What is Star Trek Bingo?
I grew up watching reruns of the original series Star Trek. I loved it (and still do). Then a few years ago the Sci-Fi channel did a 30th anniversary special where they showed each episode in order with commentaries by the actors. I couldn't watch them because of the time it was on (I was at work), but my loving wife recorded each and every episode for me (even going so far as to edit the commercials)! Well, as we began watching them together in the evenings, we couldn't help but poke fun at all the cliché sayings, fake-looking props and bad music that kept recurring. One day we decided to start writing them down, and soon the idea came to us: Let's make a game of it! Soon Star Trek bingo was born and the fun ensued each evening as we sat down to watch the adventures of the Enterprise crew unfold...

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The complete Star Trek Bingo cliché list
A badly cast stunt double in a fight-scene A main character gets captured A planet made of rocks, scrub brush, and a twilight orange sky A redshirt gets killed Cheesy special effect Chekov boasts of Russia Close-up of beads of sweat on Kirk's forehead Comic relif music plays Encounter a race in which everyone dresses exactly alike Encounter an alien species or planet that resembles earth Encounter life - but not as we know it Fight music plays Kirk and McCoy make fun of Spock's emotionalism Kirk breaks the prime-directive Kirk does his little karate/judo chop Kirk kisses a woman Kirk talks a computer into suicide Kirk uses a dramatic pause Kirk's shirt gets ripped Love music plays Main character has a near death experience McCoy and Spock argue McCoy says "He's dead Jim" McCoy says "I'm a doctor, not ..." Mind Meld Nurse Chapel shows an interest in Spock Red Alert Scotty says "I cannot change the laws of physics" Set phasers on stun Shot of control board shows buttons and lights with no words Soft-light closeup on the beautiful guest-star actress Someone fires a phaser at a rock, then warms his/her hands Someone is sent to sickbay Someone loses their phaser or communicator Someone makes a personal log entry Someone makes a sexist remark Something/one takes control of the Enterprise Spock expresses emotion and explains it as a logical response Spock gives an exact estimate Spock gives the Vulcan nerve pinch Spock looks into his scanner on the bridge Spock raises his eyebrow Spock says "Fascinating" Spock says "Illogical" Spock says "Logical" Styrofoam rocks on the planet Technobabble The Enterprise or Scotty breaks the laws of physics The Enterprise orbits a mono-colored planet The Enterprise travels through time The bridge lurches in an attack Transporter malfunction Uhura says "Hailing frequencies" Warp drive is used We see "the hill" You uncover a plothole

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