Every Trekkie knows that Star Trek wouldn’t exist without ’60s sitcoms. I Love Lucy star Lucille Ball’s company Desilu produced the show, and she used her clout to help Gene Roddenberry get an unprecedented second pilot after CBS execs passed on the first. But a different ’60s sitcom helped continue the Star Trek legacy by inspiring the design of the starship Voyager .

Oscar-winning designer Doug Drexler visited the All Access Star Trek podcast to reflect on the process of designing the hero ship of Star Trek: Voyager . “I was a big fan of My Favorite Martian with Ray Walston,” Drexler revealed. “His spaceship was like a one-man sportster almost, which was hidden in a garage. And I love that design so much. I had a model of Uncle Martin’s spaceship on my desk. I did

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