Talk:Tribble

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Contents 1 "The Great Tribble Hunt" 2 Other appearances 3 Jeopardy 4 'Star Trek: 25th Anniversary' reference 5 Is this right? 6 Quark and Tribbles 7 Born pregnant for sure?

[edit] "The Great Tribble Hunt"

I doubt that the Tribble species ever actually became completely extinct, for we saw a few of them in the bar in ST3. --Clementi 07:05, 1 Jan 2005 (CET)

Not to mention in the hands of children evacuating the Enterprise-D's saucer section in "Encounter at Farpoint". -- Josiah Rowe 09:20, 1 Jan 2005 (CET)

I can't speak for the alledged appearances in "Encounter at Farpoint" but as for the bar Tribbles in ST III, Worf said that by the end of the 23rd century they had been eradicated, so at the time of the film the Klingons still would have had about fifteen years to exterminate every last tribble.--T smitts 05:31, 12 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Are you sure you're thinking of Encounter at Farpoint? Either way, I am 100% sure there's a tribble in Star Trek Generations. (I just watched it) Just before the ship seperates, there's a human boy carrying a tribble (followed by a Bolian kid). - AJHalliwell 06:46, 21 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Could it be that this was a toy tribble, much as kids today have toy dinosaurs? – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.68.206.220 (talk).

I checked "Encounter at Farpoint" again, there's another Vulcan boy being evacuated but he's not holding a Tribble, like in Generations. There's no Tribble at all in that scene, so I'll remove the Encounter at Farpoint-appearance from the main article. --Jörg 16:25, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

There is a Tribble in "When The Bough Breaks" and the fact that the girl used a cage to prevent escape suggest it was not just a toy. I do not see the Tribble becoming a toy in the ST universe. Dinosaur's were very famous, and if it was popular enough to be a toy, in DS9 they would have neither been confused by the extinction or need to ask what a Tribble is. --TOSrules 18:40, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

I don't think this is a Tribble. Here's a screenshot from the episode that shows that the toy has a braided tail and a black button or something similar, both not features of Tribbles. Furthermore, the script identifies the thing as a "stick-em toy". At the very end of the episodes, when Alexandra and Wesley Crusher come to the bridge to thank Picard for saving them, the toy sticks to Picards uniform to the amusement of the others. --Jörg 01:24, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Tribbles are cute. Janewayfan4497 15:48, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Other appearances

I am thinking that perhaps the appearances list on this page should be unique, with a short note about where in the episode/movie they can be seen, as they are a popular topic with new fans and not always the easiest little critters to catch. Also, I remember Bashir holding one while watching Vic in the holosuite at the opening of an episode but I can't remember which one, if someone could add it? Tyrant 23:04, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)Tyrant

I also seem to remember Bashir holding one at Vics. Jaf 00:47, 19 March 2006 (UTC)Jaf

Could that have been the Coonskin cap held by Bashir and Vic at the very beginning of "Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang"? --Jörg 01:05, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Haha, it very well could be. Got a screen cap? Jaf 01:07, 19 March 2006 (UTC)Jaf

Sure, here you go: --Jörg 01:14, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jeopardy

According to this web site [here] Tribbles were on Jeopardy! Can someone confirm? Jaf 03:47, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I remember seeing Tribbles on Jeopardy. No other confirmation yet though. Katie

I also remember seeing this as a kid. It would make for a nice picture in the background section. – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.139.2.213 (talk).

[edit] 'Star Trek: 25th Anniversary' reference

According to "Star Trek: 25th Anniversary" games computer: "Their rapid reproduction requires all Tribbles to be 'fixed' before any sale may occur". --Fulltwistnow 23:40, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

They're no tribble at all. 65.163.112.225 02:47, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Is this right?

However, a single tribble brought aboard the USS Enterprise quickly multiplied to 1,771,561. Isn't that the same number Spock said were in the storage compartment on K7? – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.19.98.88 (talk).

Jadzia Dax used the same formula to come up with that number on the Enterprise. -Nmajmani 13:32, 23 August 2007 (UTC)Nmajmani

[edit] Quark and Tribbles

The tribbles on DS-9 may have been sold, since Quark was seen examining them, to sell them. 65.163.112.225 02:53, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

The look of Quark's face was not that of a Ferengi examining a product to sell. --OuroborosCobra ^talk 08:16, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Born pregnant for sure?

Has it been established that tribbles are literally "born pregnant"? McCoy stated that they were "practically" (or "virtually") born pregnant, but not literally. Has this been stated elsewhere? Mal7798 13:34, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure that they are born pregnant, because if I remember the quote correctly, McCoy said "As far as can tell, they're born pregnant". He seems to believe that either they are born with children, or that they are born with the capability to quickly produce children at the drop of a hat, and mind you, any hat. --Nmajmani 13:43, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Here's the exact quote:

• MCCOY: "The nearest thing I can figure out is they're born pregnant, which seems to be quite a time saver."
• KIRK: "I know, but really."
• MCCOY: "And from my observations, it seems they're bisexual, reproducing at will. And, brother, have they got a lot of will."

--Jörg 13:48, 13 March 2008 (UTC)