Setting parody aside, there was Commander John J. Adams of the United Planets Cruiser C57-D aka Leslie Nielsen. Having seen Forbidden Planet first run in 1956 on the big screen at Radio City Music Hall it made a lasting impression, it's been my all time favorite sci-fi flick ever since. I'm not the only one and here's one for the Trekkies, it inspired Gene Roddenberry's creation and launched the heretofore little known William Shatner's career. There are a couple of parodies in it too, the "lion monster" being a projection of Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) it has his goatee. The other is the monster itself, being an MGM picture it's the studio mascot Leo.
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