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== References by decade ==
== References by decade ==
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== Television ==
* In {{wi|Misfits (TV series)|Misfits}} (2009-2013), a UK sci-fi series, a character has a Dalek toy on his desk.
* In the Disney Channel series {{wi|Sonny with a Chance}} (2009-2011), two characters are trapped in a phone box and the title character asks why they built another time machine.
* The British comedy {{wi|Outnumbered (British TV series)|Outnumbered}} (2007-2014, 16) (which starred [[Claire Skinner]], [[Samantha Bond]], [[David Troughton]] and [[Mark Benton]]) has made several references to ''Doctor Who''.
** The first was when Ben (one of the main characters) ended up stating that he was scared. While listing all the stuff he could be scared of, he asked, "What about those [[Krillitane]] bat-things from ''Doctor Who''?"
** In another episode, Pete and Jake (a couple of other main characters) were flipping through TV shows that Jake liked but Pete didn't approve of and ended up with ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', which Pete didn't like because he compared TV shows to pork pies; they're something people like but don't want to know what went through the making of it.
** Ben later referenced it in a third episode when he walked into the kitchen saying, "Doctor, there is no escape! Exterminate!".
== Comics ==
=== Marvel ===
* In an issue of ''The Spectacular [[Spider-Man]]''{{Which}} concerning paradoxes, alternate realities and time travel, the words "[[Bad Wolf meme|BAD WOLF]]" are grafittied on an alley wall.
=== Constantine ===
* The TARDIS appears a few issues (and on a cover or two) of Constantine.{{Which}}
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Revision as of 16:08, 7 September 2020

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Occasionally, elements of the 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.

References by decade

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