Jonathan Frakes the man with the million dollar smile, lol.

I just met Jonathan at philadelphia fan expo. He was a gentleman and still has an amazing smile!

this is the most flirtacious interview i have ever seen in my life between two straight men

Till this day Jonathan and that beautiful big smile.

It’s fine that Frakes was honest about fans being a bit off, I mean, it’s 100% true. But the fact the he’s grown to appreciate the fans and honestly likes them now shows that he’s a decent guy.

Why is it Next Gen still feels so recent and Arsenio hall Show feels soooo old?

God Frakes is divine.

Now a days, he is a silver fox. He looks amazing then and amazing now.

It was called the "Picard Maneuver" all the way back then?

Frakes is hilarious talking about " they pay you to go to a Star Trek convention !!!

This was a very funny interview especially when Jonathan Frakes said "they pay you to go" to the "Star Trek" conventions.

Youngsters may not know but back in the day The Arsenio Hall Show was THE newest and HOTTEST Show going. Johnny was on the way out so Jay was taking over, and Letterman was still around too. But it didn't matter, Arsenio was THE PARTY you had to go to. And the fact that Jonathan Frakes was there lets you know how popular STTNG was too.

Star Trek:TNG was way ahead of its time; plus it had budgets, set, and new technologies that put it visually way ahead of everything at the time. Science was embraced; it raised your IQ to watch it. One of the best shows (and movies) of all time. Frakes was an excellent actor (and director), but he definitely seemed to have gotten the "Shatner Syndrome" even way back then. Then, and now, at conventions, interviews, etc, he just never takes anything seriously; like he hates the fans. It's kind of a shame, since the fans were what propelled the show, after all. But oh well, that's how it goes with hollywood I guess. This was a pretty great gem of an interview, regardless... Arsenio was insightful about how fit the actors were. They were all INCREDIBLY fit, across the board. Now we have a bunch of fat slobs on reality TV. TV doesn't reach this level of imagination, quality, writing, etc anymore.

"I open the door and eat chicken, a waffle, collard greens." Jeeeeezus Arsenio😅

Because Star Trek is set in the future and is therefore ultimately timeless, whereas Arsenio Hall is just about the most late 80s/early 90s type show imaginable^^

It's a shame to see Jonathan get older. He was so sexy. I loved that beard from North & South and season 2 of STNG.

So handsome

"You and Lavar and the guy with the butt on his head." rotfl.

"the picard manouver" XD

Well, they look normal to us in those space suits, and they look silly in a suit and tie

Felt sorry for Frakes, he had nothing to put his leg up on, lol!

This was a great little talk show interview

love this men and his smail

My fave character on TNG!

I wonder if conventions have gotten less wierd or he has gotten more grateful because he seems to enjoy doing them now! Or maybe with age comes sense of humor. Thanks for posting this!

My right ear hated this video

Frakes was the alpha stud of Next Generation

This is one of the more entertaining & cool Arsenio interviews.

Loved him on the show

Cool version of the TNG theme.

funny we're talking bout 'next generation' on a like.. '4th generation' VHS copy lol

Someone beamed up my right ear.

Great interview Arseno

Great God he is beautiful ☺️

Next Gen is obviously the future :D

That man has the calibration "sh*t-eating grin" right there.

I think Frakes impregnated me via this video.

And I wonder why Riker's real-life wife was never on an episode of The Next Generation?

Someone needs to find a video of data and work talking like Gregory peck

@LisaNYC70 He was in a convention in San Antonio years ago and he didn't want anyone to get his autograph nor approach him.

Dang, he's tall.

Hey! The redesign of Conan's show (you know, before it and the carrot were canceled) had a set background which looks a *lot* like Arsenio's set background...

god they is hilarious!!!!!!!

Let’s show the climax of the episode as the clip!

@LisaNYC70 I meant the guy that plays Q, he really wants to stay away from people,especially those that want his autograph. Last year I ran twice into a guy that looked just like Frakes but that was 20 years younger than him he kept asking me if I knew who Frakes was,very strange. Does he maybe have a look a like or relatives that do the grocery shopping for him?

@quelita28 Which him? Stewart I met twice at Con and once on the street at 8am in Manhattan. He actually recognized me as I had JUST gone to the Con the day before lol. Really sucked that I spilled my coffee on my uniform (worked for an airline at the time as was heading to HQ). So embarrassing lol. Frakes I met three times. Always very nice. I notice he becomes overwhelmed quickly though but so do many other people. The dude that plays Q, sadly I met HIM 5 times. JERK!

Man how tall is he? Arsenio looked so small next to him..

@quelita28 As for John de Lancie or Q, I worked at a Con once doing security. A friend was running the Con in NJ. I was assigned to HIM. Me and 3 others. He insisted we stand on either side of him and behind him at his autograph signing session as IF people were going to attack him. If one of us stood TOO CLOSE he barked at us. I am not a fan so I didn't care if he had me tossed out lol. I wasn't getting PAID. Not sure about a Frakes look alike :)

Patrick Stewart is the most talented actor in the show,but this guy is pretty good too. Frakes admits that the ticket to stars' popularity is been nice and kind to the fans,I hope he is nice like his wife is to the public.

@LisaNYC70 I got to work with John deLancie within the last year and a half, and he was very relaxed, no security...in fact, he only had one person handling the autograph money (either myself or another person) We talked about motorcycles and a lot of other stuff. :)

After the show... What did you think? Do you think there's more to Arsenic's head? How do you explain the resemblance between it and the infamous TR-3B UFO? Can you see the pattern laid out before you, or are you stuck in a triangle?

@Uberdude25 well you know he wants to enjoy his food and relax . He looks beautiful now.

2019

They are all except for Majel(Deanna Trois mom)

@Joliie Hi Jollie, I didn't mean to insult Mr. Frakes. I just don't know him and don't know how he reacts to viewers of the show. If he is nice to you and to the rest then that is great. However, some actors in that show don't treat the public very well ( Marina Sirtis,Picardo,Will Wheaton and Le var Burton). I have met those 4 in conventions and they haven't treated me well at all. Of the new Star Trek Movie,Saldana,Pine and Yelchin treated me horribly. I am glad Frakes is a nice guy.

Hes not wearing his Star Trek uniform! 😲😲😲😲😲😲

@LisaNYC70 god, lisa I lvoe when actors get massively huge ego's.

Wow haha

wth is an Italian phonebook? that sounds dirty. They were in Italy, it would go w/o saying that the phone books someone delivered somewhere would be Italian... Is it a menage thing?

@ocerg1111 some things are timeless? ne c'est pas?

@grownman455 cause he is awesome!

@ocerg1111 Because the TNG cast has still been working even after TNG and Arsenio hasn't? (I kid, I kid)

Two Takes Frakes

@Coldmystery just like you

I'm not sure Frakes is forgiven for jumping on the whole "Trekkies are weird" bandwagon that he implied after Arsenio mentioned cons.

he didn't say that. First he specified one group of Americans (black people) and then he applied his theory to all of them (including black people). Can't be that hard to figure out...

@Joliie Have you ever met him? Was he mean or nice to you? They all make money out of fans,especially if they buy things sometimes they even sell their autographs. I would rather donate money on animals that are in the verge of extinction or sick children. I think celebs already have too much money that can last for years,they don't need anymore money.

yes, because a black person can be other than american, likewise an american can be other than black make sense?

I wonder if they all are still alive?

Skinny.