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*Excited about visiting [[1979]] ([[the TARDIS]] had actually [[materialise]]d in [[1879]]), [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] enthused to [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] that, among other great events of that year, '''''The Muppet Movie''''' had come out in [[1979]]. (The Doctor had set the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] to [[materialise]] in that year.) ([[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'') | *Excited about visiting [[1979]] ([[the TARDIS]] had actually [[materialise]]d in [[1879]]), [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] enthused to [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] that, among other great events of that year, '''''The Muppet Movie''''' had come out in [[1979]]. (The Doctor had set the [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] to [[materialise]] in that year.) ([[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'') | ||
* A doll of the Muppet character '''Tutter''' was on [[Donna Noble]]'s desk at [[H.C. Clements]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | * A doll of the Muppet character '''Tutter''' was on [[Donna Noble]]'s desk at [[H.C. Clements]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
==Referenced== | |||
* In the [[Veterinarian's_Hospital#422|Veterinarian's Hospital]] sketch from ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 422: Andy Williams|episode 422]]: | |||
:''[[Janice|Nurse Janice]]: Who, doctor?'' | |||
:''[[Dr. Bob]]: It's not who doctor, it's Doctor Who. That's another show.'' | |||
* The [[Pigs in Space]] comic in ''[[The Muppet Show Annual 1978]]'' features a food fight with several sci-fi references. Amongst them, a robot can be seen exclaiming "Egg-sterminate!", a pun on "Ex-term-inate!", the battle cry of the Doctor's cyborg enemies, the Daleks. | |||
* The booklet for the 2009 HeroesCon in Charlotte, [[North Carolina]], featured a ''Doctor Who''-themed cover with [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]] as the Doctor and [[Beaker]] as his companion (wearing the schoolgirl outfit the Doctor's companion Romana wore in the story "City of Death") standing in front of the TARDIS. The artwork was provided by [[Roger Langridge]], writer and artist for ''[[The Muppet Show Comic Book]]''; Langridge is also a former illustrator for ''Doctor Who Magazine''.<ref>[http://hotelfred.blogspot.com/2009/05/conventional.html Roger Langridge blog post, May 05, 2009]</ref> | |||
==Behind the Scenes== | ==Behind the Scenes== | ||
On November 23 1986, Ludo from ''Labyrinth'' appeared on a talk show to help promote Labyrinth, on that same show [[Colin Baker]] appeared, at the end of the show [[Colin Baker]] (representing ''[[Doctor Who]]'') cut a birthday cake for the series' 23rd birthday, surrounded by the cast and guests of the show, including Ludo, who all sung "23 today". | On November 23 1986, Ludo from ''Labyrinth'' appeared on a talk show to help promote Labyrinth, on that same show [[Colin Baker]] appeared, at the end of the show [[Colin Baker]] (representing ''[[Doctor Who]]'') cut a birthday cake for the series' 23rd birthday, surrounded by the cast and guests of the show, including Ludo, who all sung "23 today". | ||
===Cast and | ===Cast, crew and others overlap=== | ||
*[[Douglas Adams]] | |||
*[[Rowan Atkinson]] | |||
*[[Michael Attwell]] | |||
*[[Annette Badland]] | |||
*[[Tim Barker]] | |||
*[[John Barrowman]] | |||
*[[Timothy Bateson]] | |||
*[[Geoffrey Bayldon]] | |||
*[[Robert Beatty]] | |||
*[[Ailsa Berk]] | |||
*[[Honor Blackman]] | |||
*[[David Bulbeck]] | |||
*[[Peter Burroughs]] | |||
*[[Navin Chowdhry]] | |||
*[[John Cleese]] | |||
*[[Tim Condren]] | |||
*[[Graham Crowden]] | |||
*[[Ken Dodd]] | |||
*[[Christopher Eccleston]] | |||
*[[Tracey Eddon]] | |||
*[[David Forman]] | |||
*[[Stephen Fry]] | |||
*[[Stephen Garlick]] | |||
*[[Mark Gatiss]] | |||
*[[Richard E. Grant]] | |||
*[[Sheila Hancock]] | |||
*[[Tom Hanks]] | |||
*[[Peter Hawkins]] | |||
*[[Derek Jacobi]] | |||
*[[Michael Kilgarriff]] | |||
*[[Burt Kwouk]] | |||
*[[Phyllida Law]] | |||
*[[Hus Levant]] | |||
*[[Hugh Lloyd]] | |||
*[[Joanna Lumley]] | |||
*[[Fulton MacKay]] | |||
*[[Steven Mackintosh]] | |||
*[[Jean Marsh]] | |||
*[[Kylie Minogue]] | |||
*[[Leonard Nimoy]] | |||
*[[John Owens]] | |||
*[[Geoffrey Palmer]] | |||
*[[Victor Pemberton]] | |||
*[[Courtney Pine]] | |||
*[[Nigel Plaskitt] | |||
*[[Hugh Quarshie]] | |||
*[[Shane Rimmer]] | |||
*[[Eric Roberts]] | |||
*[[Michael Robbins]] | |||
*[[Ricco Ross]] | |||
*[[Deep Roy]] | |||
*[[Cyril Shaps]] | |||
*[[Steven Spielberg]] | |||
*[[Hugh Spight]] | |||
*[[Elizabeth Spriggs]] | |||
*[[Gordon Sterne]] | |||
*[[Zoë Wanamaker]] | |||
*[[Richard Wilson]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 04:31, 12 October 2009
Muppets were popular characters on 20th and 21st century Earth.
Mentions and references
- The Doctor joked that the Muppet Cookie Monster was an alien. (NSA: Winner Takes All)
- Excited about visiting 1979 (the TARDIS had actually materialised in 1879), the Doctor enthused to Rose that, among other great events of that year, The Muppet Movie had come out in 1979. (The Doctor had set the TARDIS to materialise in that year.) (DW: Tooth and Claw)
- A doll of the Muppet character Tutter was on Donna Noble's desk at H.C. Clements. (DW: The Runaway Bride)
Referenced
- In the Veterinarian's Hospital sketch from The Muppet Show episode 422:
- Nurse Janice: Who, doctor?
- Dr. Bob: It's not who doctor, it's Doctor Who. That's another show.
- The Pigs in Space comic in The Muppet Show Annual 1978 features a food fight with several sci-fi references. Amongst them, a robot can be seen exclaiming "Egg-sterminate!", a pun on "Ex-term-inate!", the battle cry of the Doctor's cyborg enemies, the Daleks.
- The booklet for the 2009 HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina, featured a Doctor Who-themed cover with Dr. Bunsen Honeydew as the Doctor and Beaker as his companion (wearing the schoolgirl outfit the Doctor's companion Romana wore in the story "City of Death") standing in front of the TARDIS. The artwork was provided by Roger Langridge, writer and artist for The Muppet Show Comic Book; Langridge is also a former illustrator for Doctor Who Magazine.[1]
Behind the Scenes
On November 23 1986, Ludo from Labyrinth appeared on a talk show to help promote Labyrinth, on that same show Colin Baker appeared, at the end of the show Colin Baker (representing Doctor Who) cut a birthday cake for the series' 23rd birthday, surrounded by the cast and guests of the show, including Ludo, who all sung "23 today".
Cast, crew and others overlap
- Douglas Adams
- Rowan Atkinson
- Michael Attwell
- Annette Badland
- Tim Barker
- John Barrowman
- Timothy Bateson
- Geoffrey Bayldon
- Robert Beatty
- Ailsa Berk
- Honor Blackman
- David Bulbeck
- Peter Burroughs
- Navin Chowdhry
- John Cleese
- Tim Condren
- Graham Crowden
- Ken Dodd
- Christopher Eccleston
- Tracey Eddon
- David Forman
- Stephen Fry
- Stephen Garlick
- Mark Gatiss
- Richard E. Grant
- Sheila Hancock
- Tom Hanks
- Peter Hawkins
- Derek Jacobi
- Michael Kilgarriff
- Burt Kwouk
- Phyllida Law
- Hus Levant
- Hugh Lloyd
- Joanna Lumley
- Fulton MacKay
- Steven Mackintosh
- Jean Marsh
- Kylie Minogue
- Leonard Nimoy
- John Owens
- Geoffrey Palmer
- Victor Pemberton
- Courtney Pine
- [[Nigel Plaskitt]
- Hugh Quarshie
- Shane Rimmer
- Eric Roberts
- Michael Robbins
- Ricco Ross
- Deep Roy
- Cyril Shaps
- Steven Spielberg
- Hugh Spight
- Elizabeth Spriggs
- Gordon Sterne
- Zoë Wanamaker
- Richard Wilson
External Links
