Bar Association

This Story: Season 4 Episode 16 (production code 488)
DS9 Overall: Episode 88
Trek Overall: Story 348, Episode 369
Airdate: 19 Feb 1996
Story: Barbara J & Jenifer A Lee
Teleplay: Robert Hewitt Wolfe & Ira Steven Behr
Director: LeVar Burton

Notes

• The third appearance of Chase Masterson’s “Leeta, the Dabo girl”. The first one where she has any substance, IMO.
• Jeffrey Combs reprises his hold of Ferengi liquidator Brunt here.
• Worf in this episode decides to take permanent residence on the Defiant vs standard quarters on the station.
• The first time the Ferengi home world is named on screen – Ferenginar.
• The TNG episodes “Rascals” & “A Matter of Time” are referenced here.
• Rom quotes Karl Marx here – “Workers of the world unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains“.
• Two Rules of Acquisition are mentioned:
  #211 – “Employees are the rungs on the ladder of success. Don’t hesitate to step on them”
  #263 – “Never let doubt interfere with your lust for latinum”

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