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Numerous science fiction writers have been referenced or acknowledged throughout the series, including [[Isaac Asimov]] ([[Amasov]]), [[Robert Heinlein]], [[Ray Bradbury]] ({{USS|Bradbury}}, {{class|Bradbury}}), Arthur C. Clarke ([[Clarke's Disease]], ''[[#2001: A Space Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''), [[Theodore Sturgeon]] ([[Sturgeon]]), [[Jules Verne]] ([[Verne]]), and [[H.G. Wells]] ({{Class|Wells}}).
  
Numerous science fiction writers have been referenced or acknowledged throughout the series, including [[Isaac Asimov]] ([[Amasov]]), [[Robert Heinlein]], [[Ray Bradbury]] ({{USS|Bradbury}}, {{class|Bradbury}}), Arthur C. Clarke ([[Clarke's Disease]], ''[[#2001: A Space Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''), [[Theodore Sturgeon]] ([[Sturgeon]]), [[Jules Verne]] ([[Verne]]), and [[H.G. Wells]] ({{Class|Wells}}).
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In the [[Treaty of Armens]] ([[2255]]), the writer of this document included a [[fourth wall]] reference to the origin of the homages: ''[[Rick Berman|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''==
  
==''1941''==
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* '''[[Douglas Trumbull]], special effects
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* '''[[Douglas Trumbull]], special effects'''
   
 
==''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''==
  
==''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''==
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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''==
  
==''Alias''==
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;Crossover performers:
  
;Crossover performers:
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* [[Rene Auberjonois]] (''Batman Forever'')
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* [[Michael Ansara]] (Batman: The Animated Series)
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* [[Rene Auberjonois]] (''Batman Forever'', ''Super Friends'', ''Justice League'')
 
* [[Diedrich Bader]]
  
* [[Diedrich Bader]]
 
* [[Victor Brandt]]
  
* [[Victor Brandt]]
 
* [[Clancy Brown]]
  
* [[Clancy Brown]]
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* [[Jeffrey Combs]]
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* [[Jeffrey Combs]] (''The New Batman Adventures, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Gotham'')
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* [[Yvonne Craig]] (Adam West TV series)
 
* [[John Glover]] (''Batman: The Animated Series, Batman and Robin'')
  
* [[John Glover]] (''Batman: The Animated Series, Batman and Robin'')
 
* [[Frank Gorshin]] (Adam West TV series)
  
* [[Frank Gorshin]] (Adam West TV series)
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* [[Tom Hardy]] (''The Dark Knight Rises'')
  
* [[Tom Hardy]] (''The Dark Knight Rises'')
 
* [[James Horan]]
  
* [[James Horan]]
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* [[Caroline Lagerfelt]] (''Gotham'')
 
* [[Jason Marsden]]
  
* [[Jason Marsden]]
 
* [[Lee Meriwether]] (Adam West TV series)
  
* [[Lee Meriwether]] (Adam West TV series)
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* [[Dina Meyer]] (''Birds of Prey'')
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* [[Diana Muldaur]] (''Batman: The Animated Series'')
 
* [[Julie Newmar]] (Adam West TV series)
  
* [[Julie Newmar]] (Adam West TV series)
 
* [[Nolan North]]
  
* [[Nolan North]]
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==''Casablanca''==
  
==''Casablanca''==
 
* [[Blue Parrot Café]]
  
* [[Blue Parrot Café]]
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* {{e|We'll Always Have Paris}}
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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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* [[Exocomp]]
  
* [[Exocomp]]
 
* [[Kei]]
  
* [[Kei]]
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* [[Kei (person)]]
 
* [[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]]
 
* [[Operation Lovely Angel]]
  
* [[Operation Lovely Angel]]
 
* [[Yuri]]
  
* [[Yuri]]
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* [[Yurium]]
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* [[Yuri (person)]]
 
* [[The Icarus Factor (episode)|Yuri (Kana)]]
  
* [[The Icarus Factor (episode)|Yuri (Kana)]]
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* [[Yurium]]
   
 
==''Disney''==
  
==''Disney''==
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* [[Vodka martini]], "stirred, not shaken"
  
* [[Vodka martini]], "stirred, not shaken"
 
The ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode {{e|Our Man Bashir}} is basically a parody of the ''James Bond'' franchise.
  
The ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode {{e|Our Man Bashir}} is basically a parody of the ''James Bond'' franchise.
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In {{TOS|I, Mudd}}, a busty female android (presumably played by [[Marlys Burdette]]), wearing a red dress, has the identification number "007" on her neckpiece, possibly an in-joke reference to the Bond films.
   
 
;Crossover performers:
  
;Crossover performers:
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* [[Hawkeye]]
  
* [[Hawkeye]]
 
* [[Margaret Houlihan]]
  
* [[Margaret Houlihan]]
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* [[B.J. Hunnicutt]]
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* {{USS|James Fennimore Cooper
 
* [[Frances Mulcahey]]
  
* [[Frances Mulcahey]]
 
* [[Kellye Nakahara]]
  
* [[Kellye Nakahara]]
 
* [[Walter O'Reilley]]
  
* [[Walter O'Reilley]]
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* [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce]]
 
* [[Sherman Potter]]
  
* [[Sherman Potter]]
 
* [[Charles Winchester]]
  
* [[Charles Winchester]]
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* [[Chico]]
  
* [[Chico]]
 
* [[Freedonia]]
  
* [[Freedonia]]
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==''Max Headroom''==
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* [[Maxwell Headroom]]
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Crossover performers:
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* [[Matt Frewer]]
   
 
==''Men In Black''==
  
==''Men In Black''==
 
* The Division 6 referenced in {{e|Workforce, Part II}}
  
* The Division 6 referenced in {{e|Workforce, Part II}}
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; Crossover performers:
 
* [[Alice Eve]] (third movie)
  
* [[Alice Eve]] (third movie)
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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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==''Oneamisu No Tsubasa''==
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*[[Oneamisu Campus]]
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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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* [[William Sadler]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
  
* [[William Sadler]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
 
* [[Faran Tahir]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
  
* [[Faran Tahir]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
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Crossover Production:
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* [[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]] (executive producer, US TV show ''Elementary'')
   
 
==''Snagglepuss''==
  
==''Snagglepuss''==
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==''Star Wars''==
  
==''Star Wars''==
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:''See ''[[Star Wars]]''.''
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[[File:Akira and Millennium Falcon.jpg|thumb|''Millennium Falcon'' cameo in {{film|8}}]]
  
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[[File:R2-D2 cameo in Star Trek.jpg|thumb|R2-D2's cameo in {{film|11}}]]
  
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[[File:R2-D2 cameo in Star Trek Into Darkness.jpg|thumb|R2-D2's cameo in {{film|12}}]]
  
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*[[Alderaan]]
  
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*{{ISS|Avenger}}
  
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*[[Botha]]ns
  
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*[[Kashyk]] (see [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kashyyyk Kashyyyk])
  
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*''[[Millennium Falcon]]''
  
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*[[Nar Shaddan]]
  
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*[[Quarren (Kyrian)|Quarren]]
  
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*[[Encounter at Farpoint (episode)#Background information|R2D CPO]]
  
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*[[Skywalker Division]]
  
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*[[Vader]]
  
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*[[Duranium]]
  
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;Crossover performers:
  
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*[[Ian Abercrombie]]
  
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*[[Ed Begley, Jr.]]
  
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*[[David Birney]]
  
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*[[Clancy Brown]]
  
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*[[George Coe]]
  
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*[[Olivia d'Abo]]
  
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*[[Greg Ellis]]
  
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*[[Fionnula Flanagan]]
  
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*[[Cully Fredricksen]]
  
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*[[Brian George]]
  
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*[[Patty Maloney]]
  
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*[[Ron Perlman]]
  
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*[[Brock Peters]]
  
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*[[Ethan Phillips]]
  
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*[[Deep Roy]]
  
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*[[Clive Revill]]
  
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*[[Raphael Sbarge]]
  
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*[[Felix Silla]]
  
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*[[Carel Struycken]]
  
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*[[George Takei]]
 
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*[[Valerie Wildman]]
  
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*[[Jason Wingreen]]
  
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*[[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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;Production:
  
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*[[J.J. Abrams]], director
  
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*[[Philip Barberio]], special effects
  
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*[[Ben Burtt]], sound designer
  
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*[[Ryan Church]], conceptual artist
  
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*[[John Dykstra]], special effects
  
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*[[Judy Elkins]], sculptor
  
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*[[Barbara Hambly]], writer
  
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*[[Nilo Rodis-Jamero]], conceptual artist, costume designer
  
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*[[Michael Kaplan]], costume designer
  
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*[[Kevin Kiner]], composer
  
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*[[John Knoll]], visual effects artist, visual effects supervisor
  
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*[[John Paul Lona]], illustrator
  
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*[[Ralph McQuarrie]], model designer
  
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*[[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 Three Stooges''==
  
==''The Three Stooges''==
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*[[Kryptonite]]
  
*[[Kryptonite]]
   
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;Crossover performers:
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;Crossover performers
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:* John Glover (Smallville)
 
* [[Clancy Brown]]
  
* [[Clancy Brown]]
 
* [[Teri Hatcher]] (''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'')
  
* [[Teri Hatcher]] (''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'')

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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).

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

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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.

In TOS: "I, Mudd", a busty female android (presumably played by Marlys Burdette), wearing a red dress, has the identification number "007" on her neckpiece, possibly an in-joke reference to the Bond films.

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

Max Headroom

Crossover performers:

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

Oneamisu No Tsubasa

Ranma Nibunnoichi (Ranma ½)

  • Nanite component: Ranma ½ gyro block

Red Dwarf

Ren and Stimpy

seaQuest DSV

Crossover Performers

Sherlock Holmes

Crossover Performers:

Crossover Production:

Snagglepuss

Star Wars

See Star Wars.

The Three Stooges

Superman

Crossover performers
  • John Glover (Smallville)
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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