Infosphere:Featured article for fortnight 10 of 2009

Futurama often makes reference to popular culture, however science fiction franchises, such as Star Wars and Star Trek are among the more common. Such references range from the lightsaber-like clubs used by officers such as Smitty, URL and Colleen to the Chanukah Zombie's TIE Fighter and way the reveal of Greyfarn's relationship with Ignus played out. While there are no references in the Star Wars films, the expanded universe has been reciprocating with references back to Futurama.