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From time to time various '''[[science fiction]] references''' from popular culture have appeared in [[Star Trek]] as [[in-joke]]s. These references, mostly include in background displays, have also been cleverly referenced in spoken dialog.
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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.
   
 
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 [see below]), [[Theodore Sturgeon]] ([[Sturgeon]]), [[Jules Verne]] ([[Verne]]), [[H.G. Wells]] ([[Wells class]])
 
   
 
==The Beatles==
The following articles contain references (or are homages) to other science fiction series written by these and other science fiction writers.
 
 
* [[USS Sutherland]] ([[dedication plaque]])
   
==2001: A Space Odyssey==
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==Car 54, Where Are You?==
* [[1001: First Odyssey]]
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* [[CAR 54-Q]]
* [[USS Odyssey|USS ''Odyssey'']] ([[dedication plaque]])
 
   
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==Dick Tracy==
;Crossover performers:
 
* [[Ed Bishop]]
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* [[Diet Smith Corporation]]
* [[Gary Lockwood]]
 
   
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==Gilligan's Island==
;Production:
 
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* [[USS Brattain]] ([[dedication plaque]])
* [[Douglas Trumbull]], special effects
 
 
* [[USS Min'ow]]
   
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==The Jetsons==
==[[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea]]==
 
* [[Annorax]]
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* [[Spacely Sprockets]]
* [[N. Land]]
 
* [[USS Nautilus|USS ''Nautilus'']]
 
* [[Rura Penthe]]
 
   
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==M*A*S*H==
==Back to the Future==
 
* [[Flux capacitor]]
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* [[Margaret Houlihan]]
* [[McFly]]
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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.==
;Crossover performers:
 
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* [[Del Floria's Tailor Shop]]
* [[Christopher Lloyd]]
 
   
==Buckaroo Banzai==
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==Ren and Stimpy==
*[[Banzai Institute]]
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* [[Hoek IV]]
 
* [[Spumco]]
*[[SS Buckaroo Banzai|SS ''Buckaroo Banzai'']]
 
*[[BBI class]]
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* [[Surmak Ren]]
*[[Buckaroo Bokai]]
 
*[[Dedication plaque]]s of:
 
** [[USS Excelsior]]
 
** [[USS Hathaway]]
 
** [[USS Phoenix]]
 
*[[Planet 10 (DIM-8)]]
 
*[[Strange Case of Mr. Cigars]]
 
*[[E.M. Rauch]]
 
*[[Whorfin class]]
 
*[[John Whorfin]]
 
*[[Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems]]
 
*[[Yoyodyne pulse fusion]]
 
   
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==Urusei Yatsura==
;Crossover performers:
 
* [[Jonathan Banks]]
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* [[SS Tomobiki]]
* [[Raye Birk]]
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* [[SS Urusei Yatsura]]
* [[Clancy Brown]]
 
* [[Jessie Lawrence Ferguson]]
 
* [[Robert Ito]]
 
* [[Christopher Lloyd]]
 
* [[James Saito]] ([[deleted scene]]s)
 
* [[Vincent Schiavelli]]
 
* [[Kevin Sullivan]]
 
* [[Peter Weller]]
 
   
==Colossus: The Forbin Project==
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==The West Wing==
* [[Forbin Project]]
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* [[Celestial Navigation]]
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* [[Charles Young]]
 
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* [[Claudia Craig]]
==Dirty Pair==
 
*[[Kei]]
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* [[J. Bartlett]]
*[[Kei-Yuri factor]]
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* [[J. Lyman]]
*[[Keiyurium]]
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* [[L. McGarry]]
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* [[Mister Willis of Ohio]]
*[[Yuri]]
 
 
* [[S. Seaborn]]
 
 
* [[T. Ziegler]]
==Doctor Who==
 
* [[Colin Baker]]
 
* [[Tom Baker]]
 
* [[Peter Davidson]]
 
* [[William Hartnell]]
 
* [[Jon Pertwee]]
 
* [[Patrick Troughton]]
 
 
==The First Men in the Moon==
 
* [[Cavor's Gravity Devices]]
 
 
==Forbidden Planet==
 
* [[J.J. Adams]]
 
* [[Altair IV]]
 
* ''[[USS Bellerophon|Bellerophon]]''
 
* [[C-57-D]]
 
 
==The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy==
 
* [[Arthur Dent]]
 
* [[Tricia McMillan]]
 
* [[Milliways]]
 
* [[Ford Prefect]]
 
* [[Sirius Cybernetics Corporation]]
 
 
==Jurassic Park==
 
* [[Jura'assic IV]]
 
 
==Mystery Science Theater 3000==
 
* [[Tom Servo's Used Robots]]
 
 
==Red Dwarf==
 
* [[Diva Droid Corporation]]
 
* [[Jupiter Mining Corporation]]
 
 
==The Soft Weapon==
 
* "[[The Slaver Weapon]]"
 
 
==Star Wars==
 
[[Image:Akira_and_Millennium_Falcon.jpg|thumb|Millenium Falcon]]
 
*[[Alderaan]]
 
*[[ISS Avenger|''Avenger'', ISS]]
 
*[[Bothans]]
 
*[[Kashyk]]
 
*[[Starships_at_the_Battle_of_Sector_001|Millennium Falcon]]
 
*[[Quarren]]
 
*[[Vader]]
 
 
;Performers:
 
*[[Clive Revill]]
 
* [[Carel Struycken]]
 
*[[Jason Wingreen]]
 
 
;Production:
 
*[[Philip Barberio]], special effects
 
*[[John Dykstra]], special effects
 
*[[Judy Elkins]], sculptor
 
*[[Barbara Hambly]], writer
 
*[[Ralph McQuarrie]], model designer
 
*[[Industrial Light and Magic]], owned by Lucasfilm and created for the purpose of doing special effects for the Star Wars films, also did special effects for numerous Trek films and series.
 
 
;External Links:
 
* [http://starwars.wikia.com Wookieepedia], the Star Wars Wiki
 
 
==When Worlds Collide==
 
* [[Bellus]]
 
* [[Zyra]]
 
   
 
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* [[Bible#Noted Biblical references|References taken from the Bible]]
 
* [[Bible#Noted Biblical references|References taken from the Bible]]
* [[Greek_mythology#Greek_mythology_in_the_future|References taken from Greek mythology]]
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* [[Greek mythology#Greek mythology in the future|References taken from Greek mythology]]
*[[Shakespeare and Star Trek#References in Star Trek|References taken from Shakespeare]]
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* [[Shakespeare and Star Trek]]
*[[Popular culture references in Star Trek]]
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* [[Science fiction references in Star Trek]]
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* [[Star Trek parodies]]
 
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Revision as of 19:46, 16 September 2006

Template:Realworld 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.

The Beatles

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

Urusei Yatsura

The West Wing

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