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+ | '''''Star Trek'' parodies and pop culture references (literature)''' could mean: |
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+ | * [[Star Trek parodies and pop culture references (pictorial)]], literature that is primary comprised of images |
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− | == ''3001: The Final Odyssey'' == |
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− | In the fourth (and final) part of {{w|Arthur C. Clarke}}'s ''Space Odyssey'' saga, Dr. Frank Poole (played by [[Gary Lockwood]] in the film version of ''2001: A Space Odyssey'') is revealed to be a ''Star Trek'' fan, having asked autographs from [[Leonard Nimoy]] and [[Patrick Stewart]] as a teenager. When choosing [[20th century]] television programs for him, 31st century scientists selected episodes from "all the four ''Star Trek'' series" (the novel was published in [[1997]], long before the debut of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''). |
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− | == ''Angels & Demons'' == |
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− | In {{w|Dan Brown}}'s {{w|Angels & Demons|predecessor}} to ''{{w|The Da Vinci Code}}'', Robert Langdon comments that he has "sort of" heard of [[antimatter]], to which Vitoria Vetra responds, "you watch ''Star Trek''?" Langdon agrees and asks "isn't antimatter what powers the starship ''Enterprise''?" Langdon later holds back from asking about "Captain Kirk using [[Photon torpedo]]es against the [[Klingon]]s." |
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− | == ''Animorphs'' == |
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− | The sci-fi children's book series ''{{w|Animorphs}}'' features many references from ''Star Trek'', like a character called the Ellimist, who is based off [[Q]] and the novel ''{{w|Flatland}}'', an alien race called the Hawjabrans, who have freighters that look a little like the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, and the females of an alien race called the Ongachic, who look like [[Worf]]. |
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− | == ''Bloom County'' == |
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− | Some of the gang frequently played ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', with Cutter John as [[James T. Kirk]], Opus (and Steve Dallas briefly) as [[Spock]], Portnoy as [[Montgomery Scott]], and Hodge-Podge as [[Hikaru Sulu]]. |
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− | ==Cryptonomicon== |
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− | The character Avi Halaby mentions the {{w|Sulu Sea}}, "no relation to the token Asian on ''Star Trek''". (In reality, [[Hikaru Sulu]] ''was'' indeed named after the sea). |
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− | == DC Comics == |
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− | Over the years, DC comics artist have included multiple visual homages to ''Star Trek'' in their art. In the 1970s, one member of the Green Lantern Corps was recognizable as being a Vulcan. [http://glcorps.dcuguide.com/profile.php?name=vulcan] In the 1990s, backgrounds in both "Legion of Super Heroes" and "Legionnaires" included recognizably ''Star Trek''-inspired ships. |
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− | == Dilbert == |
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− | Dilbert is a popular newspaper comic featuring an engineer called Dilbert and satirizing corporate and office culture. There is also an animated series, which also features a number of ''Star Trek'' references. ([[Star Trek parodies and pop culture references (animated television)#D|documented here]]) |
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− | The comic for August 19, 1993 has a mind-reading Dogbert discovering that all the company employees care for are romance, ski trips and ''Star Trek''. [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1993-08-19/] |
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− | The comic for August 21, 1993 mentions the [[Vulcan death grip]]. [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1993-08-21/] |
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− | The comic for December 13, 1993 has a customer asking if a product will be capable of detecting [[Tachyon field]] emmisions. Dilbert notes that he's confusing the company with ''Star Trek'' again, but when a salesperson promises to include it in the next update, Dilbert thinks "Beam me up, [[Spock]], ther's no life on this planet. [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1993-12-13/] |
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− | The comic for July 25, 1994 has Dilbert remarking that it seems unnatural for him to have an actual girlfriend, because when the captain on ''Star Trek'' falls in love, the women always dies in an unlikely accident.[http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1994-07-25/] |
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− | The comic for October 14, 1994 has Dogbert predicting that [[Holodeck]]s will doom society. [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1994-10-14/] |
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− | The comic for March 3, 1996 has Dilbert interviewing a potential new employee. When she looks right through his attempt to portray company culture in a positive light, he panics, his inner thoughts being "My shields are down... A hull breach is imminent". Later Wally also independently identifies Dilber's state as a hull breach.[http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1996-03-03/] |
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− | The comic for March 20, 1996 has Alice ordering Asok into what she claims is a [[Jefferies tube]], where he gets stuck. She explains he is about to learn that life is not like ''Star Trek'' [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1996-03-20/] |
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− | The comic for October 9, 1996 has Dilbert saying "Resistance if futile. You will be assimilated."[http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1996-10-09/] |
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− | The comic for January 15, 1997 sees {{w|Bill Gates' house}} comming to Dilbert's house yelling "prepare for assimilation" after he accidently agrees to be Bill Gates' towel boy by not reading a software licence. [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1997-01-15/] |
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− | The comic for November 15, 1997 has Dogbert recalling a story in which Dilbert yelled "I'm an engineer, not a diamond cutter, dang it!". [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/1997-11-15/] |
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− | The comic for July 7, 2003 has Carol sarcastically responding to the request that she print out the company website and put it into a binder for easy reference that she will also translate it in Klingon to make it even easier. [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2003-07-07/] |
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− | The comic for May 3, 2005 has a character asking Dilbert which of the ''Star Trek'' seasons he liked best. [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2005-05-03/] |
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− | The comic for November 19, 2009 has Dilbert describing a consultant with pointed ears as a "Spock-eared sociopath". [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2009-11-19/] |
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− | The comic for January 12, 2011 mentions [[Pon farr]], which Dilbert claims affects Vulcans and engineers. Dilbert and Alice are both seen to experience it. [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-01-12/] |
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− | The comic for January 13, 2011 again mentions Dilbert and his college Alice being on the same [[Pon farr]] cycle. [http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-01-13/] |
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− | == ''The Dresden Files'' == |
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− | The {{w|The Dresden Files|novel series}} written by {{w|Jim Butcher}} contain several references to and about ''[[Star Trek]]''. |
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− | == Donald Duck == |
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− | The Donald Duck story "Beam Me Up, Mr. Fargone" ([http://coa.inducks.org/s.php?c=D+97619 D 97619]), written by Kari Korhonen and drawn by {{w|Vicar (comics)|Vicar}}) is a spoof of ''Star Trek'', particularly the fandom, conventions and merchandise. The story is set in a science fiction convention. Some of the items sold at the convention include a wooden log labeled "Captain's Log" and a Vulcan ear labeled "Final Front Ear". The creator of the series lives in seclusion, and in a video shown in the convention, tells the interviewers to [[Saturday Night Live#"Get a Life!" Sketch|get a life]]. |
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− | == ''Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said'' == |
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− | In the dystopian future of this 1974 novel by {{w|Philip K. Dick}}, superhero-action space pulp fiction works are called "[[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]]s". |
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− | == ''Foxtrot'' == |
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− | The comic ''Foxtrot'' has made fun of ''Star Trek'' numerous times and the youngest member of the family, Jason, is an avid ''Trek'' fan. |
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− | == ''General Protection Fault'' (GPF) == |
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− | The comic ''General Protection Fault'' contains various references to ''Star Trek'' and Trekkies, among them to {{e|In a Mirror, Darkly}}. [http://www.gpf-comics.com/d/20071029.html] |
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− | == ''Gutters'' == |
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− | A web comic that pocks fun at the comic industry, ''Gutters'' has made a joke or two based on the ''Star Trek'' line of comics: |
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− | *[http://www.the-gutters.com/comic/154-mike-collins 154] |
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− | == ''The Hardy Boys'' == |
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− | ''Star Trek'' has been referenced numerous times in ''[[w:c:hardyboys:The Hardy Boys|The Hardy Boys]]'' novel series, published by [[Simon & Schuster]], the company behind the ''Star Trek'' novels. Most recently in The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #25 ''Double Trouble'', where Joe Hardy sarcastically compares his older brother, Frank, to "Mr. Spock", and most notable in The Hardy Boys #172 ''Trouble in Warp Space'', in which the Joe's girlfriend gets a walk-on part in a new TV series called ''Warp Space'', an obvious reference to ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''. |
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− | == ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to Star Trek, the Next Generation'' == |
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− | [http://www.cowlark.com/parodies.dat/hitchhiker.txt ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to Star Trek, the Next Generation''] is an Internet cross of ''Star Trek'' and ''{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}''. It was written by David T. Lu and Mickey McCarter. An [http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/by-others/hitchhiker-guide-to-star-trek-tng-htmlised.html HTML version] of it was made available in 2011. |
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− | ==The House of Night (Marked)== |
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− | Zoey, one of the main characters, admits to being a Star Trek fan, and had a [[Borg Invasion 4D]] hoodie. |
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− | ==''I Love You, Beth Cooper''== |
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− | Denis (whose father is played by [[Alan Ruck]] in the [[Star Trek parodies and pop culture references (film)#I Love You.2C Beth Cooper|movie version]]) calls his medical skeleton "[[Leonard McCoy|Doctor McCoy]]." |
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− | == ''Jump Leads'' == |
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− | The webcomic [http://www.jump-leads.com/ Jump Leads] has referenced ''Star Trek'' several times, from mention of a hypothetical "goatee-toutin' doppelgänger" in the first issue, "Training Day", to characters and locations named after actors involved with the production of the various shows, right up to the tenth issue, entitled "[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home|The Voyage Home]]", which features cover art that pays homage to the poster for the movie. |
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− | ==''The Jungle: A Novel of the ''Oregon'' Files''== |
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− | MacD says that the ''Oregon'''s op center is reminiscent of the [[USS Enterprise (alternate reality)|''Enterprise'']] and that Juan's chair in the middle of it is where [[Chris Pine]] sat, prompting Juan to realize he was too out-of-touch to know there'd been [[Star Trek (2009)|a new Trek movie]]. |
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− | ==''The Killing Star''== |
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− | In ''The Killing Star'' by Charles R. Pellegrino, the invaders use ''Star Trek'' as an example of why humans are dangerous (due to the show being human-centered). |
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− | == ''Kretén'' == |
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− | The now-defunct Hungarian version of ''Mad Magazine'' featured a three-issue parody of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', entitled ''Star Tok'', in 1999. [http://wiki.kepregeny.net/index.php/Kreten#Kret.C3.A9n_.2336-40_2] |
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− | == ''Least I Could Do'' == |
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− | The web comic "Least I Could Do" makes various references to ''Star Trek'', and all other manner of science fiction, throughout the series. These can be seen at their [http://www.leasticoulddo.com/ website] or in the book collections. |
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− | *[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20060714 Make It Not] |
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− | *[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20080820 Make It So] |
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− | *[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20080821 Friendly Angel, Come to Me] |
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− | *[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20080822 He's So... Human] |
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− | *[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20080823 Gorn Injuries] |
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− | *[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20080825 Bat'leth-Man] |
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− | *[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20080826 Picard Manouever] |
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− | *[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20080827 W.W.W.W.D.] |
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− | *[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20080828 Are Tribbles the same as Furries?] |
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− | *[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20080829 Fruits or Vegetables] |
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− | *[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20111023 Tears of a Rayne] |
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− | *[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20120122 Make it so!] |
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− | *[http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20120603 Man the catapults!] |
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− | *[http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20120604 Imzadi Night Stand] |
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− | *[http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20120605 Make it so!!!] |
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− | *[http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20120606 This means something. This is important.] |
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− | *[http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20120607 Beeee goooood] |
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− | *[http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20120608 Give me tactical!] |
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− | *[http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20120609 I though we were sparring] |
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− | == ''Mad Magazine'' == |
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− | ''Mad Magazine'' (#115, December 1967) had a parody of ''Star Trek'' called "Star Blecch!". [http://www.startrekanimated.com/mad_main.html] The title alteration followed two parodies of the films and spin-off series. [http://www.startrekcomics.info/alfred.html] The October 1976 issue (#186) featured a musical parody called "Keep On Trekkin'", with [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], [[Spock]] and {{w|Alfred E. Neuman}} dancing on the cover [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tsp9Xjez__8/ScW86uX-yUI/AAAAAAAAC8Y/HwPhDzFScZk/s400/madTrek.jpg]; thirty-five years later, in June 2011 (#509), that image would appear at the end of ''Dancing With The Star Wars'' (a ''{{w|Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars}}'' satire using ''Star Wars'' characters) advertising a similar ''Trek'' treatment the next week - but Kirk and Spock now have the faces of [[Chris Pine]] and [[Zachary Quinto]], to which a senile-looking [[William Shatner]], sitting in a motorized scooter onstage, takes great offense. Kirk appeared again, "[[Orion slave girl|green woman]]" in tow, in the very next issue (#510), one of many well-known "captains" (including {{w|Captain Morgan|Morgan}}, {{w|Jack Sparrow|Sparrow}}, {{w|Captain Kangaroo|Kangaroo}}, {{w|Chesley Sullenberger|Sullenberger}} and [[Ahab]]) to whom {{w|Captain America: The First Avenger|upcoming film}} subject Captain America is compared unfavorably; the character's likeness is once again that of TOS-era Shatner. The magazine will frequently insert ''Trek'' references into stories with ''Trek'' actors: for example, the beginning of the ''Samantha Who?'' parody in the May 2008 issue showed [[Tim Russ]]'s character with Vulcan ears and a Starfleet combadge on his jacket (a later scene showed two Trekkies ogling the main character, played by Christina Applegate), while in a June 2003 parody of the ''X-Men'' film ''X2'', Professor X ([[Patrick Stewart]]), asked how he could stand to be around so many "mutants", replies that, after enough ''Star Trek'' conventions, it was easy - or other science-fiction franchises: [[Worf]], [[Quark]], [[Odo]] and [[Morn]] could be seen in the background in various parts of a May 1995 ''X-Files'' parody, while the beginning of an April 1998 spoof of ''Alien Resurrection'' showed a group of famous sci-fi aliens concealed in pods behind the main characters: one of them is [[Spock]], clearly looking in the direction of [[Winona Ryder|his mother]]. Mad has recognized ''Trek''{{'}}s contributions - on the cover of the November 2002 issue, celebrating the magazine's 50th Anniversary, the fifty different images used to create "5" and "0" include Alfred E. Neuman as a [[Vulcan]] (from the "Keep On Trekkin'" cover) and a [[Ferengi]]. |
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− | The ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' characters appeared on the cover of issue 115 in September 1993. [http://www.toplessrobot.com/2012/05/the_30_nerdiest_mad_magazine_covers.php] |
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− | == Marvel Comics == |
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− | ===X-Men=== |
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− | In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Marvel included ''Star Trek''-inspired characters and artwork depicting members of the Shi Ar Empire, most notably "Captain K'rrk", commander of a multi-species crewed Shi Ar vessel. Their uniforms were depicted in the ''Trek'' service division (Command, Science, Operations)colors, using the original lime/olive green for Command. K'rrk, like his ''Trek'' inspiration, was promoted to admiral later in his career. |
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− | In the late 90s-early 2000s, another Shi Ar Captain was introduced as Captain P'crrd. In keeping with his namesake, he was bald. |
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− | After their introduction to the Shi Ar, the X-Men incorporated "hard light" technology into their Danger Room training environment, rendering it functionally equivalent to a [[holodeck]]. |
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− | == ''Megatokyo'' == |
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− | The Megatokyo comic 1337 has a reference to [[redshirt]]s. |
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− | *[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1337 AN ARMY 0F PH33R] |
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− | == ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (IDW Comics)'' == |
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− | In Issue #2, Pinkie Pie finds a pony skull in the Appleloosan Mountains and it names it "Mr. Bones", due to the skull having [[Leonard McCoy]]'s hair style. |
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− | In Issue #3, Fluttershy's line, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" is a line from [[Spock]] in {{film|2}}. |
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− | In Issue #9, Princess Luna's shapeshifting t-shirt gains an starfleet emblem during the race event with Big Macintosh. |
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− | In Issue #10, there are some ponies that resemble [[James T. Kirk]] and [[Spock]], a gray pony that resembles [[Bilar]] tells them, "Joy to you friends! Come for the festival are ya?", this is a reference to the episode: {{e|The Return of the Archons}}. |
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− | In Issue #11, in the basement were Shining Armor plays a game similar to Dungeons & Dragons with his friends, there is a poster that has [[Constitution class]] refit, possible the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} and the tittle is "Star Trot II" this is an obviously reference to {{film|2}}. |
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− | In the Micro-Series #10, there are several references in the next order: Princess Luna's pet opossum is named Tiberius, a possible reference to [[James T. Kirk]], during the conference, an earth pony has a cutie mark with the starfleet emblem and at the fair page, there is an airship with the number "1701", referencing the registry number of the USS ''Enterprise''. |
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− | == ''Night of the Living Trekkies'' == |
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− | A comedy-horror novel about a zombie outbreak at a Trek convention. The YouTube trailer for it says it is set at the "[[Botany Bay]] Hotel & Convention Center" and features a reporter named "[[Natasha Yar]]". |
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− | == ''Omicron Ceti III'' == |
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− | The title of {{w|Thomas P. Balázs}}' story, and the anthology volume it is featured in, is named after the [[Omicron Ceti III|planet]] from {{TOS|This Side of Paradise}}. |
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− | == ''The Onion'' == |
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− | The satirical newspaper ''The Onion'' frequently makes references to ''Star Trek''. One of its recurring columnists, an obnoxious sci-fi fan named Larry Groznic, sometimes mentions the franchise - in addition to occasionally mentioning meetings with ''Trek'' actors such as [[John de Lancie]] and [[Marc Alaimo]] [http://www.theonion.com/articles/when-you-are-ready-to-have-a-serious-conversation,16308/], he boasts in the October 15, 2001 issue of writing a crossover with ''Back to the Future'' in which Doc and Marty secretly assist Kirk and Spock in {{film|4}} [http://www.theonion.com/content/node/25784] (evidently forgetting the [[Christopher Lloyd|resemblance]] Doc bears to [[Kruge|someone]] of Kirk's acquaintance), while in the April 10, 2003 issue, in harshly criticizing someone for his decision not to learn {{w|Elvish languages (Middle-earth)|Elvish}}, he wonders if that person would even bother to learn a language as simple and inelegant as Klingonese [http://www.theonion.com/content/node/25769]. The paper has also made light of {{w|Barack Obama}}'s well-known status as a ''Trek'' fan - three weeks after the release of {{film|11}} (a video on its website showed a faux newscast [http://www.theonion.com/content/video/trekkies_bash_new_star_trek_film] in which numerous Trekkies leave the theater with harsh words for the ''"fun, watchable"'' film) the front page of the May 26, 2009 issue included a picture [http://www.theonion.com/content/from_print/obama_addresses_nation_still] of Obama giving a press conference with fake Vulcan ears, with "Obama Addresses Nation Still Wearing Spock Ears" in a caption below, while in the December 9, 2009 issue, amid the uproar following the {{w|2009 White House gatecrash incident|uninvited presence}} of a Virginia couple's at a state dinner, an "infographic" [http://www.theonion.com/content/infograph/revisiting_white_house] revealed numerous other White House security breaches, including the accessing of sensitive information by thousands of people; this was blamed on the fact that Obama's passowrd, "NCC-1701", was not a terribly difficult one to crack. |
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− | ==''Pale Kings and Princes'' by Robert B. Parker== |
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− | Adapted into a TV movie starring [[Avery Brooks]] (who reprises his role Hawk from the TV show ''Spenser: For Hire'' with [[Carolyn McCormick]]) and [[Barbara Williams]]. |
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− | When Felipe Esteva asks Spenser "Do you know who I am?" Spenser replies "[[Ricardo Montalban]]. I loved you in {{film|2}}." |
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− | == ''Penny Arcade'' == |
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− | The web comic ''Penny Arcade'' make various references to ''Star Trek'' throughout the series. These can be seen at their [http://www.penny-arcade.com/ website], or in their book collections. |
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− | * [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/7/22/ Annservice, Part Four] |
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− | == ''Pokémon'' == |
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− | In the second chapter of the manga ''The Electric Tale of Pikachu'', a loose adaptation of the animated series, Ash mentions that his Pikachu's name is "[[Jean-Luc Picard|Jean-Luc Pikachu]]". Pikachu is also seen to be wearing a [[Starfleet]] [[combadge]] in the panel in question. |
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− | ==PvP== |
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− | The web comic ''Player vs. Player'' make various references to ''Star Trek'', most notably ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', throughout the series. These can be seen at their [http://www.pvponline.com/ website], or in their book collections, of which book five is titled "Treks On". |
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− | *[http://www.pvponline.com/2009/05/12/human-emotion/ Human Emotion] |
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− | *[http://www.pvponline.com/2009/07/01/im-a-doctor-not-a-veterinarian/ I'm A Doctor, Not A Veterinarian] |
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− | *[http://www.pvponline.com/2011/08/19/boldly-go/ Boldly Go] |
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− | ==''[[Redshirt]]s''== |
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− | A satire of pretty much every single [[Star Trek: The Original Series|TOS]] episode, with [[Wil Wheaton]] mentioned in the dedication epigraph and narrating its audiobook. |
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− | The Universal Union, Space Fleet, [[Captain]] Lucius Abernathy, Q'eeng, Anatoly Kerensky, [[Chief Medical Officer]] Hanson, and [[Chief Engineer]] West are all parallels of the [[United Federation of Planets]], [[Starfleet]], [[James T. Kirk]], [[Spock]], [[Pavel Chekov]], [[Leonard McCoy]] and [[Montgomery Scott]]. When explaining why their lives are so dangerous, Jenkins puts up a picture of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']] and says that they're living in a poorly-written TOS knockoff. Upon [[Time-travel]]ling back to 2012 Los Angeles, Brian Abnett says to Duvall that somebody has to be the [[redshirt]]. |
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− | During a book signing at the [[Burbank]] Public Library, the author and Wil acted out a sketch in which Wil is a labor lawyer with the firm of [[Walter Koenig|Koenig]], [[Nichelle Nichols|Nichols]] and [[Ricardo Montalban|Montalban]] suing the Universal Union over all the redshirt deaths, including how [[Jean-Luc Picard|a deliberately unidentified captain]] was allowing [[Wesley Crusher|a child]] to [[Helmsman|fly the ship]]. |
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− | ==''Serge A. Storms'' novels of Tim Dorsey== |
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− | === ''Torpedo Juice'' === |
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− | Serge prefaces all his journal entries like a [[Captain's log]] complete with [[Stardate]]. |
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− | === ''The Big Bamboo'' === |
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− | One of Serge's demands for the return of Ally Street is the death of the person sitting behind him at a screening of {{film|2}} for saying that [[Spock]] dies at the end. |
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− | ===''When Elves Attack''=== |
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− | Serge mentions that movie conversations get steered towards subjects like {{e|The Trouble with Tribbles}}. Jim Davenport is also compared to [[Spock]]. |
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− | == Sev Trek == |
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− | [http://cartoons.sev.com.au/Sev-Space/Sev-Trek/ ''Sev Trek''] by John Cook, is a web comic parody of ''Star Trek'' (as well as many other popular sci-fi shows) from ''The Original Series'' to ''Enterprise''. It even spawned a computer animated "episode" of Sev Trek: [[TNG]]. |
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− | == ''Shatnerquake'' == |
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− | ''Shatnerquake'' is a novel by noted {{w|bizarro fiction|bizarro fiction}} author {{w|Jeff Burk|Jeff Burk}}. The story involves actor [[William Shatner]] being trapped at a [[Star Trek convention|convention]] at which he is forced into mortal combat against all the characters he has ever played, including multiple versions of [[James T. Kirk]]. |
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− | ==''The Short-Timers'' by Gustav Hasford== |
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− | When Joker and Rafter Man first meet the Lusthog Squad, they're at a movie theater watching [[George Takei]]'s movie ''The Green Berets'', where George is described as "[[Hikaru Sulu|Mr. Sulu]]." |
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− | ==''Snow Crash'' by Neal Stephenson== |
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− | It is said one can't [[Transporter|beam]] into the Metaverse like [[James T. Kirk]], and later Hiro notes that most hackers have pictures of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|starship ''Enterprise'']] on their walls. Also, L. Bob Rife purchased the [[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|aircraft carrier ''Enterprise'']] from the [[United States Navy]] and made it his own personal yacht. |
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− | In the Knuckles the Echidna and Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series' produced by Archie Comics, the Echidna character Moonwatcher can be seen wearing a uniform that closely resembles the operations division [[Starfleet uniform (2350s-2370s)|TNG Starfleet uniforms]]. Furthermore, with the [[VISOR]]-like device over his eyes, he is quite similar in appearance to [[Geordi La Forge]]. |
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− | ==''Star Wars''== |
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− | The pre-refit {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} also made a cameo appearance in the ''Star Wars'' comic ''A Death Star is Born''. Also, in the comic book adaptation for the ''Star Wars'' novel "Dark Force Rising," a boy on the planet Jomark can be seen holding a model of the ''Enterprise'' ([[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], [[Spock]], and [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] are also in the frame). |
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− | == ''Star Wolf'' == |
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− | A series of sci-fi novels by [[David Gerrold]] about a hard-luck starship in the middle of an interstellar war also intended to be a TV series at one point. |
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− | ===''The Middle of Nowhere''=== |
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− | A crewmember says that they found the imp that had been sabotaging them dead inside an "Okuda tube," possibly a [[Jefferies tube]]-style compartment named for [[Michael Okuda]]. |
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− | ===''Blood and Fire''=== |
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− | A reworking of a ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode rejected due to overarching homosexual thematics and an AIDS metaphor. |
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− | The new captain of the ''Star Wolf'' is said to have been previously posted on "[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|The Big E]]," which is also said can't be risked on the front lines due to potential loss of morale if she's destroyed. A dead crewmember found on the ''Norway'' is named "[[Michael Okuda|M. Okuda]]." |
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− | == ''Star Wreck: The Generation Gap'' == |
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− | {{disambiguation|the film series of the same name|Star Trek parodies and pop culture references (film)#Star Wreck}} |
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− | [[File:StarWreck1Cover.jpg|thumb|''Star Wreck'' cover]] |
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− | This mass-market paperback was first released in 1990. It is a tongue-in-cheek parody of the ''Trek'' universe, written by Wisconsin native Leah Rewolinski, with illustrations by Harry Trumbore. Six sequels followed. The books mainly center upon spoofs of the [[TOS]] and [[TNG]] series, with books six and seven spoofing [[DS9]] as well. |
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− | *''Star Wreck: The Generation Gap'' (1990) |
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− | *''Star Wreck II: The Attack of the Jargonites'' (1992) |
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− | *''Star Wreck III: Time Warped: A Parody - Then, Now and Forever'' (1992) |
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− | *''Star Wreck IV: Live Long and Profit : A Collection of Cosmic Capers'' (1993) |
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− | *''Star Wreck V: The Undiscovered Nursing Home'' (1993) |
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− | *''Star Wreck 6: Geek Space Nine'' (1994) |
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− | *''Star Wreck 7: Space the Fido Frontier'' (1994) |
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− | == The Technopriests == |
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− | In the first issue of this comic book, a few visual references to ''Star Trek'' are made. A computer displays a [[LCARS]] interface, and later the uniforms of the Techo-pre-school have a remarkable resemblence to original series uniforms. |
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− | == ''The War Against The Chtorr'' == |
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− | A series of sci-fi novels by [[David Gerrold]] about an alien ecological invasion of [[Earth]]. |
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− | ===''A Day For Damnation''=== |
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− | A scientist says she ran a "[[Rick Sternbach|Sternbach]]-[[Michael Okuda|Okuda]]" test on an alien organism. |
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− | == ''The World God Only Knows'' == |
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− | During Chapter 216 of the Manga "The World God Only Knows", Keima wears a uniform resembling [[Starfleet uniform (late 2360s-early 2370s)|one of starfleet]] when trying to convince Urara he's an alien. |
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− | == xkcd == |
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− | The webcomic [http://xkcd.com/ xkcd] is well-known for its references to geek culture, so it should come at no suprise that it has referenced ''Star Trek'' on a number of occasions. |
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− | "Impostor" [http://www.xkcd.com/451/] has a character asking a linguist if [[Klingon Language|Klingon]] is in the {{w|Finno-Ugric languages|Finno-Ugric language family}}. |
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− | "Quantum Teleportation" [http://www.xkcd.com/465/] has a researcher lamenting that that the press always connects quantum teleportation research to the [[transporter]] from ''Star Trek'', and then always write the same disappointed story when they find out it is not the same thing. |
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− | "House of Pancakes" [http://www.xkcd.com/472/] mentions the closing of the [[Star Trek Experience]]. |
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− | "Height" [http://www.xkcd.com/482/] is a logarithmic map of the observable universe, which shows both real and fictional objects. Included are the edge of Federation [[sector 001]], and the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]]. |
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− | "Base System" [http://www.xkcd.com/540/] explains the {{w|Baseball metaphors for sex}}. "Downloading Star Trek fanfiction and replacing Riker's name with your Crush's" is depicted as out of play. |
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− | "Numbers" [http://www.xkcd.com/715] charts the number of google results for certain phrases with certain numbers inserted (for example; I'm <x> and have never had a boyfriend"). Amongst the sentences charted is, "There are <x> lights", referencing the famous scene from {{e|Chain of Command, Part II}}. |
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− | "Darmok and Jalad" [http://xkcd.com/902/] is a parody of the episode {{e|Darmok}}, and features Picard and Troi. |
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− | "Star Trek into Darkness" [http://www.xkcd.com/1167/] concerned an epic {{w|main page|wikipedia}} talk page discussion concerning the question if the "Into" in {{film|12}} should be capitalised. |
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− | "Interstellar Memes" [http://www.xkcd.com/1212/] charts how far certain memes would have traveled given "speed-of-light delay". According to the comic, "Live long and prosper" might have made it to {{w|HD 211415}} by now, while "Resistance is futile" would have reached [[Vega]]. |
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− | "Questions" [http://www.xkcd.com/1256/] shows questions found using google autocomplete. One of them is "Why are there two Spocks?", seemingly referencing the [[alternate reality]]. |
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− | == Y The Last Man == |
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− | In issue #27, Yorick and Agent 355 walk in the street of San Francisco. Yorick comments that the city doesn't completely suck and says that it is no wonder that the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation of Planets]] choose it as its HQ location. Agent 355 doesn't understand his comment, and thinks that it is a ''Star Wars'' reference. |
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− | == Ziggy == |
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− | The September 28, 2011, edition of the ''Ziggy'' comic strip involves a transporter mishap, with a request to [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]] for assistance being heard coming from Ziggy's toilet. |
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