Rules of Acquisition
Note: the episode title was misspelled in the first run as "Rules of
Aquisition". It was corrected in the repeat.
Production Number: 427
Original air week: 11/08/93
Written by: Ira Steven Behr (Teleplay);
Hilary [J.] Bader (Story)
Directed by: David Livingston
Guest Stars:
Spellings: "Tongo", "tulaberry wine", "Dosi", "Karemma"
Notes:
- This is the second appearance of Grand Nagus Zek and Maihar'du.
Their first was in "The Nagus", and their next
is in "Prophet Motive".
- This is the beginning of trade negotiations with the Gamma Quadrant.
- This is the first episode in which we hear of the Dominion.
Rules of Acquisition:
- 21. Never place friendship before profit. -- Quark
- 22. A wise man can hear profit in the wind. -- Pel
- 33. It never hurts to suck up to the boss. -- Quark and Pel
- 48. The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife. -- Pel
- 59. Free advice is seldom cheap. -- Quark
- 62. The riskier the road, the greater the profit. -- Pel
- 103. Sleep can interfere with... [cut off] -- Pel
- Pel did not finish quoting this Rule of Acquisition because she
was interrupted. She may have been making it up.
- It is first mentioned in this episode, by Pel, that there are 285
Rules of Acquisition, along with several commentaries and
corrolaries.
The Author's Keyboard:
- Ira Steven Behr: "Quark has had romances in the past, so I would
think there would probably be romance in his future as well. We
still talk about bringing the character of Pel back, the female
Ferengi, who was in one episode."
- Program Highlights
- STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE: "Rules of Acquisition" -- A Ferengi
female who has defied the law and disguised herself as a male risks
it all when she falls in love with Quark.
- TV Guide Ad
- CRAZY FOR QUARK!
Will a Ferengi female risk her freedom to reveal her feelings for Quark?
- TV Log Listing
- Quark's new business partner has a secret/STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE.
