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Star Trek is a franchise of science fiction television series and films.

References to Star Trek in The Simpsons

Episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 250px 4 65 "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie" The family sees a trailer and clips from the latest Original Series film, Star Trek XII: So Very Tired, which depicts an elderly and senile cast. Captain Kirk complains about poor sleeping habits and everyone else's indifference to his complaining, while Scotty has grown so fat he cannot fire the phasers because his gargantuan stomach is in the way of the control panel. 5 96 "Deep Space Homer" As part of his NASA training, Homer fights Barney in the Triskelion arena while the classic "Star Trek fight music" plays in the background. One of the NASA administrators bets "400 quatloos on the newcomer". 6 104 "Bart of Darkness" The Itchy and Scratchy cartoon in this episode is a parody of "The Cage", "The Menagerie, Part I", and "The Menagerie, Part II", with the "future mice" resembling the aliens from Talos IV and possessing strong telepathic and telekenetic abilities. 107 "Itchy & Scratchy Land" The couch gag for this episode shows the Simpson family being beamed on the couch the same way people are beamed onto the Enterprise. 121 "A Star Is Burns" William Shatner is one of the actors auditioning for the role of Montgomery Burns dressed in a Starfleet uniform and speaking in his "Kirk voice" ("Ex-cell-ENT!"). 122 "Lisa's Wedding" In this episode, Hugh Parkfield's watch makes identical noises to a TOS communicator, Troy McClure's uniform is identical to the TOS uniforms, and the nuclear power plant resembles and makes the same noises as the Enterprise. 123 "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds" A clerk at a pet store performs a "human-dog mind meld" on Santa's Little Helper. He recommends that the Simpsons buy a lot of his merchandise to help calm the dog. Apparently it worked as the next scene depicts the family driving home with a car full of dog-related goods. 9 192 "Das Bus" When Comic Book Guy starts to download a nude picture of Captain Janeway, he says, "Lace ... the final brassiere", referencing the line "Space ... the final frontier" from the show's introductory narrative. 197 "Simpson Tide" Homer ends up as captain of a military submarine and refers to helmsman Moe as "Mr. Moe". A "Mr. Sulu" is also part of the crew and mentions Rigel VII while setting a course. 10 212 "Mayored to the Mob" Vina's theme from "The Cage" is heard when Comic Book Guy is entranced by a nerdy young Comic Book Gal. 213 "Viva Ned Flanders" Comic Book Guy has a bumper sticker which says "I Brake For Tribbles". Tribbles are creatures which appeared several times in the original Star Trek series, debuting in the Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles". 11 230 "Treehouse of Horror X" Comic Book Guy holds Bart and Lisa at bay with "the only working phaser ever built" which was "fired once to keep William Shatner from releasing another album." 12 259 "Worst Episode Ever" As Comic Book Guy goes to a class about making friends, he says, "Human contact: the final frontier", referencing the show's introductory narrative ("Space: the final frontier"). 23 494 "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" A model of the Enterprise is seen. 495 "Holidays of Future Passed" In the future: The most common method of travel is the teleport, which resmbles the transporters in Star Trek. Dr. Hibbert now wears a VISOR, like Geordi La Forge. Homer reads a book titled The Hardy Borgs, a reference to the Borg. 250px 25 534 "YOLO" The alien that Homer fights is a Gorn from. The fight scene is from the episode "Arena" and the fight scene between Captain Kirk and the Gorn is often thought as one of the worst fight scenes ever in television. 538 "White Christmas Blues" Jingle Bell Spock is a reference to "Jingle Bell Rock" and stars Spock. 540 "Married to the Blob" A clock for Vulcan is seen. 542 "Diggs" Comic Book Guy is seen dressed up in a Star Trek outfit.

Comics

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference Simpsons Comics #10 Fan-Tasty Island The story starts off with Homer dreaming that he is a captain in Starfleet, with his crew consisting of Apu, Lenny and Groundskeeper Willie/chief engineering officer (all of whom are in the Starfleet uniforms that appear in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). Before waking up, Homer takes an interest in a giant donut surrounding an unnamed planet. Simpsons Comics #39 Sense and Censorability While in court, Comic Book Guy's jail clothes include a Federation emblem. During his opening statement, he mentioned Data. After he gives his opening statement, apparently in Klingon, Benjamin speaks Klingon and Gary translates it. Simpsons Comics #118 The "X" Men Comic Book Guy asks one of his dates about which spin-off best captured the spirit on the original series. Simpsons Comics #188 Lisa Simpson's Toot Suite Comic Book Guy goes into King Toot's and says he wishes to purchase a Vulcan lute, as seen in the original series Star Trek episode "Charlie X". Lisa tells him that she's pretty sure that doesn't exist. Bart Simpson #21 Batter-Up Bart Evil Wendell is a reference to the Mirror Universe from Star Trek, and he wears a goattee similar to the Mirror World version of Spock. Bart Simpson #84 ¡Bart Speaks Spanish! Meester Espock and Capitan Kirko are wrestlers with their personas based on Spock and Captain Kirk.

Games

Picture Name Reference The Simpsons: Tapped Out When Comic Book Guy does his "Cosplay" task, he dresses up as Spock and runs around with a blaster. Comic Book Guy asks for Romulan Ale, and if they don't have the real thing, to give him Coors Light with green food coloring. Homer asks Akira to say "Oh my!", to which Homer then says "He he he. You sound just like him.". Akira then does the job "Impersonate a Character from Star Trek". After the job is completed, Bart says "That isn't Sulu. Sulu tried to buy weed and go to White Castle.". This is a reference to George Takei, who played Sulu in Star Trek and voiced Akira in his first appearance in "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish".

References to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in The Simpsons

References to Star Trek: The Next Generation in The Simpsons

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 3 48 "Radio Bart" When Bart pranks Homer, using the Superstar Celebrity Microphone to make him think that Martians have invaded, he says (among other things), "Resistance is useless", referencing the Borg catchprase "Resistance is futile". Alternatively, it could be a reference to the phrase originated in Doctor Who and popularised by The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. 5 96 "Deep Space Homer" Homer, Bart, and Lisa watch an episode of The Itchy & Scratchy Show titled "Scar Trek: The Next Laceration", a pun on the show. 6 107 and 120 "Itchy & Scratchy Land" and "Homer vs. Patty and Selma" The couch gag shows the family transporting onto the couch using transporters seen in The Next Generation. 250px 7 133 "Lisa the Vegetarian" The propaganda film Meat and You: Partners in Freedom is subtitled "Number 3F03 in the 'Resistance is Useless' Series", a reference to the Borg catchphrase "Resistance is futile".

References to Star Trek: Voyager in The Simpsons

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 9 192 "Das Bus" Comic Book Guy attempts to download a nude photo of Kathryn Janeway only to be interrupted by an ad for Homer's internet company; Comic Book Guy wonders whether the service could provide "faster nudity". 11 230 "Treehouse of Horror X" One of Comic Book Guy's (as arch-nemesis "The Collector") plastic-wrapped acquisitions in his lair is Jeri Ryan in her costume and prosthetic appliances as Seven of Nine. 12 253 "Homer vs. Dignity" When Homer says he'd like to buy a mint condition Spider-Man #1 comic (during his "prank monkey" work for Mr. Burns), Comic Book Guy sarcastically replies that he'd like an hour on the holodeck with Seven of Nine. 18 394 "Homerazzi" When Marge must replace all of the family's photos that were lost in a photo album fire, she recreates the family's "Star Trek: Voyager Series Finale Party" with Lenny dressed as Seven of Nine and Dr. Hibbert dressed as Tuvok. Carl begins to cry as he thought he could make it through Voyager's final episode again, but realizes he can't while Homer wails "Oh, Captain Janeway! Your mission ended too soon! Too soon!"

External links

• Star Trek at Wikipedia