1988 anti-cancer PSA featuring weird TREK/GALACTICA mashup

In 1988, the American Cancer Society created this public service announcement featuring an old guy who appears to be a captain serving in the Wrath of Khan-era Starfleet... Although he says that he's 82 now and he was "young" in the 1980s, so a rough estimate sets this ad sometime around 40-50 years from now. (It's nice to know that by the time I'm an old man, the Federation of Planets will be a reality.) More puzzling still: why is the ship's bridge flooded with smoke? Sure, a low fat, high fiber diet helps prevent cancer, but all of that smoke can't be good for the lungs. And why is the exterior of the ship apparently a Viper from the original Battlestar Galactica? You'd have a hard time fitting a Khan-era Shatner into a Viper cockpit, let alone an entire Federation starship bridge and crew!

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