Every Star Trek Reference In Futurama

30. Leonard Nimoy In Space Pilot 3000

Futurama's first episode has a few references to Star Trek within it. The episode itself parodies part of the plot of The Next Generation episode The Neutral Zone, which has three humans who had been cryogenically frozen in the late 20th century thawed in the future the series is set in. These humans then have to adjust to their new life, similar to Fry in this episode.

Fry also comments on the doors of the future, which slide open, as being like the doors in Star Trek. This is immediately followed by one of the doors closing on him.

Perhaps the biggest Star Trek reference within the episode is the appearance of Leonard Nimoy's head, which Fry meets when hiding out in the Head Museum. The head is voice by Nimoy himself.

Finally, when Fry attempts to pilot the ship, the noises used are identical to the noises made by the U.S.S. Enterprise in The Original Series.

Futurama takes a great deal of inspiration from classic Science-Fiction and Star Trek in particular. The first episode sets up references to the show as it means to go on, with regular jokes nodding to the long running bastion of Sci-Fi.