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The SS Buckaroo Banzai was a 22nd century BBI-993 class starship commanded by Captain John Whorfin. It was launched from Earth in 2137, destined for Planet 10 (DIM-8) in the Ficus sector. (TNG: "Up the Long Ladder")

This vessel was referred to on an okudagram listing ships that had traveled to the Ficus sector. Buckaroo Banzai, BBI, John Whorfin, and Planet 10 (DIM 8) are all references to 1984's The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, a frequent subject of okudagram in-jokes. While working at 20th Century Fox in the 1980s, Denise Okuda (née Denise Tathwell) was the director of the Buckaroo Banzai Fan Club.
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