Ferengi Commerce Authority | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-07-10

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00:01:48 1 History
00:01:57 1.1 iStar Trek: The Next Generation/i
00:04:33 1.2 iStar Trek: Deep Space Nine/i
00:05:51 2 Interpretation as a parody of Judaism



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The Ferengi () are a fictional extraterrestrial species in the American science fiction franchise Star Trek. They were devised in 1987 for the series Star Trek: The Next Generation before being used in the subsequent series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise.
When launching Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987, Gene Roddenberry and the show's writers decided to introduce a new alien species to serve as antagonists for the crew of the USS Enterprise-D. The Ferengi first appeared in "The Last Outpost", the show's fourth episode, which was set in the year 2364.
The writers decided that the Ferengi ultimately failed to appear sufficiently menacing, instead replacing them as primary antagonists with the Romulans and Borg. Throughout the rest of the series, Ferengi characters were primarily used for comedic effect. When creating Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the show's writers decided to introduce the Ferengi bartender Quark (Armin Shimerman)—and subsequently his brother Rom (Max Grodénchik) and nephew Nog (Aron Eisenberg)—as recurring characters, again largely using them for comedic purposes. Ferengi characters were subsequently utilised in a single episode each of Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise.
Deep Space Nine writers have described how they saw the Ferengi as a satirical presentation of 20th century humans. Critics have drawn comparisons between the Ferengi and antisemitic stereotypes of Jews.