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Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Whit Bissell, Eddie Paskey, and William Schallert in Star Trek (1966)

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The Trouble with Tribbles

Star Trek

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Edited from

    • "TrekCulture" 10 Greatest Final Lines In Star Trek Episodes (TV Episode 2022)

      Clip shown

Edited into

    • "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" Trials and Tribble-ations (TV Episode 1996)

      Extensive footage from this episode is used.
    • Yoostar 2: In the Movies (Video Game 2011)

      Clips used for Yoostar karaoke.

Featured in

    • The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next (1988)

      Clips shown.
    • TV Guide: 40th Anniversary Special (TV Movie 1993)

      Clips shown.
    • William Shatner's Star Trek Memories (Video 1995)

      Clips shown
    • Farewell: DeForest Kelley--A Tribute (TV Short 2003)

      clips shown
    • Star Trek: Generations Review (Video 2008)

      Footage from this episode is shown.

Referenced in

    • "Star Trek: The Animated Series" More Tribbles, More Troubles (TV Episode 1973)

      Captain Kirk refers to the Enterprise crew's previous encounter with Cyrano Jones and the tribbles on Deep Space Station K-7.
    • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

      There are tribbles in the bar in San Francisco.
    • "Danger Mouse" Multiplication Fable (TV Episode 1985)

      The Ticklehiposis is exactly the same kind of alien pest as Tribbles
    • "Star Wars: Droids" Tail of the Roon Comets (TV Episode 1985)

      References the final scene as a compartment opens and burries Threepio under a mountain of 'Mupples'
    • "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Jay Leno/Fred Savage/Brian Gillis (TV Episode 1989)

      Brian Gillis mentions the Tribbles and the series

References

    • The Day of the Triffids (1963)

      According to some sources, Tribbles were named after Triffids.
    • "Star Trek" Court Martial (TV Episode 1967)

      The bar set, including the bartender's costume, is recycled with slight modifications, mostly in decoration. Which featured prominently for the storyline.
    • "Star Trek" Errand of Mercy (TV Episode 1967)

      When the humans and Klingons meet, they mention the Treaty of Organia which was accomplished in Errand of Mercy.

Spoofed in

    • "The Smurfs" Fuzzle Trouble/Smurfette's Dancing Shoes (TV Episode 1981)

      The main plot -- seemingly harmless creatures that multiply when they eat -- is taken directly from the "Star Trek" episode "The Trouble With Tribbles."
    • Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)

      F.T. is also a parody of the tribbles from "Star Trek". The teddy bear say "He's dead, Jim!", a recurring line from this show.
    • Space Quest V: The Next Mutation (Video Game 1993)

      In the space bar, Cliffy starts a fistfight with a crew member of the Goliath, after the latter refers to the Eureka as a garbage scow - a parody on Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles".
    • "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Show No. 105 (TV Episode 1998)

      In Props, Ryan Stiles says to Colin Mochrie, "Spock could you put down the Tribbles and help me with the ship".
    • Treasure of the Hidden Planet (Video 2004)

      C3PO finds himself burried in Mupple's just like Kirk was burried in Tribbles

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