"Ferengi Love Songs" was the 118th episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 20th episode of the show's fifth season, first aired during the week of 21 April 1997. The episode was written by Hans Beimler and Ira Steven Behr and directed by Rene Auberjonois.
Summary
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Quark learns that his mother is Grand Nagus Zek's lover—and that she is helping him run the entire Ferengi Alliance.
ReferencesEdit
CharactersEdit
- Julian Bashir • Brunt • Jadzia Dax • Ishka • Jones • Jorem • Kira Nerys • Leeta • Leck • Maihar'du • Morn • Miles O'Brien • Odo • Quark • Rom • Benjamin Sisko • Worf, son of Mogh • Zek • Deep Space 9 personnel (Deep Space 9 residents)
Starships and vehiclesEdit
- Danube-class runabout • USS Defiant (Defiant-class escort) • Janitza-class (in opening credits) • USS Leeds (Nebula-class explorer, in opening credits)
LocationsEdit
- Chamber of Opportunity • Deep Space 9 • Ferenginar • Habitat ring • Operations center • Promenade • Quark's • Security office • Tower of Commerce
- Referenced only
- Feckle Prime • Seppus III
Races and culturesEdit
States and organizationsEdit
- Bajoran Militia • Ferengi Commerce Authority • Ferengi Alliance • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Empire • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Bajoran War Orphans Fund • Board of Liquidators • Ferengi Futures Exchange • Ferengi Gaming Commission • Ferengi Market Exchange
Other referencesEdit
- ancient text • arcybite • Bajoran earring • Bajoran prophecy • Bajoran wedding • business license • contract • Cupid • dabo • DaiMon • duranium • energy whip • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • Ferengi Trade By-Laws • First Clerk • gouge mining • gree-worm • Grand Nagus • Gree-worm • Hupyrian beetle • jevonite • jumja stick • latinum • liquidator • lobe • lokar bean • Marauder Mo • moogie • PADD • phase calibrator • slug steak • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2373-2386) • tongo • tribble • tricorder • tube grub • vole • Waiver of Property and Profit • Writ of Accountability
AppendicesEdit
Related mediaEdit
- ST reference: Encyclopedia
- Information about this episode is presented consistently in the third and fourth volumes.
Video releasesEdit
Collector's edition VHS release with "Ties of Blood and Water".
VHS release.
Overseas VHS release with "Ties of Blood and Water".
LaserDisc release in DS9 season 5 (volume 2).
DVD release in DS9 season 5.
BackgroundEdit
Notable cast and crewEdit
- Co-written by Ira Steven Behr
- Directed by Rene Auberjonois
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Rene Auberjonois as Odo
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Max Grodénchik as Rom
- Jeffrey Combs as Brunt
- Chase Masterson as Leeta
ImagesEdit
Episode image.
Episode image.
ConnectionsEdit
TimelineEdit
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Ties of Blood and Water | DS9 episode produced | Next episode: Soldiers of the Empire |
| Previous episode: Ties of Blood and Water | DS9 episode aired | Next episode: Soldiers of the Empire |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: An Easy Fast | Next Adventure: Real Life | |
External linksEdit
- Ferengi Love Songs article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Ferengi Love Songs article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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