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Red Dwarf is a science fiction sitcom set in deep space created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor that airs on BBC and Dave. It's primary source is the 1988 television series, though multiple books, comics, and games exist based on the franchise.
TV[]
- Red Dwarf (February 15th, 1988 - Present)
Film[]
- Red Dwarf: The Promised Land (April 9th, 2020)
Books[]
- Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers (January 1st, 1989) with abridged audio book in 1995
- Better than Life (October 25th, 1990) with abridged audio book in 1995
- The Red Dwarf Smegazine (1992 - 1994)
- Last Human (April 27th, 1995)
- Backwards (February 5th, 1996)
Tabletop Game[]
- Red Dwarf the Roleplaying Game (2002)
Video Games[]
- Red Dwarf XI: The Game (September 2016) for Mobile Devices
- Red Dwarf XII: The Game (2017) for Mobile Devices
Links to Other Series[]
Dave and Rimmer appear in Shaggy Dog Story.
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Wizards & Warriors | January 7, 1990 | A tavern is named "The Red Dwarf" and one of the Thieves Guild leaders is named The Cat. | 3 |
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Westworld | March 21, 1991 | The Red Dwarf episode "Meltdown" is heavily inspired by Westworld. | 3 |
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Doctor Who | March 19, 1992 | The TARDIS from Doctor Who appears in the Red Dwarf episode “Demons & Angels”. | 1 |
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Hulk (Marvel) | June 1, 1993 | The character Lazarus has the real name Todd Hunter, a reference to Second Officer Frank Todhunter. | 3 |
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Star Trek | October 7, 1993 | A Klingon Bird of Prey is seen in a spaceship graveyard in Red Dwarf "Psirens". In Star Trek, the story "Stone and Anvil" has a hologram character suggest that they wear a large H on their head, and in "Time Lock" the Gemini 12's Time Drive is stored in the Eridian Vault. | 1 |
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Alien (Fox) | October 7, 1993 | A Weyland-Yutani ship from Aliens appears in the Red Dwarf episode “Psirens”. | 1 |
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Space: 1999 | October 7, 1993 | the Eagle from Space: 1999 appears in the Red Dwarf episode “Psirens”. | 1 |
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SimCity | 1993 | The names of neighbouring cities can include Rimmer, Lister, Cat's Corner, and Krighton, after the four main characters Of the show. | 3 |
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Rise of the Triad | December 21, 1994 | One character's first names are Sebastian Doyle, referencing Lister's alternate name from "Back To Reality". Also a music track is named "Run Like Smeg". | 3 |
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Pokémon | November 21, 1999 | Grouped together along Route 2 are three Bug Catchers. The two closest together are named Rob and Doug after Red Dwarf's primary writers Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and the third is named Ed after director and producer Ed Bye. | 3 |
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Orbiter | November 27, 2000 | Appearing in this game is the Jupiter Mining Corporation, the entity which owns the Red Dwarf. | 1 |
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West of Loathing | February 11, 2003 | In Kingdom of Loathing, there are various traffic cone items, all of which quote The Cat from "Last Day": "It's not a good night unless you get a traffic cone!". It was once possible to see a dog's milk asteroid, and an axe wound monster can poke you with a red-hot red dwarf star, which is "smegging hot!" | 3 |
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Little Britain | October 14, 2003 | In Little Britain, Kenny Craig sells the first season of Red Dwarf to a customer. | 2 |
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Ratchet & Clank | October 25, 2005 | In Ratchet: Deadlocked, there is a superficial superhero who goes by Ace Hardlight, a reference both to Arnold Rimmer's superficial persona Ace Rimmer and the term "hard-light hologram". | 3 |
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Eddsworld | March 19, 2006 | "Tord's Adventure" ends with the music, fonts, stars and scrawl from the Red Dwarf credits. Also Edd is often seen wearing a white shirt which says "Smeg Head" under his hoodie. | 3 |
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Monsters vs. Aliens | April 2, 2009 | Two technicians in an isolated outpost report the UFO using the callsign "Red Dwarf", a reference both to the title of the show and the focal duo. | 3 |
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AdventureQuest | July 17, 2009 | In WarpForce, the player can receive an SOS call from "Red Dwarf", which turns out to be a star, not a ship. Near it is a mining corporation, which employs a dwarf named Lister. | 3 |
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Homestuck | 2009 | There are multiple "Everybody's dead, Dave" conversations and a character who plays pool with planets, both references to Lister. | 3 |
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The Big Bang Theory | February 2, 2012 | Red Dwarf is mentioned in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Friendship Contraction". | 2 |
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Far Cry | November 29, 2012 | Far Cry 3's traffic cones are described in your inventory as "The sign of a good night", referencing Cat's sentiment when Lister discovers one in his bed: "Hey! It's not a good night unless you get a traffic cone!" | 3 |
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The Witcher | May 18, 2015 | Lance Corporal Vatslav and Private Kleiner are characteristic homages to Rimmer and Lister, with Vatslav mimicking closely a line from Red Dwarf's first episode by stating "Need I remind you of the penalty for insulting a superior?!" immediately before a dwarf in red enters the scene. | 3 |
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The Simpsons | October 2016 | A character resembling Rimmer from Red Dwarf appears in a crowd scene in the story "Hail to the Cat" from Simpsons Comics #87. | 3 |
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Lego Dimensions | November 18, 2016 | Using the TARDIS in a Fantastic Beasts story pack level gives access to an area from Red Dwarf. | 1 |
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance | February 13, 2018 | In the Madonna Of Sasau quest in the A Woman's Lot DLC, Henry can ask a guard about Inquisitor Jaroslav. The guard will launch into an almost exact copy of the speech used by Kryten when asked about the Inquisitor. | 3 |
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Spider-Man | September 7, 2018 | In Marvel's Spider-Man, the logo of the fictional donut brand Frosted Halos bares a striking resemblance to the Red Dwarf logo. Additionally, the use of donuts as halos references Lister's use of a golden donut as part of a holy disguise in "Waiting for God". | 3 |
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Dead Space | January 27, 2023 | The Dead Space remake added a beer brand named 'Red Dwarf'. | 3 |
