Talk:The Neutral Zone (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

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Does anyone know what, 'low mileage pit-woofies' are? It's the 'pit-woofies' that I don't get. Because of the 'and help them build a memory' comment, I wonder if it's a rude term for women. My other guess is a car of some sort. --Gero 07:10, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes, its a rude term for women: "low mileage" means innocent or young (either way, not old and overused); "build a memory" means he intends to show them a good time, one they'll remember; "pit-woofies", according to Leon Rippy, the actor who played the character of L. Q. "Sonny" Clemmons, said during an interview (Centropoholics: Chat with Leon Rippy):"A 'pit woofie', would be to stock car racing, what a 'groupie' is to the rock and roll world..." Funny, I always remember the line as "low-mileage pound woofies" --EddieC Vito 12:32 CDT, 26 October 2009

Doctor Who
The main page for Doctor Who links here claiming that this episode references Doctor Who. If it does so and is being linked to for that reason then surely it should mention this in the article? Otherwise why link to it or mention it at all if there is to be no explaination? AlanD 11:49, 5 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I also added a comment similar to this one on the talk page of Q Who. 68.226.118.115 10:49, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
 * The Doctor Who reference in this episode (of questionable notability IMHO) is in the list of names that appears briefly on a computer screen. The list includes the names of the first six actors to play the Doctor. Marwood (talk) 16:00, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Harry Mudd
Thought I'd better leave a note here for future editors should you happen to come across a reference for this. I've been working the article up for a Good Article nomination tonight and I've removed the section on Harry Mudd originally being scheduled to re-appear in this episode. The source given didn't mention it, and Roger C. Carmel actually died in 1986 which doesn't fit with the day and a half writing schedule mentioned in sources for this episode (the writers strike started on March 7, 1988, and so the episode would have been written at some point around then). Of course if a reliable source does arise, then by all means add it to the article. I do rather like the idea of Mudd being transferred over to TNG, and it would have been wonderful to see on screen, but I'm not sure it's actually accurate. As far as I can tell this information may have originated in the editorial of the first six issues of the DC comics Star Trek run. Miyagawa (talk) 02:05, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Andrew Probert
The lead section says that Mr Probert's first Star Trek work was the design for the Romulan ship in this episode, but the "Make Up and Design" subsection says that this was his last work on Star Trek. Can someone identify which (if either) is correct, and edit accordingly? Alfrew (talk) 15:23, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for spotting that, it should be his last. I'll rectify that shortly. Miyagawa (talk) 16:33, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Calendar dating
A major piece of notable information missing from this article is that it was the first Star Trek story (film or TV) to give an exact calendar year for its events. Since its broadcast, all subsequent licensed reference works, novels, TV episodes and films have used the calendar year given here as the baseline. 68.146.233.86 (talk) 01:58, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Story arch/ arch stump?
So, has the Romulan, or rather: colonies vanishing without any traces, arch ever been picked up (maybe completed/ solved) in any later episode? If (then perhaps also in which) or if not should be mentioned in the article, in my opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:3037:602:7B31:2415:2BD9:182F:8E0B (talk) 03:15, 27 April 2024 (UTC)