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| - In the episode "The Short, Quick Summer," Arthur remembers that he read the novel over the summer. He then imagines a scene from it, where Gulliver is replaced with Arthur, and the Lilliputians are replaced by miniature versions of Binky.
- Gulliver's Travels was a novel written by Jonathan Swift in 1726. In 2370, when Commander Benjamin Sisko saw workers walking about on the USS Hannibal's hull, he was reminded of the Lilliputians tying down Gulliver and crawling all over him. (DS9 novel: Antimatter)
- Popeye was originally meant to star as Gulliver in an early feature film debut, however, it was ultimately decided to render the protagonist as a more realistic character, through the Rotoscope process of tracing over an actor's movements. Upon release, the film was successful and led to a spin-off series of cartoons starring the Lilliputian Gabby, however, mounting conflict within the studio and the failure of their next feature film, Mr. Bug Goes to Town, meant that their second one would be their last.
- Following a shipwreck, Gulliver finds himself on the island of Lilliput, a land inhabited by human beings one twelfth the size of people in Europe. The Lilliputians give Gulliver the name "Quinibus Flestrin" which means "Man Mountain" in their language. Gulliver gradually gains the confidence of important and influential people on the island, including the emperor. This section of the novel satirizes the relationship between England and France in Swift's time and religious disputes, "Little-Endians" represent Protestants and "Big-Endians" represent Catholics.
- The production had been in the works since 1989, shortly after the cancellation of The Jim Henson Hour, when it was intended as a four hour mini-series combining animatronics and live actors, initially scheduled for Easter 1990. Jim Henson was set to executive produce. Producer Duncan Kenworthy recalled the situation:
- Commander Tucker kept an ancient copy of the book in his quarters aboard Enterprise NX-01. (ENT: "Cogenitor") This book, dated to 1940, was auctioned off at the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1] In 2269, after the USS Enterprise rescued the Terratins and their home colony, Captain James T. Kirk described the miniature city as a "Lilliputian city". (TAS: "The Terratin Incident") In 2365, Riker commented that the USS Enterprise-D being threatened by Debin's comparatively inferior Atlec vessel had "Shades of Gulliver's Travels". (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona" )
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| - Commander Tucker kept an ancient copy of the book in his quarters aboard Enterprise NX-01. (ENT: "Cogenitor") This book, dated to 1940, was auctioned off at the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1] In 2269, after the USS Enterprise rescued the Terratins and their home colony, Captain James T. Kirk described the miniature city as a "Lilliputian city". (TAS: "The Terratin Incident") In 2365, Riker commented that the USS Enterprise-D being threatened by Debin's comparatively inferior Atlec vessel had "Shades of Gulliver's Travels". (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona" ) Similarly, Picard admitted that he felt like Gulliver bound by the Lilliputians when the Enterprise came under attack from nanites the following year. (TNG: "Evolution" )
- In the episode "The Short, Quick Summer," Arthur remembers that he read the novel over the summer. He then imagines a scene from it, where Gulliver is replaced with Arthur, and the Lilliputians are replaced by miniature versions of Binky.
- Gulliver's Travels was a novel written by Jonathan Swift in 1726. In 2370, when Commander Benjamin Sisko saw workers walking about on the USS Hannibal's hull, he was reminded of the Lilliputians tying down Gulliver and crawling all over him. (DS9 novel: Antimatter)
- The production had been in the works since 1989, shortly after the cancellation of The Jim Henson Hour, when it was intended as a four hour mini-series combining animatronics and live actors, initially scheduled for Easter 1990. Jim Henson was set to executive produce. Producer Duncan Kenworthy recalled the situation: “It was something I'd been developing while Jim was still alive. He was in on some of the meetings, but we just couldn't raise the money. We wanted to do the whole book -- nobody had ever done it before, and this is what interested Jim. I could have financed a film of the first two parts instantly, but not the rest.” The project remained on the schedule following Henson's death and the dissolution of the Disney deal, but actual filming did not begin until 1995. As Kenworthy recalled, "I thought that after four years of trying to find the financing, it was never going to get made... I was so thrilled that the project finally got off the ground." While the final production was co-produced by the Jim Henson Company, the involvement of Jim Henson's Creature Shop was limited to make-up effects for the Yahoos and the construction of a rod-puppet giant wasp. Gulliver's Travels was hailed for its inclusion of all four "books" of Jonathan Swift's novel. The film added a new parallel frame story, however, in which Gulliver, returned to England, is placed in Bedlam by a designing doctor, and must prove his sanity. Other alterations include a more malevolent conceptualization of the governor of Glubbdubdrib (rechristened "The Sorceror") and a softened ending, regarding Gulliver's reunion with family. The production itself was a family affair; apart from Ted Danson's teaming with wife Mary Steenburgen, director Charles Sturridge's wife played Phoebe Nicholls played the Empress of Lilliput and their son Thomas Sturridge played Tom Gulliver while brothers James Fox and Edward Fox played Dr. Bates and General Limtoc respectively.
- Following a shipwreck, Gulliver finds himself on the island of Lilliput, a land inhabited by human beings one twelfth the size of people in Europe. The Lilliputians give Gulliver the name "Quinibus Flestrin" which means "Man Mountain" in their language. Gulliver gradually gains the confidence of important and influential people on the island, including the emperor. Gulliver learns that Lilliput is at war with the neighboring island empire of Blefuscu and that the cause of the war is a disagreement over how to eat a boiled egg. The "Little-Endians" of Lilliput cut off the small, pointed end of an egg before eating it, the "Big-Endians" of Blefuscu begin eating an egg at the opposite end. Gulliver helps the Lilliputians in their war by capturing Blefuscu's entire naval fleet. However, he refuses to go to Blefuscu to conquer the island and place it under the rule of the Lilliputian emperor. When a fire breaks out at the imperial palace Gulliver puts it out by urinating on it. Although he saves the life of the empress, Gulliver is accused of treason for his disrespectful behavior. He escapes to Blefuscu where he finds an abandoned boat. He rows out to sea, is rescued and returns to England. This section of the novel satirizes the relationship between England and France in Swift's time and religious disputes, "Little-Endians" represent Protestants and "Big-Endians" represent Catholics.
- Popeye was originally meant to star as Gulliver in an early feature film debut, however, it was ultimately decided to render the protagonist as a more realistic character, through the Rotoscope process of tracing over an actor's movements. Upon release, the film was successful and led to a spin-off series of cartoons starring the Lilliputian Gabby, however, mounting conflict within the studio and the failure of their next feature film, Mr. Bug Goes to Town, meant that their second one would be their last.
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