| References To Star Trek |
Article Index for References To |
Articles about References To Star Trek |
Website Links For References |
Information AboutReferences To Star Trek |
|
A few television series with very many ''Star Trek'' references have articles of their own. These are ''Futurama'' , ''South Park'' and ''The Simpsons'' . If you would like to contribute to this page, please see the where there is a list of unconfirmed Star Trek references. Apart from sometimes giving away plot details, the descriptions may also spoil the fun of discovering the references for oneself. SPACECRAFT Space Shuttle Enterprise The Space Shuttle ''Enterprise'' was originally to be named the ''Constitution.'' However, after a write-in campaign, the name was changed to ''Enterprise''. It was to be the second space shuttle orbiter, but due to the cost of construction was never refitted for space travel. VSS Enterprise Virgin Galactic 's first Suborbital Space Tourism vehicle, based on the Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne design, will be called the ''VSS Enterprise''. William Shatner plans to be one of the initial paying passengers. MOVIES Ace Ventura says "For God sakes, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a pool man!" an obvious reference to Dr. McCoy 's line "I'm a doctor, not a Profession Here ". Almost Famous In a scene where William Miller rescues Penny Lane, he says "I'm about to boldly go where... many men have gone before." This film parodies many other films by design. .) Back To The Future On a time-travel journey back to the 1950's, Marty McFly--wearing a radiation suit--greets his father George with a variation of the Vulcan Salute and proclaims, "My name is Darth Vader ! I am an extra-terrestrial from the planet Vulcan!" The humor is premised upon the fact that neither ''Star Trek'' nor ''Star Wars'' existed during the 1950's. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey Bill and Ted watch the TOS episode " Arena ", and are later thrown from the same cliff ( Vasquez Rocks ) by their evil robot doubles. The Boondock Saints A Russian mobster introduces himself as Ivan Checkov. Murphy retorts, " Checkov ? Well, this here's McCoy . We find us a Spock , we got us an Away Team ." The Cable Guy
Chicken Run The chicken Mac, a Scottish engineer, is made in the image of Scotty . As the wooden bird goes down the runway: :Fowler: We need more power! :Mac: I canna work miracles cap'n, we're giving her all she's got! Shortly thereafter, Mrs. Tweedy grabs the light cord hanging from the bird, adding weight to the aircraft as she follows it up into the air. :Fowler: Great scott, what was that?! :Mac: A cling-on capt'n! The engines can't take it! Coneheads In the opening sequence of the film the Air Force Air Traffic Controller was watching The Original Series episode Arena . Crimson Tide In a scene that was Script Doctor ed by Quentin Tarantino , XO Hunter (played by Denzel Washington ) inspires his radio man to fix the submarine's radio by asking him if he's seen ''Star Trek'' and then comparing him to Scotty. Cruel Intentions Kathryn, trying to persuade Sebastian to seduce Cecile, says "She's quite cute, you know. Young, supple breasts. A tight, firm ass. Uncharted pootie. Be her Captain Picard, Valmont. Boldly go where no man has gone before." Daddy Day Care Marvin is a fan and can be seen wearing an Original Series uniform shirt. He is working for a daycare center called Daddy Daycare. He recognizes that one of the kids speaks Klingon, puts on a "Wrath of Khan" puppet show for the kids, and finds a location called "The Final Frontier" for a permanent home for the daycare center. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Towards the end of the film, as Elliot and several of his brother's classmates are trying to return E.T. to his ship, one of the young men asks if they can't just "beam him up", referring to the transporter technology featured in the world of Star Trek. Flight Of The Navigator Max (the ship) scans David's brain for star charts, absorbing other knowledge in the process. Later, as the ship is falling through the atmosphere, Max says, "Scotty to the bridge. She can't take much more of this!" Galaxy Quest The entire movie is a parody of/tribute to the ''Star Trek'' franchise and its fans. Garden State In the beginning of the movie, the following is said by Mark's mother Carol, and Tim. :Tim: Klingon Phrase '' :Carol: It means I like to mate after battle. :Tim: That's not what I said. :Carol: Yeah... :Tim: No, no. That wasn't the one I said. This one means Kill Kirk ... And also, Hallelujah ... Depending on the context. Ice Age About half way through the movie Sid, Manfred, Diego and the baby walk past a UFO frozen in ice. The baby looks back to the UFO and does the classic ''). Interstate 60 Neal and Mr. Cody are discussing the frontier. :Neal: What about space, the final frontier? :Mr. Cody: Ah, ''Star Trek'' isn't space, that's television. Fine fucking frontier that is. Kill Bill : Volume I In the opening credits of the film: :"Revenge is a dish best served cold" – Old Klingon Proverb This is a reference to '''', where Khan claims the quotation to be a Klingon Proverb . However, the source of this proverb is not Klingon, see Quotations On Revenge for its history. In addition, O-Ren's female second in command is described as "the woman dressed like an old Star Trek villain". Look Who's Talking Now ''. Monsters, Inc. The movie opens with a simulation sequence spoofing the beginning of ''''. There are several references to the Enterprise. Police Academy 3 While searching for the criminals near the end of the movie, Jones consults an imaginary Tricorder , while performing its scanning noise. The scene where Satan yells "That's it! I have had enough of you!" at Saddam Hussein and throws him into the burning depths of hell spoofs a very similar scene from ''''. Spaceballs At one point an engineer with a ludicrously bad Scottish accent beams President Skroob up - into the next room (Before that, Skroob agrees to be beamed with the remark "Oh, what the hell, it works on Star-Trek"). In a later scene, Lone Starr attempts to use the "Vulcan neck pinch" on a guard, but does it so badly that his victim has to instruct him on how to do it right. When Team America assaults Kim Jong-Il 's palace, the members of the Film Actors Guild shout, " Qapla' !" (Klingon for "Success!") in response to Alec Baldwin's rousing anti-Team America speech. Also, Kim Jong-Il has a viewscreen, and numerous times 'I sense' is said, like Deanna Troi sometimes does. The Terminal The immigration officer Torres is a Trekkie and likes to go to Star Trek Conventions as Yeoman Rand. She also accepts Enrique's marriage proposal with the . The Time Machine Vox, the holo-librarian, gives the Vulcan Salute . Also the Star Trek sound effect of doors opening and closing can be heard when he exits the glass. {Link without Title} Toy Story
Toy Story 2 As Buzz Lightyear says farewell to the newer model Buzz he gives the Vulcan Salute . Wayne's World 2
Zoolander The name of villain, Mugatu, is taken from the monster Mugato in the ''ST:TOS'' episode ''" A Private Little War "''. TELEVISION SERIES 2.4 Children Beam Me Up, Scotty In the fifth episode of season 3, the lead character's nemesis SF-fan nemesis died, and left instructions in his will that his funeral should be ''Star Trek'' themed, with all attendees in costume. Most of the Federation costumes were accurate, but the Gorn was a generic lizard, and the Klingon appeared to be some sort of monkey. Animaniacs This show was famous for spoofing anything pop culture and anything nerdy. References to ''Star Trek'' showed up regularly, including space opera sketches, including a sketch entitled "Star Truck", and Shatner and Nimoy giving obnoxious dramatic readings, to a very abusive reception. There is another sketch in which the Warners compete with Shatner for karaoke time. When they finally oust him, they find out that Nimoy was next on the list after him. The Autocrats The series includes an entire episode about the adventures of the starship ''"Parliament House"'', with famous Finnish politicians as the crew, and the slogan "to boldly go where someone has gone before". Many animations in this episode are direct copies of those in various Star Trek series, and familiar equipment includes phasers and tricorders. Babylon 5 Voices Of Authority Commander Ivanova says "Good luck, Captain. I think you're about to go where everyone has gone before" to Captain Sheridan when she witnesses Julie Musante's attempts to seduce him, parodying both the Star Trek catch-phrase and Captain Kirk's promiscuity. Boston Legal Denny Crane, played by William Shatner , is lying in a bed beside Allan Shore, played by James Spader . Allan Shore says to Denny, "Get a load of this. The lice that attack the salmon are called cling-ons." Denny Crane replies, "Wait, did you say Klingon?" Episode "The Cancer Man Can," originally aired 01/10/06: Denny Crane gets a new camera phone from a girlfriend, and when he flips it open it makes the sound the communicators made in the original series. While his new wife is suggesting they move to Hawaii, Denny Crane says, "What am I supposed to do? Beam myself to Boston every morning?" Cheers Woody Boyd 's middle name is Tiberius, as was Captain Kirk 's. Chewin' The Fat Featured a sketch entitled " Tayside rs In Space", based on The Next Generation, with jokes on the Tayside region's stereotypes and variation of Scots . {Link without Title} Operation: SPACE At the start of this episode, Numbuh One, Numbuh Two, Numbuh Four and Numbuh Five are in a shuttle pod, doing various Star Trek things. Numbuh One is very obviously the captain. Operation: POOL Negative Numbuh Four has a goatee, which is a reference to anti-Spock's goatee in ''Mirror Mirror''. Operation: DUCKY The captain of the S.S. Stinky Pants is James P. Dirt, which is a reference to James T. Kirk, the captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Dead Like Me Dead Girl Walking Seeing her family after her death, George says, "It was like an alternate universe where I didn't exist. There were no goatees or gold lamé sashes, just a hole where I used to be." This is a reference to the Mirror Spock and uniforms in '' Mirror, Mirror ''. Dilbert The Competition The doors at the Nirvana company are very similar in appearance and sound to the doors on ''''. Testing
The Takeover In an attempt to manipulate the stock market, Dogbert publishes a magazine called "Dogbert's Business Minute" with the headline "CEO caught in jungle voodoo orgy with cast of Deep Space Nine" and a shocking picture of the incident. Among others, there is a ''. Little People Alice, Dilbert and Wally are crawling through the air conditioning duct when Dilbert asks if they are in the Jefferies Tube . The Gift Dilbert is woken up by a Seven Of Nine alarm clock with the voice of Jeri Ryan : :Alarm clock: Get out of bed. Resistance is futile. Wake up and assimilate the day. (twice) :Dilbert: I wonder if I could ever date a woman like Jeri Ryan. :Alarm clock: That too is futile. :Dilbert: Okay, that's enough out of you. (reaches for the clock) :Alarm clock: Do not touch me. :Dilbert: Then how do I turn you off? :Alarm clock: Believe me, I am plenty turned off right now. Ethics In court, an alien uses a Vulcan Nerve Pinch to silence an engineer. Doctor Who The Third Doctor on several occasions used a technique similar to the Vulcan nerve pinch as part of his Venusian Aikido , most notably in the serials " Inferno " and " Invasion Of The Dinosaurs ". The Green Death The Third Doctor temporarily stumps an evil computer by asking it "If I were to tell you that the next thing I say would be true, but the last thing I said was a lie, would you believe me?" - this is an almost verbatim quote from the Trek episode I, Mudd . Of course, the Liar Paradox is known to be at least 2,500 years old. The Trial Of A Time Lord Hand weapons are referred to as " Phaser s" in the segments " Mindwarp " and " Terror Of The Vervoids ". The Empty Child The Doctor and Rose are tracking a metal cylinder which has landed in 1941 London. She suggests he "scan for alien tech", and is disappointed when he says he plans to just ask around. She says it's "not quite Spock ". Later, she says that Captain Jack Harkness 's ship is "very Spock". As a cover, she tells Captain Jack the Doctor's name is Mr. Spock. Duckman Where No Duckman Has Gone Before The whole episode parodies the original ''Star Trek'' series and movies. ER Just A Touch In a counseling group, there is a mental patient who speaks only Klingon . The Klingon spoken does not appear to be actual Klingon. In a very early episode a patient at the admissions desk is heard giving his doctor's name as "Leonard McCoy". In another episode, a Star Trek fan tried to make his ears pointed like a Vulcan's, using garden shears. Family Guy I Never Met the Dead Man
Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater Stewie orders two servants to fight to the death in a scene that parodies fight theme is played. If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' Peter pretends that his son is dying in order to get a cancelled TV-show back on the air. When successful, he notes that he has two more kids and has always wanted to see new episodes of ''Star Trek''. When You Wish Upon a Weinstein ''. Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington Peter destroys a company suck-up by asking trick questions to lead it into a contradiction. This is probably a reference to the episode '' The Return Of The Archons '' or '' I, Mudd '', where Kirk destroys a computer and a robot respectively by asking them trick questions. The Kiss Seen Around the World For his school presentation, Neil shows "a fight scene from Star Trek, season 1, episode 18" (''Arena'') where Kirk fights Gorn to demonstrate that "because of his rough and tumble style of command, Captain Kirk is clearly superior to Jean-Luc Picard." Mr. Berler (the teacher) comments: "Thank you Neil for that incredibly irrelevant presentation. We all know Captain Picard is the superior officer." Emission Impossible The on-board computer on Stewies ship uses some Trek-like jargon and has the voice of Majel Barrett , who provided the voice for the computers on many federation starships. A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas Stewie appears as the baby Jesus and makes reference to Jeffrey Hunter , who played Jesus in the biblical film '' King Of Kings '' and Captain Christopher Pike on the original ''Star Trek'' pilot '' The Cage ''. He notes that since William Shatner replaced him, "Apparently Mr. Hunter was good enough to die for our sins, but not quite up to the task of seducing green women". North by North Quahog As Brian is changing Stewie's diaper, Stewie yells "aft torpedoes, fire!" and urinates on him. This phrase is used in many ''Star Trek'' battle scenes. 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter Neil has a model of the USS Enterprise in his room. Peter's Got Woods Peter Griffin (voiced by MacFarlane) makes the comment, "Boy, I haven't been this creeped out since I saw that episode of Star Trek." Then it cuts to an animated Enterprise-D in orbit over a planet, and then to Captain Picard's bridge, complete with an animated Riker, Troi, La Forge, Worf, Data and Wesley Crusher at stations - although Wesley and Data's positions are switched. Picard (voiced by Stewart) says to Riker, "Number One ... let me ask you something. If I whispered in your ear that Commander Worf's head looks like a fanny, would you join me in a laugh?" Riker (Frakes) says, "Yeah, I could get in on that!" Picard: "All right! Here it comes!" He then says loudly, "Commander Worf's head looks like a fanny!" and the whole bridge laughs. Except for Worf (Dorn), who responds, "You can both suck my ridges!" Picard comes back, "Oh, get a sense of humor, Rocky Dennis ! From startrek.com Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story! One of the opening title slides is of Brian climbing a mountain, while Stewie appears with rocket boots, a visual reference to a similar scene with Kirk and Spock in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Stewie mentions his cousin, Quark Griffin (a parody of ''), shown in a cutaway being harassed by Odo (voiced by Rene Auberjonois ). As Stu is travelling back to the future, Stewie leaps onto him as he dematerializes, saying, "Surprise!". In '''', Gillian Taylor jumps onto Kirk as he dematerializes into the Bird-of-Prey. She later ends up in the future. Frasier Star Mitzvah Frasier makes a deal with the ''Star Trek'' fan Noel: Frasier will get Scott Bakula 's autograph at a ''Star Trek'' convention (Noel cannot attend himself because William Shatner has a Restraining Order against him) and Noel will translate a speech for Frasier's son's Bar Mitzvah into Hebrew . Frasier fails to live up to his side of the agreement, so Noel gets even by translating the speech into Klingon (Frasier can't tell the difference). Frasier delivers the speech in Klingon (the Klingon spoken ''is'' real) to a stunned audience. A friend of Frasier's son recognizes that the language is Klingon, and later translates the speech into English. To make it up to Noel, Frasier gives him the wig Joan Collins wore in the ''Star Trek'' episode "City on the Edge of Forever". Freakazoid! Ode to Leonard Nimoy This is a segment of the episode ''Foamy the Freakadog / Office Visit / Ode to Leonard Nimoy / Emergency Broadcast System'' in which Fanboy recites a poem explaining how he desires the autograph of Leonard Nimoy . It begins: :Leonard Nimoy, Leonard Nimoy. :Dear Mr. Spock, oh golly gee boy. :It sure would make me smile and laugh, :If I could have your autograph. Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends The Trouble with Scribbles The title of this episode is an obivious play on " The Trouble With Tribbles ", and the episode revolves around a vast quantity of small "scribbles" that have some visual similarity with Star Trek's tribbles and - like them - are loved by almost everybody. Full House Taking the Plunge In a segment of this episode, Kimmy runs to Reno to get married. As the scene opens, we see the minister with another couple in a humorous ''Star Trek'' themed wedding: :Minister: And as you promise to kling onto each other for the rest of your life, I now pronounce you Captain and Vulcan. :DJ: Kimmy, all I am saying is just think about what you're doing. :Kimmy: I am thinking. And I think the Star Trek wedding looks nice. :Minister: Live long. And pay the cashier on your way out. Futurama ''Main article: References To Star Trek In Futurama .'' The Golden Girls Bringing Up Baby The girls believe they are inheriting custody a baby from Rose's late uncle, not knowing it is really a pig named Baby. Dr. Benjamin Spock is mentioned, and Rose says "What does Spock know about raising children? On Vulcan, all the kids are born in pods." Even Grandmas Get the Blues Dorothy is serving as the substitute teacher of an Advanced Placement course, and she is pleased that she will "be working with kids who know Chekhov was a brilliant Russian playwright, not the Navigator on the Starship Enterprise". Rose responds "I didn't know the guy from ''Star Trek'' wrote plays." The Goodies The End Season 5, episode 13. The trio have spent the episode trapped in their office, which has been buried in concrete. Eventually, after many years, they die. In a tag scene, their skeletons are discovered 300 years later by a trio of explorers wearing TOS-style uniforms, and one, Graeme Garden , with pointed ears. Jake 2.0 The Good, the Bad, and the Geeky The registry number of an airplane is NX-74205, which is the registry number of the USS ''Defiant'' . Also, an override code begins with " NCC ", just like Starfleet ships do. Other episodes of '' Jake 2.0 '' depict a holographic training center for NSA agents which is quite obviously based on the Holodeck from ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. The Life And Times Of Juniper Lee In the episode "It Takes A Pillage", June says to Monroe, "Mr. Scott, you have the bridge", a reference to both Star Trek and Monroe's Scottish ancestory. '' Lost '' Boone (to Locke): "Red shirt. You ever watch Star Trek? The crew guys that went down to the planets with the main guys? Captain Kirk and the guy with the pointy ears? They always wore red shirts, and they always got killed." Mad About You The show's theme song title, "Final Frontier" comes from the opening narration used in "Star Trek: The Original Series" and its "Animated Series" and "Next Generation" spin-offs. The show's final episode title "The Final Frontier" also comes from the opening narration used in "Star Trek: The Original Series" and its "Animated Series" and "Next Generation" spin-offs. Men Behaving Badly Watching TV The gang are sitting on the sofa watching '' The City On The Edge Of Forever ''. Numerous ''Star Trek'' jokes follow, including 'Star Trek Doors'. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Guide to: School Car Wash & Secrets After getting chased by Billy Loomer, Ned Bigby and Simon "Cookie" Nelson-Cook ran to Jennifer "Moze" Mosley, who told them "You guys look like you've seen a ghost" in a similar way Captain James T. Kirk told Captain Spock in ''''. Power Rangers Turbo Shift Into Turbo, Part 2 Divatox said that the Turbo Rangers "couldn't find pointy ears at a Star Trek convention." Red Dwarf The Simulants seen in various episodes are cybernetically enhanced humanoids with mechanical parts and laser pointers stuck to the sides of their heads. Visually they are remarkably similar to the design of the Borg . The Last Day Kryten is threatened by a new android model which is scheduled to terminate and replace him. Lister and Cat offer to help Kryten, much to his surprise. :Kryten: You would gamble your safety for a mere android? Is this the human value you call... friendship? :Lister: Don't give me the Star Trek crap, it's too early in the mornin'! Tikka To Ride The opening sequence shows , passing over the rings of a planet. The difference being that here, Starbug begins to jettison waste from the rear of the ship, essentially crapping on the rings. Only the Good... The title of this episode (the final episode of Red Dwarf) is a play on ''"''. Roswell The UFO Convention Jonathan Frakes (playing himself) visits the UFO Center and he makes a reference to ' Shatner and Stewart '. Later he has a mold of his handprint made outside and there is an additional reference to ' Nimoy '. Secrets and Lies A mysterious murder brings Max to Hollywood. In order to gain access to the ''. In the audition scene Jonathan Frakes (as himself) appears as the director of the episode and John Billingsley (also as himself) reads the lines of Dr. Phlox . Jonathan Frakes has actually never directed an episode of ''Enterprise'', and the dialogue in the audition (written by ''Roswell'' writers) has never appeared on ''Enterprise''. Jonathan Frakes is the executive producer of ''Roswell''. Saturday Night Live There's a parody of '''' starring John Belushi and Chevy Chase . In 1994, '''' and '' The Love Boat '', called ''The Love Boat: The Next Generation''. In an episode in which William Shatner hosts there is a sequence which shows Shatner at a Star Trek convention. Shatner quickly becomes annoyed with the fans' obsessive knowledge of the show and proclaims what they are doing is a "colossal waste of time" and that Star Trek was "just a television show." To appease the crowd he claims that he was re-creating the "Evil Captain Kirk" from the Original Series episode "The Enemy Within." SeaQuest DSV In an episode entitled "Hide and Seek," William Shatner makes a guest appearance as a deposed European dictator. When he first contacts the SeaQuest DSV , The Serial number JTK-NCC-1701 appears at the bottom of the vidscreen, referencing James T. Kirk 's initials, and the registry number of the USS Enterprise . Seinfeld The Foundation In the beginning of the episode, George and Jerry talk about ''''. George's old fiance Susan has died, and Jerry tells her parents that "her death takes place in the shadow of a new life", inspired from watching ''Star Trek II''. Susans parents start a foundation in her memory and put George in the board of directors. George is furious with Jerry for giving them the inspiration and shouts "KHAAAAAAAN!" at the top of his lungs in the same way that Captain Kirk does in ''Star Trek II''. Later in the episode, Kramer talks to Elaine about Katra (the Vulcan spirit) and how he thinks ''Star Trek III'' was better than ''II''. The Dealership George repeats the "KHAAAAAAN!" scene (complete with overhead camera angle) to express his anger over a purloined Twix bar. However, in this episode, instead of shouting "KHAAAAAAAN!" he shouts "TWIIIIIIIIIX!" Shortland Street The character of Dr Grace Kwan in this New Zealand soap opera was a major ''Star Trek'' fan and even had a cardboard cut out of Spock in her apartment. In September 1996, Grace was feeling depressed, so her friends threw her a ''Star Trek'' theme party and dressed up as characters and aliens from the series. The theme party coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''Star Trek's'' first airing, so one can assume that the producers decided to have this storyline as a nod to the milestone, although no actual mention of the anniversary was made on the show. South Park ''Main article: References To Star Trek In South Park .'' Spin City Bye Bye Love Michael asks what Nikki and Dan have planned for their date and learns that they are going to catch the new ''Star Trek'' movie. This episode first aired 1997-01-07, so the movie in question is '''' which premiered 1996-11-22 in the US. Stargate SG-1 Throughout ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'', if somebody uses a transporter (usually Asgard ), it is often referred to as "beaming". Children of the Gods After arriving on Abydos Major Ferretti says "Greetings from Earth, Dr. Jackson" to Daniel while giving him a Vulcan Salute . 1969 After SG-1 arrives in 1969, O'Neill is interrogated by the commanding officer of Cheyenne Mountain. When asked who he is, O'Neill tells him he is would not come out for eight more years). Prometheus While discussing what to name the X-303 (in the end, it was named ''Prometheus''), Samantha Carter says to Jack O'Neill "Sir, we can't call it the ''Enterprise''!" The Other Guys Following the exploits of two well meaning but hapless scientists caught up in a covert SG-1 mission, this episode features 's John Billingsley ( Doctor Phlox ) as one of these scientists who happens to be serious Trekker. The opportunity is taken to fill the episode with numerous Trek jibes, including a reference to the original series' "disposable" security officers in red shirts. This is punctuated by the prompt death of the only character in the episode to wear red. This same scene features a Klingon bat'leth sword hanging on a wall in the background. Redemption Part 1 When conducting preflight checks on the X302 prototype, O'Neill includes " Phasers " in the checklist Ripple Effect After being taken hostage by an SG-1 team from an alternate universe, Col. Mitchell notes that their captors must not be from the evil universe, as they have no beards. This is a reference to episode " Mirror, Mirror ". Stargate Atlantis Poisoning The Well :McKay: He just doesn't like going through the Stargate. :Sheppard: He's worse than Doctor McCoy. :Teyla: Who? :Sheppard: TV character which Dr. Beckett plays in real life. The Storm/The Eye :Beckett: "I'm a medical doctor, not a bloody fighter pilot!" and similar lines (referring to Leonard McCoy 's "I'm a doctor, not a....") when asked to pilot a Puddle Jumper and do other tasks. The Defiant One :Sheppard: "Alright-lets remember where we parked." (after activating the Puddle Jumper's cloak; in reference to Kirk's "Okay, everybody remember where we parked" in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home) :Dr. McKay: "Who are you, Captain Kirk?" (To Major Sheppard when he makes a possessive remark about his puddlejumper.) Sanctuary :Dr. McKay: "The Captain Kirk routine." (To Major Sheppard when he starts a romantic relationship with an offworlder.) :Dr. McKay: "Oh my god; he ''is'' Kirk." Inferno Having discovered an Ancient warship, Dr McKay says he has the perfect name for it, to which Sheppard says "we are not calling it the Enterprise!" That '70s Show 5:15 When Brooke asks Kelso if he has read the Dr. Spock book she gave him, he replies "No, I kind of lost interest when I realized it wasn't about ''Star Trek''." (Note, that this may be a nod to a similar gag in an episode of "Welcome Back, Kotter.") Teen Titans Fear Itself The Teen Titans fight Control Freak at a video rental store where he rampages on account of ''Warp Trek V'' (which allegedly 'reunited the entire original cast of the classic TV show') not being on the favorite rentals list. Control Freak calls the girl in the store a '' are used. The Dead Zone Precipitate Johnny Smith asks a clerk in a book store to wrap up ten copies of a book for him to pick up later. When the manager asks what book it was, the clerk holds up the novel version of ''''. The manager exclaims "Finally! I thought we'd never move those." This is probably an inside joke as Michael Piller – the executive producer of ''The Dead Zone'' – was the story and screenplay writer on ''Insurrection''. The Muppet Show Pigs In Space Miss Piggy , and some other cast members including Captain Link Hogthrob and Dr. Julius Strangepork travel through the galaxy in the starship Swinetrek . Enjoyed a brief comeback as ''Pigs in Space: Deep Dish Nine! The Next Generation of Pigs...in Space''. "Tune in next week for another adventure of PIIIIIIGS IN SPAAAAAACE!" The Office Episode Three David Brent recalls a previous Quiz night, where he had to go home and get a book to prove that Spock was half- Vulcan and not a full Vulcan. The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror In all of the Treehouse of Horror episodes the aliens are named Kang and Kodos after an Original Series Klingon and mass murderer respectively. The aliens' homeworld is Rigel VII, a system visited many times in Star Trek. Likewise, in the first Treehouse of Horror episode, there is a third alien named Surak after the Vulcan leader who taught his people the ways of logic. Three Men and a Comic Book At a comic book convention Martin Prince asks at the lost and found desk: "Excuse me sir, has anyone turned in a left Vulcan ear?" He is wearing a right Vulcan ear. Blood Feud
The "movie" shows the cast of as elderly people. At one point, a gray-haired Captain Kirk wearing reading glasses, gives an order to a fumbling, overweight Chief Engineer Scotty, who protests in a Scottish accent "It's no use, captain; I canna' reach the control panel!" Another memorable quote, this time from the "captain's log": Captain's Log Stardate 6051: had trouble sleeping last night... my hiatal hernia is acting up again. The ship is drafty and damp; I complain, but nobody listens. This is possibly a reference to a classic episode of the show, where several crew members were exposed to a virus and developed a strange sort of extraterrestrial progeria but the more likely target of the satire is the fact that as the movies progressed the original cast of Star Trek was becoming rather too aged to credibly portray a crew of bold adventurers. Marge vs. the Monorail Leonard Nimoy, a celebrity on the monorail's maiden voyage, tells a fellow passenger that "the doors on Star Trek weren't automatic, there was a stage hand on the other side that opened it when they saw you coming." The passenger responds by asking if anyone wants to switch seats. The show ends with Nimoy stating his work is done, and when Barney informs him he didn't do anything, Nimoy responds, "Oh, didn't I?", before being beamed out of the scene. Deep Space Homer
Itchy & Scratchyland In the title sequence the family is beamed onto the couch, Star Trek style. Bart's Girlfriend In church, Abe admits, "I was the one that cancelled Star Trek!" Homer vs. Patty and Selma In the title sequence the family is beamed onto the couch, Star Trek style. This is not the exact same intro that is used for Itchy & Scratchyland. They saved Lisa's Brain
The Homer They Fall Comic Book Guy tries to return an "ultimate belt" (a belt with lots of little gadgets) to a technology store. When asked for a receipt he says "No, I do not have receipt. I won it as a door prize at the Star Trek convention, although I find their choice of prize highly illogical, as the average trekker has no use for a medium sized belt." The Springfield Files Leonard Nimoy (who begins as the narrator of the story but later becomes part of it) is called Spock by a guy selling him a hot dog. Grade School Confidential Before Bart opens the janitor's closet, he tells everyone: "Set your faces to stunned". A play on words in reference to , where the phrase: "Set your phasers on stun" was often heard. Das Bus The Comic Book Guy is downloading a pornographic image of Captain Kathryn Janeway from when Homer's Internet advertisement appears. Bart to the Future While Bart and Ralph are performing at Nelson's nightclub, audience members begin throwing beer bottles at them. Technical supervisor Willie creates a shield that protects them, but it begins to buckle. Willie says, "We need more power. The shield won't hold much longer!", à la Scotty. Dude, Where's My Ranch? While the Simpsons are doing the dishes, the radio plays William Shatner's version of "Everybody hates Ned Flanders", a song written by Homer. 'Tis the Fifteenth Season
My Big Fat Geek Wedding At the BiMonSciFiCon (bi-monthly science fiction convention) Comic Book Guy and Edna take part in a Klingon wedding ceremony. The ceremony is not an accurate recreation, a "real" Klingon wedding ceremony can be seen in the Deep Space Nine episode You are Cordially Invited... for comparison. Later, Homer and Marge are remarried by the Klingon priest: The Klingon priest recites something in Klingon Marge: I do! Homer: Marge, you just agreed to raise the kids Klingon! Marge: D'oh! Please note that the Klingon used in the ceremonies is very much not real tlhIngan Hol, and not even close. However, the small glimpse of Klingon writing (pIqaD) appears to read 'worD', also not Klingon, but funny. Welcome Back, Kotter Either just before, or just after Julie gives birth to twins, Barbarino notices a book about infant care. Julie simply says that it's "Dr. Spock," and Barbarino replies that he likes Star Trek, too. The West Wing Arctic Radar Janice Trumbull, a temp at the white house is a ''Star Trek'' fan and wears a Communicator badge in the office. When asked to remove the badge she causes something of a fuss. In one scene Josh Lyman sits down and discusses the matter with her: :Josh: I'm a fan. I'm a sports fan, I'm a music fan and I'm a Star Trek fan, all of them. But here's what I don't do – tell me if any of this sounds familiar. Let's list our ten favorite episodes. Let's list our least favorite episodes. Let's list our favorite galaxies. Let's make a chart to see how often our favorite galaxies appear in our favorite episodes. What Romulan would you most like to see coupled with a Cardassian, and why. Let's spend a weekend talking about Romulans falling in love with Cardassians, and then – let's do it again. That's not being a fan. That's having a fetish. And I don't have a problem with that, except you can't bring your hobbies into work. OK? :Janice: Got it. :Josh: Except on Star Trek holidays. :Janice: There's no such thing as a Star Trek holiday. :Josh: Well work hard around here – we'll make one. The X-Files 4-D Reyes offers the theory that Doggett is a Doppelganger of the original Doggett, to which he replies "Too much Star Trek." Tiny Toons As with the Animaniacs, space sketches referring to ''Star Trek'' were inevitable for Tiny Toons, who especially seemed fond of Tricorders and Spock. Cinemaniacs This episode featured a full sketch called "DUCK TREK" (rendered in an imitation of the Star Trek font). "Space, the big parking garage. These are the voyages of the Starship Acme. Its six minute mission...to boldly go where no duck has gone before!" In it, Spork (Hamton), Doctor Fur (Furball) and the crew voyage to the planet Follicle to get a new toupe for dramatic, pauseful-speech-laden Jim (Plucky). Upon being attacked by the red furry monster from old Looney Toons fame, Doctor Fur (Furball) says "Darn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a barber!" Transformers Return of Optimus Prime When lifting Optimus Prime 's dead body onto an operating table, Wreck-Gar says ''"Darnit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a forklift"''. When asked about Optimus's condition, he says ''"His engines, they cannae take the strain"'' and ''"He's dead, Jim"''. Will & Grace My Best Friend's Tush Grace meets a famous designer in a restaurant. Not knowing how to act or what to say, she blurts out "Oh my God, I'm like one of those losers when they meet William Shatner at a Trekkie convention." Field of Queens Will and Jack decide to join a gay football team and are at the first training when the team captain approaches them: :Captain: Are you the new guys? :Jack: Yeah, Hi! I'm Jack, that's Will. :Captain: I'm Kirk, the captain. :Will: Oh, so you're... Captain Kirk? (laughs) :Captain: Right. :Will: Who do we play first, the Romulans or the Klingons? (parodying Shatner's speech and body language) :The captain stares blankly at Will and then goes on to speak to the team. MUSIC Nena Both the German original and the English translation of the 1984 international hit by Nena , ''99 Luftballons'' (99 Red Balloons), compare fighter pilots to Captain Kirk. The Refreshments The Refreshments ' 1996 single ''Banditos'' describes how the singer and another person will attempt a daring bank robbery. To escape from the law he proposes they enter Mexico using an I.D. card stating he is "Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the United Federation Of Planets " as the border guard "won't speak English anyway". Jimmy Buffet In his 1979 song ''Boat Drinks'', Jimmy Buffett asks Mr. Scott to beam him somewhere "where the pace of life's slow." Red Hot Chili Peppers A line in the Red Hot Chili Peppers ' 2000 single ''Californication'' goes: ''Space may be the final frontier but it's made in a Hollywood basement.'' Beastie Boys The '' uniforms while Transporting , fighting in the same fashion as the episode Amok Time , using Phasers , and playing Basketball . The song's lyrics also reference Trekkie s and Klingon s. The video has lengthy credits at the end, which include a number of people who are not actually present in the video, starting with several TOS cast members. Barenaked Ladies The .'' Nerf Herder reference. No Kill I No Kill I is a Sacramento-based, Trek-themed Punk Rock band. They perform in full Trek regalia, including a bass-playing Mugato . Named after the famous pleading of the Horta in the episode "Devil In The Dark" . Orbital Orbital's ''The Moebius'' contains speech clips from the episode "Time Squared" The Rejecters A song by punk rock band ''. Rigel 7 Rigel 7 is a Trek-themed techno band based in Nevada. Screeching Weasel Screeching Weasel, a former Chicago based Punk Rock band, had a title called ''Phasers on kill'' on their album Bark Like A Dog . Basic storyline of the song is that Kirk's crew lands in his house and hangs around trying to get back, but actually it's a lovesong. Spizz Energi Spizz Energi, a British Punk Rock band, recorded a single in 1980 entitled ''Where's Captain Kirk?'' Spock's Beard The Progressive Rock band Spock's Beard derives its name from a suggestion by guitarist Alan Morse that their music sounds like it is something that would be played in an alternate universe, like the one where "Spock had a beard". S.P.O.C.K Much of the music of the Swedish ''. The Firm ''Star Trekkin''' was a 1987 UK number one hit single for The Firm . The song and accompanying Claymation video are parodies of the original series, each verse supposedly performed by a different character, all of whom are introduced by name. The song was written by John O'Connor and Graham Lister. Numerous parodies of the song, about the characters from the four spinoff series, have been written by various fans. Some of these parodies, as well as lyrics and an mp3 of the original, are available at Bec's Trek Page . T'Pau The late-1980s English rock group T'Pau took their name from the Star Trek character T'Pau , a Vulcan . Voltaire Voltaire released an album called Banned On Vulcan which featured the songs: # Worf's Revenge (Klingon Rap) # The U.S.S. Make-Shit-Up # The Sexy Data Tango # Screw the Okampa (I wanna go home!) Downloads are available from his website. http://www.voltaire.net Information Society The 1988 hit ''What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)'' by Information Society features a voice sample spoken by Mr. Spock from the episode " Errand Of Mercy " saying "pure energy". NOVELS ''Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said'' Philip K. Dick 's novel '' Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said '' portrays a Dystopian Earth, where a "Second Civil War" has placed the United States under a Police State regime—a far cry from the optimistic future ''Star Trek'' portrays. With bleak irony, the characters describe swashbuckling science fiction films as "Captain Kirks". ''3001: The Final Odyssey'' In the fourth part of " (1968) also played Lt. Commander Gary Mitchell in "Where No Man Has Gone Before", the second pilot of Star Trek: TOS.) COMICS Mad Magazine : Star Blecch In issue #115 of '' Mad Magazine '' published in December of 1967 there was a strip by the name of ''Star Blecch'', a parody of ''Star Trek'' in which the main characters flying the good ship "Booby-Prize" are called "Kook" and "Spook". A colorized version of the strip is now available online. In the 1970s, after the original series had ceased production but before the first film was produced, Mad ruminated on the possibility of a reunion special, making use of various popular songs set to new lyrics. The actors were depicted as somewhat older, including an overweight James Doohan . Mad also ran parodies of each of the ''Star Trek'' films as they were released, as they do for most major motion pictures. They also ran ''Star Blecch: The Next Degradation'' when premiered in the US. This featured "Captain Jean-Fluke Retard" encountering Khan and pointing out that wrath isn't allowed in the new lovey-dovey 24th Century. Bloom County In Bloom County, Opus, Cutter John, Portnoy and HodgePodge pretended they were ''Star Trek'' characters, calling their "ship" (Cutter John's wheelchair) the "''StarChair Enterpoop''." COMPUTER GAMES Elite This early space trading game included small furry creatures which only ate and bred, and could decimate a cargo. In the interests of copyright, two letters were changed, to call them " Trumbles ". Duke Nukem 3D In level 3 ("Warp Factor") of episode 2 ("Lunar Apocalypse"), there's a hidden room which looks like the bridge of starship Enterprise. If Duke passes the door where he needs the yellow access card, then moves up the moving hallway, after that turns right and opens a semi-hidden door at the wall (the door is brighter than the surrounding wall) and shoots the button he then sees in the small room, he has to quickly turn around and run around a corner to find a that a pillar has been lowered. Behind the pillar he finds an elevator resembling a Turbolift which leads to the room. The top-down map of this same stage resembles the USS Enterprise a lot... Vice Admiral Stukov has a space burial similar to . Also, when you move the Terran unit "Battlecruiser" around you can hear the unit respond "Make it so" and "Engage", both used by Jean-Luc Picard in ST:TNG At one point in the game, HK-47 says "I'm an assassination droid, not a dictionary!", an obvious reference to Dr. McCoy 's line "I'm a doctor, not a Profession Here ". One of the sidequests a player character can complete is called "The Trouble With Gizka," referring to the episode " The Trouble With Tribbles ." Gizka are small creatures that reproduce quickly and exponentially. Master Of Orion Master Of Orion features many technologies in the game that are similar to Star Trek technologies. Warcraft II The cheat code for speedy constructing is "Make It So", Picard's catchphrase HeXeN : Deathkings of the Dark Citadel The roof of the original entry room of the level "Marketplace" of the second hub closely resembles an overhead view of the USS Enterprise D . WEB Google has translated their search service into the Klingon Language : Google tlhIngan Hol . Web comics The Sev Wide Web includes ''Sev Trek'', a Star Trek parody web comic. General Protection Fault A visitor from an alternate universe describes that the counterpart to Nick is a fascist oppressive regime. Fooker says, "If he doesn't have a goatee, I'll be sorely disappointed." {Link without Title} REAL-LIFE ORGANIZATIONS The Planetary Society The Planetary Society has the vision to "explore new worlds to seek out life on other worlds", which is being portrayed in ''Star Trek''. STAR TREK ITSELF In the eighth Star Trek movie, '' episode " All Good Things... ". Both ''First Contact'' and "All Good Things..." were written by Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore . SEE ALSO
|
|
|