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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110804022837/http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Science_fiction_references_in_Star_Trek Sit down, it's a long list...]
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* ''[[Star Trek:
** The Jefferies Tubes on ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' are named after Matt Jefferies, art director of the original series and designer of the original Starship Enterprise (both interiors and exterior).
** And both Khan Noonien Singh and Dr. Noonen Soong (of TOS and TNG respectively) were named for a childhood friend of [[Gene Roddenberry]]. This no doubt comes as a relief to know if you were trying to figure out why their names were so similar.
** The Okudagram graphics (created by Mike Okuda) seen in the modern ''Star Trek'' series and films are loaded with references to people and other science fiction shows and characters. Another source are the ship dedication plaques located on the bridges of Starfleet next to the turbolift. The admirals, engineers and so on listed on them are the production staff for that series. The "Most Wanted" list in [[Deep Space Nine|Odo's]] office also featured photos of production staff.
* ''[[Star Trek:
** Geordi LaForge was named for one of the activist fans who helped the original series get its third season, the late Starfleet Admiral George LaForge.
** Several anime fans in the production staff sneaked various references in; one of the most blatant were the "exocomp" robots from "The Quality of Life". [[Word of God]] admits that their design was [[Lawyer
*** "Kei-ee, Yur-ee..." is also used as the beginning of a Ferengi access code in one episode.
*** And the Ferengi word for "mother" is "Mughi", the same as the name of the Dirty Pair's nonhuman sidekick.
** A piece of tech used by a geologic survey team in ''Pen Pals'' is actually the Oscillation Overthruster from ''[[Buckaroo Banzai]]''.
** The names of Clare Raymond's descendants in the Season 1 episode "The Neutral Zone" are [[William Hartnell]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Tom Baker]], Peter Davidson and [[Colin Baker]]. Save for one misspelling, these are the names of the first
** The Enterprise has a sister ship called the ''[[Uchuu Senkan Yamato|Yamato]]''.
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'': ''The Magnificent Ferengi'' was a homage to ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]''. Also, in one episode the characters recite the first two lines of the Edwin Starr song ''War''.
** In the pilot, Bashir borrows Odo's hand for some impromptu first aid—an allusion to the film ''[[M*
** There is also of course the well
** A kiosk
** And another entry for the local office of [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Yoyodyne_Propulsion_Systems Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems], [
** The character "Morn" is largely a background character in Quark's bar; his name is an anagram of "Norm," in homage to another familiar heavyset barfly, from ''[[Cheers]]''.
** Lounge singer Vic Fontaine is a tribute to [[Frank Sinatra]] right down to having an episode that is basically a tribute to ''[[
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'': ''The Adventures of Captain Proton!'' Dr Chaotica wears identical clothing to Ming the Merciless, Proton's rocket ship has clear ''[[Flash Gordon Serial
** There is a linked pair of shout outs involving ''Star Trek'' and ''
** In the episode "The Omega Directive", Seven of Nine sets up a system for capturing the Omega particle, and refers to the crew by numbers. The person who is most unhappy with this arrangement is the one assigned the number [[The Prisoner|Six of Ten.]]
* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'': In the teaser of "Zero Hour" the Xindi Reptilians eat live mice in a clear homage to the miniseries ''[[V (TV series)|V]]''.
** In the series premiere, "Broken Bow", Admirals Forrest, Leonard and Williams are shout-outs to DeForest Kelley, Leonard Nimoy and [[William Shatner]], respectively, who, of course, played McCoy, Spock and Kirk in the original series. Admiral Forrest, named after Kelley, had the most screen time throughout the series, most likely because Kelley had died in 1999, just a year or so before production began.
** In the season 1 episode "Oasis," Trip sarcastically
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