The House of Quark

This Story: Season 3 Episode 3 (production code 448)
DS9 Overall: Episode 49
Trek Overall: Story 313, Episode 329
Airdate: 10 Oct 1994
Story by Tom Benko
Teleplay by Ronald D. Moore
Directed by Les Landau

Notes

• Grilka was played by Mary Kay Adams – who reprised Grilka in a later DS9 episode.  She was aslo the recurring character of Na’Toth on Babylon 5 for a couple of seasons.
• The first appearance of Robert O’Reilly as Gowron on Deep Space Nine.  It is also the only episode Gowron appears in in any Trek incarnation without Worf.
• It is also the only episode of Deep Space Nine set on the Klingon home world – despite there being numerous subsequent Klingon episodes on the show.
• A prop in Grilka’s house (a platter) was the same prop that was used back in the TOS episode “The Trouble with Tribbles” – in the bar.
• Tom Benko, who is credited with the story idea here is the only person to have written, directed, and edited Star Trek.
• Keiko’s school is said to be closed now as all the children have withdrawn.   She takes up a botany interest to take up her time.
• Quark’s father’s name is mentioned here – “Keldar” (sp?)
• Rule of Acquisition mentioned – #286: When Morn leaves, it’s all over.  It’s immediately contradicted by Rom saying “There is no such rule”.  :)

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