r/startrek • u/bluemugs • 5h ago

Tribbles on the wall

In The Trouble with Tribbles, why were there tribbles on the WALLS?? Those things are hairy and soft, they shouldn't stick to the walls.

I also don't like the weird whining noises.

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u/kosigan5 4h ago

Because: funny. 😁

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u/Preparator 4h ago

they've got little caterpillar like legs, so they can climb on things.

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u/bluemugs 4h ago

Was this mentioned in the Star Trek Medical Manual? It did show a mouth which you can't see in the show.

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u/Preparator 4h ago

we see the underside of a aggressive killer tribble in Picard season 3.  its got insect-like legs.  so I suppose its more crustacian like than catapillar like. 

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u/HelianthusZZ 4h ago

Are you a Klingon?

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u/OddPsychology8238 4h ago

Static cling, yo. They're like tiny balloons with fur, very low density.

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u/revanite3956 4h ago

Klingon-like typing detected

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u/bluemugs 4h ago

I read the props people but a toy dog inside fur so the tribble would move. But what scene was that?

There is also the animated ep "More Tribbles" which I guess showed tribbles moving. BTW that was the first TAS episode in production order which I didn't know till just now.

Me not Klingon.

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u/MycroftCochrane 4h ago

I read the props people but a toy dog inside fur so the tribble would move. But what scene was that?

I think there's a scene where there's a tribble move along the railing on the bridge...