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Trash of the Titans - S9-E22

Trivia: The musical number "The Garbageman Can" was a nod to musical number "The Candyman Can" in the 1971 classic "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"

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Trivia: After Bender makes a point with the organic eye, there's a picture of Robot B-9 from the Lost in Space TV series on the wall.

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Trivia: Despite Picard's love of horses and riding (as seen in TNG series and this movie) Sir Patrick Stewart didn't ride. William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk) had to teach him to ride so as to be believable.

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Trivia: As the camera looks at Picard, who is explaining his presence to Kirk, on the wall behind him is a Klingon Bat'leth, a large poster of the Original series Enterprise, an old style phaser, and a few other old series items.

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Hello, Zolle - S1-E19

Trivia: As Major Zolle digs, Kinchloe tells the other prisoner "You may fire when ready, Gridley!", which the man turns on the water. The line was originally an order given to Captain Charles Gridley by Commodore George Dewey during the Battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898, and has been used numerous times over the years.

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The Ultimate Computer - S2-E24

Trivia: In this episode, when brooding about M5, Kirk quotes John Masefield, "All I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by." In Star Trek V, on approach to the Enterprise-A, he again uses the quote.

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Trivia: As Alan comes into his cubicle, on the wall is a banner reading "GORT, KLAATU BARADA NIKTO", a nod to "The Day the Earth Stood Still".

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You Have 0 Friends - S14-E4

Trivia: As Stan tries to delete his Facebook profile, the message he gets on the screen and the subsequent parts of him in the episode are a take on the 1982 Disney classic Tron starring Bruce Boxleitner and Jeff Bridges.

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Private Finance - S8-E8

Trivia: In this episode, Mulcahy has trouble playing a piece on the piano. In other episodes, he played much better. In truth, William Christopher was an accomplished pianist that played "mean ragtime."

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2-D Blacktop - S7-E14

Trivia: The chandelier that Bender carries to the ship is a duplicate of the Mother Ship in the 1977 classic "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".

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The Fires of Pompeii - S4-E2

Trivia: Caecilius is played by Peter Capaldi, who later on took over the role of the Doctor from Matt Smith. It was later written into the storyline that the reason the Doctor's regeneration picked that face was as a reminder to himself that he saves lives. In addition, Karen Gillan, who later played Amy Pond, plays one of the Sybilline priestesses.

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Trivia: In the story of Helen Foley, there are a few tidbits. One, she is told she missed the turn at Cliffordville, and says she's going to Willoughby. These were both towns in the original Twilight Zone series episodes "Of Late, I Think of Cliffordville", and "Last Stop, Willoughby." Also, the man Helen talks to was played by Dick Miller, who was Murray Futterman in The Gremlins.

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Trivia: Before his final log entry, in response to Chekov's request for a course, Kirk says "Second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning." This is a nod to the direction to find Never Neverland in "Peter Pan."

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The Addams Family Goes to School - S1-E1

Trivia: This is the only episode where the real house used for the exterior is seen. Also, the wrought iron fence is seen to not go all the way around the property.

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The Measure of a Man - S2-E9

Trivia: As Picard argues for Data, the wall behind Maddox can easily be seen as the forward wall and viewer of the Enterprise Battle Bridge, re-purposed for this episode.

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Get Fit or Go Fight - S5-E16

Trivia: In the gym, Carter isn't wearing his gloves. Therefore, the wedding ring that Larry Hovis wore in real life was visible. He wore the gloves because he steadfastly refused to remove it.

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My Problem With Popplers (a.k.a. The Problem With Popplers) - S2-E18

Trivia: As Bender stops Zoidberg from eating, he says "Hold on, Sigmund", a possible reference to the title character in the 1970's Sid and Marty Kroft live action kids show "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters".

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My Problem With Popplers (a.k.a. The Problem With Popplers) - S2-E18

Trivia: As the crew get out to explore the planet for food, Leela says that "The planet is Class M, so we should be able to find some Roddenberries", a direct nod to Star Trek and its creator, Gene Roddenberry.

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Skip Day - S3-E4

Trivia: After Holt pops out of the fat woman's body, he says "And I thought these things smelled bad on the outside." This is a nod to Han Solo's line in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, when he cut the Tauntaun open for shelter.

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The Army-Navy Game - S1-E20

Trivia: Three bits of trivia. (1) The game was total fiction, with a final score of Navy 42, Army 36. No Army-Navy game has ended with that score. (2) The radio announcer says it is the 53rd Army-Navy game. The 53rd game was played in 1952, with Navy winning 7-0. (3) Though not named in the credits, host Tom Kennedy was the voice of the radio commentator, a fact he confirmed in an interview in 2003.

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