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Star Trek: Voyager episode
“Caretaker, Part 1”
Original Air Date	January 16, 1995
Season	1
Episode #	1
Production #	1.01
Writer(s)	Rick Berman Michael Piller Jeri Taylor
Director	Winrich Kolbe
Guest star(s)	Basil Langton Scott Jaeck Angela Paton Armin Shimerman Alicia Coppola Bruce French Jennifer Parsons David Selburg Jeff McCarthy Stan Ivar Scott MacDonald Josh Clark Richard Poe Keely Sims Eric David Johnson Majel Barrett Tarik Ergin Mark Allen Shepherd
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"Star Trek: Voyager Episodes, Season 1"	"Caretaker, Part 2 "

Caretaker, Part 1 is the premier episode of Star Trek: Voyager. The episode is part one of 2.

Summary

On it's premier voyage USS Voyager, captained by Kathryn Janeway, is sent to rescue a Maquis ship from the badlands. In the process, both ships are drawn into a distant part of the galaxy by a powerful being, the Caretaker.