You may have missed Star Trek’s most unhinged Doctor Who Easter Egg, but I did not. Two of the longest-running pop culture franchises, Star Trek and Doctor Who, have made sly references to one another over the years. In issues 26 and 27 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, first published by Malibu in 1995, Trek drops one of its most unhinged, and coolest, Doctor Who Easter Eggs yet.
"Mudd's Pet" was written by Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier and drawn by Keith Conroy.
In the story “Mudd’s Pets,” appearing as back-up features in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 26 and 27, Horace Mudd arrives on the titular space station, seeking a deal with Quark. Mudd is trafficking cute creatures he has dubbed “Meeps” due to the sound they make. There is a downside to the little critters though: their saliva is a universal solvent.
The Meeps escape from Mudd and wreak havoc on Deep Space Nine, forcing Sisko and company to find a way to stop the cute and cuddly menace from destroying them all.
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The adorable little Meeps that nearly destroy Deep Space Nine are also one of the Star Trek franchises’ coolest Doctor Who shout-outs. In 2023, audiences met Beep the Meep in the Doctor Who episode “The Star Beast.” Featuring David Tennant as the 14th Doctor, the episode was in fact an adaptation of a Doctor Who comic book story from over 40 years ago. In issues 19 through 26 of Doctor Who Weekly, first published between February through April 1980, Beep the Meep was introduced to the mythos, and would become a popular villain.
