To Baldly Go Where No Pun Has Gone Before: 30 Star Trek Dad Jokes

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John Summers • Contributor
Sep 8, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

Star Trek gave us warp drives, phasers, and the moral dilemmas of exploring strange new worlds - but it also, somehow, gave us a bottomless well of dad jokes. I can't fully explain why, but for some reason the internet has fused Star Trek's stoic captains and serious storytelling with the absolute cheesiest puns imaginable. Maybe it's the contrast - seeing Jean-Luc Picard, with all his Shakespearean gravitas, become the unwilling face of a groan-worthy pun is comedy gold. 

Maybe it's the sheer number of "facepalm" moments that slipped so perfectly into meme culture. Or maybe the series just lends itself naturally to wordplay (I mean, how can you resist "to baldly go"?). Either way, these 30 Star Trek memes prove that while the Enterprise crew may be on a mission to boldly explore the galaxy, the internet is on a mission to boldly ruin every moment with dad jokes—and honestly, we wouldn't have it any other way.

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  • 01
    I ONCE WORKED AT A BAKERY TO GET BY. I KNEADED THE DOUGH. Imgflip.com
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  • 02
    I LOVE MY FURNITURE ME AND MY RECLINER GO WAY BACK imgflip.com
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  • 03
    Someone ripped the 5th month out of my new calendar. I'm dismayed!
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  • 04
    I got an email explaining how to read maps backwards. Rikers Beard It was spam.
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  • 05
    I once served on a ship that was haunted by chickens. Yes, poultrygeists... fowl spirits. Poultry?
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  • 06
    I bought a horse. Riken's Beand Are you going to race him? Riken Beand No. He's a lot faster than I am!
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    Riken's Beard I know a girl with a wooden leg named Lucy. What did she name her other leg? Riker's Beard
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  • 08
    The red ship just collided with the blue ship. Now both crews are marooned. STAR TREK
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    I ate a kid's meal at McDonald's today. Riker's Beand His mom was furious. Riken's Beand
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  • 10
    OCAN ALWAYS TELL, JUST BY LOOKING, WHEN SOMEONE IS LYING. I CAN ALSO TELL WHEN THEY'RE STANDING. STAR TREK FASCINATING
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  • 11
    NEVER PLAY TENNIS WITH A CYMBAL. IT MAKES A TERRIBLE RACKET. WHY?
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  • 12
    I'VE HEARD THAT REINCARNATION IS MAKING A COMEBACK.
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  • 13
    JAMAICAN HAIRSTYLE DAY IS TOMORROW I'M DREADING IT!
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  • 14
    MY NEPHEW NEEDS A JOB. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? HE SHOULD APPLY FOR THE SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM. THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE. Imgflip.com
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  • 15
    The kid at the grocery store kept asking me if I wanted paper or plastic. I told him to make that decision. Rihen's Beand What did he do? He refused. He said baggers can't be choosers. Riken's Beand
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  • 16
    THE DOCTOR SAID I MIGHT HAVE TO LOSE THREE FINGERS FROM MY LEFT HAND. WILL YOU STILL BE ABLE TO WRITE WITH IT? MAYBE BUT I SHOULDN'T COUNT ON IT. imgflip.com
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  • 17
    COKE ALWAYS TASTES BETTER FROM A GLASS Coca-Cola BOTTLE. IT'S UNCANNY! F Coca-Cola FOG
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  • 18
    In Europe it's called a lift. Well, in America it's called an elevator. STAR TREK I guess we were just.....raised differently. Riker's Beard
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  • 19
    I LEARNED TO SURF... ...AT BOARDING SCHOOL imgflip.com
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  • 20
    Have you seen the dog bowl? No, but he's pretty good at skating.
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  • 21
    How long have you had amnesia? As long as I can remember.
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  • 22
    ONE DAY I'M GOING TO START COLLECTING HIGHLIGHTERS MARK MY WORDS!
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  • 23
    Doctor, did you know that the man who invented the Ferris Wheel never met the man who invented the Merry-Go-Round? They traveled in different circles.
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  • 24
    MY FRIEND WITH A STUTTERING PROBLEM WAS JUST SENT TO PRISON TREK TALKING I FEAR HE MAY NEVER FINISH HIS SENTENCE
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  • 25
    Why did the chicken go to the gym? To work on his pecks... Why?
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  • 26
    You need to stop making Thanksgiving puns. You expect me to quit . cold turkey? Captain Kink Man Myth Legend Captain Kink Man Myth Legend
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  • 27
    Riker's Beard What did one tectonic plate say when it bumped into the other? Rihen's Beand Sorry, my fault.
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  • 28
    Captain Kink Man Myth Legend All those poor lost soles. There was a devastating fire at the shoe factory. Captain Kink Man Myth Legend
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    Riken's Beand Data, would you like to go kayaking with me? Sorry, I am an android, not a row bot. Riken's Beand
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    I'M GOING TO TAKE UP COIN COLLECTING THE CHANGE WILL DO ME GOOD imgflip.com
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