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==''Akira''==
  
==''Akira''==
 
* {{class|Akira}}
  
* {{class|Akira}}
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==''Albedo Anthropomorphics''==
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* [[Erma Felna|Felna, Erma]]
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* [[Steve Gallacci|Gallacci, Steve]]
   
 
==''Alias''==
  
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* [[Chris Wynne]]
  
* [[Chris Wynne]]
 
* [[Mike Watson]]
  
* [[Mike Watson]]
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* [[Jeff O'Haco]]
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* [[Ivy Bethune]]
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* [[Sachi Parker]]
   
 
;Production:
  
;Production:
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==''Casablanca''==
  
==''Casablanca''==
 
* [[Blue Parrot Café]]
  
* [[Blue Parrot Café]]
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==''Catch 22''==
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* [[Daneeka]]
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* [[McWatt]]
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* [[I. McWatt]]
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* [[I. Moodus]]
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* [[I. Orr]]
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* [[T. Snowdon]]
   
 
==''Cheers''==
  
==''Cheers''==
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* John Mahoney (''[[Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond]]'')
  
* John Mahoney (''[[Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond]]'')
 
* [[Bebe Neuwirth]]
  
* [[Bebe Neuwirth]]
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* [[Brent Spiner]]
   
 
==''Colossus: The Forbin Project''==
  
==''Colossus: The Forbin Project''==
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==''Cloverfield''==
  
==''Cloverfield''==
 
* [[Tagruato]]
  
* [[Tagruato]]
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* [[Slusho]]
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'''Production'''
  
'''Production'''
 
* [[J.J. Abrams]]
  
* [[J.J. Abrams]]
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* [[Ira Graves|Kei (Yu/Ri)]]
  
* [[Ira Graves|Kei (Yu/Ri)]]
 
* [[Kei/Yuri factor]]
  
* [[Kei/Yuri factor]]
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* [[Kei/Yuri Therapy Unit]]
 
* [[Keimium]]
  
* [[Keimium]]
 
* [[Keiyurium]]
  
* [[Keiyurium]]
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* [[Charles Winchester]]
  
* [[Charles Winchester]]
 
* 4077 references
  
* 4077 references
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** The topmost section of the [[cryonics satellite]] was labeled 4077. ({{TNG|The Neutral Zone}})
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** The topmost section of the [[cryonics satellite]] was labeled 4077 and [[Starbase 4077]] was labeled on [[:File:Starbase Ops Status display.jpg|a star chart]]. ({{TNG|The Neutral Zone}})
 
** An "Autonomic Functions Warning (4077)" is displayed on the medical computer. ({{TNG|Shades of Gray}})
  
** 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 "[[Hydrogen-alpha emission|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}})
  
** During the test of [[Timicin]]'s device, a computer displays "[[Hydrogen-alpha emission|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}})
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* [[F. Murray Abraham]]
  
* [[F. Murray Abraham]]
 
* [[Whoopi Goldberg]]
  
* [[Whoopi Goldberg]]
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==''My Neighbor Totoro''==
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* [[Totoro]]
   
 
==''Mystery Science Theater 3000''==
  
==''Mystery Science Theater 3000''==
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* [[Bruce McGill]]
  
* [[Bruce McGill]]
 
* John Vernon, father of [[Kate Vernon]]
  
* John Vernon, father of [[Kate Vernon]]
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==''Nine Inch Nails''==
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* [[Forrester-Trent Syndrome]]
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== ''Ranma Nibunnoichi (Ranma ½)'' ==
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* [[Nanite]] component: Ranma ½ gyro block
   
 
==''Red Dwarf''==
  
==''Red Dwarf''==
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Crossover Performers:
  
Crossover Performers:
 
* [[F. Murray Abraham]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
  
* [[F. Murray Abraham]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
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* [[Emily Bergl]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
 
* [[Casey Biggs]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
  
* [[Casey Biggs]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
 
* [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] (BBC TV show ''Sherlock'')
  
* [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] (BBC TV show ''Sherlock'')
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* [[Dominic Keating]] (made-for-TV movie ''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes'')
  
* [[Dominic Keating]] (made-for-TV movie ''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes'')
 
* [[William Sadler]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
  
* [[William Sadler]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
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* [[Faran Tahir]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
   
 
==''Snagglepuss''==
  
==''Snagglepuss''==
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*[[Raphael Sbarge]]
  
*[[Raphael Sbarge]]
 
*[[Felix Silla]]
  
*[[Felix Silla]]
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*[[Brent Spiner]]
 
*[[Carel Struycken]]
  
*[[Carel Struycken]]
 
*[[George Takei]]
 
*[[George Takei]]
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*[[Jason Wingreen]]
  
*[[Jason Wingreen]]
 
*[[Sam Witwer]]
  
*[[Sam Witwer]]
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* A narcotics inhaler on a Post atomic horror soldier has the serial number "R2D3PO-D".
 
 
 
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* [[Clancy Brown]]
  
* [[Clancy Brown]]
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* [[Teri Hatcher]]
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* [[Teri Hatcher]] (''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'')
 
* [[Frank Langella]] (''Superman Returns'')
  
* [[Frank Langella]] (''Superman Returns'')
   

Revision as of 20:22, 24 October 2014

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Star Trek and pop culture

From time to time various popular culture references have appeared in Star Trek as in-jokes. These references, while mostly included in background displays, have also been in spoken dialog.

The following articles contain references, or 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).

In the Treaty of Armens (2255), the writer of this document included a fourth wall reference to the origin of the homages: Rick is initially getting a Kei and Yuri reference into the text. You know, the two cute girls with the big guns. We might also mention Akira, Ranma Nibunnoichi, Rhea Gall Force, Urusei Yatsura, and a few other animated films. (TNG: "The Ensigns of Command")

1941

Production

2001: A Space Odyssey

Crossover performers
Production

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Akira

Albedo Anthropomorphics

Alias

Production

Babylon 5

See also: Babylon 5

Back to the Future

Crossover performers
Production

Batman

Crossover performers

Battlestar Galactica

Crossover performers
Production

The Beatles

Blade Runner

Crossover performers
Production

Blakes 7

Crossover performers

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Crossover performers
Production
Furthermore, Oscillation Overthruster props can be spotted in a number of episodes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Calvin and Hobbes

Car 54, Where Are You?

Casablanca

Catch 22

Cheers

File:AnaandaZiff.jpg

Clavin, Malone, and Peterson

Crossover performers

Colossus: The Forbin Project

Crossover performers

Cloverfield

Production

Dick Tracy

Crossover performers
Production

Dirty Pair

Disney

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Doctor Who

See also: Doctor Who

The First Men in the Moon

Fold Zandura

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 Planet

Crossover performers

Gilligan's Island

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Indiana Jones

Crossover performers
Production

James Bond

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Our Man Bashir" is basically a parody of the James Bond franchise.

Crossover performers

The Jetsons

Crossover performers

Jurassic Park

Crossover performers
Production

Known Space

Looney Tunes

M*A*S*H

Hydrogen-alpha emission

4077

M*A*S*H is an oft-referenced movie and show in Star Trek. Its unit number, 4077, was frequently used on viewscreens and computer readouts.

Crossover performers

The Magnificent Seven

Crossover performers

Magnum PI

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Crossover performers

Marx Brothers

Men In Black

Crossover performers

Metropolis

Muppets

Crossover performers

My Neighbor Totoro

Mystery Science Theater 3000

See Mystery Science Theater 3000.

National Lampoon's Animal House

  • Worf's smashing of Geordi's lute in "Qpid" (episode title)
Crossover performers

Nine Inch Nails

  • Forrester-Trent Syndrome

Ranma Nibunnoichi (Ranma ½)

  • Nanite component: Ranma ½ gyro block

Red Dwarf

Ren and Stimpy

seaQuest DSV

Crossover Performers

Sherlock Holmes

Crossover Performers:

Snagglepuss

Star Wars

File:Akira and Millennium Falcon.jpg

Millennium Falcon cameo in Star Trek: First Contact

R2-D2 cameo in Star Trek

R2-D2's cameo in Star Trek

R2-D2 cameo in Star Trek Into Darkness

R2-D2's cameo in Star Trek Into Darkness

Crossover performers
Production

The Three Stooges

Superman

Crossover performers
Production

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Crossover performers:

The Twilight Zone

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
Production

Urusei Yatsura

The War of the Worlds

The West Wing

When Worlds Collide

Crossover performers

The X-Files

Crossover performers

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