Body Parts (10 Jun. 1996)

Quarks hears on Ferenginar he is going to die. Rom convinces him to sell his remains. After an accident, Bashir has to move Keiko's baby to Kira's womb.

Director:

Avery Brooks

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator), Rick Berman (creator),

Stars:

Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Avery Brooks	...	Captain Sisko
Rene Auberjonois	...	Odo
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. Commander Worf
Terry Farrell	...	Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax
Cirroc Lofton	...	Jake Sisko (credit only)
Colm Meaney	...	Chief O'Brien
Armin Shimerman	...	Quark
Alexander Siddig	...	Doctor Bashir
Nana Visitor	...	Major Kira
Andrew Robinson	...	Garak (as Andrew J. Robinson)
Rosalind Chao	...	Keiko O'Brien
Max Grodénchik	...	Rom / Grand Nagus Gint
Hana Hatae	...	Molly O'Brien
Jeffrey Combs	...	Brunt

Storyline

After a visit to his homeworld and finding out about his impending doom, Quark ponders auctioning off his body parts. Meanwhile, an accident while traveling through the wormhole transfers Chief O'Brien's unborn son from his wife to Major Kira.

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Plot Keywords:

24th century | directed by star

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 1996 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This story line of Keiko O'Brien's baby having to be transferred to Major Kira's body was an ingenious way to allow Nana Visitor to continue working through her real life pregnancy. As stated in an interview, she didn't want to have to stand behind tables and wear a lab coat, as other Trek actresses have had to do. Ms. Visitor gave birth to her son, Django El Tahir El Siddig, during production of the episode "The Assignment", though her character would remain pregnant until the fifth season episode "The Begotten".

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Quotes

Quark: I'm a joke on Ferenginar - Starfleet's favorite bartender, the Synthehol King! What a legacy.

User Reviews

Quark is going to die and Kira is Pregnant!

When Quark returns from Ferenginar he has bad news; a medical exam showed he has an incurable disease and will be dead within six days. Following Ferengi tradition he puts his dessicated remains up for sale and is shocked when they sell for five hundred bars of latinium, this means he will die a successful business man. Just as he is celebrating he hears that a mistake has been made and he will not die after all. When he learns that the person who bought his remains was Brunt and that he has no intention of letting Quark out of his contract he is in trouble. He has too choices; he can break the contract and be both ruined and shunned by all Ferengis or he can have himself killed so Brunt can get his merchandise. Being a good Ferengi he opts for the latter and asks Garak to kill him in a way that is painless and that he won't see coming. As he sleeps he he finds himself in the Ferengi afterlife... or at least he thinks he does, he is in fact dreaming and what happens in his dream persuades him that it is better to be broke than to be dead. Brunt is quite pleased to be able to shut the bar and take all of Quark's assets but soon after Quark learns that he has other assets; his friends who give him the items needed to reopen. In a secondary story Dr. Bashir, Kira and Keiko return from the Gamma Quadrant after a shuttle accident. Keiko was injured and the only way to save her and her baby was to transfer the baby to Kira, something which is a shock for Chief O'Brien.

This was an enjoyable episode, Armin Shimerman did a fine job as Quark, he portrayed his quickly changing moods in a believable manner, Jeffrey Combs also did a good job as Quark's nemesis Brunt. While not as good as the main plot the story of Kira's surprise pregnancy was okay and will presumably be a more important part of future episodes.