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Mudd (planet). Class-K planet. Mudd was inhabited by a group was called a gumato. Janos Prohaska was also the Horta from of sophisticated androids from the Andromeda Galaxy. When “Devil in the Dark" (TOS) and the Excalbian from “The Savage Harcourt Fenton Mudd stumbled upon this world in 2267, he Curtain” (TOS). Prohaska designed and built the mugato from an named it in his own honor. (“I, Mudd” [TOS])). ape suit he had previously built for another project. “Mudd’s Women.” Original Series episode #4. Teleplay by muktok plant. Variegated bristle-like foliage found on the planet Stephen Kandel. Story by Gene Roddenberry. Directed by Betazed. Able to live for hundreds of years, the muktok blooms Harvey Hart. Stardate 1329.8, First aired in 1966. The Enterprise gave off a pleasant sound when shaken. Riker and Troi recalled rescues con man Harry Mudd and his “cargo” of three beautiful meeting near a particular muktok plant when Riker was stationed women. This episode marks the first appearance of Harry Mudd, on Betazed. (“Ménage a Troi" [TNG]) who would reappear in “I, Mudd" (TOS). GUEST CAST: Roger C Carmel as Mudd, Harcourt Fenton; Karen Steele as McHuron, Mulhall, Dr. Ann. (Diana Muldaur). Eve; Maggie Thrett as Ruth; Susan Denberg as Magda; Jim Astrobiologist aboard the original Goodwin as Farrell, Lieutenant John; Gene Dynarski as Starship Enterprise. In 2268, Mulhall ff A Childress, Ben; Jon Kowal as Gossett, Herm; Seamon Glass as was on the landing party to Sargon's EY Benton; Jerry Foxworth as Security guard; Eddie Paskey as planet. Dr. Mulhall volunteered to & Connors; Frank Da Vinci as Guard; Majel Barrett as Computer allow her body to house Thalassa, ” < voice. SEE: Benton; Childress, Ben; class-J cargo ship; one of the beings encountered there, §i§ ff c. Farrell, Lieutenant John; Gossett, Herm; lithium crystal; so that android bodies could be - [ Magda; McHuron, Eve; Mudd, Harcourt Fenton “Harry”; built for them. (“Return to Tomorrow” b A Ophiucus Ill; Rigel XII; Ruth; Venus drug; Walsh, Captain Leo. [TOS)). SEE: Sargon. Diana Muldaur ' > also played Dr. Miranda Jones in “Is = Mudd, Harcourt Fenton “Harry.” There in Truth No Beauty?" (TOS) (Roger C. Carmel). An interstellar c and Dr. Katherine Pulaski during the second season of Star rogue, con man, and general ne'er- Trek: The Next Generation. do-well. Brought aboard the Enter- ° prise in 2266 when his damaged ship Mullen, Commander Steven. First Officer of the U.S.S. Essex disintegrated, Mudd was charged } Mullen was killed in 2167 when the Essex disintegrated above a with several violations, and his moon of Mab-Bu VI. (“Power Play" [TNG]). extensive criminal record was discovered, including smuggling, trans- a= A Mullibok. (Brian Keith). Bajoran farmer who port of stolen goods, and purchasing A 3 escaped from a Cardassian labor camp in a space vessel with counterfeit cur- h ’ 2329, and later settled on Jeraddo, a Classrency. One scam involved the illegal RY M moon orbiting Bajor. Mullibok lived in Venus drug, given to women he oN peace on Jeraddo for 40 years, until the recruited as wives for settlers on dis- Ee Bajoran provisional government decided to tant planets, including Rigel XII. His ruse discovered, Mudd was tap Jeraddo's core for use as an energy convicted and incarcerated. (“Mudd’s Women" [TOS]). Mudd source. This project was expected to render somehow escaped from the authorities and then established Jeraddo uninhabitable, so it was necessary what he called a “technical information service,” selling the for Mullibok and his friends Baltrim and Denebians all rights to a Vulcan fuel synthesizer. When it was Keena to evacuate their home. When they found that Mudd did not have the rights to make such a sale, resisted, Major Kira Nerys was assigned to Mudd was arrested. Upon learning that fraud carries a death persuade them to leave before the energypenalty on Deneb, Mudd broke jail and was pursued by a patrol, tap project endangered their lives, (“Progress” [DS9)) which fired and damaged his ship. He drifted in space until he came to a Class-K planet inhabited by sophisticated androids multimodal reflection sorting. An advanced technique used to from the Andromeda Galaxy. The androids dubbed him Lord process subspace sensor data. Multimodal reflection sorting Mudd and provided for his every need, except the need for free- was used to detect the interactive subspace signals exchanged dom. In 2267, Mudd sent an android named Norman to com- between Locutus and the Borg collective consciousness after mandeer the Starship Enterprise in hopes that he could trade the Picard had been rescued from the Borg in early 2367. (“The Best Enterprise crew for his own freedom. Upon escaping from the of Both Worlds, Part II” [TNG]). androids, Captain Kirk left Mudd on the android planet as punishment. (*I, Mudd” [TOS]). multiphase pulse. Energy burst characterized by signals of overlapping frequencies and nutation. Multiphase pulses could be Mudd, Stella. (Kay Elliot). Former wife of confidence man generated by Starfleet sensor devices, such as a tricorder. Harcourt Fenton Mudd. While on the android planet, he had a Properly programmed and adjusted, a multiphase pulse replica made of her, so he could have the pleasure of telling her to could sometimes be used to penetrate some force fields shut up. Mudd's punishment for hijacking the Enterprise in 2267 (“Attached” [TNG]). Harry Kim used a multiphasic scan to was to be left behind on the android planet with 500 #'. determine the defensive capabilities of Bothan ships in replicas of Stella to nag him. (*I, Mudd" [TOS]). << 2372. (“Persistence of Vision" [VGR]). Mudor V. Planet. Site of an Enterprise-D mission in ) multiphase tractor beam. Technology developed by 2368. The Enterprise-D had just departed Mudor V =) Geordi La Forge of the Enterprise-D and scientist when it was severely disabled by impact with a series - Hannah Bates of the Genome Colony on planet Moab of quantum filaments. (“Disaster” [TNG]) IV in 2368. Their new development allowed warp power to be channeled into the tractor beam with mugato. (Janos Prohaska). Apelike carnivore J greater efficiency than was previously available. The with white fur and poisonous fangs on Tyree's modified tractor beam was successful in diverting an planet. A mugato attacked James Kirk in 2267, leav- is approaching stellar core fragment that threatened ing him close to death. Since there was no antitoxin Bates's home on Moab IV, but use of the beam caused known to counteract this poison, McCoy allowed a 3 loss of life-support systems throughout the ship. (“The local witch doctor, a Kahn-ut-tu woman, of the hill ‘S3» Masterpiece Society” [TNG]). people tribe to successfully treat Kirk. (“A Private Little War” [TOS]). In the script, the apelike creature %o¢ multiplexed pattern buffer. SEE: pattern buffer.