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* '''Gene/Jean''': [[Number Two]], with the twist that he's a "transmute," with both male and female chromosomes (and both sets of hormones). Thus, as Gene, he's a [[Jerkass]], but as Jean (complete with a [[Cross-Dressing Voices|female voice]]), she's a [[Technical Pacifist]].

* '''Ficus Pandorata''': [[The Spock]] taken to the extremes, he's a "Vegeton," a member of [[Plant Aliens|sentient plant race]]. He always speaks with [[Spock Speak]], has no emotions at all, cares about no one, and breeds by pollinating.

* '''Otto Palindrome''': The [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] who is in charge of Perma 1. He loves making Quark miserable.

* '''Dink''': The [[Non-Human Sidekick]] for Otto, he was basically Cousin It from ''[[The Addams Family]]'' [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE]].

* [[Actor Allusion]] (the episode "Goodbye, Polumbus" was a reference to ''[[Goodbye, Columbus]]'', in which actor Richard Benjamin [Quark] played the lead)

* [[Affectionate Parody]]

* [[Captain's Log]] (as a parody of ''[[Star Trek]]'', Quark had one every few minutes, often [[Lampshade Hanging]] whatever was happening)

* [[Cloning Blues]] (the Bettys are both in love with Quark and don't know which is the original)

* [[Friday Night Death Slot]]

* [[Gender Blender Name]] (Gene/Jean both ''sound'' the same)

* [[Lotus Eater Machine]] (in "Goodbye Polumbus," the Gorgons' machine designed to drain the minds of brilliant scientists traps the crew in their own fantasies, in a parody of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "Shore Leave")

* [[MacGuffin]] (in "All the Emperor's Quasi-Norms," Zorgon demands Quark tell him where "it" is. Quark, having no idea what "it" is, lies. We never find out exactly what "it" is, but Quark ends up with a worthless rock necklace.)

* [[Meaningful Name]] (parodied - Ficus is a plant, Palindrome's first name is one, Gene/Jean has male and female chromosomes in their genes, Andy is an android, etc.)

* [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]] (in the pilot there was Interface, a four-armed alien woman who controlled communications between ships)

* [[Overnight Age-Up]] (in a parody of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "The Deadly Years," Quark due to some [[Applied Phlebotinum]] starts aging two years for every hour)

* [[Perpetual Poverty]] (when Palindrome and the Head have to send a [[Science Marches On|telegram]] to Quark in the pilot, they end up spending the entire episode arguing about the cost of sending it and trying to reduce the number of words)

{{quote|"People of Spartan, this is the High Gorgon. I command your unconditional surrender. You shall be treated with compassion, honor and patience. You have twenty seconds before I blow you out of the galaxy."}}

* [[Techno Babble]] (satirizes it)

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