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* In the American comedy {{wi|See Dad Run}} (2012-2014), Joe (one of the main characters) was going to a sci-fi convention to meet his hero "the [[Time Lord]]", an inter-galactic dimension jumper who travels in a cosmic elevator and wears a bowtie. | * In the American comedy {{wi|See Dad Run}} (2012-2014), Joe (one of the main characters) was going to a sci-fi convention to meet his hero "the [[Time Lord]]", an inter-galactic dimension jumper who travels in a cosmic elevator and wears a bowtie. | ||
* In the English dub for the 2011 anime ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate Steins;Gate]'', Makise Kurisu, while in a conference discussing the possibility of time travel, mentions that while the idea of travelling through time in a little blue box may be charming, it (time travel) is completely impossible. Daru, while looking at a time machine later in the series, makes reference to a "blue box." | * In the English dub for the 2011 anime ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate Steins;Gate]'', Makise Kurisu, while in a conference discussing the possibility of time travel, mentions that while the idea of travelling through time in a little blue box may be charming, it (time travel) is completely impossible. Daru, while looking at a time machine later in the series, makes reference to a "blue box." | ||
*In the English dub of the Anime "Disasterous Life of Saiki K in the episode " Industry-leading, Top-ranking Company?! Father’s Job" Saiki Kuniharu when begging to his son Kusko Saiki to use his teleportation powers to get him to work does a few Doctor Who refernces as calling him “Doctor Kusko" and Kuniharu begged Kusko to please let him use his magical blue box a reference to the TARDIS. | |||
* In an episode of ''Archer'' titled "Archer Vice: House Call", Archer asks how much the "stock" is worth in pounds. Cyril, confused, says that the weight is in kilogrammes and not in pounds. Archer then explains that he was talking about the currency called pounds but he gets interrupted by Malory. He then says "Exactly, as in ''Doctor Who'' money." | * In an episode of ''Archer'' titled "Archer Vice: House Call", Archer asks how much the "stock" is worth in pounds. Cyril, confused, says that the weight is in kilogrammes and not in pounds. Archer then explains that he was talking about the currency called pounds but he gets interrupted by Malory. He then says "Exactly, as in ''Doctor Who'' money." | ||
* In the animated [[Netflix]] series {{w|BoJack Horseman}}, Sarah-Lynn’s drug provider {{w|Dr. Allen Hu}} is introduced in "Downer Ending" (2014). The titular character, BoJack, is the only one who recognises the connection, showing surprise that neither Sarah-Lynn nor Todd are familiar with the "extremely popular BBC science fiction show about the time travelling Doctor who saves civilisations". | * In the animated [[Netflix]] series {{w|BoJack Horseman}}, Sarah-Lynn’s drug provider {{w|Dr. Allen Hu}} is introduced in "Downer Ending" (2014). The titular character, BoJack, is the only one who recognises the connection, showing surprise that neither Sarah-Lynn nor Todd are familiar with the "extremely popular BBC science fiction show about the time travelling Doctor who saves civilisations". | ||