It’s difficult to overstate the influence of syndication in boosting Star Trek’s cultural staying power. For those who are unfamiliar, syndication is when a TV show airs on multiple different networks following it’s initial broadcast. Episodes of shows like The Brady Bunch and Star Trek don’t just air once and fall off the face of the earth…they air hundreds of times for decades and decades following their initial broadcast. Some syndicated shows from the 60s and 70s have built up audiences better than others…nobody remembers The Brothers Brannagan anymore, but Star Trek: The Original Series continues to air on TV to this day. It’s wild to think that the first iteration of Star Trek only lasted three years. It feels like there are hundreds of episodes from that short period, but there are only 79. If you got into Star Trek from watching reruns on TV, these Star Trek memes will give you a boost of nostalgia.