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 Astroboy: Astroboy was
an animated TV show; Nickname for Stark by John. It was thought up by Ben
Thompkins, one of Ben Browder’s standins ..Different Destinations
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Blotching: One of
Furlow’s expletives, as in …twice as blotching long as it would if you
weren’t here. Til the Blood Runs
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Blue Assed Bitch: Zhaan by Rygel
DNA Mad Scientist |
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Blue or Bluie: Zhaan by John
Jeremiah Crichton' Liars, Guns and
Money, Part 1 |
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Bob Marley: A Jamaican
recording artist and Rastafarian; John’s nickname for one of the
Clansmen on the Cemetery Planet Taking
the Stone |
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Brainiac: A nickname
for Traltixx by John: A very early computer designed by Edmund Berkeley in
the 1950s, it stands for Brain-Imitating Almost-Automatic Computer. Brainiac is also the name of one of the super-villains in the
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Buckwheat XVI: A nickname for
Rygel by John. Buckwheat was a character in The Little Rascals Family Ties |
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Buckwheat: A nickname for
Rygel by John Through the Looking Glass |
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Bull Frell: Jool says this as her clever retort to Aeryn in their argument in the
beginning of ..Different Destinations |
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Cack: One of
Chiana’s slang words. it means to die |
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Cadaverous Son of a Bitch: A nickname
for Scorpius by John Liars
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Captain Chaos: Rygel,
who was acting as Captain of Moya at the time, was in a state of panic when the plant attached
itself to the ship and everything began blowing up and breaking down. Chiana called him
“Captain Chaos” |
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Captain Crunch: A reference
to Cap’n Crunch, the breakfast cereal made by The Quaker Oats Company;
nickname for Crais by John in Thanks for
Sharing |
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Cujo:
Crichton’s name for the Brindiz hound, from The Stephen King novel “Cujo.” Cujo was a
rabid Saint Bernard. Crichton
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Sierra Nevada in the 1840’s. The trip was characterized by disasters, one
of the worst being starvation – nearly half of the party starved to death.
The stories of survival by cannibalism are legendary. When Moya’s crew was
starving, Crichton equated them to the Donner Party. Home on the Remains
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Dr. Chuck Jones: Chuck Jones
was the master of animation who helped to bring to life Bugs Bunny, Daffy
Duck, and many other Loony Tunes characters. He created Wile E. Coyote and
Road Runner among others. When cartoon-John and D'Argo were fighting, John
said that Dr. Chuck Jones wrote the book on these situations. Revenging
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Drad: Cool,
great, the bees knees, the best |
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Dredgenaughts: Chiana told
John and D'Argo that they were acting like a couple of immature
dredgenaughts, and that’s why Pilot banished them from Moya. Scratch
‘n’ Sniff |
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Dren: Alien
phrase, probably means “shit” |
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Dumb Tresnak: D'Argo called
himself a dumb tresnak after he
learned about Chiana and Jothee’s indiscretion Suns and Lovers |
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Earp: The translator microbes occasionally interpret
earth as Earp. Aeryn told Crais that John was a human from a planet
called Earp (which gave John one of the first light moments he’d
had since tumbling through the wormhole). Premier |
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Eema: Backside, as
in pain in the eema |
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 Electric
Mayhem: When John was being shot at by the Tregans, he
compared them to the Electric Mayhem. Peacekeeper Wars
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Elvis: Nickname for
Salis by John If you don’t know who Elvis is, you probably can’t read
this anyway. Durka Returns
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Enforcer:
D'Argo's
name for the Sheriff who came calling in Kansas |
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Ewok Gone Bad: John’s
nickname for a Vorc in its attack mode. Ewoks are the little furry teddy
bear looking guys from Star Wars Beware
of Dog |
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Fahrbot: Crazy |
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Fa-pu-ta: One of
Rygel’s exclamations |
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Fat Man: Crichton
called his nuclear bomb "Fat Man" named for the world's second atomic bomb used in
combat. The first was "Little Boy", a uranium gun-type device, while the original Fat
Man was a plutonium implosion weapon. "Fat Man" was named after Winston Churchill. We're
So Screwed, Parts 2 & 3 |
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Fekkik: A derogatory
term used by Chiana to Fe’Tor when she saw Jool being “milked” for
freslin. Scratch ‘n’ Sniff |
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Fluffy: A nickname
for Rygel by John, probably referring to his fuzzy ears. Throne
for a Loss |
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Frau Blucher: A nickname
for Natira by John: In Young Frankenstein,
Frau Blucher was Frankenstein’s freaky assistant and was played by Cloris
Leachman |
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Frax: Used by
Teurac to Lomus (“frax your father”) when Lomus messed up his attempt to
incapacitate Moya and then tried to excuse himself by using his father’s
good name to protect himself. PK Tech
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Frell: Strong all
purpose expletive used to emphasize a word (Rygel was “frelling sick” in
A Human Reaction), as a
replacement for hell (Larraq wanted to know, “How the frell did one of
your prisoners get loose? in A Bug’s
Life), as a word for sex (Aeryn: “Frell”, Crichton:
“Yeah” Meltdown), meaning messed up (Chiana: ”You have no idea how frelled
up I felt..” Dream
a Little Dream). In other words, we all know
what it means already. |
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Frelnik: Something
that smells terrible (It smells like Frelnik down here) |
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Frellwit: When
Pilot told the crew that something had hit them, Rygel’s comment was, “Well, WHAT, you
frellwit?” Natural Election |
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Fridge Magnet: A nickname for Borlik by John: At the
time, Borlik was stuck to the ceiling of the commerce station chanting her
lungs out. Suns and Lovers |
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Frog Boy: A
nickname for Rygel by Chiana A
Bug’s Life |
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Frog Lips: A
nickname for Rygel by Chiana Vitas
Mortis |
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Fur ball: A
nickname for Rygel by Chiana Crackers
Don’t Matter |
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Fweakin’ Insane: A
nickname for Chiana by John: Probably an inside joke because fweakin
is the name Gigi Edgley uses in chat. Crackers
Don’t Matter |
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Garda: A term used by
the clansmen on the cemetery planet meaning men/males. Taking
the Stone |
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Gleebo: Chiana asked
Crichton what his plan was when he first enlisted her help in overcoming
Durka. As usual, there was no plan. “Why do I always get stuck with the
Gleebos that don’t have any plan?” Durka
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Glinda: The
good witch from The Wizard of Oz. Crichton referred to Noranti as Glinda. |
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Grimmit: Derogatory
term for someone who’s afraid to do something. Raxil called D'Argo a
grimmit when he refused to put the Hanji’s tentacle on his eye. Scratch
‘n’ Sniff |
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Guido: A nickname for Rygel by John Through
the Looking Glass |
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Hairball: A
nickname for Rygel by John when John learned that Rygel had stolen
one of Moya’s synaptic crystals to use as a scepter decoration. Throne
for a Loss |
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Harrison:
When Crichton hatches his plan to create a distraction so Crais and Talyn can StarBurst inside
the Command Carrier, he tells Co-Kura, "Yo, Harrison! Get your shoes on. We're going on a
little trip to my module." The "Yo, Harrison! Get your shoes on" part is a
family joke for Rockne S. O'Bannon, who wrote the episode. Into the Lion's Den, Part II: Wolf
in Sheep's Clothing |
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Harvey: A
nickname for Scorpy’s clone by John. Harvey was a giant invisible
rabbit in the Pulitzer Prize winning play, Harvey, and later in a 1950 movie
of the same name starring Jimmy Stewart. Only the main character in the
movie, Elwood P. Dowd (and occasionally his sister), could see the rabbit |
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Hezmana: Hell |
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Hoo-man: Granny's
pronunciation of human |
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Hynerian Slug: Aeryn
demanded that the Hynerian slug (a.k.a. Rygel) let her out of the cell. Premier |
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I vow, I will not be taken prisoner again. D'Argo always says this (or something very much like it)
immediately before he’s taken prisoner again. Premier
and
nearly every episode since then. A few
examples:
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Icosahedron: A
polyhedron having 20 faces. Mental as Anything |
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Junior Miss Tough Chick of the Universe: A nickname for Chiana
by John. She’s young, she’s beautiful, she’s difficult to deal with.
Through the Looking Glass |
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Krabbappel, Miss Edna: John's
nickname for Katoya of Master Katoya's Mental Arts Training Camp. John didn't want to be at the
camp, the only reason he went was to find out what that creature was who attacked his family (it
was a Skreeth). Crichton
refused to participate in the training exercises and he compared Katoya to Miss
Krabbappel, who is Bart Simpson's teacher on The Simpsons. Mental as Anything |
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Little Camper: A
nickname for Rygel by John in Back
and Back and Back to the Future |
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Little Slime Toad: One of
Sko’s nicknames for Rygel. I-Yensch,
You-Yensch |
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Loomas: Slang for breasts |
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Magic Turnip: John’s
nickname for tannot root. It looks like a turnip and when people eat it, it
changes them into zombie-like farmers Thank
God it’s Friday Again |
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Magra-Fahrbot: Extremely
crazy |
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Manin:
girlfriend/fiancee |
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Medusa: A nickname
for D'Argo by John. Medusa is a snake-haired Gorgon from Greek mythology Crackers
Don’t Matter |
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Mippippippi: D'Argo’s version of Mississippi. John showed
him how to use the word Mississippi as a countdown spacer Through
the Looking Glass |
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Monochromatic Bitch:
Jool said this of Chiana. Everything about Chiana is a shade of gray
which explains the monochromatic and she was being pretty mean to Jool which
explains the rest of it. ...Different Destinations |
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