En route to a Federation conference on Pacifica, the crew picks up two delegates from the planet Antede III, and gets a surprise visit from Deanna Troi's mother, Lwaxana Troi, who avidly pursues a husband — first Picard, then Riker.

Mick Fleetwood (Antedian Dignitary)

Diana Muldaur (Dr. Katherine Pulaski)
Majel Barrett (Lwaxana Troi)
Robert Costanza (Slade Bender)
Carel Struycken (Mr. Homm)
Rod Arrants (Rex)
Colm Meaney (Chief Miles O'Brien)
Robert O'Reilly (Scarface)
Rhoda Aldrich (Madeline)

Wren T. Brown (Transport Pilot)

• Tracy Tormé used a pseudonym for this episode and "The Royale", having since stated that his original scripts for both episodes were rewritten against his wishes. He left the writing staff shortly after.
  
• This episode establishes Lwaxana Troi as the Federation Ambassador to Betazed.
  
• Picard escapes from Lwaxana in his Dixon Hill Holodeck program.
  
• Lwaxana is in the Betazoid "phase," a mid-life female cycle that quadruples a woman's sex drive.
  
• Robert O'Reilly (Scarface) will go on to play Klingon Chancellor Gowron.
  
• Mick Fleetwood is drummer (and namesake) of the band Fleetwood Mac, and is a huge Star Trek fan.
  
• La Forge does not appear in this episode.