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* '''Andy''': A [[Cowardly Sidekick]] [[Robot Buddy]], he was basically a stupid [[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy|Marvin]].
* '''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 (TV)|The Addams Family]]'' [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE]].
* '''The Head''': The [[Bad Boss]] crossed with a giant [[Rubber Forehead Aliens|Rubber Forehead Alien]], Otto answered to him, and he frequently assigned Quark to bizarre jobs.
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* [[Affectionate Parody]]
* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]] (in the last episode, their ship gets a new computer called Vanessa, while proceeds to turn crazy and try to kill them in a parody of ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' and the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "The Ultimate Computer")
* [[CaptainsCaptain'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)
* [[Cool Starship]] (subverted: they travel on a ''garbage scow'')
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* [[Friday Night Death Slot]]
* [[Gender Blender Name]] (Gene/Jean both ''sound'' the same)
* [[Hey ItsIt's That Guy]] (Correct me if I'm wrong, but would Otto Palindrome be a descendant of [[Mork and Mindy|Fred Mc Connell]]?)
* [[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.)
* [[Mad ScientistsScientist's Beautiful Daughter]] (Princess Libido, daughter of Zorgon, who wants to marry Ficus)
* [[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)
* [[Negative Space Wedgie]] (couldn't avoid 'em as it parodied ''[[Star Trek]]'')
* [[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)
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* [[Science Marches On]] (see above, re: sending a telegram. In the 23rd century.)
** Despite the fact that "telegram" is an archaic term, the general principle of keeping messages short to save on costs is one that will probably be with us for many centuries to come. Today, in the early 21st century, users of cell phones typically keep text messages as short as possible so as to fall under their calling plan's texting limit, to the point of using standard abbreviations. The cost per bit of sending a transmission across ''interstellar distances'' would have to be enormous.
* [[Single -Minded Twins]] (the Bettys often said the same thing at the same time)
* [[Small Annoying Creature]] (Ergo, Quark's pet, a one-eyed blob)
* [[Split Personality]] (Gene/Jean)
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