Rules of Acquisition
Joe Siegler
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Rules of Acquisition
This Story: Season 2 Episode 7 (production code 427)
DS9 Overall: Episode 27
Trek Overall: Story 293, Episode 307
Airdate: 8 Nov 1993
Story by Hilary J. Bader
Teleplay by Ira Steven Behr
Directed by David Livingston
Notes
- Wallace Shawn’s Grand Nagus Zek makes a return.
- The first time we see a female Ferengi.
- The first mention of the Dominion, who would become a major player in the latter seasons of the show.
- The first of a loose trilogy of Ferengi stories focusing on Ferengi familial structure. The others being “Family Business” and “Profit and Lace“.
- This episode was originally intended to be a TNG episode called “Profit Margin”.
- Given the title of this episode, there were several rules of acquisition mentioned:
#21 – Never place friendship above profit
#22 – A wise man can hear profit in the wind
#33 – It never hurts to suck up to the boss
#48 – The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife
#59 – Free advice is seldom cheap
#62 – The riskier the road, the greater the profit
#103 – Sleep can interfere with…
Links
[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | IMDB | Amazon US DVD ]#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Deep Space Nine Ep 27 - The Rules of Acquisition - 1 Nov 1993 1/2 A Ferengi story, this one deals with Zek trying to set up business dealings in the Gamma Quadrant. The first ever mention of the Dominion - who will be a huge player later in DS9's run. The bulk of this ep
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) June 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Deep Space Nine Ep 27 - The Rules of Acquisition - 1 Nov 1993 2/2 deals with Ferengi familiar structure, and how they treat women. Ferengi heavy eps can be hit or miss. This is kind of in the middle - don't hate it, just kind of "there". Zek is kind of a jerk to Quark.
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) June 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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