Thank you to Captain Meatshield for his metal rendition of the DS9 theme. kzfaq.info

HE'S BACK! So grateful to see new content from you. Your quality and execution (with your own comedy) is always a welcome part of my subscription feed!

As a Starfleet exploding rocks engineer, I really appreciate you drawing attention to our hard work in your videos. I hope it will help me get promoted to the malfunctioning holodeck department.

The gag about rocks never gets old. And the best part for me is that I never noticed until this channel pointed it out. This channel has so much going for it with your talent. I hope you keep at it.

Kira in DS9: "It's a good thing Earth has so many rivers." Picard in First Contact: "Plenty of letters left in the alphabet." 😄

An ode to rocks is exactly why I've been a proud subscriber to this channel for years.

I audibly gasped when I saw this show up

That's silly - big starships are, naturally, filled with rocks and debris packed into every closet and storage space, but Runabouts are clearly laid out like Oberth class ships... where every spare inch of space is instead filled with highly unstable explosives.

Love that little detail of having the 'skip ads' button when running the old commercial.

i LOVE the runabout. its one of my favorite ships in starfleet. i would totally live on one.

Cause it HAS to be said: That metal metal rendition of the DS9 theme music by Captain Meatshield "ROCKS"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for this, I love the runabouts! Shame DS9 never bothered to use that rear section set, except as a room on another ship in “Second Sight” and just the windows in “The Visitor”. I don’t know why they seemed to give up naming them in the middle of the show, it was fun tracking them all. We only got two new names in the later seasons, Gander and Shenandoah, while at least three were lost without getting names. Sisko’s insurance premiums must be through the roof!

I still have my big runabout like the one shown, it was hidden under the steps for years until I found it 3 years ago. So happy I found it I shed a tear!

7:41 A few conundrums: couldn’t think of whether to start with my praise for your long awaited return or to go ahead and talk about one of the many “Quarks” I love about your channel, this part made it hard Also, this part: I was torn between the excitement of seeing this commercial that was one of very few for this series but played a very pivotal roll in my childhood finances or…..clicking the skip ad button out of programmed hate with bonus curiosity.

This is the only channel where I will tell my family they have to wait whenever a new video is posted And that commercial with the DS9 bumpers at the beginning and end took me right back to the 90s. Well done.

What ship is this… A utilitarian compact transport ship, that is composed of three main sections, with the middle being a swappable module that can be either science labs, search and rescue/medical, cargo with winches for loads, passenger transport or even combat with a laser turret. The front can detach as a lifeboat or to connect with other compatible ships. It's launched from a raising elevator that lifts it from a hanger though opening doors in the ceiling. Of course it's the Eagle Transporter from Moonbase Alpha - that got blown out of Earth Orit in a massive nuclear explosion in the year 1999

It's a shame the aft compartment never was seen on DS9 as part of the runabout. It was used for the the Nebula-class Prometheus crew quarters and that civilian transport ship crew quarters that Miles and Sisko found on that planet with the "no-tech" woman.

Vic Fontaine + Runabout death and destruction = C'est magnifique!

The “Skip ads” graphic was a nice touch. Good to have you back in my feed!

It's a little known fact that the "rocks" are actually the carcasses of dead tribbles. Of course always glad to see a Junkball video in my feed.

After all these years I finally watched DS9 from start to finish so I’m loving these videos!

Couldn't have asked for a better use of my music! Great video, dude!

Another awesome video! This is one of the very few channels I receive notifications for. Well done.

USUALLY I'm not big on cheeky edits on stuff like this, but that "Get to the Point" was so unexpected, so well edited in, and Kirk's delivery was so perfect that I was caught totally off-guard and *actually* lol'd. That timing was expert level.

So happy to see another Junkball video! Your comedic timing is so unique, so always excited whenever you drop something.

I just love these videos. Hearing the theme music (Pink Project - Magic Flight/Romanelli - Connecting Flight/Space - Magic Fly) just brings a smile to my face.

Dude, your content is amazing. PLEASE keep 'em coming!

Anytime I see a video posted from Junkball media I know I'm going to have a good time. I'm always excited when you put out new content

These videos are literally the most informative of nearly any Star Trek content on KZfaq. Its like 10 tidbits a minute -- with jokes! I love it, thank you!

Always a good day when there is a new Junkball video

Quark peddling action figures as an ad break was genius. Bravo sir!

Oh, I got distracted by reading the other comments here and didn’t leave my own. The runabout is one of my favourite designs. Functional above all, and I love that it’s not one swooping sleek shape. I’m so glad it didn’t stick to its origin too closely. Even though they never used it in the show, the modular nature of it still shines through in the design. It’s nice when these things are self evident. I do still wish we’d seen a cockpit detaching and then docking to a much larger cargo vessel or something though, kind of like they did in Enterprise a couple times on those cargo ships. That would suggest the roundabout cockpit was more standardised and can attach to all sorts of different vehicles. It’s really interesting that the window shape was the first thing finalised. Didn’t know that. The deflector dish in the upper pod instead of torpedoes looks kinda badass actually. It would’ve been nice to have seen more of the interior than we did though. It often feels like a slightly bigger shuttle instead of a small starship, what with only seeing the cockpit 99% of the time. Dialogue tries to patch it up with mention of the cabins and so on, but the only other part we actually see in DS9 is Jake looking out the back windows and Sisko in a Jeffries Tube. One time respectively. It’s really interesting how they made the cockpit feel more roomy just by removing the corner-blocking underneath the viewscreens, and pushing the transporter back. The final iteration is definitely my favourite. I feel like I could live in one of those indefinitely, flying around civilian parts of Federation space. Whereas living in a shuttle forever seems hellish. You’d spend most of the time in a cabin in the middle and using the back as a living room, and only enter the cockpit when approaching a pleasure planet or space station. It’s probably got more space than some apartments I’ve lived in. I always liked seeing emergency hatches, just like in Star Trek IV. I figure there’s got to be many of them on all surfaces of the ship, rather than just one. You don’t know which orientation you’ll crash after all. You mentioned they blow up a lot, but no mention of the Rio Grande surviving an explosion AND a crash landing AND being salvageable! The shipyard construction crews really did their job well that day (to paraphrase Dax in “Paradise”). I can understand why they redressed the set so much, it really is a good functional shape. Plus it makes the redresses between seasons have more context - they were putting it back after Voyager or Insurrection anyway, may as well make some more tweaks. They opened up the corners for Voyager and removed the transporter for Insurrection. Good ship all round imo.

KZfaq didn't notify me until today, but it's always a cause for celebration when a Junkball Media video is released! I want a DS9 Runabout now!

Hey! Thanks for continuing to make videos, always a treat no matter how long the gap is

I’m so glad your style hasn’t changed too much over the years. It’s so endearing and pleasant to watch

Every production is top notch, thank you. Like many here, every effort is appreciated. And I applauded/choked/cheered/gargle-belly-laughed when the rocks 🪨 in the trunk showed up. 😝👏😆🥳

You might be the ninth most popular Star Trek channel about starships on youtube, but you're number one in my heart.

Dude. Your channel is the #1 best Star Trek channel. Period. And I'm including Paramount and Paramount plus. Thank you for doing this.

Here's a fun fact the Runabout inspired the design of La Sirena on Star Trek: Picard. Its literally an upscaled Runabout. I like the idea that in universe civilian ship builders just copy starfleet ships.

A new Junkball video, what a time to be alive!

Great use of that rockin DS9 theme. 😁

Glad to see you're still making content. Another great episode I'm sure I'll watch multiple times. I'm curious to know your full thoughts on Picard season 2, maybe for your next video?

You can easily tell Runabouts aren't just another type of shuttle, since they each get their own unique registry and even have the USS name prefix.

I didn’t know how much I needed more Junkball. I had a fever, and this was the only cure.

Ah. Back when Star Trek wasn't insane. I didn't care much for them at first, but they kind of grew on me. I guess the sleek shuttlecraft spoiled me. But it did solve the one problem I had with the shuttlecraft, it had room for the machinery that make it work. The shuttle is pretty much a hollow shell. The runabout interior was altered slightly through the show's run. Two view sceens on eaither side of the cockpit somehow were no longer necessary in later versions of the ship. A "podium" was added in the middle of the flight deck late in the series. What it was for I don't know. Ops? There were some busy plant ons on the back of the chairs. I guess those things were doing something special to make them more comfortable. They were eventually not needed anymore. For a while there was a compartment in the transporter frame where phasers were stored. Sometimes they were missing. I guess an armory was installed in the back. Latter versions had the control panels change and surface details were altered (video monitors) and less black graphic tape. We learn in TNG that there's a hidden compartment under 'the dash' for storing devices for use against temperal anomalies(they couldn't get them from the back room) and the rear has a board room and with bunks that we only see once.

The DS9th most popular channel 😉 in all seriousness though. Congrats on cracking the top 10! Love the content! Keep up the good work!

I absolutely adore the runabout design. As much as we did see them, I wish we saw even more! In many ways they're the perfect ship for a Star Trek episode, as they lend themselves well to a small cast, and provide just enough utility to get the job done while providing limitations for the crew. They're perfect for short-form stories.

I’m just going to keep watching your previous videos over and over until you post a new one. And there’s literally nothing you can do to stop me. I have loved, still love, and will continue to love Junkball Media in the future. Make more!!!!

i never knew starships were made of rocks. THANKS junkball!

God damn, that nail pun. Beautiful

February 20, 2023.. Miss you Junkball

30 years later; I still love this ship. :)

literally the best creator star trek content on the internet!

The "Skip Ads" addition to the Quark action figure commercial was magnificent. I scrolled over to click it by instinct. You got me 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

A Vorta explained the rocks when he praised Starfleet engineers for their ability to make replicators out of rocks.

I may have actually shouted at my dog, "JUNKBALL!!!!!" when this showed up on my homescreen. Also, I think we should petition Seth MacFarlane to include as part of a battle scene on "The Orville" a quick bit where the ship is damaged and Ed finds a rock on the deck and asks, "Why the hell are there rocks on my starship?!?!?"

7:23 - "outer and inner doors" See, I miss the days when Star Trek was made by people who understood at least a little of how space and airlocks, and all the other "mundane", "boring" things work, that are absolutely essential to real life living in space. SNW is great for the story and characters, but the starship aspect feels a little too much like "space magic" still. Humongous open rooms, doors that just open into space with no airlock....yeah the 90s Trek was full of cliches that came from a limited budget, but where they could, you could tell they really cared about the little details and didn't just get rid of those details for the sake of "coolness".

You nailed this. Picard's nasty, 47 days' worth of growth nailed it.

9th!?!?! Bullcaca ... This is THE BEST Star Trek channel about ships. Totally stoked to see you had uploaded today!

So say we all!! When I saw the thumbnail I was singing the theme under my breath! From Cape Cod, MA - thanks for the return to form and then some! Great video as always! I also have loved and still think about from time to time the Runabout class! Its so cool but also such an obvious thing to do - have a do it all multi platform Shuttle Craft - Share size that could hold its own in a fight, and its so "federation" and it worked! Love the idea of one just having a small holodeck as its "platform" of choice for long-term missions and so on. Then when they add the weapons pod its now a small mobile weapons platform thats fast, simple to build, and when in numbers can do some damage. However . . make little emitters around the dang thing and make the crew automated. Now THAT would be cool! Also the naming of them was genius given the seemingly amount of them DS9 alone goes through - shoot even the one Picard uses in TNG gets wrecked. lol anyway cheers and here is to the next one!

I was so early that comments werent enabled. Thanks for the video. :) It brings joy to me everytime I encounter your channel.

New Junkball! My day is complete.

That's right, I did indeed click the link from your latest video to watch a whole video about Runabouts.

New content from one of my very favorite channels! Love it!

Hey you used Captain Meatshields AWESOME DS9 theme cover! That version gives me tingles for days :) Keep pumping out the great content, this channel is my happy place. Don't worry about the droughts, its always thirst quenching when your creative .. um, clouds open 😄

So great to have you back and uploading a new vid for us! As informative and funny as ever! Thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you!

You're #1 in my book! Thank you, it was great to hear your comforting, sarcastic voice.

Just the therapy I needed. The rocks might be fossilized tribbles that got stuck behind the panels

I've been on jokes about rocks withdrawl... so good to see you back! Fingers crossed for more frequent than every few months!

Loved the Quark Playmates commercial LOL. The rocks at the end LOL

number one youtube channel about star trek ships in my HEART

I pressed like even before I watched. I always know Junkballs videos are on point. Welcome back dude 😁

Happy to see the new episode. Hard work pays off! 💪 keep up the great work. 👍

LOVE runabouts, thanks for this therapy 😌

You will always be the #1 most popular Star Trek channel about star ships in our hearts!!!

Loved that you had the DS9 bumpers added around the commercial. Reminded me when I used to watch the show on syndication, and was a great heads up on when to hit the record button on the VCR 📼

Our marriage is good for another month...month and a half!! Rocks!!!!!! Great video as always

What? A Junkball video? What demigod do I need to make a burnt offering to in thanks?

I think this is your best video now I've seen it... amazing!

Your mix of depth and humor are one of a kind. I love your videos.

One of the songs you use as background music in your videos popped up on the radio a few weeks back and reminded me of this channel. Glad to see a new video!

Soo awesome to see one of your videos again 😊 Loved it!! thank you very much!

Oh man, it's good to have you back after almost 4 months! I missed your awesome ST videos. Congrats from a fan in Brazil

Always a good day when there is a new Junkball video!

7:40 was a treat.. and the "skip ad" button was a nice touch

3:24 I almost spit out my coffee listening to this line. I don't remember ever hearing her say that before, and Sisko can't do anything but smile

I squeed! Love my junkball. Thanks dude!

Glad to see you're still around!

2:11 uh! Gotcha! The runabout was only the swoosh in the logo for the first 3 or 4 seasons, it was replaced later by the Defiant. (But runabouts were elsewhere in the opening sequence so your point is still valid)

Bud you are absolutely hilarious, like every joke hit but then the rocks. THE ROCKS! 😂

Watching this channel always puts a smile on my face. And I´m not even that into Star Trek!

God, the rocks joke will never not be funny. It gets me every time! Great vid for a great show of a great lil ship...er ships....lots of them...more than I recalled.

I was pressing that fake Skip Ads button with all my might! You tricked me!

Another great Junkball video! I just want to alert people who may not be aware that Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer have started a podcast called Shuttlepod, and it's a lot of fun. Apart from exploring the background of the actors, the show has had guests like Jeff Combs, Vaughn Armstrong, John Billingsley, John Fleck, as well as director David Livingston and both Berman and Braga (who each get a two-parter). The contrasting personalities of Dom and Connor keep things interesting, with Dom the extravagant luvvie and Connor the laconic cowboy. Somehow they are firm friends in real life, which is nice to know.

Thanks - fantastic work mate!

YES!!! He's Back!! I have been waiting for a Junkball video. Your content is so entertaining.

Didn’t realise you were still upping content. God I missed the music. Thanks bro!

It's amazing how much rock is a core component of Starfleet tech. Like, I mean, we get ore from rocks, but I'm surprised how much they're able to accomplish without even melting it down, refining it, or taking out the slag.

New Junkball? YES! new Junkball featuring Captain Meatshield? FUCK YES!!!!

So glad to see you back!