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From time to time various '''popular culture references''' have appeared in [[Star Trek]] as [[in-joke]]s. These references, mostly include in background displays, have also been cleverly referenced in spoken dialog.
'''Banzai''' could refer to:
 
* [[SS Buckaroo Banzai|SS ''Buckaroo Banzai'']]
 
* [[Banzai Institute]]
 
*''These are joke references to [[1984 productions|1984]]'s cult classic [[science fiction|sci-fi]] film ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension|The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension]]'' (starring [[Peter Weller]], [[Christopher Lloyd]], [[Robert Ito]], [[Clancy Brown]], [[Vincent Schiavelli]], [[Raye Birk]], [[Jonathan Banks]], [[Jessie Lawrence Ferguson]], [[Kevin Sullivan]] and (in deleted scenes) [[James Saito]]). Other ''Buckaroo Banzai'' references in ''[[Star Trek]]'' include:''
 
** [[Buckaroo]]
 
** [[BBI class]]
 
** [[dedication plaque]]s of [[USS Excelsior dedication plaque|USS ''Excelsior'']], [[USS Hathaway dedication plaque|USS ''Hathaway'']], [[USS Phoenix dedication plaque|USS ''Phoenix'']]
 
** [[Planet 10 (DIM-8)]]
 
** ''[[Strange Case of Mr. Cigars]]''
 
** [[E.M. Rauch]]
 
** [[John Whorfin]]
 
** [[Whorfin class]]
 
** [[Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems]]
 
** [[Yoyodyne pulse fusion]]
 
   
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The most predominant references in the entire series are [[Shakespeare and Star Trek|Shakespeare and Shakespearean references]] and references to other [[Science_fiction_references_in_Star_Trek|science fiction series]].
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==Noted references==
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===Car 54, Where are you?===
 
* [[CAR 54-Q]]
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===Dick Tracy===
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* [[Diet Smith Corporation]]
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===Gilligan's Island===
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* [[USS Min'ow]]
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===The Jetsons===
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* [[Spacely Sprockets]]
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===M*A*S*H===
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* [[Margaret Houlihan]]
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* [[Frances Mulcahey]]
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* [[Kellye Nakahara]]
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* [[Walter O'Reilley]]
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* [[Sherman Potter]]
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* [[Charles Winchester]]
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===The Man from U.N.C.L.E.===
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* [[Del Floria's Tailor Shop]]
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===Ren and Stimpy===
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* [[Hoek IV]]
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* [[Spumco]]
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* [[Surmak Ren]]
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===The West Wing===
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* [[Celestial Navigation]]
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* [[Charles Young]]
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* [[Claudia Craig]]
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* [[J. Bartlett]]
 
* [[J. Lyman]]
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* [[L. McGarry]]
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* [[Mister Willis of Ohio]]
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* [[S. Seaborn]]
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* [[T. Ziegler]]
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==Also see==
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* [[Star Trek parodies]]
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[[Category:Star Trek]]

Revision as of 18:49, 15 September 2006

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 most predominant references in the entire series are Shakespeare and Shakespearean references and references to other science fiction series.

Noted references

Car 54, Where are you?

Dick Tracy

Gilligan's Island

The Jetsons

M*A*S*H

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

Ren and Stimpy

The West Wing

Also see

  • Star Trek parodies