1x19 Acquisition

Episode Quotes

Mistakes/Goofs

• Goof (continuity error): When Krem asks Archer about T'Pol who is pretending to be still asleep, she has her head turned to her right shoulder. In the next shot, when Krem steps before her, T'Pol's head - seen from behind - is suddenly turned away, and more toward her left shoulder, although Krem has not touched her up to this point. He does so a little later, turning her head back into its original position.
• Goof (revealing mistake): The supposed "heavy" pipes that Archer is having a tough time carrying into the Ferengi ship that is looting Enterprise are clearly made out of foam since you can see on the side of one of them that some of the gray paint has shredded off.
• Goof (plot holes): Archer asks Tucker to get some Phase Pistols. Tucker says the Ferengi cleaned out the armory; however, the Ferengi ship where the goods are being stored is not even 10 meters from them at this point (Krem is making Archer transfer stuff from Enterprise to the Ferengi ship).

Trivia

• This episode features only the 2nd time in a Star Trek series that we hear the Ferengi's native language. The first time we hear it is in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) {Little Green Men (#4.7)}.
• Jeffrey Combs (who plays semi-regular Andorian Commander Shran in other episodes) plays the Ferengi Krem. This is the 2nd Star Trek series where Combs has played a Ferengi character. Combs also played the recurring character of FCA (Ferengi Commerce Authority) Liquidator Brunt in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
• Clint Howard, who plays Muk, also appeared in "Star Trek" (1966) {The Corbomite Maneuver (#1.10)} playing Balok, and as the Human Grady in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) {Past Tense: Part 2 (#3.12)}. Howard's appearance in this episode makes for the longest time period between an actor's first and last appearances in a Star Trek TV series (1966 & 2002)
• The Ferengi never reveal their species name (at least not on camera). In fact, Ethan Phillips' character even says "Who we are is not important." This is likely to keep the continuity of canon as the Ferengi are supposedly not encountered by Starfleet until the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
• Ethan Phillips plays the Ferengi Ulis in this episode. This would be the third time that Phillips has donned the Ferengi ears and large forehead. Phillips appeared as the Ferengi Dr. Farak on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {Ménage à Troi (#3.24)}; and in "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) {False Profits (#3.5)}, Phillips' character Neelix had himself surgically altered to appear as the 'Grand Nagus' Proxy.