History StargateSG1 / SToZ

* SpaceFighter: Notable in that the [[ScaryDogmaticAliens villains]] have space fighters from the very start, but the good guys have to develop theirs slowly over several seasons. As with all Goa'uld technology, their Death Gliders are [[CoolButInefficient more impressive than practical]]. The Ori crusaders have space fighters too, which easily curbstomp Death Gliders.

* SiliconBasedLife: The Gadmeer are sulfur-based.

* WhosOnFirst: The Goa'uld Yu resulted in some of this.
-->'''Dr. Jackson:''' And the last one is Lord Yu.\\

* WhosOnFirst:
** The Goa'uld Yu resulted in some of this.

** After Ba'al started cloning himself, it became somewhat of a {{running gag}} to have him killed off multiple times per episode.
---> '''Cam:''' We got a full count, sir. Two strikes, three Ba'als.

** Because of his MookFaceTurn in the pilot, Teal'c is unable to openly return to Chulak as long as Apophis rules there. This ends when Apophis, having [[KlingonPromotion taken control of Sokar's forces]] after "The Devil You Know", essentially relinquishes control of Chulak because he no longer needs Jaffa of questionable loyalty.

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Jonas Quinn spent season six living on Earth and unable to return to his home, the nation Kelowna on the planet Langara, because he stole a quantity of naquadriah to give to the SGC.

* WhosOnFirst: The Goa'uld Yu resulted in some of this.

* TranquillizerDart: Osiris is twice shot by a tranquillizer dart tipped with a Goa'uld-specific sedative. They later use a trinium tranq dart tipped with the same sedative to try and subdue a Kull warrior. It penetrates the armor, but doesn't even slow it down.

** During the wedding scene in "200", the organ is playing a combination of Mendelssohn's Wedding March (the "standard" wedding composition) and the shows theme.

* TranquillizerDart: Osiris is twice shot by a tranquilizer dart tipped with a Goa'uld-specific sedative.

** The Nox, introduced in the self-titled episode "The Nox", possessed the ability to raise the dead, teleport from point to point and become intangible/invisible at will. They accomplished these feats with woodland rituals, symbolic gestures and a philosphy which emphasized nature and pacifism. The end of their introductory episode reveals that they do ''have'' a technological city, but their skills and abilities do not visibly derive from it.

* TheUnsmile: In the first season, when Teal'c was still getting angry looks for being a Jaffa, Daniel explained that he was a friend and told him to smile. The resulting facial movement was... off.
* UnwantedRescue: In "The Other Guys", SG-1 allowed themselves to be captured on purpose in order to make contact with a Tok'ra that was undercover as a Goa'uld working for Anubis. They are somewhat perturbed when Coombs and Felger stow away aboard their prison ship in order to rescue them.

* SawStarWars27Times: Teal'c and O'Neill drop by Carter's place with pizza and StarWars, which O'Neill assumes must be be an okay movie because T's watched it nine times. Carter, however, thinks ''O'Neill'' is the weird one.

** In the pilot episode, [[SpellMyNameWithAnS O'Neil(l)]] admits, in his roundabout way, that his report on the [[{{Stargate}} first trip]] was not ''completely'' accurate because a) genocide against the Abydonian slaves would not be right and b) technically, they ''did'' nuke Ra, who was the actual threat.

** In "Prodigy," when a group of scientists disparage O'Neill's experience and right to be in command, Teal'c walks up and "strongly advises" that the scientists listen to O'Neill. Afterwards, O'Neill calls Teal'c "[[LampshadeHanging Rocco]]."

** In "The Scourge", Mitchell explains that the team is going to watch ''Film/StarshipTroopers'' for movie night since they spent the episode [[BugWar fighting a horde of alien insects]]. Teal'c, who had been planning to watch ''Old School'', asks if the movie is humorous, to which Mitchell responds "[[SoBadItsGood is it ever]]."

* XTremeKoolLetterz: Martin explains that the title "''Wormhole X-Treme!''" was a marketing decision, since shows with the letter "x" in their title do better than other shows.

* YouHave48Hours: "48 Hours"

* TricoloursWithRustingRockets: The Russians manage to acquire a Stargate and briefly run their own program. Later, Russian officers are part of the international program.

* WelcomeToTheLiberator: Jonas' arrival and departure from the team coincide perfectly with Daniel's departure and return.

Index:
* [[Series/{{StargateSG-1}} Main page]]
** [[StargateSG1/AToF Tropes A to F]]
** [[StargateSG1/GToL Tropes G to L]]
** [[StargateSG1/MToR Tropes M to R]]

* SamusIsAGirl:

* SealedEvilInADuel: [[spoiler:Oma vs. Anubis.]] and [[spoiler: Morgan le Fey v. Adria]]

* ShameIfSomethingHappened:

* ShotToTheHeart: Happens in the episode "Avatar," in which Teal'c gets trapped in a virtual reality training program that shocks him every time he dies to increase the realism. The doctor monitoring him has to administer an adrenaline shot when his heart stops after dying for the umpteenth time.

* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: In "Crystal Skull," O'Neill starts to believe that he really is talking to Daniel when Nicholas Ballard responds to one of his flippant remarks with "Jack, don't be an ass."
* SoProudOfYou: In "Talion," Bra'tac explains that Teal'c is [[LikeASonToMe like a son to him]] and that he is very proud of what he has accomplished.
* SoundEffectBleep: In "Heroes," O'Neill goes on a tirade against Senator Kinsey, most of which is drowned out by the alarm announcing an incoming wormhole.
* SpaceFighter: Notable in that the [[ScaryDogmaticAliens villains]] have space fighters from the very start, but the good guys have to develop theirs slowly over several seasons. As with all Goa'uld technology, their Death Gliders are [[CoolButInefficient more impressive than practical]].

* SpecialGuest: The US Air Force really likes this show. Enough that Generals and [=USAF=] Chiefs of Staff Michael E. Ryan and John P. Jumper made guest appearances as themselves.
* SpitTake: In "Ripple Effect" Colonel Mitchell gets into a rather animated conversation (With himself) about "the spit take of all spit takes."

* StalkingIsLove: Averted. Orlin claims that he loves Carter, but she explicitly points out that he is stalking her, and what they have is not a "relationship." She does warm up to him eventually, and even grows to like him, but she never falls in love with him in return.

* StatingTheSimpleSolution: When O'Neill was serving as a [[BackedByThePentagon technical advisor]] for "Wormhole X-Treme!" he overheard the executives debating how to have the character get past a giant alien guard, since budget constraints meant that they would need to re-write the previous plan of having him be weightless. When O'Neill asks [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim why he does not just shoot the guard]], they decide to go with that.

* StyrofoamRocks:

* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien:

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute:
** The trope was originally named "Jonas Quinn," after Daniel Jackson's replacement in season six when actor Michael Shanks left the show.

* TakeThat:
** In "Politics" Daniel mocks the idea of regular US military forces taking on the Goa'uld by saying that sure, they will just [[IndependenceDay upload a virus into the mothership.]]
** In "Orpheus," Carter discusses seeing the movie ''{{Signs}}'' and is incredulous that the alien's weakness was water. When Daniel asked her why she even watches science fiction if she is just going to tear it apart, she mentions that she wants to see if they are getting it even close to right.
** In "The Scourge," Mitchell explains that the team is going to watch ''FIlm/StarshipTroopers'' for movie night since they spent the episode [[BugWar fighting a horde of alien insects]]. Teal'c, who had been planning to watch ''Old School'', asks if the movie is humorous, to which Mitchell responds "[[SoBadItsGood is it ever]]."
* TakingYouWithMe:
** The Alternate Samantha Carter of "There But For the Grace of God" lured in several Jaffa with the offer of valuable information for Apophis, then pulled out a grenade to take them out along with her.

-->'''Daniel:''' [[ContinuityNod You know, it's funny]], [[{{Stargate}} I met my father-in-law like this...]]

* TeleporterAccident: "Solitude", "1969", "48 Hours".
* TeleportersAndTransporters: The Stargates and ring transport platforms inherited from the movie are the most common. The Asgard bring the ''StarTrek''-style "beams" into play.
* TeleportInterdiction: The iris is used to prevent anything unwanted from coming through the stargate.

* ThemeTuneCameo:
** Carter is humming the ''SG-1'' theme song in the elevator in "Chimera." [[WhatCouldHaveBeen She was originally going to hum the theme to]] ''MacGyver'', but neither she nor anybody else on set could remember how it went.
** During the wedding scene in "200," the organ is playing a combination of Mendelssohn's Wedding March (The "standard" wedding composition) and the shows theme.

* TomatoInTheMirror: in "Tin Man", where after visiting the ruins of a technologically advanced society, the team comes back through the Stargate only to discover that they are robot copies of the originals.

* TranquillizerDart: Osiris is twice shot by a tranquilizer dart tipped with a Goa'uld specific sedative.

* TransplantedHumans: The majority of the inhabitants of the Milky Way are humans that the Goa'uld transplanted from Earth to serve as their labor force. The name used throughout SG-1 to refer to the people of Earth, "Tau'ri," translates as "those of the first world," since Earth is where everybody else originally came from.

* TwoOfYourEarthMinutes: In "Beachhead," Mitchell explains to a Prior that their bomb will detonate in thirty "Earth minutes." When Daniel asks why he used the term, he explains that [[IAlwaysWantedToSayThat he always wanted to say that]].

* UniquePilotTitleSequence: "Children of the Gods" imitates [[Film/{{Stargate}} the movie]] with a long pan over the mask of Ra. After that, they used cut-together clips from season 1, changing it only when the main cast changed. The DVD releases of seasons 4 and 5 use the "Children of the Gods" title sequence for some reason.
* TheUnsmile: In the first season, when Teal'c was still getting angry looks for being a Jaffa, Daniel explained that he was a friend and told him to smile. The resulting facial movement was...off.
* UnwantedRescue: In "The Other Guys," SG-1 allowed themselves to be captured on purpose in order to make contact with a Tok'ra that was undercover as a Goa'uld working for Anubis. They are somewhat perturbed when Coombs and Felger stow away aboard their prison ship in order to rescue them.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Carter and O'Neill. WordOfGod states that just about the nanosecond Jack retired, he and Sam got it together and got it on. (Alternatively, [[WordOfGod Word Of A Different God]] states that they got together after "Threads" and have merely kept the relationship quiet ever since.) A deleted scene from the ''StargateAtlantis'' episode "Trio" also pretty much confirms that it finally got resolved.
** This causes the pair to be mistaken for brainwashed assassins in "Divide and Conquer", when a Tok'ra LieDetector gets a false positive because they [[spoiler:do not admit the real reason he would not leave her behind on the previous mission.]]
** The writers play with this hilariously in "Window of Opportunity". During one timeline cycle, since neither Carter nor, more importantly, General Hammond, will remember it after the timeline resets, O'Neill resigns his commission so he can finally kiss Carter.
* {{Unobtainium}}:

* WhatTheHellHero:
** "Shades of Grey" when Jack steals technology from Tollana. [[spoiler: Subverted when revealed to be a BatmanGambit to draw out the real thieves from the NID.]]
** "Unnatural Selection;" where Jack [[IDidWhatIHadToDo made the hard call]] and was called on it by the team.

* WhereItAllBegan: The season six finale, the first season finale [[UnCancelled that was originally planned to be the series finale]], takes place primarily on Abydos, the planet visited in [[Film/{{Stargate}} the movie]] and the very first planet that SG-1 went to when the show began.

--> '''O'Neill:''' ''(referring to Apophis)'' Somebody's gotta teach that guy how to die.

--> '''O'Neill''': *rescuing Siler* I expect to be put in your will for this!
--> '''Siler''': Already are, sir!
--> '''O'Neill''': Ok that's... weird.

* WinToExit: In "Avatar," Teal'c needs to defeat the simulated Goa'uld invasion of the SGC in order to [[HolodeckMalfunction leave the chair]], as the programmed exit feature [[FailsafeFailure is not functioning]].

-->'''Col. O'Neill:''' "I'd like to take this opportunity to say that [[LampshadeHanging this is a very poorly designed bomb]], and I think we should say something to somebody about it when we get back."
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity:

* {{Workaholic}}: Carter has little to no life outside of the SGC, and spends her free time in her lab on the base running various experiments. When she is finally ''ordered'' to spend some time away from work in "Ascension," she comments that she really does not have anything else to do.

* WordOfGod: The cast has at times spoken about what ''they'' think was going on between the scenes and time-skips in the series finale, "Unending". In particular, Amanda Tapping and Christopher Judge said they played their interactions to imply Carter and Teal'c had developed a relationship, and either Claudia Black or Michael Shanks said the reason Vala's crying in one scene is because she miscarried.

* WorldHealingWave: The Dakara superweapon.

* XTremeKoolLetterz: Martin explains that the title "Wormhole X-Treme!" was a marketing decision, since shows with the letter "x" in their title do better than other shows.

* YouAreInCommandNow:

** In "Lost City," General Hammond authorizes Carter to take command of SG-1 if she determines that the Ancient knowledge downloaded in O'Neill's mind is beginning to compromise his judgement. When she tells O'Neill of her orders, he says he understands and that she should take command ''now'' instead of waiting for him to lose control.

* YouAreTheTranslatedForeignWord:

** In "A Hundred Days," Daniel explains that the 'fire rain' is called a 'falling star' on Earth, and Tealc' then gives the Goa'uld name of the phenomena. After a moment, Daniel translates that to 'falling star.'

* YouHave48Hours: "48 Hours".
* YouLookFamiliar:
** Mitchell Kosterman first appears in "Seth" as ATF Special Agent James Hamner, then again in "Heroes" as Colonel Tom Rundell.
** Dion Johnstone played a total of ''seven'' roles over the course of the show, often under heavy makeup. He played (In order): Captain Nelson in "Rules of Engagement," Na'onak in "Jolinar's Memory" and "The Devil You Know" (Before his mask was removed [[TheOtherDarrin and a new actor took over]]), an unnamed alien in "Foothold" (Identified as "Alien #2"), Chaka in "The First Ones" and "Beast of Burden," Lieutenant Tyler in "The Fifth Man," Wodan in "Metamorphosis" and Captain Warrick Finn in "Forsaken."
** David Palfy portrayed the Goa'uld Sokar in season three and returned as the robe-shrouded incorporeal form of Anubis from the end of season five up to "Lost City."
** Patrick Currie played three separate roles, but never actually looked the same in any of them: Two of his three roles were in heavy makeup as aliens. He was Chaka in "Enemy Mine," Eamon in "Space Race" and the Replicator Fifth in multiple episodes in seasons six and eight.
** Anne Marie [=DeLuise=] played Farrel in "The Other Side" and returned as Amy Vanderburg in "Bounty."
** David Lovgren first appeared as Va'lar in the episode "Threshold," reappearing as Darrell Grimes in "Bounty."
** Mike Dopud plays Russian Air Force Col. Ruslan Chernoshev in "Full Alert" and BountyHunter Odai Ventrell in "Bounty". He then reappears as Lucian Alliance member Varro in ''Series/StargateUniverse''.

* YourCostumeNeedsWork: When O'Neill is on the set of "[[ShowWithinAShow Wormhole X-Treme!]]" he goes to the security office to get information on recent visitors to the studio. He is first told how to find the auditions, and then needs to add "really" after he explains that he is from the actual Air Force.

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* SinisterMinister: The Canon on the medieval planet in "Demons" made use of ''creative'' interpretations of Literature/TheBible, the fear engendered by the Goa'uld System Lord Sokar's raids for hosts, and a [[AppliedPhlebotinum lightning-summoning ring]] in order to maintain control over his village. When SG-1 arrived, he accused Teal'c of consorting with demons.

** [[StargateSG1/SToZ Tropes S to Z]]

* ZombieApocalypse: Mitchell's pitch for a story idea in "200" is that the Telchak device ([[ContinuityNod Previously seen in "Evolution"]]) is causing zombies to arise in the SGC. He is forced to [[GunsAkimbo battle them with two SMG's]].

* SealedEvilInADuel: [[spoiler:Oma vs. Anubis.]]

* ShoutOut: Ohhh, so many.
** There are a whole lot of ''[[TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' references throughout the series, since it is O'Neill's favorite show. Commentary on the DVD's reveals that these were included because it is Richard Dean Anderson's favorite show in real life.
** Carter's "It took fifteen years and three supercomputers to [=MacGyver=] a way to open the gate" line, improvised by Tapping.
** When Senator Kinsey laughs off the Goa'uld threat as no match for the U.S. military, Daniel mockingly says "What do you suggest we do, [[IndependenceDay upload a virus to their mothership?]]"
** Used with glee in "1969", with plenty of ''StarWars'' references, up to and including O'Neill introducing himself as "Luke Skywalker". (And [[StarTrek James T. Kirk]].)
** Season Three episode "Shades of Grey". "Hello, ''Newman''."
** The American submarine briefly mentioned in the episode "Small Victories" as being ready to destroy the Russian sub is named USS ''[[TheHuntForRedOctober Dallas]]''.
** In "Tangent", Daniel claims to be "The Great and Powerful Oz," which is only one of numerous references to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' throughout the show. Later, when Daniel and Sam tell Jacob Carter that they were hoping he could "beam" Teal'c and O'Neill out of their out-of-control craft, he incredulously asks if they think he is [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Scotty]].
** In the episode "2010" Carter is involved with a plan to turn Jupiter into a star, referencing ArthurCClarke's book ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_Odyssey_Two 2010: Odysey Two]]''. In the sequel "2001" [[LampshadeHanging Clarke and his novel is explicitly mentioned]].
** In "Wormhole X-Treme!" one of the aliens infiltrated the studio using the alias "[[SixMillionDollarMan Steve Austin]]."
** "The Other Guys" contains many references to ''StarTrek'', both overt and subtle. The characters of Coombs and Felger discuss the series, with Coombs a fan and Felger very condescending, and Khonsu has a bat'leth, a Klingon weapon, on the wall behind his throne. Khonsu is also dressed [[RedShirt all in red]] and is killed soon after Coombs [[LampshadeHanging mentions that they are as likely to die as if they were wearing red shirts]].
** O'Neill wants to call the ''Prometheus'' the ''[[StarTrek Enterprise]]''.
** A season seven episode was actually titled "Film/EnemyMine".
** In "Avenger 2.0," Felger prominently packs a role of duct tape in his pack when he plans to go off-world with Carter. DVD audio commentary confirmed that this was reference to ''TheRedGreenShow'', which starred Felger's actor.
** In "Zero Hour," when the alien plant grows out of control Dr. Lee jokes that at least it has not eaten anybody yet; O'Neill's only response is to thank "[[LittleShopOfHorrors Seymour]]."
** Daniel called himself "Hans Olo" in "Prometheus Unbound".
** In the season nine episode "Ex Deus Machina", one of the persons of interest is the CEO of the [[IronMan Stark Constortium]].
** In season nine's "The Scourge," Mitchell motivates a tired bureaucrat to keep marching by making up "treeferrets," a dangerous arboreal creature that can separate a mans head from his shoulders. In the [[HonorHarrington Honorverse]], tree''cats'' are dangerous arboreal creatures that can separate a mans head from his shoulders, and are described as actually looking like ferrets, not cats. Later, when Mitchell and Teal'c [[CasualDangerDialogue discuss what they are going to watch on movie night]] Teal'c explains that he was considering ''Old School''. At the end of the episode, after defeating [[BugWar the horde of alien insects]], Mitchell explains that they are instead going to watch ''Film/StarshipTroopers''.
** Vala says she became pregnant without having sex any time around when conception must have been. As she is unfamiliar with Earth culture she asks the team if they have ever heard of anything like this. The viewer and some members of the team obviously think of Jesus, but Teal'c speaks up quickest with [[StarWars "Darth Vader"]]. Vala immediately asks Teal'c how that turned out, and nobody seems willing to answer. A moment later, Mitchell says he was thinking of KingArthur.
** In "Morpheus," Vala 'studies' for her upcoming psychiatric review by researching the Earth internet. One of the questions she prepares for is from the Voight-Kampff test from ''Film/BladeRunner'', which is administered to see if the subject is a replicant.
--> "'You are in a desert. You see a tortoise that's lying on his back in the hot sun. You recognise his plight, but do nothing to help. Why?' ... Hmn. Why...? Ah: 'Because... you are also... a tortoise...'"
** The episode "200" revolves around the production of a "Wormhole X-Treme!" movie, which was being produced even though the show had been cancelled after airing only three episodes. DVD commentary confirmed that this was a reference to ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Film/{{Serenity}}''. "200" was a hurricane of [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]], with entire segments dedicated to ''StarTrek'', ''TheWizardOfOz'' and ''{{Series/Farscape}}'', as well as a short ''GilligansIsland'' reference.

* SympatheticMurderBackstory: In "Collateral Damage", Cam recalls a mission in the Middle East during which he bombed what he believed to be enemy targets only to learn that they were a convoy of refugees.