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I want to make it clear they were teleported out of their clothes rather than having the clothes teleported off them.


* TheNudifier: Most transporters in the Trek universe can remove arbitrary items during transit, but only the Ferengi are tactless enough to use it to remove a woman's clothes.

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* TheNudifier: Most transporters in The Ferengis use the Trek universe can remove arbitrary items during transit, but only the Ferengi are tactless enough transporter to use it to remove a woman's teleport Deanna and Lwaxana out of their clothes.
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* InvulnerableKnuckles: Averted when Riker knocks out the guard. He clutches his hand and remarks, "The Ferengi have iron jaws!"

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* InvulnerableKnuckles: Averted when Riker knocks out the guard. He clutches his hand and remarks, "The Ferengi have iron jaws!"jaws!" Seeing that Riker is no stranger to throwing hands, this may very well be metaphorically true.
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* EpunymousTitle: "Ménage à Troi," a play on "menage a trois," French for "group of three," a fancy term for a threesome.

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* EpunymousTitle: "Ménage à Troi," a play on "menage a "ménage à trois," French for "group "household of three," a fancy term for a threesome.
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* HumansAreUgly: Tog's crew think he is a deviant for liking Lwaxana. Farek gives an "expression of revulsion" after seeing the Trois naked.


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* InvulnerableKnuckles: Averted when Riker knocks out the guard. He clutches his hand and remarks, "The Ferengi have iron jaws!"


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* ModestyBedsheet: After the Trois are rendered naked, Lwaxana finds some sheets, passes one to her daughter, and they use them to cover themselves. Tog, who was ogling them, complains, but accepts it when Lwaxana points out the room is cold.
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* FeetFirstIntroduction: After Wesley Crusher is field-promoted to a full Ensign, his first appearance in a full command uniform is with him entering the Bridge from a turbolift; starting from a shot focused on his shoes, which then pans up to his face.
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When Picard demands the return of Lwaxana as well, Lwaxana curiously protests that she has no intention of leaving. Deanna tells Picard that Lwaxana wants Picard to win her back. The stodgy captain awkwardly professes his love for Lwaxana in an attempt to show Tog that he's adamant on her return. When he runs out of material, he starts simply quoting Shakespeare and actually warms to the task, delivering a fiery medley of various sonnets. Lwaxana warns Picard not to kill Tog like he has all of her previous lovers, prompting the captain to adroitly transition into a threat to blast the Ferengi ship apart if he can't have his beloved. Completely buying Picard as a murderously insane ex-lover, the cowed Tog sends Lwaxana away without any further shenanigans. Lwaxana returns to the ship and immediately puts her hooks right back into Picard, who orders a return to Betazed as fast as the ship can possibly take them.

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When Picard demands the return of Lwaxana as well, Lwaxana curiously protests that she has no intention of leaving. Deanna tells Picard that Lwaxana wants Picard to win her back. The stodgy captain awkwardly professes his love for Lwaxana in an attempt to show Tog that he's adamant on her return. When (Eventually he runs out of material, he starts simply has to resort to quoting Shakespeare and actually warms to the task, delivering a fiery medley of various sonnets. Shakespeare.) Lwaxana warns Picard not to kill Tog like he has all of her previous lovers, prompting lovers; the captain Captain immediately switches to adroitly transition into a threat to blast threats of physical violence, in the Ferengi ship apart if he can't have his beloved. Completely buying Picard as a murderously insane ex-lover, the cowed Tog form of phasers and photon torpedoes. Tog, completely cowed, sends Lwaxana away without any further shenanigans. Lwaxana returns to the ship and immediately puts her hooks right back into Picard, who orders a return to Betazed as fast as the ship can possibly take them.



* BadBadActing: Picard woodenly stammers his way through "It's not over between us, Lwaxana. I must have you back," before resorting to Shakespeare, at which point he really gets into the role.

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* BadBadActing: Subverted. Picard woodenly stammers his way through "It's not over between us, Lwaxana. I must have you back," before resorting back." He then switches to Shakespeare, at which point he really gets into the role.but with AccentOnTheWrongSyllable. ''None'' of it is any good. (All of it is hilarious.)
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'''Original air date:''' May 28, 1990
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* AbductionIsLove: [=DaiMon=] Tog appears to believe this, as his response to being rejected by Lwaxana is to kidnap her, along with her daughter and Riker, convinced he can win her over once she's in his clutches.

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* AbductionIsLove: [=DaiMon=] Tog appears to believe this, as his response to being rejected by Lwaxana is to kidnap her, along with her daughter and Riker, convinced he can win her over once she's in his clutches. Unsurprisingly, he's wrong.
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* AbductionIsLove: [=DaiMon=] Tog appears to believe this, as his response to being rejected by Lwaxana is to kidnap her, along with her daughter and Riker, convinced he can win her over once she's in his clutches.


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* {{Blackmail}}: In order to force Tog to let him experiment on Lwaxana, Farek threatens to report the fact that he almost gave her his access code, which would cost him his command if the Ferengi authorities found out.
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It's just patriarchal, not incomprehensible.


* ShamefulStrip: Troi and Lwaxana have their clothes taken away, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality because the Ferengi are an extreme patriarchy where women can't even wear clothes]]. Of course, given Betazoids' relaxed ideas about nudity, they're portrayed as more insulted/annoyed by this than humiliated or afraid.

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* ShamefulStrip: Troi and Lwaxana have their clothes taken away, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality because the Ferengi are an extreme patriarchy where women can't even wear clothes]].clothes. Of course, given Betazoids' relaxed ideas about nudity, they're portrayed as more insulted/annoyed by this than humiliated or afraid.
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* ShamefulStrip: Troi and Lwaxana have their clothes taken away, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality because the Ferengi are an extreme patriarchy where women can't even wear clothes]].

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* ShamefulStrip: Troi and Lwaxana have their clothes taken away, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality because the Ferengi are an extreme patriarchy where women can't even wear clothes]]. Of course, given Betazoids' relaxed ideas about nudity, they're portrayed as more insulted/annoyed by this than humiliated or afraid.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: Lwaxana's plan to escape Tog consists of prompting Picard to act insanely jealous by saying things like, "You simply must stop killing all my lovers."

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* CrazyJealousGuy: Lwaxana's plan to escape Tog consists of prompting Picard to act insanely jealous by saying things like, "You simply must stop killing all my lovers."" To his credit, Picard takes the ball and runs with it.

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