The Simpsons The Simpsons is an animated cartoon show created by , also the creator of " Futurama " , which debuted on December 17 , 1989 , making it one of the longest running shows in American history . Over the course of the show ' s run , " The Simpsons " has referenced " Star Trek " numerous times . Frank Welker has done sounds of various animals in the show including the family dog Santa ' s Little Helper . Episodes . Kang and Kodos . Perhaps the most common " Star Trek " reference on the show is the naming of the two recurring alien villains . Typically appearing in " Treehouse of Horror " episodes , Kang and Kodos also claim to be native to the planet Rigel VII . " Bart of Darkness " . The Itchy and Scratchy cartoon in this episode is a parody of , , and , with Itchy resembling the aliens from Talos IV and possessing strong telepathic and telekenetic abilities . " Itchy and Scratchy : The Movie " . The family sees a trailer and clips from the latest " Original Series " film , " Star Trek XII : So Very Tired " , which depicts an elderly and senile cast . Captain Kirk complains about poor sleeping habits and everyone else ' s indifference to his complaining , while Scotty has grown so fat he cannot fire the phasers because his gargantuan stomach is in the way of the control panel . " Marge vs . the Monorail " . Leonard Nimoy guest - stars as himself where he makes a celebrity apperance at the christening of the Springfiled monorail , where he says it could do at least Warp 5 . At the end of the episode , he makes his exit by transporting . He also mentions that the doors in " Star Trek : The Original Series " were not automated , but operated by stagehands , which is , in fact , true . At the end of the episode , Nimoy states " My work is done here . " and beams out of the scene . " Deep Space Homer " . The episode ' s title is a reference to . As part of his NASA training , Homer Simpson fights Barney Gumble in the Triskelion arena with the classic " " Star Trek " fight music " in the background while one of the NASA administrators bets " quatloo s on the newcomer . " Later , Homer , Bart , and Lisa watch an episode of " Itchy and Scratchy " entitled " Scar Trek : The Next Laceration " , which has otherwise no relation to " Star Trek " except for its taking place in space . " Lisa ' s Wedding " . In this episode , Hugh ' s watch makes identical noises as a TOS communicator , Troy McClure ' s uniform is identical to the TOS uniforms , and the nuclear power plant resembles and makes the same noises as the " Enterprise " . " The Springfield Files " . Leonard Nimoy makes another guest appearance . One scene has a hot dog vendor asking him , " " Hey , Spock , what do you want on your hot dog ? " " To which Nimoy answers , " " Surprise me . " " At one point , Dr . Hibbert asks Homer if the alien he saw is carbon - based or silicon - based , a reference to the Horta . " Two Dozen and One Greyhounds " . A clerk at a pet store performs a " Human - dog mind meld " on Santa ' s Little Helper . He recommends that the Simpsons buy a lot of his merchandise to help calm the dog – apparently it worked as the next scene depicts the family driving home with a car full of dog related goods . " Mayored to the Mob " . The Simpsons go to a sci - fi convention , featuring " Star Trek " references , including uniforms , etc . Also , the convention ' s welcome motto is " Set your phaser s on fun . " Vina ' s theme from " The Cage " is also heard when Comic Book Guy is entranced by a nerdy young Comic Book Gal . " Homerazzi " . When Marge must replace all of the family ' s photos that were lost in a photo album fire , she recreates the family ' s " Series Finale Party " with Lenny dressed as Seven of Nine and Dr . Hibbert dressed as Tuvok . Carl begins to cry as he thought he could make it through " Voyager " s final episode again , but realizes he can ' t , while Homer wails , " " Oh , Captain Janeway ! Your mission ended too soon ! Too soon ! " " " Tis the Fifteenth Season " . Bart shows Homer different TV versions of " A Christmas Carol " . One of them is a TOS version where the Ghost of Christmas Future appears to the crew as a light being . Kirk orders Scotty to fire the torpedoes , but he cannot because the ghost has shown him a vision of how fat he is in the future . " My Big Fat Geek Wedding " . Comic Book Guy and Edna Krabappel participate in a Klingon wedding ceremony at the " bi - monthly science fiction convention " ( Bi - Mon - Sci - Fi - Con ) . Later Homer and Marge are remarried by the Klingon priest . " Stealing First Base " . Bart accidentally falls off the school roof and a girl that he had a crush on gives him CPR . As she starts , a montage of different kisses from movies are shown . One of the kisses featured was from J . J . Abrams ' where kissed . " The Squirt and The Whale " . After Lisa tries to save a beached whale from dying , but failed , the citizens of Springfield make use of its remains . One use was for corsets , which Comic Book Guy wears along with Kirk ' s TOS - uniform . He then proclaims that he is Captain Kirk from " " , but then the corset gives way little by little and he corrects himself from " I " to " " to " " to " Generations " , until the corset finally gives out and Comic Book Guy says " " . " The Day The Earth Stood Cool " . The back page of the issue of " The Onion " that Marge reads has an article headlined " Borg Decides Earth Not Worth Assimilating " and features a picture of a Borg cube . Also , when Bart is fighting T - Rex , the band in the factory starts playing the Star Trek fight music . " Yolo " . Homer aims to live out his unfulfilled dreams with the help of his childhood penpal , including staging a recreation of . They rent costumes from Comic Book Guy for only $ 10 , though he requests they not stink up the Gorn head as he needs it for a Bar Mitzvah later . The Gorn costume is miscolored purple for the first of the two shots it appears in . " The Man Who Came to Be Dinner " . This episode concludes with a series of " Star Trek " homages including end credits spoofing that of the original series . The Simpsons fly a starship in a bridge based on the " Enterprise " s , complete with original sound effects . ( Homer is the Captain ; Marge is the commications officer ; Bart is Chief enginner ; Lisa is Science officer and Maggie is the navigator / helmsman ) On the viewscreen , they mistake Grandpa for a Klingon , with a leitmotif based on the one composed by Jerry Goldsmith . The end credits proceed to depict various " Simpsons " characters in classic " Star Trek " episodes . ( Lenny and Carl in ; Barney and Patti and Selma in : Homer reenacting ; Crazy Cat Woman and cats in ; Bart Simpson as Engineer Scott in a Jefferies Tube ; Marge Simpson as Vina in her Orion slave girl guise in ; Milhouse as Quark ; Mr Burns as the Balok Puppet in . ) " Lisa with an ' S ' " . The opening couch gag features several couches surrounding a vessel similar to the , consisting of donuts . The music is the Klingon theme from .