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Lieutenant Commander Argyle was one of the chief engineers aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2364.

He oversaw Kosinski's warp drive experiment in main engineering. (TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before")

That same year, he supervised the reassembly of Lore, Data's android 'brother', in sickbay. He spoke with a slight Scottish accent. (TNG: "Datalore", mentioned by name in "Lonely Among Us")

After upgrades to the subspace phase coils, Sarah MacDougal, a duty engineer and a third shift supervisor, noted in her final analysis a minor phase variation. Argyle recommended the continued use of test instrumentation for monitoring phase shifts. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child")

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Background information

Argyle was played by actor Biff Yeager. Argyle appeared to have replaced Sarah MacDougal as Chief Engineer and was apparently replaced himself by Lieutenant Logan prior to TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom".

In reviewing "Where No One Has Gone Before" as part of Memories of the Future, Volume 1, Wil Wheaton (noting that his memory of the event may not be entirely accurate) recalled hearing that Argyle had been considered as a possible permanent chief engineer for the Enterprise-D. However, when producers began receiving letters encouraging that choice before the episode had aired, and some fans complained that they had been solicited by direct mailings to write in on the subject, this reportedly led to them changing their mind. (Memories of the Future, Volume 1, p. 63)

For the remastered edition of "Galaxy's Child", the original Okudagram for the engineering logs was replaced by a new graphic. Argyle was mentioned in this graphic; however, his position in the ranking of engineers was not mentioned.

Apocrypha

Argyle has appeared or been mentioned in non-canon releases, such as Pocket TNG novels Ghost Ship, The Peacekeepers, Power Hungry, Metamorphosis, and Vendetta.

According to the DC Comics comic book "Suspect", his first name was "Terence" and he was murdered around 2369 or 2370. However, according the current Pocket Books continuity, his first name was "Michael", and he was killed aboard the USS Excalibur during the Borg incursion of 2373. Template:EnterpriseChiefEngineers

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-[[Image:Argyle.jpg|thumb|[[Chief Engineer]] Argyle]]
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+|gender           =Male
+|species          =[[Human]]
+|affiliation      =[[Starfleet]]
+|rank             =[[Lieutenant Commander]]
+|occupation       =[[Chief engineer]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}
+|status           =Alive
+|datestatus       =2367
+|actor            =[[Biff Yeager]]
+}}
 [[Lieutenant Commander]] '''Argyle''' was one of the [[chief engineer]]s aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2364]].
-He oversaw [[Kosinski]]'s [[warp drive]] experiment, as well as the reassembly of [[Lore]], [[Data]]'s [[android]] 'brother'. He spoke with a slight northern English accent. ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before|Datalore}}, mentioned by name in {{e|Lonely Among Us}})
+He oversaw [[Kosinski]]'s [[warp drive]] experiment in main engineering. ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}})
-{{EnterpriseChiefEngineers}}
+That same year, he supervised the reassembly of [[Lore]], [[Data]]'s [[android]] '[[brother]]', in [[sickbay]]. He spoke with a slight Scottish accent. ({{TNG|Datalore}}, mentioned by name in {{e|Lonely Among Us}})
-==Background==
-Argyle was played by actor [[Biff Yeager]]. Argyle appeared to have replaced [[Sarah MacDougal]] as Chief Engineer and was apparently replaced himself by [[Lieutenant]] [[Logan]] prior to {{TNG|The Arsenal of Freedom}}. However, [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]]'s line in "Where No One Has Gone Before" that engineering matters were overseen by "one of our chief engineers, in this case, [Mr.] Argyle" seems to imply that the ship had more than one chief engineering officer at the time (possibly relating to the prolonged teething problems of the {{ShipClass|Galaxy}}). Therefore, it is possible that MacDougal and Argyle both served as chief engineer simultaneously. This practice of having more than one chief engineer seems to have come to an end by [[2365]], when [[Geordi La Forge]] became the sole chief engineer of the ''Enterprise''.
+After upgrades to the [[subspace phase coil]]s, [[Sarah MacDougal]], a [[duty engineer]] and a third shift supervisor, noted in her final analysis a minor phase variation. Argyle recommended the continued use of test instrumentation for monitoring phase shifts. ({{TNG|Galaxy's Child}})
-In a review of "Where No One Has Gone Before" for TV Squad, [[Wil Wheaton]] suggested that the character of Argyle was under consideration by producers to become a permanent chief engineer for the ''Enterprise'' until letters starting coming in campaigning for Argyle in the position before the episode featuring him was aired, and that Trekkies complained that they had been spammed via mail asking them to write in on behalf of Yeager. However, Wheaton acknowledged that his memories on the subject may have been faulty since it was over 20 years ago and he was only 14 years old at the time. [http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/27/star-trek-the-next-generation-where-no-one-has-gone-before/]
+== Appendices ==
-Argyle's appearance and vocal pattern resembled that of [[Montgomery Scott]]'s in {{film|2}}, {{film|3}}, and {{film|4}} which fueled the fire of critics who claimed that ''The Next Generation'' was (again, as there were many such accusations made in the early days of the series) ripping off the [[Star Trek: The Original Series|classic ''Star Trek'']] series.
+=== Background information ===
+Argyle was played by actor [[Biff Yeager]]. Argyle appeared to have replaced [[Sarah MacDougal]] as Chief Engineer and was apparently replaced himself by [[Lieutenant]] [[Logan]] prior to {{TNG|The Arsenal of Freedom}}.
+In reviewing "Where No One Has Gone Before" as part of ''[[Memories of the Future, Volume 1]]'', [[Wil Wheaton]] (noting that his memory of the event may not be entirely accurate) recalled hearing that Argyle had been considered as a possible permanent chief engineer for the ''Enterprise''-D. However, when producers began receiving letters encouraging that choice ''before'' the episode had aired, and some fans complained that they had been solicited by direct mailings to write in on the subject, this reportedly led to them changing their mind. (''Memories of the Future, Volume 1'', p. 63)
-===Apocrypha===
-Argyle has appeared or been mentioned in non-[[canon]] releases, such as [[Pocket TNG]] [[novel]]s ''[[Ghost Ship]]'', ''[[The Peacekeepers]]'', ''[[Power Hungry]]'', ''[[Metamorphosis (novel)|Metamorphosis]]'', and ''[[Vendetta]]''.
+For the remastered edition of "Galaxy's Child", the original [[Okudagram]] for the engineering logs was replaced by a new graphic. Argyle was mentioned in this graphic; however, his position in the ranking of engineers was not mentioned.
-According to the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation (DC volume 2)|DC Comics]] [[comic|comic book]] "[[Suspect]]", his first name was "Terence" and he was murdered around [[2369]] or [[2370]]. However, according the current [[Pocket Books]] continuity, he was killed aboard the {{USS|Excalibur|NCC-26517}} during the [[Borg]] incursion of [[2373]].
+=== Apocrypha ===
+Argyle has appeared or been mentioned in non-[[canon]] releases, such as [[Pocket TNG]] [[novels]] ''[[Ghost Ship]]'', ''[[The Peacekeepers]]'', ''[[Power Hungry]]'', ''[[Metamorphosis (novel)|Metamorphosis]]'', and ''[[Vendetta]]''.
+According to the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation (DC volume 2)|DC Comics]] [[comics|comic book]] "[[Suspect]]", his first name was "Terence" and he was murdered around [[2369]] or [[2370]]. However, according the current [[Pocket Books]] continuity, his first name was "Michael", and he was killed aboard the {{USS|Excalibur|NCC-26517}} during the [[Borg]] incursion of [[2373]].
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+=== External link ===
+* {{NCwiki}}
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