40 Hilarious Star Trek Jokes For Kids

Jo Kingsley
Dec 12, 2023 By Jo Kingsley
Originally Published on Aug 18, 2020
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Kids love a classic joke, and even better if it's tied into their favourite film or TV shows. Whether they're a fan of Minions, Star Wars or Pokémon, here at Kidadl we have some great jokes to keep them laughing.

And if you're a family of Trekkies, you're going to love our ultimate collection of the best Star Trek jokes in the galaxy.

Question And Answer Jokes

These Star Trek puns will have the kids boldly laughing like they've never laughed before.

How does a Romulan frog stay camouflaged? He uses a croaking device!

What did Mr Spock find in Captain Kirk's toilet? The Captain's Log!

How many ears does Captain Kirk have? Three. A right ear, a left ear and a final front-ear!

What is Commander Riker's favourite hobby? Sewing, because Captain Picard is always saying "Make it so!"

Where do the Borg go to eat fast food? Borger King!

What's it called when a crew member on Deep Space 9 runs as fast as he can? Worf Speed!

What are glasses called on planet Vulcan? Spocktacles!

How do you stop yourself from falling out of a Bird of Prey? You have to Klingon!

What do you call two science officers having an argument? Science Friction!

If Spock has pointy ears, then what does Scotty have? Engineers!

Why is Star Trek so successful? Because it has good Genes!

What illness did everyone on the Enterprise catch that made them red and itchy? Chicken Spocks!

Why did Riker die from friendly fire? Because Picard ordered "Fire at Will!"

What did Scotty say when little shards of ice began hitting the Enterprise? "Captain, we are being hailed!"

Why was Captain Picard so confused when the android disappeared? Because they'd lost their Data!

What do you call a Klingon with half a brain? A genius!

How do you get a one-armed Klingon down from a tree? Wave to him!

Why did the Enterprise have to go to the garage for repair? It needed new Spock plugs!

What did the first officer say when Captain Picard asked him why he let Troi win at poker? Because I Riker!

What is Riker’s approach to dating? If at first you don’t succeed, try Troi again!

What is Sisko’s favourite breakfast cereal? Quarker Oats!

Light Bulb Jokes

The classic light bulb joke gets a Trekkie twist with these hilarious Star Trek versions.

How many Enterprise crew does it take to change a light bulb? I'm not sure, but I know they'll blow up at least one shuttle while they're doing it!

How many Ferengi does it take to change a light bulb? Two. One to change it, and one to sell the broken bulb!

How many Borg does it take to change a light bulb? All of them, because they are one!

How many Klingons does it take to change a light bulb? None. Real warriors aren't afraid of the dark!

How many Klingons does it take to change a light bulb? Two. One to change the bulb and one to shoot the first in the back and take all the credit!

How many Original Series landing party crew members does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Only one, but the extra red-shirt will die whilst they're changing it!

Cross the Road Jokes

It's not just chickens that cross the road, the cast of Star Trek do too in these classic gags.

Why did the Romulan cross the road? To conquer the other side!

Why did the Borg cross the road? Because it assimilated the chicken!

Why did the chicken cross the road? To boldly go where no chicken had gone before!

Why did Spock cross the road? Because it was logical!

Why did Mr Scott cross the road? Because his transporter beam wasn't working!

Why did the chicken cross the road? Computer: "Insufficient information."

One Liners

Even Captain Kirk would be tickled by these brilliant Star Trek one liners.

I accidentally went to a Star Trek convention dressed as Chewbacca from Star Wars. What a Wookie mistake!

Did you hear Kirk reciting verse at Warp Speed? It was poetry in motion!

A Klingon and a red shirt get into a fight; the Klingon misses every shot, but the red shirt dies anyway!

Did you hear about the Klingon's plan to wrap the Enterprise in silver paper? Luckily, the plan was foiled!

When Star Trek fans go to a convention, they always get a gift. It's called the enter prize!

Did you hear that Kirk is getting married? He engaged the Borg!

Did you hear about the Captain of the Enterprise? He had a one trek mind!

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Written by Jo Kingsley

Bachelor of Arts specializing in Film and English

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Jo KingsleyBachelor of Arts specializing in Film and English

Jo is a versatile writer with a Bachelor's degree in Film and English from the University of Southhampton who is passionate about mental health and well-being, history, art, food and drink, and photography. As a work-from-home mom to two adventurous boys, she loves exploring local castles, museums, and galleries with them, and sharing her knowledge and interests through her blog.

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