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Futurama Refs
Star Wars The Star Wars Trek
Star Trek: The Next Generation Jonathan Frakes (William Riker) appears
Space: 1999 Tapes shot out of an Eagle spaceship
Xena: Warrior Princess Uhura's war cry and fighting style
Star Trek (the original series) (well, DUH) Guest stars William Shatner (James T. Kirk) Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock) Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura) George Takei (Lt. Sulu) Walter Koenig (Ensign Chekov)
General refs
Catchphrases "He's dead, Jim."
Opening credit "Where No Fan Has Gone Before"
Music Very similar to Trek background music
Visuals Planet Express ship is refitted with Federation engines. Stock fly-bys of the Planet Express ship identical to those used in TOS. Melllvar creates a reasonable replica of the original series bridge. The navigation station wasn't in two parts, and Uhura's station is in the wrong place, though. Phasers firing from the Planet Express ship just like the Enterprise. They even diverged at the ship yet converged at the target, just like the Enterprise. Bender works in a Jeffries' Tube. Sparks flying from control panels during an attack.
Other Characters DeForest Kelly appears (Dr. McCoy) Nurse Christine Chapel ("Ceiling of the Christine Chapel closed for renovation")
Misc. Notes "Like, how you should respect everyone, be they black, white, Klingon, or even female." Trek's use of women and minorities was quite radical for 1966. In the original pilot, the first officer was supposed to be the female "Number One", but the network forced them to change it. They still got a lot of complaints about Uhura.
"Mary Sue" fan fiction There is a disturbing amount of fan fiction where the day is saved by a thinly-veiled version of the author.
"George and Walter will have to share." The show didn't have the budget in the second season for both Koenig and Takei, so they had to switch off episodes.
Shatner rips his shirt, like he always does in a fight. He also makes it with an alien babe.
Episodes
- The Cage (unaired; parts used in "The Menagerie") Wind chimes background sound on Omega Three.
- Balance of Terror "In a different reality, I could have called you 'friend'."
- What Are Little Girls Made Of? Fry incorrectly identifies this as the episode for the above quote.
- Court-Martial Court martial set similar, including bell.
- The Menagerie Court martial set. Christopher Pike's wheelchair, one beep for yes, two for no. Death sentence for visiting Omega Three (Talos Four).
- Squire of Gothos Melllvar's mom shows up, just like Trelane's parents do.
19. Arena Gave Melllvar the idea of putting the Enterprise crew in a fight to the death. The only weapons, whatever you can find. Bamboo appears. Leela and Shatner fight on a rocky outcropping identical to one in this episode. Leela holds a big rock over Shatner, like the Gorn did over Kirk.
- Space Seed Who did the captain maroon on Ceti Alpha Five? "KHAAAAANNNN!!"
- This Side of Paradise Spock gets high on spores and smacks Kirk around.
- The City on the Edge of Forever Time portal appears. "Let's get the hell out of here."
31. Metamorphosis One of the five with energy beings. Energy being captures passing ships. The Trek cast is being kept as a companion to an energy being, which gives them ageless perfect health. Melllvar's cheesy sparkle effect similar to the Companion's.
- Friday's Child Crudely made bows and arrows.
- Who Mourns for Adonis? Scotty hit by lightning. Giant hand grabs the ship.
- Wolf in the Fold One of the five with energy beings.
- The Changeling Scotty hit by lightning.
42. The Trouble with Tribbles "And Scotty beamed them to the Klingon ship, where they would be no 'tribble' at all."
- Bread and Circuses Gladiator TV show set appears.
- Journey to Babel "Ambassador Sarek's Trivia Challenge"
46. The Gamesters of Triskelion Colored brains appear. Wagering in quatloos. Gave Melllvar the idea of putting the Enterprise crew in a fight to the death.
47. Obsession Melllvar surrounds Nimoy's jar like the cloud creature surrounds the jar of blood. Melllvar is a gaseous energy creature, like this one. One of the five with energy beings. Dramatically yelling "FIRE" before hitting the fire button.
- A Piece of the Action "Fliver" car. Bender's tommy gun.
- Patterns of Force "Welcome to Nazi-Planet-Episode Land - Formerly Germany"
56. Spectre of the Gun Old West sets appear. Gave Melllvar the idea of putting the Enterprise crew in a fight to the death.
66. Day of the Dove One of the five with energy beings. Fry points out that Melllvar overlooked this as an episode where the Enterprise crew is in a fight to the death.
- Plato's Stepchildren Nichols: "In the third season, I kissed Shatner."
70. Let That Be Your Last Battlefield White/black and black/white people in the Church of Trek congregation. Self-destruct code.
- The Lights of Zetar One of the five with energy beings.
77. The Savage Curtain Gave Melllvar the idea of putting the Enterprise crew in a fight to the death.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Tapes shot into space like Spock's coffin. "You are and always shall be my friend." Who did the captain maroon on Ceti Alpha Five? "KHAAAAANNNN!!"
Star Trek III: In Search of Spock Rescue mission to forbidden planet. Self-destruct code used again.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Directed by Nimoy.
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Directed by Shatner. Uhura's fan dance.
Freeze Frames (I couldn't make out the sign outside the Church of Trek.)
T-shirt: "Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life here."
Meta-humor "Another classic science fiction show canceled before its time." Fox's airing of Futurama has been very irregular, and they did not order any new episodes for 2002/2003.
DYN Leela is barefoot in the witness chair? (Eww, what smells like boot feet?)