Leprechaun | Memory Alpha | Fandom
The Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 460 described the leprechaun as a "mischievous homunculus" from the mythology of Earth's Irish people. This diminutive Human-like creature was "said to know the location of a great treasure and to have a supernatural ability to grant wishes."
Why Star Trek's Colm Meaney Accused Deep Space Nine Of …
Those were the offensive leprechaun in the original Deep Space Nine script and his attempt-to-be-less-offensive replacement, Rumpelstiltskin. The swapped-in character came with his own big problems; his scenes with Chief O’Brien were overly challenging to shoot.
If Wishes Were Horses ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine )
"If Wishes Were Horses" is the 16th episode of the first season of the American syndicated science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The title is derived from the proverb "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride".
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" Up the Long Ladder (TV …
Up the Long Ladder: Directed by Winrich Kolbe. With Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn. An antiquated distress signal leads to two lost 22nd century Earth colonies, each facing doom in different ways, one by fire, the other by prolonged cloning.
DS9's Chief O'Brien Called Out A Problematic Star Trek Blind Spot
Dec 1, 2023 · Colm Meaney, who played Chief O'Brien in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, criticized the use of harmful stereotypes, specifically objecting to the inclusion of a leprechaun character. Meaney's objections were based on his disdain for a previous Star Trek: The Next Generation episode that perpetuated harmful Irish stereotypes.
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" If Wishes Were Horses (TV Episode …
Chief O'Brien's fantasy was going to be a leprechaun, but Colm Meaney refused to give in to clichés about his Irish heritage.
If Wishes Were Horses (episode) | Memory Alpha | Fandom
It is the only appearance by an emu on Star Trek. They proved to be difficult to receive direction, so one of their trainers was dressed as a Bajoran monk. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 54)
Celebrate the Feast of Saint Patrick with These Pat-Trek Classics
Mar 16, 2016 · He’s also not an Irish leprechaun, but rather Rumpelstiltskin is a German dwarf. Alas! 1. The Wounded (TNG) A dramatically more serious entry than anything else on the list, this fourth season...
"Star Trek" Requiem for Methuselah (TV Episode 1969) - IMDb
When Kirk, Spock and McCoy beam down to a supposed uninhabited planet to gather the mineral ryetalyn to fight a plague of Rigelian fever on-board the Enterprise, they find a fellow Earth-man called Flint and his extremely intelligent female ward Rayna with whom Kirk begins to fall in love.
[DS9 S1E16] If Wishes Were Horses - When the script originally
[DS9 S1E16] If Wishes Were Horses - When the script originally called for a Leprechaun, "Colm Meaney objected, claiming that this was an offensive stereotype against Irish people. According to Meaney, 'Using caricatures or cliches of any nation is not something Star Trek is …