Are these unique character names from Gunsmoke or Star Trek?

Can you place names like Nebo, Balok and Suggs?

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The classic series Gunsmoke and Star Trek have many things in common. They both portrayed life on a frontier, both could be dramatic or funny and both have devoted followings to this day.

Another commonality is the range of interesting characters that appeared on both shows. There were plenty of strange creatures — of the human and alien variety.

Here are 20 names of characters from Gunsmoke and Star Trek. Can you tell which names belong to each show?

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  1. Ma Grilk
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  2. Gorn
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  3. Lolo Grimes
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  4. Sarek
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  5. Zefram Cochrane
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  6. Gecko Ridley
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  7. Balok
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  8. John Drago
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  9. Rodent
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  10. Panacea Sykes
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  11. Nebo
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  12. Hanar
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  13. Abelia
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  14. Suggs
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  15. Lt. Galloway
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  16. Tonga Rad
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  17. Wib Smith
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  18. Boma
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  19. Feeter Kreb
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  20. Harry Mudd
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Are these unique character names from Gunsmoke or Star Trek?

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95 Comments

8176Morgan 6 months ago
16/20. Not bad. A lot of guess work involved.
TammyMeador 7 months ago
You got 17 out of 20
You know your classic TV names! Great job!
djw1120 7 months ago
17 out of 20
Some were obviously "Star Trek" (Harry Mudd, Sarek, Gorn) and some I guessed.
Who was "Rodent" and what series was he, she, it on?
Tresix 7 months ago
17/20. They had Rainn Wilson playing Harry Mudd in current “Star Trek” series. Before all of his troubles started, I could have seen Ron Jeremy as Mudd.
sjbang88 7 months ago
16/20 "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....", wait wrong show/movie
RobertK 7 months ago
16 of 20. A lot better than I thought I'd do! Wib, Feeter and Gecko? Now I'm happy with just plain old Rob!
djw1120 RobertK 7 months ago
Don't you mean just "plain old 'Bones'"?
Zip 7 months ago
14/20
Thought I would know most of those names from Star Trek and get them correct by a process of elimination. Some just threw me, though.

Wib Smith... isn't that Will Smith's brother?
ironman2000 7 months ago
16 of 20, tough one.
ironman2000 ironman2000 7 months ago
There was a Johnny Drago on The Rifleman too.
KJExpress 7 months ago
19/20. Darn that Rodent! 🐀
djw1120 KJExpress 7 months ago
Who was "Rodent" and what series was he on?
KJExpress djw1120 7 months ago
Supposedly he was in ST-TOS in the "City on the Edge of Forever" episode. I'd have to see that episode again, but I don't remember anyone with that name.
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