It Always Comes Down To Profit With You People

...minus my usual finder's fee.

[@pandaman_5607]

I don’t even watch Star Trek, and I suddenly went down a rabit hole of ferengi clips.

[@calejohnson173]

Same

[@wessmoore7894]

Same thing happened to me, then I just said “fuck it” and watched DS9.

[@hannaford111]

@@wessmoore7894 I'm kinda the opposite. I watched DS9 back in high school. I've been watching these Ferengi clips lately. Now that I'm older, I can appreciate the Ferengi being a caricature of hyper capitalism in a way I couldn't when I was younger.

[@MasterManto]

Ferengi KZbin clips are like latinum. And remember the 103rd Rule of Acquistion: Sleep can interfere with... Ferengi clips...

[@shadowrodney]

Same

[@deadknight1402]

*Quark:* "Fifty bars of Latinum it is--minus my usual finder's fee!" I love Quark.

[@drewh117]

Which is probably 25 bars....

[@itsMe_TheHerpes]

25 bars plus 5 for various trip expenses.

[@danieldickson8591]

Quark will never get away with that, but I'm confident he'll weasel a few strips out of each of the others.

[@closerangeboredom2845]

Not sure about depressions but one of the things Quark points out numerous times is that the Ferengi have never had the same level of wars and atrocities that humans had. And when they time travel back to the 1950s Quark is absolutely horrified that humans would set off atomic bombs on their own planet.

[@cathaloriordan271]

War is bad for business

[@fumarc4501]

Close Range Boredom Kind of not grey when talking about the conditions of their women, but they didn’t need to get bloody over equal rights.

[@darkcoeficient]

@@fumarc4501 they did what the market dictated.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@Thelondonbadger they where slaves practically

[@nobodyimportant2470]

@@cathaloriordan271 The 34th Rule of Acquisition disagrees with you. Though distance from the conflict is preferable as 125 says "You can't make a deal if your dead"

[@UltraGalaxyify]

You cut out just before one of the best lines of the episode was said: "Well, after careful examination, I can conclude that he's dead." "Thank you, doctor Nog."

[@williambell3304]

A moment when even Quark an Brunt can put aside their differences in the name of their common bond as Ferengi. -in order to swindle somebody else.

[@1AstralKing]

Well, a contract is a contract is a contract. But ONLY between Ferengi.

[@wickedpissa25]

"It always comes down to profit with you people." "What do you mean, you people?" "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU PEOPLE??"

[@djsomali4414]

Unfortunately because of stng racism Ferengi are based on Jewish people always thinking about profit and the big ears.

[@cadman2300]

1:12 Best goofy scream in sci-fi history.

[@michaelstone7514]

Jeffery Combs is such a talented actor. He played a Ferengi Andorian Vorta and a few other star trek guest stars. Each one is unique and fully realized. Great job Jeff. He wad also hilarious in Reanimator.

[@dmanc85]

He was also that evil computer in ST Lower Decks

[@barahng]

Ah, a fellow man of culture I see. Reanimator was great.

[@oolooo]

Loved him as Ratchet .Best version of the old uncle who complains but ends up loving those in his care .

[@strugglingchildofgod5282]

he also played in a movie called the frighteners with michael j fox

[@Wizardof]

Look close at Quark's clothes. Quark is wearing UNDERARMOR stuff before UNDERARMOR was cool.... And Elim had it in stock!

[@ANProductionsOfficialChannel]

When this episode began, I was like (as much as I loved the Ferengi) "Come on! Another Ferengi episode!?" But by the end, I was in love. DS9 = the best of Star Trek

[@jamesdavis1201]

Well said!!!

[@Egilhelmson]

Almost as good, at times, as Babylon 5.

[@latebluebird]

I couldn't get enough of the ferengi episodes

[@donti9658]

It really is incredible how well ds9 did the Ferengi when compared to tng

[@benshearer1710]

Brunt's most manliest of screems had me in stitches

[@lxperron610]

That vortas line " oh I only wish I could be there with you. " Love it!

[@claymore609]

I miss this show. And quark...

[@fumarc4501]

Clay More I miss the Ferengi.

[@toddsmitts]

Gaila missed Quark too.

[@vguyver2]

Jeffrey Combs, who knew he could scream like that at 1:12?

[@toomanyaccounts]

Yeah he was good as Brunt but Weyoun was him at his best. Wish they could have filmed the proposed scene where Jeffery Combs played Brunt, Weyoun and that third DS9 alien he did all meeting one another.

[@Ephisus]

Yeah, got to be Shran.

[@andrewwblanchard6037]

@@toomanyaccounts He was PENK on the STAR TREK : VOYAGER episode TSUNKATSE

[@AndrewChapman]

Imagine if Weyoun screamed like that at some point.

[@DLordSadow]

Andrew Chapman Was probably the last thing Weyoun 5 did during his transporter “accident”. 😉

[@Mindraker1]

1:19 I *hate* Ferengi. **THUD**

[@philipmonolagi269]

1:40 "You idiot!!!"

[@robertgibson6687]

Best parts of the entire episode.

[@H3xx99]

@@robertgibson6687 I thought the part where they used cortical stimulators to Frankenstein march him during the exchange fucking hilarious.

[@JoveJoved]

That's anti-Semitic.

[@jimtaylor294]

That's hilarious*

[@jwiese100]

The part we’re there all staring at the dead vorta always gets me

[@smc1942]

*where

[@jwiese100]

​@@smc19421:26

[@callingdrwoodrue2339]

This was my favourite ferangi story in ds9 The story, comedy, character development. Heck the comedic timing is lighting in a bottle.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

I am with the bounty hunter Ferengi. I wouldn't care so much about the actual amount as the fact that I was lied to.

[@primary2630]

I love how, despite making an insane amount of money; 20 bars, they still kill him over NOTHING, thinking they'll get 50 bars. "Let's do it! 50 bars (minus my finders fee)" Even then that one Ferengi, idk his name, is still trying to profit off the others.

[@Zerpderp0]

Quark. That's Quark. One of the few characters to show up through several different shows.

[@hardwirecars]

@@Zerpderp0 its been a while is that actually the fca guy not quark but one of them. brent or something.

[@nobodyimportant2470]

@@hardwirecars Brunt was the ex-FCA that said for equal shares of 50 bars. Quark agreed equal shares of 50 bars minus his usual finders fee(for recruiting them to the job).

[@DarthCipient]

Brunt's scream, lol

[@ariadnefrolich7243]

1:12 I can't stop giggling over this scream. Dude's really hitting the high note there.

[@Agent1W]

The "goblins" of Star Trek.

[@olicityfan1150]

The troils of Star Trek

[@BrookelynJane64]

the capitalists of Star Trek

[@inugumu]

@Masked Vigilante gesundheit

[@jewswhoswingssnakes923]

Masked Vigilante I knew this would eventually come up. Sad

[@mariusraab9076]

Everyone knows Bajorans were meant to be the Space Jews and Cardassians the Space Nazis. Ferengi are the Space Gnomes. Mischievous, greedy, but bound by contract and some very alien Codex and not at all warlike or bloodthirsty.

[@Greatermaxim]

They picked on Gayla a lot in the writing to make the mistakes. He notably fell asleep and shot Kevaun. Also, does he have the worst proposal out of the bunch? Surrender.

[@vincentx915]

Ok, now I'm curious about Ferengi History. What were their world wars and depression eras like? Probably Comical.

[@livedandletdie]

It all came down to the price. If you didn't profit on the wars then you'd make peace. It was also a very good way to get soldiers, half a bar of latinum for each enemy soldier killed although there is no such thing as a Ferengi with a life insurance. So it was truly comical.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

It was established in canon that Ferenginar did not have the same level of barbarism as Earth.

[@GuukanKitsune]

That is correct. It is all about profit. But most ignore that while Latinum and monetary profit is the 'main' profit, Ferengi philosophy acknowledges that anything desired to be attained, once attained, is profit. Peace is a profit. Love is a profit. Friendship, self-respect, happiness, joy in life, good company, the respect of peers and friends, sense of duty fulfilled, sense of honor fulfilled, sense of morality appeased, all of it, everything a Ferengi could ever want out of life, everything ANYONE wants out of life, is a profit to be acquired. And they are out to maximize profit.

[@Nimmermaer]

"I wish I could be there with you" lol Vorta are great people :)

[@jimtaylor294]

Well; when they're not being backstabbing little wazzocks XD.

[@daviddolnics726]

I would not rewatch one of the most awesome shows of my childhood just to... it is too late to ask for a Quark spinoff series, isn't it?

[@Taospark]

Quark, never stops grindin'.

[@jrreedve2825]

1:25 be like “T.H.E. Rock: You're going home now. Crazy Earl: Semper fi. Donlon: We're mean marines, sir. Private Eightball: Go easy, bros. Animal Mother: Better you than me.”

[@lawrencehawkins7198]

"It always comes down to profit with you people, doesn't it?"

[@MrDEMarq]

Ferengi episodes were the BEST!

[@no1reallycaresabout2]

1:12 Brunt's scream is hilarious

[@peterpoutypuss]

The Ferengi and the Klingons are my favorites!!

[@skanthavelu]

Mine too.

[@cholakuany5989]

"You idiot", greed always has a price and so are lies.

[@darthroden]

That and the looks of horror on all their faces just before that line.

[@sebastienbusque2312]

That should be one of the Rules of Acquisition.

[@CSLFiero]

a true ferengi, after shooting him, would have said "damnit, I'm certain to be upside down on this one.. *checks the corpses pockets and shoes for valuables* rats.. not even 4 strips worth.."

[@danwat1234]

I really hope their are Ferengi in the new Star Trek series. I need them to keep me motivated in the stock market and Quark is awesome.

[@suburbantimewaster9620]

danwat1234 Be careful what you wish for.

[@albertschoise8091]

@@suburbantimewaster9620 they aren't put in

[@everfaithful9272]

@@albertschoise8091 Plus it all sucks.

[@jimtaylor294]

I'm just glad Klutzmann didn't ruin the Farengi too.

[@elyot4010]

So hard to believe it's Jeffrey Combs playing Liquidator Brunt. You would not know unless you knew. You can totally tell it's him as Weyoun and Shran, but not Brunt.

[@TheClintonio]

It's also probably why they didn't use a Weyoun clone in this episode.

[@greencello599]

Ferengi makeup, like Klingon makeup, is much more detailed than Andorian and Vorta. The actor's face is hidden better under prosthetics than just a paint job.

[@tastycheddar7958]

Fun fact. Ferengi actually comes from the Indian word farangi which means foreign

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

FEZ from that 70s show means foreign exchange student I dont know why they changed the S to a Z though but that was confirmed is what his name means.

[@baderminahdin9450]

Dan holy shit Ive seen that show so many times and I never knew

[@BlackDiamond2718]

@@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants you mean ferengi exchange student?

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

@@baderminahdin9450 Well they named him Fez but it means foreign exchange student as I heard some on the show say that is why he has that name.

[@ChibiKami]

@@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants they actually never said his real name; it was overshadowed by the sound of the school bell. Fez is what they called him for short

[@tek512]

Appropriate last words.

[@jimtaylor294]

Appropriate fate too, as The Sisko was previously tempted to just shoot Keevan.

[@kylecarson5723]

This is my favorite race in all of tv history. Ferengi lives matter.

[@swiperfox3145]

1:20 At least he gets to say his "farewell speech"

[@bobpage6597]

To be honest Ferengi spend so much time plotting and scheming to rip others off, they shouldn't be surprised that it happens to themselves!!

[@paulmoffat9306]

I remember when they were first introduced on STNG - they were introduced as 'morons in outer space' (not the only ones to be so portrayed).

[@Zidana123]

YOUR ALIEN IMAGES AGAIN SHOCK US!

[@jjjcmo]

Ferengis we’re my favorite characters. They provided welcome respite from the earnestness of the other characters.

[@dmanc85]

Brunt just screaming like a little girl is sending me places right now.

[@wrathshorts2894]

Does anyone notice how this movie is a parody of The Magnificent Seven? Many scenes are in it motion for motion.

[@benthompson2136]

That's not exactly a secret.

[@reason4being]

It's not a movie

[@DaveMiller2]

Well, the episode title is "the magnificent Ferengi", so.......

[@juanmonge8]

There are about 20 episodes that are direct rip offs of classic films. Like: Brigadoon; The treasure of the Sierra Madre; Cool Hand Luke; The Defiant ones; The Man in the glass booth etc. You can’t keep a good story down.

[@jimtaylor294]

As that was an adaptation of The Seven Samurai, this's a parody of a parody XD. Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) is another.

[@jimward89]

1:17 oh no you shot me Curse you fools.

[@JettMann8]

Without any doubt the best last words of any star trek character

[@4Legacy]

1:18 I Hate... Ferengi (Everyone looms over) "Welp, one less racist in the galaxy."

[@tomislavbarisic4701]

I love ferengies...... ds9 did great to explore other spicies... klingons, cardassians, bajorans and more others... but ferengi episodes always bring smile to my face

[@cmbaz1140]

ferengi at their best

[@Baxter2064]

Brunt's scream cannot be unheard. 😆🤣

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Isn't that Vorta the dude from SGA who controls the chair in the old atlantis? I love this show.

[@DaveMiller2]

The Vorta was played by Iggy Pop.

[@erichanastacio9695]

Oops there goes the latinum. Does anyone have a senzu bean? Quick, give it to him!

[@Janoha17]

They end up using the 24th Century version of Weekend at Bernie's, and end up taking another Vorta prisoner after rescuing Ishka.

[@tomasr.]

Ferengi pwned a whole Dominion and Federation

[@demarcusfaulkner7411]

10 ferengie up against 263 litations the fact that they were slaughtered would not be of any comfort to me

[@toomanyaccounts]

it was their sparta

[@tlv156]

I loved the one episode when one of the characters was talking about how all the ferengi cared about were profit. Quark put him in his place when he said at least their race didn't have as dark of a past as the human race with slavery. Even though it's a show I was like, damn quark just made a really valid and ugly point about us humans.

[@Zerpderp0]

Difference is, the Ferengi treat their woman like a Saudi Arabian Nation, have slavers (of other species, but shush shush), and view the poor as literally not human (or Ferangi in this instance). According to one of the Rules of Acquisition, which is basically their version of sacred rules, "A Ferangi with no profit, is no Ferangi at all." Yes, really "better" than humans. Say what you will about us humans, most of what we do is either for one of three things. Pleasure, Family, Honor (or Morality). The worst deeds are usually done in the name of Honor (or morality).

[@jimtaylor294]

^ Errr nope. Quark berates Sisko for humanity having enslaved each other on mass in the past, a notion alien to Ferengi, alongwith willingly buying poisonous narcotics for recreational use. (Ferengi after all are greedy, not suicidal or stupid) The Ferengi have quite a complex system of liability and rules over the offspring's responsibility to care and provide for their "moogee", should her husband die. Saudi Arabia doesn't have that.

[@AndrewChapman]

1:19 How about a 10 hour video of "I hate Ferengi!"?

[@KimSpurre104]

Imagine waking up and seeing that circle of Frangi face is looking down on you!

[@kyliam80]

This episode is called "The Magnificent Ferengi" in the 6th season, and it was absolutely hilarious. The episode where Quark, Nog, Rom and Otto go back in time on Earth was great, too.

[@davididiart5934]

Magnificent job there, Ferengi...

[@voljinshin]

Everything was going good until rom said 50 bars of gold press latinum. And that's what killed the entire mood of the room. SMH

[@DTux5249]

Looks like someone forgot Rule of Acquisition #135...

[@TakaComics]

One thing I don't get is that the other Ferengi are shocked that Quark would try and cheat them. What were they expecting?

[@yuris6434]

We need normal startreck movie about ferengie only!

[@fumarc4501]

He did eg them on. Never taunt a ferengi over profits.

[@jimtaylor294]

Or make fun of a ferengi's mother. (RoA #31)

[@JetblackThemeTime]

1:35 How would you like to wake up to that?

[@skanthavelu]

Waking up to a bunch of Aliens looking down at me would most probably scare the Hell out of me.

[@sg-hunter]

Minus my usual finders fee.

[@richardjackson9584]

I really liked gayla's character

[@ShurlockHolmes]

Richard Jackson I found him more annoying than the typical Ferengi. But he fit in this ep.

[@AF-nc2fc]

The Magnificent Seven Idiots.

[@strikeforcealpha9343]

Fuck Star Trek Discovery, I just want to watch a show with Ferengi...

[@stinchjack]

1:24 is a funny shot

[@stevenhenry5267]

Great episode

[@MrNintoku]

Those guns look so flimsy.

[@uncletaylorify]

Made as cheap as possible but sold at the highest price possible LOL

[@trekkienzl2862]

Still sturdy enough to kill a Vorta.

[@darthroden]

I know, whatever happened to those power whips they had in TNG?

[@Howyaduing]

Samurai Momo too expensive

[@carlostaffanelly418]

@@trekkienzl2862 still sturdy enough to kill a vorta? The knuckles of worf's right middle finger are sturdy enough to kill a vorta

[@simonwillis1529]

Honestly I kinda like their home world 😁

[@LCTesla]

Even as a socialist I admire Ferenghi brotherhood

[@AlbertaTrailCams]

Star Trek is wonderfully accessible. If you've never seen an episode, you can drop in and enjoy a short clip.

[@chucksucks8640]

I saw this on rerun and I thought it was the best episode of DS9. The ferrangi are always battling for respect and now they are about to get it by pulling this off.

[@tomf3150]

One down, seven more to go.

[@lelonfurr1200]

war is good for business so is peace for protection from war!

[@Saphir__]

Jews in space

[@dustinjoosen5901]

What the actual fuck....

[@cyrilriceball2294]

Net Present Value Profit at 15% Discount Factor. Minimum Rate of Return being over 20%.

[@cyrilriceball2294]

After Income Taxes and Overhead!

[@RockNRollAddiction3k]

The Republicans of Star Trek

[@teapottanuki5841]

I’d hate Ferengi too if I was him

[@macrussell78]

1:21 WAAH WAAH!

[@michaelpout2208]

ferengi rule

[@JimmyTurner]

I thought he was going to say "I hate space jews" i really did lol

[@dustinjoosen5901]

What the actual fuck... Antisemitism is wild

[@ParasiteXX]

I love Ferengi ;)

[@smelteddragon5052]

Now you get zero.

[@shadowdramon01]

“what do you mean “you people”?”

[@AndrewChapman]

And so Keevan dies as a racist.

[@koppadasao]

Ferenginar sound like an awful place

[@fbibarbie]

fuck that is not even worth half a bar

[@ardalla535]

The Ferengi are obvious caricatures of Jews. I'm amazed that no one has even complained about it.

[@JMKLTII]

Back in the 90s we all knew that but didn't cry like PC babies of today. We just took it for what it was, a tv show made for entertainment

[@A-Duck]

Pat Downs Probably because it’s such an asinine criticism to make.

[@jimtaylor294]

@@JMKLTII Aye. There was a time when comedy and entertainment was all inclusive (because nothing was off-limits)... I miss that.

[@skanthavelu]

True. Though even in the 90s, there were things people just did not say or joke about on TV or in movies.

[@AG-Consulting]

The republicans of star trek

[@jimtaylor294]

More like the Bankers of Star Trek.

[@suntzu6122]

FIFTY BARS! Minus my finders fee.

[@drunkrdm]

Donald trump would be proud

[@PacificCircle1]

Space Trumps.

[@xanderman1201]

Hey, that's not fair. The ferengi at least have some redeeming qualities.

[@ShurlockHolmes]

TheTruthQuest123 Bajorans are suppose to be the Jews. Ferengi are suppose to represent Mankind as a whole.

[@Howyaduing]

I think that’s an insult! To the Frengie Alliance…

[@Teyuqueuiquop]

@@xanderman1201 How's Biden working out for you, smartass?

[@irunxboxlive916]

I dont like how they portray the feregni exactly like indian or jewish people

[@karimblix4378]

Have you ever met Indian or Jewish people?

[@irunxboxlive916]

@@karimblix4378 have you ever met a ferengi?

[@karimblix4378]

You're implying Jew and Indians are fictional people? Maybe you need to get out more

[@jimtaylor294]

@@karimblix4378 ^ This XD.

[@fenrirrising131]

"I hate ferengi" Me too, me too