The Magnificent Ferengi (1 Jan. 1998)

At the request of the Grand Nagus, Quark puts together a mission to rescue Quark's mother, who is in the hands of the Dominion.

Director:

Chip Chalmers

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry, Rick Berman (creator),

Stars:

Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Avery Brooks	...	Captain Sisko
Rene Auberjonois	...	Odo
Michael Dorn	...	Lt. Commander Worf (credit only)
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
Jeffrey Combs	...	Brunt
Max Grodénchik	...	Rom
Aron Eisenberg	...	Nog
Cecily Adams	...	Ishka
Josh Pais	...	Gaila
Christopher Shea	...	Keevan

Storyline

At the request of the Grand Nagus, Quark puts together a mission to rescue Quark's mother, who is in the hands of the Dominion.

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Plot Keywords:

24th century | hostage

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 January 1998 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At one point, Leck refers to his people as 'Ferengis'. The correct plural term for Ferengi is still 'Ferengi'.

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Quotes

[after a long crawl through the access tunnels, Quark and Rom emerge through a panel - into Sisko's office]
Captain Sisko: May I help you, gentlemen?
Rom: [to Quark] I was following you.
Quark: Must have taken a wrong turn.
Captain Sisko: [deadpan] It looks that way.

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Connections

References The Magnificent Seven (1960)

User Reviews

Very funny Ferengi episode

Quark's mother has been captured by the Dominion and he has to assemble a team to rescue her. Does he recruit Klingons? Does he recruit Nausicaan mercenaries? No, he recruits an unlikely group of Ferengis including Rom, Nog, Ex-liquidator Brunt, his cousin Gaila the arms dealer and Leck who isn't interested in money but likes a challenge especially if he gets to kill somebody. After practicing in the holosuite it is clear that they can't beat the Jem'Hadar in combat; they'll just have to do things the Ferengi way; arrange a deal. The arrange to swap captured Vorta Keevan and head to Empok Nor to make the trade. When the Jem'Hadar arrive there are rather more of them than the Ferengis can deal with… they certainly have to hope the Dominion will stick to the arranged deal. It looks like they will… until Rom lets slip that the reward the Negus offered for return of his beloved Ishka was more than twice what Quark had told them. Unimpressed Gaila tries to shoot Quark but kills the Vorta by mistake. They must come up with something quickly if they are to get out of there alive!

As with most Ferengi led episodes this was more humorous than the average episode. It was amusing watching them run around hopelessly, especially when they thought their prisoner had escaped. I thought Christopher Shea was great as Keevan the deadpan Vorta. The solution they came up with after he was killed was hilarious, although I won't spoil it here.