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(written from a Production point of view)
(written from a Production point of view)
Bud is an orange tabby cat who portrayed Spot in Star Trek: The Next Generation beginning with the sixth season. Bud worked as back-up for Monster and Brandy who also portrayed Spot. Later, Tyler joined the other cats in the seventh season. Bud was trained by Rob Bloch and Karen Thomas-Kolakowski of Critters of the Cinema.