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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
Argh, [[Doctor Who Farted (TV story)|this ''freakin''{{'}} story]]. This supposedly official ''Family Guy'' crossover is, to put it lightly, causing its fair share of headaches. When we're not arguing what to even ''call'' the thing, we're debating over whether our coverage should extend beyond the skit itself to cover the setup, thus making [[Lois Griffin|Lois]], [[Meg Griffin|Meg]], [[Chris Griffin (Doctor Who Farted)|Chris]], [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]] and [[Brian Griffin|Brian]] official characters (which they absolutely should, as I've argued). But before all that, we should talk about '''whether this scene is even eligible for coverage here to begin with.'''
Argh, [[Doctor Who Farted (TV story)|this ''freakin''{{'}} story]]. This supposedly official ''Family Guy'' crossover is, to put it lightly, causing its fair share of headaches. When we're not arguing what to even ''call'' the thing, we're debating over whether our coverage should extend beyond the skit itself to cover the setup, thus making [[Lois Griffin|Lois]], [[Meg Griffin|Meg]], [[Chris Griffin (Doctor Who Farted)|Chris]], [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]] and [[Brian Griffin|Brian]] official characters (which, in that context, they ''absolutely should'', as I've argued). But before all that, we should talk about '''whether this scene is even eligible for coverage here to begin with.'''


This page's existence has led to the creation of a number of peripheral pages (actors like [[Rachael MacFarlane]], studios like [[Fuzzy Door Productions]], TV channels like [[ITV2]], and, of course, [[Family Guy (series)|the series itself]]), and it all hinges on an '''unsourced''' claim that the [[BBC]] gave their permission to the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]'s use.
This page's existence has led to the creation of a number of peripheral pages (actors like [[Rachael MacFarlane]], studios like [[Fuzzy Door Productions]], TV channels like [[ITV2]], and, of course, [[Family Guy (series)|the series itself]]), and it all hinges on an '''unsourced''' claim that the [[BBC]] gave their permission to the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]'s use.

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Introduction

Argh, this freakin' story. This supposedly official Family Guy crossover is, to put it lightly, causing its fair share of headaches. When we're not arguing what to even call the thing, we're debating over whether our coverage should extend beyond the skit itself to cover the setup, thus making Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie and Brian official characters (which, in that context, they absolutely should, as I've argued). But before all that, we should talk about whether this scene is even eligible for coverage here to begin with.

This page's existence has led to the creation of a number of peripheral pages (actors like Rachael MacFarlane, studios like Fuzzy Door Productions, TV channels like ITV2, and, of course, the series itself), and it all hinges on an unsourced claim that the BBC gave their permission to the Tenth Doctor and the TARDIS's use.

The closest we have to any sort of acknowledgement by the BBC is that the skit's original reveal at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 was the subject of a news article on the official Doctor Who website.

On Family Guy's end, there is no acknowledgement of the BBC in Inside Family Guy's ending credits. Two other potential sources I've suggested looking up are the episode's DVD commentary (assuming it has one), and the official publication Inside Family Guy: An Illustrated History.