Popular culture references in Star Trek

Template:Realworld From time to time various science fiction references from popular culture have appeared in Star Trek as in-jokes. These references, mostly include in background displays, have also been cleverly referenced in spoken dialog.

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), and H.G. Wells (Wells-class).

The following articles contain references (or are homages) to other science fiction series written by these and other science fiction writers.

2001: A Space Odyssey

• 1001: First Odyssey
• USS Odyssey (dedication plaque)

Crossover performers

• Ed Bishop
• Gary Lockwood

Production

• Douglas Trumbull, special effects

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

• Annorax
• N. Land
• USS Nautilus
• Rura Penthe

Back to the Future

• Flux capacitor
• McFly

Crossover performers

• Christopher Lloyd

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

• Banzai Institute
• SS Buckaroo Banzai
• BBI class
• Buckaroo Bokai
• Dedication plaques 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

Crossover performers

• Jonathan Banks
• Raye Birk
• Clancy Brown
• Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
• Robert Ito
• Christopher Lloyd
• James Saito (deleted scenes)
• Vincent Schiavelli
• Kevin Sullivan
• Peter Weller

Colossus: The Forbin Project

• Forbin Project

Dick Tracy

• Diet Smith Corporation

Dirty Pair

• Kei
• Kei-Yuri factor
• Keiyurium
• Yuri

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
• C-57-D

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

• Arthur Dent
• Tricia McMillan
• Milliways
• Ford Prefect
• Sirius Cybernetics Corporation

The Jetsons

• Spacely Sprockets

Jurassic Park

• Jura'assic IV

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

• Del Floria's Tailor Shop

Mystery Science Theater 3000

• Tom Servo's Used Robots

Red Dwarf

• Diva Droid Corporation
• Jupiter Mining Corporation

The Soft Weapon

• TAS: "The Slaver Weapon"

Star Wars

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Millenium Falcon

• Alderaan
• Avenger, ISS
• Bothans
• Kashyk
• 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

• Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki

When Worlds Collide

• Bellus
• Zyra

Related Links

• References taken from the Bible
• References taken from Greek mythology
• References taken from Shakespeare
• Popular culture references in Star Trek