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Season 1

Captain to Admiral Crunch

M5438 is Non-corporeal

Zapp - Kirk

Leela - Jadzia Dax

"Space Pilot 3000" (1ACV01)

• In addition to the setting, part of the original concept for the show was that there would be a lot of advanced technology similar to that seen in Star Trek, but it would be constantly malfunctioning. The automatic doors at Applied Cryogenics resemble those in TOS; however, they malfunction when Fry remarks on this similarity.
• The introduction is reminiscent of Star Trek intros in TOS and TNG. "Space: The Final Frontier..." becomes "Space: It seems to go on and on forever..." It also has similar music and voice-over.
• Leonard Nimoy says that he no longer does the Vulcan salute, "Live Long and Prosper". (Image)
  • It is presumed in this episode it is simply because he has no hands, but the truth behind this statement is seen in the future episode, "Where No Fan Has Gone Before".
• The rows of jars containing heads, with the one jar containing Nimoy's head in front to greet people, is reminiscent of the episode "Return To Tomorrow" (TOS), where the alien minds were preserved in glowing spheres, with Sargon in the one sphere in front.

"The Series Has Landed" (1ACV02)

• We see that Cap'n Crunch is promoted to Admiral. In Star Trek (most noticably TNG) whenever we take a look into the "future", the Captains are always Admirals. (Image)

"I, Roommate" (1ACV03)

• A lady from the apartment next to Fry and Bender claims that Bender's thoughts are being transmitted to her cell phone. When she closes the phone, it beeps like the Communicator from Star Trek.

"Love's Labours Lost in Space" (1ACV04)

• TOS uniforms were made of velour.
• The Democratic Order of Planets (D.O.O.P.) has a military force composed of men in red uniforms, who are often utilized as cannon fodder.
• M5438 is based off various Non-corporeal species in Star Trek. (Image)
• Zapp confuses Poker with Chess (a Kirk analogy).
• Zapp Brannigan's character was inspired by Captain Kirk from Star Trek. To create the character, the writers imagined what it would be like if William Shatner himself, not James T. Kirk, were the captain of the Enterprise. (Image)
  • In the DVD commentary to this episode, Zapp was described as being "40% Kirk, 60% Shatner."
• The idea for Zapp's first officer, Kif Kroker, was based on the idea of Spock hating his captain, yet being dependant on him and doing his every whim.
• There is the use of a Captain's log, complete with star date.
• Brannigan's Law is the equivalent to Starfleet's Prime Directive.
• At the The Hip Joint, Fry meets a woman from the 21st century who asks if he remembers "when those cyborgs enslaved Humanity?" This is a reference to Star Trek: First Contact (Film), when the Borg attempt to assimilate Earth.

"My Three Suns" (1ACV07)

• Trisolians live in a liquid state and refer to humanoids as "Solids". This is quite similar to Changelings from DS9.

"A Big Piece of Garbage" (1ACV08)

• Fry finds a "Mr Spock Collector's Plate" with a picture of Spock on it.

"Hell Is Other Robots" (1ACV09)

• Bender screaming at the universe is like a scene from Star Trek Generations (Film).

"A Flight to Remember" (1ACV10)

• Leela's bathing suit looks very like the one worn by Jadzia Dax in the Let He Who Is Without Sin... (DS9) (Image)

"When Aliens Attack" (1ACV12)

• The Klaxon alarm sounds when Zoidberg escapes from the lobster trap.
• A door opens with the hatch noise used in Star Trek.
• The mother ship is similar to old Star Trek ship models.
• Fry includes Captain Janeway and Uhura in a list of science fiction heroes.
• Omicron Persei 8 appears to be influenced heavily by Qo'noS, home planet of the Klingons on Star Trek.

"Fry and the Slurm Factory" (1ACV13)

• A variant of Three-dimensional chess, Three-dimensional Scrabble, is played by Lela and Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth. (Image)