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+ | [[Captain]] '''John Whorfin''' was the [[commanding officer]] of the [[22nd century]] [[Earth]] [[starship]] [[SS Buckaroo Banzai|SS ''Buckaroo Banzai'']]. He commanded the vessel during its [[2137]] mission to [[Planet 10 (DIM-8)]]. ({{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}}) |
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− | :''John Whorfin was the name of [[wikipedia:John Lithgow|John Lithgow]]'s character in ''[[wikipedia:The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension|The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension]]''.'' |
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+ | {{bginfo|The name of this individual appeared on an [[okudagram]] that appeared on [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s desk monitor, and was not verbally referenced on screen. A legible version of the okudagram appeared in the reference book, ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission]]''.|This reference was an in-joke to {{w|John Lithgow}}'s character in the cult science fiction adventure ''[[Buckaroo Banzai|The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension!]]''.}} |
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Revision as of 17:12, 2 August 2010
Captain John Whorfin was the commanding officer of the 22nd century Earth starship SS Buckaroo Banzai. He commanded the vessel during its 2137 mission to Planet 10 (DIM-8). (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")
The name of this individual appeared on an okudagram that appeared on Jean-Luc Picard's desk monitor, and was not verbally referenced on screen. A legible version of the okudagram appeared in the reference book, Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission.
This reference was an in-joke to John Lithgow's character in the cult science fiction adventure The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension!.