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The name of this individual appeared on an [[Okudagram]] that appeared on Picard's desk monitor, and was not verbally referenced on screen. A legible version of the Okudagram would appear in the reference book, ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission]]''. |
The name of this individual appeared on an [[Okudagram]] that appeared on Picard's desk monitor, and was not verbally referenced on screen. A legible version of the Okudagram would appear in the reference book, ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission]]''. |
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+ | This reference was an in-joke to [[wikipedia:John Lithgow|John Lithgow]]'s character in the cult science fiction adventure ''[[Science fiction references in Star Trek#The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension!|The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension!]]''. |
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Revision as of 02:32, 31 May 2007
Captain John Whorfin was the commanding officer of the 22nd century Earth starship SS Buckaroo Banzai. He commanded the vessel during its 2137 mission to Planet 10 (DIM-8). (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")
Background
The name of this individual appeared on an Okudagram that appeared on Picard's desk monitor, and was not verbally referenced on screen. A legible version of the Okudagram would appear in the reference book, Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuing Mission.
This reference was an in-joke to John Lithgow's character in the cult science fiction adventure The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension!.