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From time to time various popular culture references have appeared in Star Trek as in-jokes. These references, mostly include in background displays, have also been cleverly referenced in spoken dialog.
The following articles contain references (or are homages) to various popular culture media sources.
Numerous science fiction writers have been referenced or acknowledged throughout the series, including Isaac Asimov (Amasov), Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury (USS Bradbury, Bradbury-class), Arthur C. Clarke (Clarke's Disease, 2001: A Space Odyssey), Theodore Sturgeon (Sturgeon), Jules Verne (Verne), and H.G. Wells (Wells-class).
2001: A Space Odyssey
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- Crossover performers
- Production
- Douglas Trumbull, special effects
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaEdit
AkiraEdit
Babylon 5Edit
- See also: Babylon 5
Back to the FutureEdit
- Crossover performers
- Production
- Steve Gawley, model maker
- Michael M. Mills, make-up artist
- Ken Ralston, visual effects supervisor
- Andy Probert, concept artist
- Industrial Light & Magic, special visual effects
BatmanEdit
- Gotham City
- Gotham City Bats
- The episode title for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "In the Pale Moonlight".
- Crossover performers
- Rene Auberjonois
- Diedrich Bader
- Victor Brandt
- Clancy Brown
- Jeffrey Combs
- John Glover
- Frank Gorshin
- James Horan
- Jason Marsden
- Lee Meriwether
- Julie Newmar
- Ron Perlman
- Keith Szarabajka
- David Warner
- Frank Welker
- Wil Wheaton
Battlestar GalacticaEdit
- Crossover performers
- Ed Begley, Jr.
- Bob Bralver
- John Colicos
- John de Lancie
- Anthony De Longis
- Lance LeGault
- Richard Lynch
- George Murdock
- Brock Peters
- Michelle Forbes (2003 reboot)
- Mark Sheppard (2003 reboot)
- Dean Stockwell (2003 reboot)
- Kate Vernon (2003 reboot)
- Nana Visitor (2003 reboot)
- Rick Worthy (2003 reboot)
- Production
- Winrich Kolbe (classic)
- Ronald D. Moore (2003 reboot)
- Allan Kroeker (2003 reboot)
The BeatlesEdit
- USS Sutherland (dedication plaque)
- TNG: "The Inner Light" (episode title)
Blade RunnerEdit
- Crossover performers
- Janet Brady
- Diane Carter
- Joanna Cassidy
- Ann Chatterton
- Gilbert B. Combs
- Gary Epper
- James M. Halty
- Sharon Hesky
- Jeff Imada
- Beth Nufer
- George Sawaya
- Mike Washlake
- Michael Zurich
- Production
- Michael Backauskas, visual effects assistant editor
- Gary Combs, stunt coordinator
- Logan Frazee, special effects technician
- Terry D. Frazee, special floor effects supervisor
- Michael Kaplan, costume designer
- Syd Mead, visual futurist
- Douglas Trumbull, special photographic effects supervisor
- Hoyt Yeatman, visual displays: DQI
- Ryan Zuttermeister, associate visual effects producer: Lola visual effcts
Blakes 7Edit
- Crossover performers
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionEdit
- Banzai Institute
- SS Buckaroo Banzai
- BBI-993
- Buckaroo Bokai
- Dedication plaques of:
- Planet 10 (DIM-8)
- Strange Case of Mr. Cigars
- E.M. Rauch
- Whorfin-class
- John Whorfin
- Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems
- Yoyodyne pulse fusion
- Crossover performers
- Jonathan Banks
- Raye Birk
- Clancy Brown
- Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
- Robert Ito
- Christopher Lloyd
- James Saito (deleted scenes)
- Vincent Schiavelli
- Kevin Sullivan
- Peter Weller
- Production
Car 54, Where Are You?Edit
CheersEdit
- Crossover performers
Colossus: The Forbin ProjectEdit
- Crossover performers
Dick TracyEdit
- Crossover performers
- Hamilton Camp
- Seymour Cassel
- Robert Costanzo
- Walker Edmiston
- Mike Hagerty
- Chuck Hicks
- Ed McCready
- Colm Meaney
- Michael J. Pollard
- Bert Remsen
- John Schuck
- Paul Sorvino
- Ian Wolfe
- Production
- Doug Drexler, special character makeup
- Lou Elias, stunts
- Robert Herron, stunt double
- Kris Krosskove, assistant cameraman
Dirty PairEdit
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombEdit
Doctor WhoEdit
- See also: Doctor Who
The First Men in the MoonEdit
Fold Zandura Edit
The Steamrunner-class was named for an Alex Jaeger sketch of an USS Streamrunner (sic), which was in turn named for a song by Fold Zandura. See Steamrunner-class for more details.
Forbidden PlanetEdit
- Crossover performers
Gilligan's IslandEdit
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyEdit
Indiana JonesEdit
- Crossover performers
- Production
- Ben Burtt, sound designer
- Industrial Light & Magic, special visual effects
James BondEdit
- Julian Bashir, Secret Agent holonovels
- Vodka martini, "stirred, not shaken"
The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Our Man Bashir" is basically a parody of the James Bond franchise.
- Crossover performers
- Vijay Amritraj
- Ed Bishop
- Steven Berkoff
- Barbara Bouchet
- Bernie Casey
- Dick Crockett
- Walter Gotell
- Sid Haig
- Teri Hatcher
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
- Famke Janssen
- Marc Lawrence
- John Rhys-Davies
- Vincent Schiavelli
- Anthony Zerbe
The JetsonsEdit
- Crossover performers
- Rene Auberjonois
- Michael Bell
- Earl Boen
- Hamilton Camp ("Turk Tarpit" in The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones)
- Barry Gordon
- Paul Eiding
- Kenneth Mars
- Frank Welker ("Orbity")
- William Windom
Jurassic ParkEdit
- Crossover performers
- Ian Abercrombie
- Laura Albert
- Chris Blackwood
- Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi
- Katy Boyer
- Billy Brown
- Jophery C. Brown
- Todd Bryant
- Bobby Burns
- David Cadiente
- Tory Christopher
- Danny Downey
- Chris Durand
- Jared S. Eddo
- Gary Epper
- Richard Epper
- Bruce French
- Mark Ginther
- Mark Harelik
- Marjean Holden
- James Horan
- Lisa Hoyle
- Tommy J. Huff
- Harry Hutchinson
- Harvey Jason
- Keii Johnston
- Steve Kelso
- Richard Kiley
- Wayne King, Jr.
- Dorian Kingi
- Henry Kingi, Sr.
- Diana R. Lupo
- Tom Lupo
- Jason Marsden
- J. Patrick McCormack
- Dustin Meier
- Rich Minga
- Tom Morga
- Hugh Aodh O'Brien
- Linda Park
- Manny Perry
- Charlie Picerni
- Chuck Picerni, Jr.
- Steve Picerni
- J.P. Romano
- Jimmy Romano
- Pat Romano
- R.A. Rondell
- Robin Sachs
- Jacqueline Schultz
- Geno Silva
- Lou Simon
- Brian Stewart
- Patricia Tallman
- Cameron Thor
- William Washington
- Gary J. Wayton
- Production
- Dean Gates, make-up lab
- Barbara Harris, voice casting/ ADR voice casting
- John T. Kretchmer, first assistant director
- Pat Romano, stunt coordinator
- Matt Winston, puppeteer
- Industrial Light & Magic, special visual effects and animation
M*A*S*HEdit
M*A*S*H is an often referenced movie and show in Star Trek. Its unit number, 4077, was frequently used on viewscreens and computer readouts.
- Hawkeye
- Margaret Houlihan
- Frances Mulcahey
- Kellye Nakahara
- Walter O'Reilley
- Sherman Potter
- Charles Winchester
- 4077 references
- The topmost section of the cryonics satellite was labeled 4077. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone")
- An "Autonomic Functions Warning (4077)" is displayed on the medical computer. (TNG: "Shades of Gray")
- During the test of Timicin's device, a computer displays "Composite sensor analysis - 4077." The reference has special significance in this episode because guest star David Ogden Stiers was a regular on M*A*S*H for much of the series. (TNG: "Half a Life")
- The "Composite Sensor Analysis - 4077" graphic was re-used on a console in main engineering. (TNG: "Silicon Avatar")
- The anti-time subspace distortion that appeared in the Devron system had a distortion in the range of 4,077,000 millicochranes. (TNG: "All Good Things...")
- Scan Analysis 4077 is displayed on the computer display of the subspace divergence field. (VOY: "Deadlock")
- The Doctor analyzes Harry Kim's DNA, which is displayed on a monitor as Biomolecular Scan 4077. (VOY: "Favorite Son")
- Crossover performers
- Rene Auberjonois
- Rosalind Chao
- James Cromwell
- Sally Kellerman
- Johnny Haymer
- James Saito
- Rick Sawaya
- John Schuck
- Warren Stevens
- David Ogden Stiers
The Magnificent SevenEdit
- Crossover performers
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Edit
- Crossover performers
- David Armstrong
- Cal Bolder
- Peter Brocco
- Roger C. Carmel
- Elisha Cook
- Dick Crockett
- Tom Curtis
- Noel De Souza
- James Doohan
- Robert Ellenstein
- Sharyn Hillyer
- Rex Holman
- John Hoyt
- David Hurst
- Jill Ireland
- Nancy Kovack
- Paul Lambert
- Theodore Marcuse
- William Marshall
- Dallas Mitchell
- Lawrence Montaigne
- Ricardo Montalban
- David Opatoshu
- Jack Palance
- Jack Perkins
- Madlyn Rhue
- Mark Richman
- Alfred Ryder
- George Sawaya
- Roy Sickner
MetropolisEdit
MuppetsEdit
Mystery Science Theater 3000Edit
National Lampoon's Animal HouseEdit
Red DwarfEdit
Ren and StimpyEdit
seaQuest DSVEdit
The Soft WeaponEdit
Star WarsEdit
- Alderaan
- ISS Avenger
- Bothans
- Kashyk
- Millennium Falcon
- Nar Shaddan
- Quarren
- R2D CPO
- Skywalker Division
- Vader
- Crossover performers
- Ian Abercrombie
- Ed Begley, Jr.
- David Birney
- Clancy Brown
- George Coe
- Olivia d'Abo
- Greg Ellis
- Fionnula Flanagan
- Cully Fredricksen
- Brian George
- Patty Maloney
- Ron Perlman
- Brock Peters
- Ethan Phillips
- Deep Roy
- Clive Revill
- Raphael Sbarge
- Felix Silla
- Carel Struycken
- George Takei
- Jason Wingreen
- Sam Witwer
- Production
- Philip Barberio, special effects
- Ben Burtt, sound designer
- Ryan Church, conceptual artist
- John Dykstra, special effects
- Judy Elkins, sculptor
- Barbara Hambly, writer
- Nilo Rodis-Jamero, conceptual artist, costume designer
- John Knoll, visual effects artist, visual effects supervisor
- John Paul Lona, illustrator
- Ralph McQuarrie, model designer
- Industrial Light & Magic, special visual effects and animation (a Lucasfilm Ltd. company; formed in 1975 for the purpose of realizing the optical and miniature effects for Star Wars. Contributed work to seven of the eleven Trek films in addition to Encounter at Farpoint.)
The Twilight ZoneEdit
In "Carbon Creek", Trip Tucker said "Sounds like an old episode of the "Twilight Zone"." in response to the Vulcans crash-landing.
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan and George Takei have all appeared in "Twilight Zone" episodes. Also, Star Trek writers George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson and Jerry Sohl were regular contributors to the series. TOS directors Robert Butler, Ralph Senensky, Robert Gist and Tony Leader have also worked on "The Twilight Zone".
- Crossover performers
- Stanley Adams
- John Anderson
- David Armstrong
- Barry Atwater
- Arthur Batanides
- Paul Baxley
- Bonnie Beecher
- Theodore Bikel
- Antoinette Bower
- Peter Brocco
- Anthony Call
- Seymour Cassel
- Paul Comi
- John Crawford
- James Daly
- James Doohan
- Lou Elias
- Bill Erwin
- John Fiedler
- Paul Fix
- Michael Forest
- James Gregory
- John Harmon
- Mariette Hartley
- Chuck Hicks
- Rex Holman
- Clegg Hoyt
- John Hoyt
- Sherry Jackson
- Don Keefer
- Ted Knight
- Paul Lambert
- Robert Lansing
- Joanne Linville
- Felix Locher
- Jon Lormer
- Celia Lovsky
- Ken Lynch
- Gene Lyons
- Theo Marcuse
- Joan Marshall
- Sarah Marshall
- Arlene Martel
- Nan Martin
- Oliver McGowan
- Joseph Mell
- Byron Morrow
- Bill Mumy
- George Murdock
- Julie Newmar
- Leonard Nimoy
- Susan Oliver
- David Opatoshu
- Frank Overton
- Michael Pataki
- Jack Perkins
- Vic Perrin
- Nehemiah Persoff
- Phillip Pine
- Thalmus Rasulala
- Peter Mark Richman
- Joseph Ruskin
- William Sargent
- William Schallert
- Charles Seel
- William Shatner
- Patricia Smith
- Abraham Sofaer
- Warren Stevens
- Dean Stockwell
- Liam Sullivan
- George Takei
- Harry Townes
- Garry Walberg
- Fritz Weaver
- William Windom
- Jason Wingreen
- Ian Wolfe
- Meg Wyllie
- Production
- Jerome Bixby, writer
- Robert Butler, director
- Robert Gist, director
- Murray Golden, associate producer
- Jerry Goldsmith, composer
- George Clayton Johnson, writer
- Tony Leader, director
- Richard Matheson, writer
- Ralph Senensky, director
- Jerry Sohl, writer
- Fred Steiner, composer
Urusei YatsuraEdit
The War of the WorldsEdit
The West WingEdit
- Celestial Navigation
- Charles Young
- Claudia Craig
- J. Bartlett
- J. Lyman
- L. McGarry
- Mister Willis of Ohio
- S. Seaborn
- T. Ziegler
When Worlds CollideEdit
- Crossover performers
The X-FilesEdit
- Crossover performers
