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# From time to time various '''popular culture references''' have appeared in ''[[Star Trek]]'' as [[in-joke]]s. These references, while mostly included in background displays, have also been 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, while mostly included in background displays, have also been in spoken dialogue.
   
 
The following articles contain references, or homages, to various popular culture media sources.
 
The following articles contain references, or homages, to various popular culture media sources.
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;Production:
 
;Production:
* '''[[Douglas Trumbull]], special effects
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* '''[[Douglas Trumbull]], special effects'''
   
 
==''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''==
 
==''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''==
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==''Akira''==
 
==''Akira''==
 
* {{class|Akira}}
 
* {{class|Akira}}
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* Mentioned in okudagram of [[Treaty of Armens]]
   
 
==''Albedo Anthropomorphics''==
 
==''Albedo Anthropomorphics''==
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'''Production'''
 
'''Production'''
 
* [[J.J. Abrams]]
 
* [[J.J. Abrams]]
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==''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''==
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*{{e|Through the Looking Glass}}
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{{bginfo|In addition, the stories and their characters were also directly referenced a number of times. See [[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]] and [[Alice Through the Looking Glass]].}}
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==''At the Mountains of Madness'' by H.P. Lovecraft==
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* [[Shoggoth]]
   
 
==''Babylon 5''==
 
==''Babylon 5''==
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;Crossover performers:
 
;Crossover performers:
* [[Rene Auberjonois]] (''Batman Forever'')
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* [[Ian Abercrombie]] (''Birds of Prey'')
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* [[Michael Ansara]] (''Batman: The Animated Series'')
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* [[Rene Auberjonois]] (''Batman Forever'', ''Super Friends'', ''Justice League'')
 
* [[Diedrich Bader]]
 
* [[Diedrich Bader]]
 
* [[Victor Brandt]]
 
* [[Victor Brandt]]
 
* [[Clancy Brown]]
 
* [[Clancy Brown]]
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* [[Ray Buktenica]] (''Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt'')
* [[Jeffrey Combs]]
 
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* [[Melinda Clarke]] (''Gotham'')
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* [[Joan Collins]] (''Batman (1960's series)'')
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* [[Jeffrey Combs]] (''The New Batman Adventures, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Gotham'')
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* [[Robert Costanzo]] (''Batman: The Animated Series'')
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* [[Yvonne Craig]] (''Batman (1960's series)'')
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* [[Brett Cullen]] (''Gotham'')
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* [[Phyllis Douglas]] (''Batman (1960's series)'')
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* [[Larry Drake]] (''Batman Beyond'')
 
* [[John Glover]] (''Batman: The Animated Series, Batman and Robin'')
 
* [[John Glover]] (''Batman: The Animated Series, Batman and Robin'')
* [[Frank Gorshin]] (Adam West TV series)
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* [[Frank Gorshin]] (''Batman (1960's series)'', ''Batman (1966 film)'')
 
* [[Bruce Greenwood]]
 
* [[Bruce Greenwood]]
 
* [[Tom Hardy]] (''The Dark Knight Rises'')
 
* [[Tom Hardy]] (''The Dark Knight Rises'')
 
* [[James Horan]]
 
* [[James Horan]]
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* [[Jim Jansen]] (''Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt'')
* [[Jason Marsden]]
 
* [[Lee Meriwether]] (Adam West TV series)
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* [[Caroline Lagerfelt]] (''Gotham'')
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* [[Jason Marsden]] (''Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt, Batman: Gotham Knight'')
* [[Julie Newmar]] (Adam West TV series)
 
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* [[Lee Meriwether]] (''Batman (1960's series), Batman (1966 film), Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt'')
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* [[Dina Meyer]] (''Birds of Prey'')
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* [[Lawrence Montaigne]] (''Batman (1960's series)'')
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* [[Diana Muldaur]] (''Batman: The Animated Series'')
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* [[Julie Newmar]] (''Batman (1960's series), Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt'')
 
* [[Nolan North]]
 
* [[Nolan North]]
* [[Ron Perlman]]
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* [[Ron Perlman]] (''Batman: The Animated Series'')
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* [[Richard Poe]] (''Gotham'')
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* [[Julia Rose]] (''Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt'')
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* [[Todd Stashwick]] (''Gotham'')
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* [[Joel Swetow]] (''Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt'')
 
* [[Keith Szarabajka]] (''The Dark Knight'')
 
* [[Keith Szarabajka]] (''The Dark Knight'')
 
* [[George Takei]]
 
* [[George Takei]]
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* [[Malachi Throne]] (''Batman (1960's series)'')
 
* [[David Warner]] (''Batman: The Animated Series'')
 
* [[David Warner]] (''Batman: The Animated Series'')
 
* [[Frank Welker]]
 
* [[Frank Welker]]
 
* [[Peter Weller]]
 
* [[Peter Weller]]
 
* [[Wil Wheaton]]
 
* [[Wil Wheaton]]
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* [[Grace Lee Whitney]] (''Batman (1960's series)'')
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* [[William Windom]] (''Batman: The Animated Series'')
   
 
==''Battlestar Galactica''==
 
==''Battlestar Galactica''==
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* [[The Icarus Factor (episode)|Yuri (Kana)]]
 
* [[The Icarus Factor (episode)|Yuri (Kana)]]
 
* [[Yurium]]
 
* [[Yurium]]
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* Mentioned in okudagram of [[Treaty of Armens]] as "The two cute girls with the big guns"
   
 
==''Disney''==
 
==''Disney''==
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* [[Warren Stevens]]
 
* [[Warren Stevens]]
 
* [[George Wallace]]
 
* [[George Wallace]]
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==''Gall Force''==
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* Mentioned in okudagram of [[Treaty of Armens]]
   
 
==''Gilligan's Island''==
 
==''Gilligan's Island''==
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* [[USS Heart of Gold]]
 
* [[USS Heart of Gold]]
 
* [[Dentium]]
 
* [[Dentium]]
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==''Honneamise (Oneamisu) No Tsubasa (The Wings of Honneamise)''==
 
*[[Oneamisu Campus]]
   
 
==''Indiana Jones''==
 
==''Indiana Jones''==
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==''M*A*S*H''==
 
==''M*A*S*H''==
 
[[File:Hydrogen-alpha emission.jpg|thumb|150px|4077]]
 
[[File:Hydrogen-alpha emission.jpg|thumb|150px|4077]]
''M*A*S*H'' is an oft-referenced movie and show in ''Star Trek''. Its unit number, 4077, was frequently used on viewscreens and computer readouts.
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''M*A*S*H'' is an oft-referenced movie and show in ''Star Trek''. Its unit number, 4077, was frequently used on viewscreens and computer readouts.
 
* [[Hawkeye]]
 
* [[Hawkeye]]
 
* [[Margaret Houlihan]]
 
* [[Margaret Houlihan]]
* [[Frances Mulcahey]]
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* [[B.J. Hunnicutt]]
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* {{USS|James Fennimore Cooper}}
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* [[Frances J. Mulcahey]]
 
* [[Kellye Nakahara]]
 
* [[Kellye Nakahara]]
 
* [[Walter O'Reilley]]
 
* [[Walter O'Reilley]]
* [[Sherman Potter]]
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* [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce]]
* [[Charles Winchester]]
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* [[Sherman T. Potter]]
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* [[Charles E. Winchester]]
 
* 4077 references
 
* 4077 references
 
** The topmost section of the [[cryonics satellite]] was labeled 4077 and [[Starbase 4077]] was labeled on [[:File:Starbase Ops Status display.jpg|a star chart]]. ({{TNG|The Neutral Zone}})
 
** The topmost section of the [[cryonics satellite]] was labeled 4077 and [[Starbase 4077]] was labeled on [[:File:Starbase Ops Status display.jpg|a star chart]]. ({{TNG|The Neutral Zone}})
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* [[Chico]]
 
* [[Chico]]
 
* [[Freedonia]]
 
* [[Freedonia]]
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==''Max Headroom''==
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* [[Maxwell Headroom]]
 
Crossover performers:
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* [[Matt Frewer]]
   
 
==''Men In Black''==
 
==''Men In Black''==
 
* The Division 6 referenced in {{e|Workforce, Part II}}
 
* The Division 6 referenced in {{e|Workforce, Part II}}
 
 
; Crossover performers:
 
; Crossover performers:
 
* [[Alice Eve]] (third movie)
 
* [[Alice Eve]] (third movie)
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==''Nine Inch Nails''==
 
==''Nine Inch Nails''==
 
* [[Forrester-Trent Syndrome]]
 
* [[Forrester-Trent Syndrome]]
 
==''Oneamisu No Tsubasa''==
 
*[[Oneamisu Campus]]
 
   
 
== ''Ranma Nibunnoichi (Ranma ½)'' ==
 
== ''Ranma Nibunnoichi (Ranma ½)'' ==
 
* [[Nanite]] component: Ranma ½ gyro block
 
* [[Nanite]] component: Ranma ½ gyro block
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* Mentioned in okudagram of [[Treaty of Armens]]
   
 
==''Red Dwarf''==
 
==''Red Dwarf''==
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* [[William Sadler]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
 
* [[William Sadler]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
 
* [[Faran Tahir]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
 
* [[Faran Tahir]] (US TV show ''Elementary'')
 
Crossover Production:
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* [[Robert Hewitt Wolfe]] (co-executive producer, US TV show ''Elementary'')
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==Frank Sinatra==
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*{{e|His Way}}
   
 
==''Snagglepuss''==
 
==''Snagglepuss''==
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==''Star Wars''==
 
==''Star Wars''==
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:''See ''[[Star Wars]]''.''
[[File:Akira and Millennium Falcon.jpg|thumb|''Millennium Falcon'' cameo in {{film|8}}]]
 
[[File:R2-D2 cameo in Star Trek.jpg|thumb|R2-D2's cameo in {{film|11}}]]
 
[[File:R2-D2 cameo in Star Trek Into Darkness.jpg|thumb|R2-D2's cameo in {{film|12}}]]
 
*[[Alderaan]]
 
*{{ISS|Avenger}}
 
*[[Botha]]ns
 
*[[Kashyk]] (see [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kashyyyk Kashyyyk])
 
*''[[Millennium Falcon]]''
 
*[[Nar Shaddan]]
 
*[[Quarren (Kyrian)|Quarren]]
 
*[[Encounter at Farpoint (episode)#Background information|R2D CPO]]
 
*[[Skywalker Division]]
 
*[[Vader]]
 
*[[Duranium]]
 
 
;Crossover performers:
 
*[[Ian Abercrombie]]
 
*[[Ed Begley, Jr.]]
 
*[[David Birney]]
 
*[[Clancy Brown]]
 
*[[George Coe]]
 
*[[Olivia d'Abo]]
 
*[[Greg Ellis]]
 
*[[Fionnula Flanagan]]
 
*[[Cully Fredricksen]]
 
*[[Brian George]]
 
*[[Patty Maloney]]
 
*[[Ron Perlman]]
 
*[[Brock Peters]]
 
*[[Ethan Phillips]]
 
*[[Deep Roy]]
 
*[[Clive Revill]]
 
*[[Raphael Sbarge]]
 
*[[Felix Silla]]
 
*[[Brent Spiner]]
 
*[[Carel Struycken]]
 
*[[George Takei]]
 
*[[Valerie Wildman]]
 
*[[Jason Wingreen]]
 
*[[Sam Witwer]]
 
* A narcotics inhaler on a Post atomic horror soldier has the serial number "R2D3PO-D".
 
 
;Production:
 
*[[J.J. Abrams]], director
 
*[[Philip Barberio]], special effects
 
*[[Ben Burtt]], sound designer
 
*[[Ryan Church]], conceptual artist
 
*[[John Dykstra]], special effects
 
*[[Judy Elkins]], sculptor
 
*[[Barbara Hambly]], writer
 
*[[Nilo Rodis-Jamero]], conceptual artist, costume designer
 
*[[Michael Kaplan]], costume designer
 
*[[Kevin Kiner]], composer
 
*[[John Knoll]], visual effects artist, visual effects supervisor
 
*[[John Paul Lona]], illustrator
 
*[[Ralph McQuarrie]], model designer
 
*[[Industrial Light & Magic]], special visual effects and animation (a Lucasfilm Ltd. company; formed in 1975 for the purpose of realizing the optical and miniature effects for ''Star Wars''. Contributed work to seven of the eleven ''Trek'' films in addition to Encounter at Farpoint.)
 
   
 
==''The Three Stooges''==
 
==''The Three Stooges''==
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;Crossover performers
 
;Crossover performers
:* John Glover (Smallville)
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* [[John Glover]] (''Smallville'')
 
* [[Clancy Brown]]
 
* [[Clancy Brown]]
 
* [[Teri Hatcher]] (''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'')
 
* [[Teri Hatcher]] (''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'')
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* {{SS|Urusei Yatsura}}
 
* {{SS|Urusei Yatsura}}
 
* [[Anbo-jyutsu]]
 
* [[Anbo-jyutsu]]
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* Mentioned in okudagram of [[Treaty of Armens]]
   
 
==''[[The War of the Worlds]]''==
 
==''[[The War of the Worlds]]''==

Revision as of 09:08, 8 April 2016

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Star Trek and pop culture

From time to time various popular culture references have appeared in Star Trek as in-jokes. These references, while mostly included in background displays, have also been in spoken dialogue.

The following articles contain references, or 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), Theodore Sturgeon (Sturgeon), Jules Verne (Verne), and H.G. Wells (Wells-class).

1941

Production

2001: A Space Odyssey

Crossover performers
Production

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Akira

Albedo Anthropomorphics

Alias

Production

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

In addition, the stories and their characters were also directly referenced a number of times. See Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass.

At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft

Babylon 5

See also: Babylon 5

Back to the Future

Crossover performers
Production

Batman

Crossover performers

Battlestar Galactica

Crossover performers
Production

The Beatles

Blade Runner

Crossover performers
Production

Blakes 7

Crossover performers

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Crossover performers
Production
Furthermore, Oscillation Overthruster props can be spotted in a number of episodes.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Calvin and Hobbes

Car 54, Where Are You?

Casablanca

Catch 22

Cheers

File:AnaandaZiff.jpg

Clavin, Malone, and Peterson

Crossover performers

Colossus: The Forbin Project

Crossover performers

Cloverfield

Production

Dick Tracy

Crossover performers
Production

Dirty Pair

Disney

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Doctor Who

See also: Doctor Who

The First Men in the Moon

Fold Zandura

The Steamrunner-class was named for an Alex Jaeger sketch of an USS Streamrunner (sic), which was in turn named for a song by Fold Zandura. See Steamrunner-class for more details.

Forbidden Planet

Crossover performers

Gall Force

Gilligan's Island

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Honneamise (Oneamisu) No Tsubasa (The Wings of Honneamise)

Indiana Jones

Crossover performers
Production

James Bond

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Our Man Bashir" is basically a parody of the James Bond franchise.

In TOS: "I, Mudd", a busty female android (presumably played by Marlys Burdette), wearing a red dress, has the identification number "007" on her neckpiece, possibly an in-joke reference to the Bond films.

Crossover performers

The Jetsons

Crossover performers

Jurassic Park

Crossover performers
Production

Known Space

Looney Tunes

M*A*S*H

Hydrogen-alpha emission

4077

M*A*S*H is an oft-referenced movie and show in Star Trek. Its unit number, 4077, was frequently used on viewscreens and computer readouts.

Crossover performers

The Magnificent Seven

Crossover performers

Magnum PI

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

Crossover performers

Marx Brothers

Max Headroom

Crossover performers:

Men In Black

Crossover performers

Metropolis

Muppets

Crossover performers

My Neighbor Totoro

Mystery Science Theater 3000

See Mystery Science Theater 3000.

National Lampoon's Animal House

  • Worf's smashing of Geordi's lute in "Qpid" (episode title)
Crossover performers

Nine Inch Nails

  • Forrester-Trent Syndrome

Ranma Nibunnoichi (Ranma ½)

Red Dwarf

Ren and Stimpy

seaQuest DSV

Crossover Performers

Sherlock Holmes

Crossover Performers:

Crossover Production:

Frank Sinatra

Snagglepuss

Star Wars

See Star Wars.

The Three Stooges

Superman

Crossover performers
Production

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Crossover performers:

The Twilight Zone

In "Carbon Creek", Trip Tucker said "Sounds like an old episode of the Twilight Zone" in response to the Vulcans' crash-landing.

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan, and George Takei have all appeared in Twilight Zone episodes. Also, Star Trek writers George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson, and Jerry Sohl were regular contributors to the series. TOS directors Robert Butler, Ralph Senensky, Robert Gist, and Tony Leader have also worked on The Twilight Zone.

Crossover performers
Production

Urusei Yatsura

The War of the Worlds

The West Wing

When Worlds Collide

Crossover performers

The X-Files

Crossover performers

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