The Ferengi (/fəˈrɛŋɡi/) 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, and Star
Trek: Voyager.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 with the Romulans and Borg as primary
antagonists. 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)â€"and subsequently his brother Rom
(Max Grodénchik) and nephew Nog (Aron Eisenberg)â€"as recurring
characters, again largely using them for comedic purposes. Ferengi
characters were subsequently utilised in a single episode of Star
Trek: Enterprise and a few times in Star Trek: Voyager.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 with
the Romulans and Borg as primary antagonists. 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)â€"and
subsequently his brother Rom (Max Grodénchik) and nephew Nog (Aron
Eisenberg)â€"as recurring characters, again largely using them for
comedic purposes. Ferengi characters were subsequently utilised in a
single episode of Star Trek: Enterprise and a few times in Star Trek:
Voyager.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 anti-Semitic
stereotypes of Jews, while the originators have stated multiple times
that they intended the Ferengi to represent Americans and greed.The
name Ferengi was coined based on the Persian term Ferenghi, used
throughout Asia (compare older Feringhee), meaning "foreigners" or
"Europeans". It is derived from the ethnonym "Frank". Ferengi Top Movies & Young Movies