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| Just as [[crossover character|characters]] from other [[Wikipedia:fictional universe|fictional universes]] have appeared in the [[Doctor Who Universe]], elements of the Doctor Who Universe, have (for the most part, unofficially), appeared in other continuities.
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| | Occasionally, elements of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] are '''referenced in the broader popular culture'''. This page exists to throw a spotlight on some of these casual references made in television, comics, films and other media. |
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| ==Partial list==
| | Such references generally take two forms: '''in-universe references''' which function as brief, unlicensed [[crossover]]s where elements of the DWU (or close analogues thereof) are shown to be real within the fictional universe of the work at hand; and '''out-of-universe references''' where ''Doctor Who'' media, or comedic analogues thereof, are mentioned as media enjoyed by the fictional characters. |
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| ===Television=== | | == References by decade == |
| *''Get Off My Cloud'', the final episode of the third season of the [[BBC]]'s anthology series ''[[Wikipedia:Out of the Unknown|Out of the Unknown]]'' was partly set in the subconscious mind of a science-fiction writer and featured in-character appearances by the [[Dalek]]s as fictional creations inside the mind of the writer. (The episode's designer was [[Raymond Cusick]], who was earlier responsible for the original Dalek design.)
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| *''Arrivederci Roma'', the first episode of the first season of Channel 4's comedy series ''[[Wikipedia:Chelmsford 123|Chelmsford 123]]'', showed the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] materializing in the background of one scene, the Doctor briefly stepping outside before going back in and dematerializing.
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| *The [[Fourth Doctor]] has appeared several times in ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
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| *''Green Courage'', an episode of Fox Kids' children action series ''[[Wikipedia:Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy|Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]'', featured an on-screen note claiming that a meteoroid field that had just collided with a planet was located at "ten zero eleven zero zero by zero two from galactic zero," in the constellation of [[Kasterborous]]. These are the same coordinates as stated in [[Pyramids of Mars]] as the location of [[Gallifrey]].
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| *In ''420, ''an episode of ''Family Guy, ''Brian says that ever since weed was legalized "crime is down, productivity is up, and the ratings for Doctor Who is through the roof".
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| *Sheldon from ''The Big Bang Theory'' has said that he wakes up and watches Doctor Who every saturday morning.
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| ===Comics===
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| ====[[Marvel UK]]====
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| *[[Marvel UK]] created a number of characters who appeared in various titles owned by the company, including ''[[Doctor Who Weekly|Doctor Who Magazine]]'' (which was later re-named ''Doctor Who Monthly''). The characters of the [[Special Executive]] (troubleshooters employed by the [[Time Lord]]s, who had appeared in ''[[4-D War]]'' and ''[[Black Sun Rising]]'') appeared with [[Wikipedia:Captain Britain|Captain Britain]] in the "[[Wikipedia:Jaspers' Warp|Jaspers' Warp]]" storyline written by the Special Executive's creator, [[Alan Moore]].
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| *The ''Doctor Who'' comics version of [[Merlin]] also appeared briefly in ''Captain Britain'' in a sequence demonstrating that Merlin had several alternate appearances and personalities that he could adopt as he saw fit. The Doctor has also appeared in cameos in several prose novels based in the [[Wikipedia:Marvel Universe|Marvel Universe]].
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| *In ''[[The Crossroads of Time]]'', published in ''[[Doctor Who Universe]]'', the [[Seventh Doctor]] sent [[Death's Head]] into the ''Transformers'' universe, asserting that the the Transformers' universe exists parallel to his own. Later, he guest-starred in [[Death's Head]]'s comic book from [[Marvel UK]]. Death's Head himself interacted with mainstream superheroes from the Marvel Universe, which provides an indirect link between the mainstream Marvel Universe and the Doctor Who Universe.
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| The [[Wikipedia:Wildstorm|Wildstorm]] title ''[[Wikipedia:Albion (comics)|Albion]]'', scripted by [[Wikipedia:Leah Moore|Leah Moore]] and plotted by her father, [[Alan Moore]], featured a [[Cyberman]] and also an [[Ice Warrior]]. It is unclear whether the Cyberman was meant to be 'real' or a costume. (The scene was set in an SF-themed bar, but the 'real' [[Wikipedia:Robot Archie|Robot Archie]] is also on display.) Like ''The Establishment'', which featured a [[Doctor Who pastiche]] characer, ''Albion'' was deeply rooted in English popular culture.
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| ====2000 AD====
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| The ''[[Wikipedia:2000AD|2000AD]]'' strip ''[[Wikipedia:Caballistics, Inc.|Caballistics, Inc.]]'' features ''Doctor Who'' references so often that they are practically part of the series' format. However, it also depicted a character clearly intended to be the actor [[Tom Baker]] being murdered by Scottish nationalist demons. This would appear to undermine the frequent suggestion by ''Caballistics, Inc'' fans that the series is unofficially set in the ''Doctor Who'' universe.
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| ====The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen====
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| [[Alan Moore]]'s crossover series ''[[Wikipedia:The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' links the [[Silurian]]s to [[Wikipedia:Gill-man|the Creature from the Black Lagoon]]. Additionally, [[the TARDIS]] appears in the background of The Black Dossier.
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| ====Buffy the Vampire Slayer====
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| The [[Tenth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] can be seen in Part 1 of the season 8 comic ''[[w:c:buffy:No Future For You|No Future For You]]''.
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| ===Prose===
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| *[[Wikipedia:Barbara Hambly|Barbara Hambly]]'s ''[[Star Trek]]'' novel ''[[Wikipedia:Ishmael_(Star_Trek)|Ishmael]]'' contains a number of references to ''Doctor Who'' and a cameo appearance of the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]].
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| *Lady [[Jennifer Buckingham]] from ''[[The War Games]]'' appears in the second volume of [[Kim Newman]]'s crossover-intensive ''[[Wikipedia:Anno Dracula|Anno Dracula]]'' universe. [[Charles Beauregard]], the hero of several ''Anno Dracula'' stories, is referred to in ''[[All-Consuming Fire]]''. One of Newman's books in the [[Wikipedia:Dark Future|Dark Future]] series makes references to an alternative timeline, ultra-nationalist pro-English version of the ''Doctor Who'' television series in which the Doctor makes visits to famous events in English history while fighting off extraterrestrial threats to the Crown. Newman's ''Life's Lottery'', a playful exploration of the concept of [[alternate universe]]s, references ''[[Inferno]]'' in some detail (and a character fantasises somewhat colourfully about [[Jo Grant]]).
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| *[[Wikipedia:Michael Moorcock|Michael Moorcock]], an admirer of ''Doctor Who'', had "Doctor Who" and a Dalek appear, amongst many other fictional characters, in his ''[[Wikipedia:The Condition of Muzak|The Condition of Muzak]]''.
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| *[[Wikipedia:Richard Calder (writer)|Richard Calder]]'s Dead trilogy features numerous dark alternative time lines involved in a sex war between men and woman, at least one featuring a version of ''Doctor Who''. The last scene of the final volume, ''Dead Things'', shows the young protagonist watching a scene of the "Daleks exterminating the slave girls of [[Skaro]]" on television.
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| *The [[Wikipedia:Red Dwarf (TV Series) | Red Dwarf]] novels have a number of references. Kryten, for example, owns a [[Sonic Screwdriver]].
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| ===Video games===
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| ====[[Wikipedia:Lemmings 2: The Tribes|Lemmings 2: The Tribes]]====
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| *The exit for the "Shadow tribe" level is clearly the Doctor's TARDIS.
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Doctor Who pastiches]]
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| [[Category:Canon and continuity]]
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