Riker comes down with a dangerous alien infection after an away mission, the only way to treat it may be through reliving his memories.
Evolution
episode S3.E1 september 1989Wesley's latest science project escapes the lab, threatening the Enterprise and an eminent scientist's life-long project.
Booby Trap
episode S3.E6 october 1989The Enterprise triggers an ancient yet effective trap left by an extinct race, with a perfectly preserved derelict ship serving as cheese for Picard.
Deja Q
episode S3.E13 february 1990Much to Picard's displeasure, Q reappears on the Enterprise, claiming to have been ejected from the Q Continuum, and therefore, lost his powers.
Yesterday's Enterprise
episode S3.E15 february 1990The Enterprise C enters the Enterprise D's time and space continuum, where they find Picard and crew in a constant state of war with the Klingons, and only Guinan knows it.
The Offspring
episode S3.E16 march 1990After returning from a cybernetics conference to the Enterprise, Data creates his own "child," much to the chagrin of his captain, and without regards to the ramifications with Starfleet.
Hollow Pursuits
episode S3.E21 april 1990A shy member of the "Enterprise" crew becomes addicted to the holodeck, where relationships are easier than in real life, when his knowledge is needed in engineering.
The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1
episode S3.E26 june 1990Responding to a distress call on one of the Federation's outer-most colonies, the Enterprise arrives...only to find a big hole in the ground where the town used to be, and discovers the Borg are behind the attack.
The Best of Both Worlds: Part 2
episode S4.E1 september 1990Having absorbed Captain Picard and his knowledge, the Borg head for Earth, leaving Riker and the Enterprise desperate for an unanticipated way to defeat them.
Family
episode S4.E2 september 1990After defeating the Borg, the crew of the Enterprise experiences shore leave in various ways. Captain Picard's return to his family's vineyard in France has some extraordinary repercussions.
The Loss
episode S4.E10 december 1990As an unknown force drags the Enterprise, Deanna Troi struggles with the loss of her empathic abilities.
Clues
episode S4.E14 february 1991Effects of passing through a wormhole give the Enterprise crew a sense that they were unconscious for more than the thirty seconds they've been led to believe.
Galaxy's Child
episode S4.E16 march 1991As Geordi La Forge finally meets the real Dr. Leah Brahms, a tragic first contact leaves the Enterprise with a gigantic galactic infant suckling the ship's energy.
Night Terrors
episode S4.E17 march 1991The Enterprise gets trapped in a Tyken's Rift, an energy-absorbing rupture in space, where all but Data, Troi and Guinan experience rising hallucinations and paranoia.
In Theory
episode S4.E25 june 1991When a female crew member is infatuated with Lieutenant Commander Data, he decides to give a romantic relationship a try. Also, the Enterprise finds itself having to maneuver through a dangerous nebula.
Redemption
episode S4.E26 june 1991Both Captain Picard and Lt. Worf must decide where their priorities lie as the Klingon Empire descends into a bitter civil war.
Redemption II
episode S5.E1 september 1991As Worf fights in the Klingon Civil War, Captain Picard and his crew must stop the Romulans from helping their pawns achieve victory.
Ensign Ro
episode S5.E3 october 1991Captain Picard foils a plot against the Bajorans with his new Bajoran officer, Ensign Ro.
Imaginary Friend
episode S5.E22 may 1992A powerful, potentially dangerous energy life form, intent on scouting out the Enterprise, steps into the role of a girl's imaginary friend.
I Borg
episode S5.E23 may 1992The Enterprise finds a lone Borg drone, separated from the collective, and brings him aboard. The drone begins to reassert his individuality, but his presence causes differing levels of fear and sympathy from various crew members.
Time's Arrow
episode S5.E26 june 1992Captain Picard and his archaeological curiosity are called upon by scientists from Earth when they find evidence to support beliefs that aliens had visited Earth in the late 1800s.
Time's Arrow, Part II
episode S6.E1 september 1992Captain Picard and crew follow Data back to the late 1800s to get him back, only to find the suspected alien visitors killing people of that time.
Rascals
episode S6.E7 october 1992An emergency beam out renders four crewmen down to childhood shortly before renegade Ferengi take over the Enterprise and offload the adults.
Suspicions
episode S6.E22 may 1993Dr. Crusher puts her career on the line to prove a scientist's theoretical new shielding technology which may have cost him his life.
- The Child
- The Outrageous Okona
- The Measure of a Man
- The Dauphin
- Q Who
- Shades of Gray
- Evolution
- Booby Trap
- Deja Q
- Yesterday's Enterprise
- The Offspring
- Hollow Pursuits
- The Best of Both Worlds: Part 1
- The Best of Both Worlds: Part 2
- Family
- The Loss
- Clues
- Galaxy's Child
- Night Terrors
- In Theory
- Redemption
- Redemption II
- Ensign Ro
- Imaginary Friend
- I Borg
- Time's Arrow
- Time's Arrow, Part II
- Rascals
- Suspicions
Best moments10
- A powerful, potentially dangerous energy life form, intent on scouting out the Enterprise, steps into the role of a girl's imaginary friend.
- Q tries to prove that Picard needs him as part of their crew by hurling the Enterprise 7,000 light years away where they encounter the Borg for the first time.
- An emergency beam out renders four crewmen down to childhood shortly before renegade Ferengi take over the Enterprise and offload the adults.
- Wesley falls for the young future leader of Daled IV, unaware just how dangerous the girl's protective and overly restrictive guardian can be.
- The Enterprise C enters the Enterprise D's time and space continuum, where they find Picard and crew in a constant state of war with the Klingons, and only Guinan knows it.
- As an unknown force drags the Enterprise, Deanna Troi struggles with the loss of her empathic abilities.
- Captain Picard and crew follow Data back to the late 1800s to get him back, only to find the suspected alien visitors killing people of that time.
- Captain Picard foils a plot against the Bajorans with his new Bajoran officer, Ensign Ro.
- Deanna is impregnated by an unknown alien life-form, and Dr. Katherine Pulaski joins the Enterprise as the ship's new Chief Medical Officer.
- As Geordi La Forge finally meets the real Dr. Leah Brahms, a tragic first contact leaves the Enterprise with a gigantic galactic infant suckling the ship's energy.
- Imaginary Friend
- Q Who
- Rascals
- The Dauphin
- Yesterday's Enterprise
- The Loss
- Time's Arrow, Part II
- Ensign Ro
- The Child
- Galaxy's Child