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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 which happened during the 2010s. | 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 which happened during the 2010s. | ||
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[[ | == In-universe references == | ||
These references functionally act as minor, unlicensed [[crossover]]s between the series and the DWU: some element of the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] makes a cameo, or is referenced, in such a way as to imply that it is real in the world of the story, or indeed that the story itself "unofficially" takes place in the ''Doctor Who'' universe. | |||
=== Television === | |||
* In the 20 August 2010 episode of {{wi|Eureka}} on SyFy ("Stoned") Zane, while searching through government files mentions TARDIS blueprints as something he might be searching for. In the ''Eureka'' episode "Reprise" (2011), Zane call Jo's house as a TARDIS house, referring to how the house is bigger on the inside. | * In the 20 August 2010 episode of {{wi|Eureka}} on SyFy ("Stoned") Zane, while searching through government files mentions TARDIS blueprints as something he might be searching for. In the ''Eureka'' episode "Reprise" (2011), Zane call Jo's house as a TARDIS house, referring to how the house is bigger on the inside. | ||
* In an episode of South Park titled ''Funnybot'' (2011), the Germans build a robot designed to be funny in reaction to being labelled unfunny. This robot looks and speaks like a Dalek, | * In an episode of ''South Park'' titled ''Funnybot'' (2011), the Germans build a robot designed to be funny in reaction to being labelled unfunny. This robot looks and speaks like a Dalek, complete with a plunger, and is found going on murder sprees saying, "Exterminate!" | ||
* In the last episode of season two of {{wi|The Librarians (2014 TV series)|The Librarians}}, the Librarian talks about time travel and a cloth is lifted away by Cassandra Cillian to show the TARDIS as a broken down artefact in a room full of time travelling artefact such as the Delorean from ''[[Back to the Future]]''. | * In the last episode of season two of {{wi|The Librarians (2014 TV series)|The Librarians}}, the Librarian talks about time travel and a cloth is lifted away by Cassandra Cillian to show the TARDIS as a broken down artefact in a room full of time travelling artefact such as the Delorean from ''[[Back to the Future]]''. | ||
* ''Phineas and Ferb'' (in which [[Thomas Sangster]] voiced Ferb) made several references to ''Doctor Who'', one example being a [[dimensionally transcendental]] room made possible by "a little British sci-fi technology" in "Mission Marvel" (2012). | * ''Phineas and Ferb'' (in which [[Thomas Sangster]] voiced Ferb) made several references to ''Doctor Who'', one example being a [[dimensionally transcendental]] room made possible by "a little British sci-fi technology" in "Mission Marvel" (2012). | ||
* In ''{{iw|youngjustice|Insecurity}}'', a March 2012 episode of ''{{iw|youngjustice|Young Justice}}'', a [[police box]], clearly looking like [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], is seen as one of the ends of a {{iw|youngjustice|Zeta-Beam}} conduit. A character enters the box and teleports to {{iw|youngjustice|the Cave}}, the main setting for the heroes of the series. The design of the police box is comparatively detailed. It looks like the TARDIS as seen in ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'', | * In ''{{iw|youngjustice|Insecurity}}'', a March 2012 episode of ''{{iw|youngjustice|Young Justice}}'', a [[police box]], clearly looking like [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], is seen as one of the ends of a {{iw|youngjustice|Zeta-Beam}} conduit. A character enters the box and teleports to {{iw|youngjustice|the Cave}}, the main setting for the heroes of the series. The design of the police box is comparatively detailed. It looks like the TARDIS as seen in ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'', bearing an "out of order" sign. | ||
* Amongst its recurring characters, the TV series {{wi|Newzoids}} (2015-2017) features a foul-mouthed version of the [[Twelfth Doctor]], referencing [[Peter Capaldi]]'s prior role as Malcolm Tucker in {{wi|The Thick of It}}. | * Amongst its recurring characters, the TV series {{wi|Newzoids}} (2015-2017) features a foul-mouthed version of the [[Twelfth Doctor]], referencing [[Peter Capaldi]]'s prior role as Malcolm Tucker in {{wi|The Thick of It}}. | ||
* In the {{wi|Arthur (TV series)|Arthur}} episode "Carried Away" (2015), a dog called "Dr. Howl", a cousin to Arthur's pet dog Pal, appears. The character wears a brown hat and red scarf, giving him an appearance similar to the [[Fourth Doctor]], and he travels through space in a blue dog house-shaped ship called the BARCDIS ("Ballistic Astro Rocket for Carrying Dogs in Space") which is bigger on the inside and contains a console similar to that of its inspiration. | * In the {{wi|Arthur (TV series)|Arthur}} episode "Carried Away" (2015), a dog called "Dr. Howl", a cousin to Arthur's pet dog Pal, appears. The character wears a brown hat and red scarf, giving him an appearance similar to the [[Fourth Doctor]], and he travels through space in a blue dog house-shaped ship called the BARCDIS ("Ballistic Astro Rocket for Carrying Dogs in Space") which is bigger on the inside and contains a console similar to that of its inspiration. | ||
* In Cartoon Network's {{wi|Regular Show}}, the episode ''Robot Rap Battle'' features robots who resemble [[Bronze Dalek]]s without [[Dalek eyestalk|eyestalks]] and mounted onto mechanical legs. | |||
* In Cartoon Network's {{wi|Regular Show}}, the | * The {{wi|DuckTales (2017 TV series)|2017 ''DuckTales'' reboot}}, having cast [[David Tennant]] as the voice of [[Scrooge McDuck]], dropped many allusions to time-travel, the intentionality of which was confirmed by showrunner (and noted Whovian) Francisco Angones on Twitter. Among them is Scrooge's ownership of a time machine disguised as a grandfather clock (like [[the Master]]'s [[Goth's TARDIS|second TARDIS]]) and his ironic distaste for time-travelers in the 2018 Christmas special ''Last Christmas'', whose title is, of course, shared with [[Last Christmas (TV story)|an earlier ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special]]. The series also cast [[Catherine Tate]] (who played a [[Donna Noble|one of the companions]] of Tennant's Doctor) as the villainous Magica De Spell, a decision which the filmmakers later confirmed was partially spurred by the knowledge that Tennant and Tate verifiably had "great chemistry" together. | ||
* The {{wi|DuckTales (2017 TV series)|2017 ''DuckTales'' reboot}}, having cast [[David Tennant]] as the voice of [[Scrooge McDuck]], dropped many allusions to time-travel, the intentionality of which was confirmed by showrunner (and noted Whovian) Francisco Angones on Twitter. Among them is Scrooge's ownership of a time machine disguised as a grandfather clock (like [[the Master]]'s [[ | * In ''The Venture Bros.'', the TARDIS appears in Season 5, owned by St Cloud. | ||
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* In ''Detentionaire'', the cloning room Lee and Biffy found is similar to the genius room. | * In ''Detentionaire'', the cloning room Lee and Biffy found is similar to the genius room. | ||
* The 2017 episode of {{wi|The Thundermans}} entitled ''{{iw|thethundermans|Save the Past Dance}}'' features a time machine known as the {{iw|thethundermans|Time Share}}, which possesses a button that allows it to blend into whatever time period it visits in a manner reminiscent to the TARDIS [[chameleon circuit]]. | * The 2017 episode of {{wi|The Thundermans}} entitled ''{{iw|thethundermans|Save the Past Dance}}'' features a time machine known as the {{iw|thethundermans|Time Share}}, which possesses a button that allows it to blend into whatever time period it visits in a manner reminiscent to the TARDIS [[chameleon circuit]]. | ||
* Near the conclusion of the {{iw|arrow|Finish Line|2017 finale of ''The Flash''}}, {{iw|arrow|Cisco Ramone}} makes a request over a walkie-talkie to "[[reverse the polarity of the neutron flow]]". | |||
* Near the conclusion of the {{iw|arrow|Finish Line|2017 finale of ''The Flash''}}, {{iw|arrow|Cisco Ramone}} makes a request over a walkie-talkie to "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow | |||
* The {{wi|Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race}} episode "Hello and Dubai" features a robot heavily resembling a Dalek, called the "Tennis Menace". It shoots tennis balls at players and shouts "PARTICIPATE!". | * The {{wi|Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race}} episode "Hello and Dubai" features a robot heavily resembling a Dalek, called the "Tennis Menace". It shoots tennis balls at players and shouts "PARTICIPATE!". | ||
* In an episode of ABC Family's {{wi|The Fosters}}, Callie and Mariana are at a party. At one point, Mariana is talking to a girl in a room that has black light. Graffiti is seen glowing on the wall behind the girls and right between their heads are the words "[[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]]" printed above a non-detailed drawing of what appears to be the TARDIS. | * In an episode of ABC Family's {{wi|The Fosters}}, Callie and Mariana are at a party. At one point, Mariana is talking to a girl in a room that has black light. Graffiti is seen glowing on the wall behind the girls and right between their heads are the words "[[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]]" printed above a non-detailed drawing of what appears to be the TARDIS. | ||
* A number of ''Doctor Who'' references appeared in ''The Simpsons''. | * A number of ''Doctor Who'' references appeared in ''The Simpsons''. | ||
** "Treehouse of Horror XXII" (2010): The vortex Bart traverses is similar to the [[Time Vortex]]. | ** "Treehouse of Horror XXII" (2010): The vortex Bart traverses is similar to the [[Time Vortex]]. | ||
** "Holidays of Future Passed" (2011): The robot policemen are very similar to the Daleks. | ** "Holidays of Future Passed" (2011): The robot policemen are very similar to the Daleks. | ||
** "Them, Robot" (2012): The robots smash through the glass room and surround Mr. Burns and Homer in similar fashion to the Cybermen in ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]''. | ** "Them, Robot" (2012): The robots smash through the glass room and surround Mr. Burns and Homer in similar fashion to the Cybermen in ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]''. | ||
** "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing" (2013): The TARDIS appears in the movie Love, Indubitably. Alfred Hitchcock then comes out of it. | ** "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing" (2013): The TARDIS appears in the movie Love, ''Indubitably''. Alfred Hitchcock then comes out of it. | ||
** "Diggs" (2014): Two of the names on Diggs' arm cast are the TARDIS and Dalek #7. | ** "Diggs" (2014): Two of the names on Diggs' arm cast are the TARDIS and Dalek #7. | ||
[[File:Futurama.JPG|thumb|The [[Fourth Doctor]] appears in [[Futurama]].]] | [[File:Futurama.JPG|thumb|The [[Fourth Doctor]] appears in [[Futurama]].]] | ||
* Three ''[[Futurama]]'' episodes have directly referenced ''Doctor Who''. | * Three ''[[Futurama]]'' episodes have directly referenced ''Doctor Who''. | ||
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** In ''{{iw|futurama|All the Presidents' Heads}}'', the Fourth Doctor can be seen again, and a disembodied head in a jar in the Hall of Presidents with a name plaque reading "[[Amelia Pond]]" appears. | ** In ''{{iw|futurama|All the Presidents' Heads}}'', the Fourth Doctor can be seen again, and a disembodied head in a jar in the Hall of Presidents with a name plaque reading "[[Amelia Pond]]" appears. | ||
** In ''{{iw|futurama|Assie Come Home}}'', a deactivated [[Dalek]] is among many robot parts. | ** In ''{{iw|futurama|Assie Come Home}}'', a deactivated [[Dalek]] is among many robot parts. | ||
* In the American animated sitcom ''Family Guy'', in season 12's "Meg Stinks" (2014), Peter loses his hand and says he can regenerate, regrowing his hand similar to The Tenth Doctor in ''The Christmas Invasion''. Then, the disarmed hand regrows into another version of Peter, ala ''Journeys End''. | |||
* ''Doctor Who'' is parodied in a number of skits in the stop-motion animated series {{wi|Robot Chicken}}: | |||
** The Season 7 skit "Doctor Who Meets the Nerd" (2014) sees the Doctor (in a "generic" incarnation who possesses traits of the [[Third Doctor|Third]], [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], and [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s) taking on the show's [https://robotchicken.fandom.com/wiki/Nerd reoccuring Nerd character] as his new companion, only for the Doctor to be left exasperated when the nerd proceeds to nitpick at the low production values of the [[stone age]] setting he's been taken to (a reference to the low production values of the show's classic era). The Doctor finally decides he's had enough when a Dalek appears and the nerd simply pushes it over. | |||
* In the American animated sitcom ''Family Guy'' | ** A Season 9 episode features a collection of skits under the title "Taking A Guess At Shows We Don't Watch" (2018), in which the writers offer their interpretations of what a show they've presumably never seen is about based on the title. The last of these skits sees a father and son involved in a fatal car accident, with the father screaming for a doctor to see to his son. An ethnic man claiming to be a doctor arrives, introducing himself as "Dr. Sunjayvandanacandanapecarpecar", with the father responding in confusion to his long name. The title card at the end reveals that the show being misinterpreted is in fact ''Doctor Who''. | ||
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* In the television cartoon, ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', there is a recurring background earth pony named {{iw|mlp|Dr. Hooves}} (formerly "Time Turner" and "Doctor Whooves") who bears a resemblance to the Tenth Doctor. His cutie mark is an hourglass. Official merchandise of Dr. Hooves such as t-shirts and collectable figures have been licensed by Hasbro. | * In the television cartoon, ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', there is a recurring background earth pony named {{iw|mlp|Dr. Hooves}} (formerly "Time Turner" and "Doctor Whooves") who bears a resemblance to the Tenth Doctor. His cutie mark is an hourglass. Official merchandise of Dr. Hooves such as t-shirts and collectable figures have been licensed by Hasbro. | ||
* In the episode "The Super Speedy Cider Sqeezy 6000", Dr. Hooves can be seen wearing a tie similar to the Tenth Doctor's and operating an elaborate hourglass. | ** In the episode "The Super Speedy Cider Sqeezy 6000", Dr. Hooves can be seen wearing a tie similar to the Tenth Doctor's and operating an elaborate hourglass. | ||
* Another reference is seen on one of the covers of the official comic, in which Dr. Hooves can be seen wearing the Fourth Doctor's scarf, holding the fob watch, and standing in front of a statue that resembles a Weeping Angel, and a street light that bears a resemblance to the TARDIS. | ** Another reference is seen on one of the covers of the official comic, in which Dr. Hooves can be seen wearing the Fourth Doctor's scarf, holding the fob watch, and standing in front of a statue that resembles a Weeping Angel, and a street light that bears a resemblance to the TARDIS. | ||
* His official trading card says "Time Turner keeps Ponyville's clocks in sync, sets the hourglass for cider competitions, and takes care of all things timey-wimey." | ** His official trading card says "Time Turner keeps Ponyville's clocks in sync, sets the hourglass for cider competitions, and takes care of all things timey-wimey." | ||
* In the season 2 episode, "Sweet and Elite", pony versions of the Third, Fifth, and Eleventh Doctors are seen attending a party with Dr. Hooves. | ** In the season 2 episode, "Sweet and Elite", pony versions of the Third, Fifth, and Eleventh Doctors are seen attending a party with Dr. Hooves. | ||
* In the episode "One Bad Apple", Dr. Hooves wears a pear costume and a polka-dotted bowtie. | ** In the episode "One Bad Apple", Dr. Hooves wears a pear costume and a polka-dotted bowtie. | ||
* Vrious forms of the Doctor and possibly the Master have been seen in pony form. In the episode "It's Not Easy Being Breezies", he can be seen walking with [[w:c:mlp:Rose|a pony]] bearing a [[Rose Tyler|rose]] cutie mark while wearing 3D glasses. | ** Vrious forms of the Doctor and possibly the Master have been seen in pony form. In the episode "It's Not Easy Being Breezies", he can be seen walking with [[w:c:mlp:Rose|a pony]] bearing a [[Rose Tyler|rose]] cutie mark while wearing 3D glasses. | ||
* Dr. Hooves is among several background characters to take centre stage in the series' 100th episode, "Slice of Life", where his scientific background is explored. | ** Dr. Hooves is among several background characters to take centre stage in the series' 100th episode, "Slice of Life", where his scientific background is explored. | ||
* In "A Royal Problem", he has a bad dream about [[Weeping Angel|a statue]]. | ** In "A Royal Problem", he has a bad dream about [[Weeping Angel|a statue]]. | ||
* Marvel's {{wi|Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.}}, which made a number of real-world references to ''Doctor Who'' besides, a holographic Dalek head can be seen on the Holo-table, and an image of a Dalek is displayed on Leo Fitz's monitor. Another episode sees the team hunted down by a killer robot, not too dissimilar to a Dalek. In one scene, this robot uses the phrase "exterminate". | |||
* Marvel's {{wi|Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.}} | |||
* Several references to ''Doctor Who'' were made in the 2019 miniseries ''Good Omens'', which starred [[David Tennant]] alongside [[Michael Sheen]] (with cameos [[Derek Jacobi]] and [[Dan Starkey]]): | * Several references to ''Doctor Who'' were made in the 2019 miniseries ''Good Omens'', which starred [[David Tennant]] alongside [[Michael Sheen]] (with cameos [[Derek Jacobi]] and [[Dan Starkey]]): | ||
** the name of [[Gallifrey]] is briefly glimpsed among the planets where Crowley (Tennant) considers taking refuge to escape the end of the world; | ** the name of [[Gallifrey]] is briefly glimpsed among the planets where Crowley (Tennant) considers taking refuge to escape the end of the world; | ||
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** Adam's father's car's license plate can briefly be seen to read "SID RAT" — a backwards-spelling of [[TARDIS]]. The backwards spelling was used in ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' as the name of the [[War Lord]]s' [[SIDRAT]]s. | ** Adam's father's car's license plate can briefly be seen to read "SID RAT" — a backwards-spelling of [[TARDIS]]. The backwards spelling was used in ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' as the name of the [[War Lord]]s' [[SIDRAT]]s. | ||
== Films == | === Films === | ||
* In the Pixar film {{wi|Cars 2}}, while a [[British]] spy trapped in the [[Big Ben]] was attempting to "turn back [[time]]" (as in the [[clock]]), she said, "If I can just reverse the polarity..." | * In the Pixar film {{wi|Cars 2}}, while a [[British]] spy trapped in the [[Big Ben]] was attempting to "turn back [[time]]" (as in the [[clock]]), she said, "If I can just [[Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow|reverse the polarity]]...". | ||
* In ''Theory of Everything'' there are two Doctor Who references. | * In ''Theory of Everything'' there are two ''Doctor Who'' references. | ||
** After Stephen is toasted for becoming an "esteemed and formidable Doctor...," someone says "Who?" | ** After Stephen is toasted for becoming an "esteemed and formidable Doctor...," someone says "Who?" | ||
** Stephen rolls around on his wheelchair with a paper bag on his head, typing/saying EXTERMINATE. EXTERMINATE. In real-life, Stephen Hawking was a major Whovian. | ** Stephen rolls around on his wheelchair with a paper bag on his head, typing/saying EXTERMINATE. EXTERMINATE. In real-life, Stephen Hawking was a major Whovian. | ||
[[File:Postman Pat.JPG|thumb|One of Pat's replacements acts rather like a [[Dalek]]. ({{wi|Postman Pat: The Movie}})]] | [[File:Postman Pat.JPG|thumb|One of Pat's replacements acts rather like a [[Dalek]]. ({{wi|Postman Pat: The Movie}})]] | ||
* In the 2014 film ''The Postman Pat Movie'' (which features [[David Tennant]]), one of Pat's replacements resembled and acted like a [[Dalek]], though it was never technically identified as such. | * In the 2014 film ''The Postman Pat Movie'' (which features [[David Tennant]]), one of Pat's replacements resembled and acted like a [[Dalek]], though it was never technically identified as such. | ||
*In ''The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'', a [[21304 Doctor Who|lego version]] of "Dr. Who's TARDIS" is one of the [[Time machine|time machines]] that Rex Dangervest uses to build his time machine, the Rexelcior. | *In ''The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'', a [[21304 Doctor Who|lego version]] of "Dr. Who's TARDIS" is one of the [[Time machine|time machines]] that Rex Dangervest uses to build his time machine, the Rexelcior. | ||
* In ''A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon'': | * In ''A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon'': | ||
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** One of the Sheep with Shaun is dressed as a Dalek. | ** One of the Sheep with Shaun is dressed as a Dalek. | ||
** A man appeared dressed as the Fourth Doctor. | ** A man appeared dressed as the Fourth Doctor. | ||
* In ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]'', numerous villains from across the multiverse appear to fight the heroes. These villains derive from a number of shows, movies and comics. Among the enemies is a group of Lego Daleks, which are referred to as "British Robots". They all shout "exterminate" and are voiced by [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * In ''[[The Lego Batman Movie]]'', numerous villains from across the multiverse appear to fight the heroes. These villains derive from a number of shows, movies and comics. Among the enemies is a group of Lego Daleks, which are referred to as "British Robots" by the Joker. They all shout "exterminate" and are voiced by [[Nicholas Briggs]]. | ||
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* In {{wi|Bleak Expectations}}, Series 4 Episode 6, Harry Biscuit's childhood asthma comes back when they travel back in time, sounding just like the TARDIS. This is one of a number of references to fictional time travel in this episode, such as "[[Back to the Future|88 camomiles per hour]]". | |||
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* In ''The Serpent's Shadow'' (2012), the British character Sadie Kane tried to create a Shabti out of a Thermos, which resulted in it flying around, yelling "Exterminate". Later, a challenge posed to Sadie is completed by stalling a huntress with tales of "fearsome" jelly babies, in a tactic reminiscent of the Fourth Doctor. | |||
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[[File:LOEG.JPG|thumb|The [[Second Doctor]] appears in ''Century: 1969''.]] | [[File:LOEG.JPG|thumb|The [[Second Doctor]] appears in ''Century: 1969''.]] | ||
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*In the fourth and final volume of the series, ''Tempest'', the [[Dalek Fleet]] is shown launching an attack on a future Earth. Mina states that Earth had just ended its war against the {{w|Romulans|Romulans}} in 2160, inferring this to be the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]]. | *In the fourth and final volume of the series, ''Tempest'', the [[Dalek Fleet]] is shown launching an attack on a future Earth. Mina states that Earth had just ended its war against the {{w|Romulans|Romulans}} in 2160, inferring this to be the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]]. | ||
===Sergio Bonelli Editore=== | ====Sergio Bonelli Editore==== | ||
Italian writer Carlo Recagno is ''Doctor Who'' fan and includes many references in his work: | Italian writer Carlo Recagno is ''Doctor Who'' fan and includes many references in his work: | ||
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*In ''Il matrimonio di Sergej Orloff'' (2013), ''Martin Mystère'' volume 330, Altrove's commander Tower is seen in [[Peru]] leading an Altrove joint mission with [[UNIT]], led by [[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. A [[Time Lord]] is seen in the background of Altrove's base. In a flashback, a Mu soldier is seen wearing an outfit identical to those worn by [[Ice Warrior]]s. | *In ''Il matrimonio di Sergej Orloff'' (2013), ''Martin Mystère'' volume 330, Altrove's commander Tower is seen in [[Peru]] leading an Altrove joint mission with [[UNIT]], led by [[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]. A [[Time Lord]] is seen in the background of Altrove's base. In a flashback, a Mu soldier is seen wearing an outfit identical to those worn by [[Ice Warrior]]s. | ||
===Disney Comics=== | ====Disney Comics==== | ||
*[[Scrooge McDuck]] writer and artist {{iw|scrooge-mcduck|Don Rosa}} created ''{{iw|scrooge-mcduck|Ducktor Who}}'' and ''{{iw|scrooge-mcduck|Tardis for Sale}}'' in 2012 and 2015, where his version of Scrooge comes into possession of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and uses it to travel to his past, before selling it away at a "used TARDIS lot". | *[[Scrooge McDuck]] writer and artist {{iw|scrooge-mcduck|Don Rosa}} created ''{{iw|scrooge-mcduck|Ducktor Who}}'' and ''{{iw|scrooge-mcduck|Tardis for Sale}}'' in 2012 and 2015, where his version of Scrooge comes into possession of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and uses it to travel to his past, before selling it away at a "used TARDIS lot". | ||
*In one 2018 Italian-produced comic story, a flashback panel to Flintheart Glomgold's scientists' numerous attempts to develop a working time machine feature the [[Fourth Doctor]] and the TARDIS among the crowd (as well as ''Back to the Future''’s Doc Brown and his DeLorean). | *In one 2018 Italian-produced comic story, a flashback panel to Flintheart Glomgold's scientists' numerous attempts to develop a working time machine feature the [[Fourth Doctor]] and the TARDIS among the crowd (as well as ''Back to the Future''’s Doc Brown and his DeLorean). | ||
===Monica's Gang=== | ====Monica's Gang==== | ||
* In ''Clássicos do Cinema – Turma da Mônica #36 – Coelhada para o Futuro'' (A 2013 Monica's Gang parody of ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to the Future]]''), several different time machines from different franchises appeared, including the the TARDIS. | * In ''Clássicos do Cinema – Turma da Mônica #36 – Coelhada para o Futuro'' (A 2013 Monica's Gang parody of ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to the Future]]''), several different time machines from different franchises appeared, including the the TARDIS. | ||
===DC Comics=== | ====DC Comics==== | ||
* In ''{{iw|dc|Batman '66 Vol 1 4}}'' (2013), "The Hatter Takes the Crown", as the Batmobile is passing through the streets, it passes the Third Doctor who is standing next to the TARDIS. | * In ''{{iw|dc|Batman '66 Vol 1 4}}'' (2013), "The Hatter Takes the Crown", as the Batmobile is passing through the streets, it passes the Third Doctor who is standing next to the TARDIS. | ||
*In ''{{iw|dc|Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1 5}}'' (2015), Vandar the Stone's collections of time machines include [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and [[the Master's TARDIS]]. | *In ''{{iw|dc|Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1 5}}'' (2015), Vandar the Stone's collections of time machines include [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and [[the Master's TARDIS]]. | ||
=== Marvel=== | ==== Marvel==== | ||
* In ''{{iw|marvel|Avenging Spider-Man Vol 1 8}}'' (2012), the words "[[Bad Wolf meme|BAD WOLF]]" are graffitied on an alley wall. | * In ''{{iw|marvel|Avenging Spider-Man Vol 1 8}}'' (2012), the words "[[Bad Wolf meme|BAD WOLF]]" are graffitied on an alley wall. | ||
*In ''{{iw|marvel|All-New, All-Different Avengers Vol 1 6}}'' (2016), Miles Morales mentions ''Doctor Who'' to Thor as an example in explaining how leaving the second Mjolnir will be found by future-Captain America and future-Thor and uses the phrase "timey-wimey stuff". | *In ''{{iw|marvel|All-New, All-Different Avengers Vol 1 6}}'' (2016), Miles Morales mentions ''Doctor Who'' to Thor as an example in explaining how leaving the second Mjolnir will be found by future-Captain America and future-Thor and uses the phrase "timey-wimey stuff". | ||
=== Archie Comics=== | ==== Archie Comics==== | ||
*In {{iw|megaman|Mega Man Issue 52 (Archie Comics)}} (2015) (the final chapter in a multi-series crossover event with the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise), ''Sonic'' character Sticks the Badger uses the phrase "[[Wibbly wobbly, timey wimey|wibbly-wobbley]]" when describing time travel. | *In {{iw|megaman|Mega Man Issue 52 (Archie Comics)}} (2015) (the final chapter in a multi-series crossover event with the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise), ''Sonic'' character Sticks the Badger uses the phrase "[[Wibbly wobbly, timey wimey|wibbly-wobbley]]" when describing time travel. | ||
===IDW Publishing=== | ====IDW Publishing==== | ||
*In ''{{iw|dc|Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1 5}}'' (2015), Vandar the Stone's collections of time machines include [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and [[the Master's TARDIS]]. | *In ''{{iw|dc|Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1 5}}'' (2015), Vandar the Stone's collections of time machines include [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and [[the Master's TARDIS]]. | ||
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* In {{iw|dc|IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 19}} (2019), E-123 Omega, a robot character, exclaims "EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!" while fighting off zombots. | * In {{iw|dc|IDW Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 19}} (2019), E-123 Omega, a robot character, exclaims "EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!" while fighting off zombots. | ||
== | ==== Homestuck ==== | ||
*The webcomic's main antagonist, Lord English, is a parody of [[The Doctor|the 4th Doctor]]. Additionally, his past-self, Caliborn, has theming based-around the number 11 and dresses like the 11th Doctor, including the suspenders and infamous bowtie. | |||
=== Webcasts === | |||
===Dragon Ball Z Abridged=== | ====''Dragon Ball Z Abridged''==== | ||
*In episode 33, when [https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Frieza#Frieza-Androids_Interlude Mecha Frieza] uses the [https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Supernova supernova attack] on [https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Trunks Trunks], he goes "[[Exterminate]]! Exterminate!", as [[Murray Gold]]'s ''Doctor Who'' music [[The Daleks (Dalek song)|"The Daleks"]] is heard. | *In episode 33, when [https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Frieza#Frieza-Androids_Interlude Mecha Frieza] uses the [https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Supernova supernova attack] on [https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Trunks Trunks], he goes "[[Exterminate]]! Exterminate!", as [[Murray Gold]]'s ''Doctor Who'' music [[The Daleks (Dalek song)|"The Daleks"]] is heard. | ||
*In episode 34, [https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Time_Machine Trunks' time machine] uses the same sound as [[the TARDIS]] as it goes back into the future, as another ''Doctor Who'' soundtrack [[The Doctor Forever|"The Doctor Forever"]] is heard. The time machine uses the TARDIS sound again in episode 60. | *In episode 34, [https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Time_Machine Trunks' time machine] uses the same sound as [[the TARDIS]] as it goes back into the future, as another ''Doctor Who'' soundtrack [[The Doctor Forever|"The Doctor Forever"]] is heard. The time machine uses the TARDIS sound again in episode 60. | ||
===Eddsworld=== | ====''Eddsworld''==== | ||
* In the episode WTFuture, the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] is seen in the background and "[[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]]" is also graffitied on the wall. Future Edd also possesses a watch that resembles [[Jack Harkness]]'s [[Vortex manipulator]]. | * In the episode "WTFuture", the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] is seen in the background and "[[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]]" is also graffitied on the wall. Future Edd also possesses a watch that resembles [[Jack Harkness]]'s [[Vortex manipulator]]. (In Fun Dead, an obvious spoof of ''Doctor Who''-the-TV-series, Professor Why, appears in Edd's channel surfing. The black bars on the TARDIS read "Herpa Derp" in place of "Police Box".) | ||
=== Homestuck === | ==== ''Homestuck'' ==== | ||
*In the webcomic's 8th soundtrack album release, ''AlterniaBound'' (2011), the song, Arisen Anew, themed around Aradia, The Maid of Time's, regeneration, uses an audio clip of the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s famous "[[Wibbly wobbly, timey wimey|Wibbly wobbly... time-y wimey... stuff]]" quote from the episode ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]''. | *In the webcomic's 8th soundtrack album release, ''AlterniaBound'' (2011), the song, Arisen Anew, themed around Aradia, The Maid of Time's, regeneration, uses an audio clip of the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s famous "[[Wibbly wobbly, timey wimey|Wibbly wobbly... time-y wimey... stuff]]" quote from the episode ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]''. | ||
===''Epic Rap Battles of History''=== | ====''Epic Rap Battles of History''==== | ||
*The [[YouTube]] series ''Epic Rap Battles of History'' had a battle come out in 2012 with the title ''Doc Brown vs. Doctor Who'' in which the scientist Doctor Emmett Brown (played by MC Mr. Napkins) battles against the Doctor in both his 10th incarnation (played by Nice Peter) and his 4th incarnation (played by George Watsky) with cameos from Marty McFly (played by EpicLLOYD) and a [[Dalek]] (played by Matt Sherin (physical) and Dante Cimadamore (voice)). A number of references are made: | *The [[YouTube]] series ''Epic Rap Battles of History'' had a battle come out in 2012 with the title ''Doc Brown vs. Doctor Who'' in which the scientist Doctor Emmett Brown (played by MC Mr. Napkins) battles against the Doctor in both his 10th incarnation (played by Nice Peter) and his 4th incarnation (played by George Watsky) with cameos from Marty McFly (played by EpicLLOYD) and a [[Dalek]] (played by Matt Sherin (physical) and Dante Cimadamore (voice)). A number of references are made: | ||
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* In the 2015 battle ''Lewis and Clark vs Bill and Ted'', Lewis says "Now go back in time and give Doctor Who his phone booth back!" while a TARDIS appears. | * In the 2015 battle ''Lewis and Clark vs Bill and Ted'', Lewis says "Now go back in time and give Doctor Who his phone booth back!" while a TARDIS appears. | ||
==Video games == | ===Video games === | ||
===''Borderlands 2''=== | *In ''Fallout New Vegas'', in the Z-43 Innovative Toxins Plant, one building contains a man in a suit with a skull for a head, whoo at one point says, "Hey, who turned out the lights?". This is a direct reference to the episode ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]''. | ||
*An NCR Emergency Radio Broadcast references the Doctor, and (through a pun) the BBC, in the form fo the message: "Bravo Bravo Charlie, the Doctor is coming". | |||
*In Part 5 of ''Quest It's a Winterful Life'', Nishan, when asking if anything unusual happened to your main character lately, asks if you have "met a handsome Doctor in a blue booth?" | |||
*In ''Terraria'', there is a clothing set available to buy from the clothier on the day after a full moon called "The Doctor's set" which consists of a bow-tie and tweed jacket top along with dark blue pants, a reference to the Eleventh Doctor's outfit. Similarly, a fez can be purchased from the Travelling Merchant for 3 gold and 50 silver. Its item description says, "Fezzes are cool", a reference to the Eleventh Doctor's affinity for fezzes. | |||
====''Westerado''==== | |||
[[File:Westerado.JPG|thumb|[[Weeping Angel|Stone angels]] are scattered around ''Westerado''.]] | |||
*In ''Westerado'', the player can go up to a [[Weeping Angel|stone angel]], which will show a text box saying, "Is it... weeping?" However, this will only work on certain stone angels. The player character also says "Wibbly Wobbly...", which is then finished off by the postman who says "Timey-wimey, yes." | |||
== Out-of-universe references == | |||
These references are to ''Doctor Who'' (or one of its spin-offs) as works of fiction. They merely establish that fiction about the Doctor or the Daleks exists in the fictional universe of the story, as it does in the real world. | |||
=== Television === | |||
[[File:Tracy Beaker Returns.JPG|right|thumb|A ''[[Doctor Who]]'' poster is seen in Toby's room. (''Tracy Beaker Returns'')]] | |||
* In the TV series {{wi|Tracy Beaker Returns}} (2010-2012) (which featured [[John Bell]], [[Richard Wisker]], [[Tracy Ann Oberman]], [[Holli Dempsey]], [[Michael Jayston]], [[Callum Gallaghan]] and [[Wayne Cater]]) Toby (one of the main characters) had a ''Doctor Who'' poster in his room. | |||
** ''Tracey Beaker Returns'' also gained a spin-off called ''The Dumping Ground'' (2013-present) (which has featured [[David Avery]], [[Simon Ludders]], [[Victoria Alcock]], [[Ian Reddington]], [[Michelle Collins]], [[Pik-Sen Lim]], [[Sheila Hancock]], [[Carmen Munroe]], [[Darren Morfitt]], [[Simon Rouse]], [[Chris Finch]], [[Kemi-Bo Jacobs]], [[Warwick Davis]], [[Geff Francis]], [[Nigel Planer]] and [[Louise Jameson]]). In the beginning of one episode, some of the kids were playing a game of Who Am I? and one of them (Ryan) was ''Doctor Who''. Part of another episode was centred around answering questions based on a homemade scene ''based on Doctor Who''. | |||
* The 13 May 2010 episode of ''[[CSI|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' is itself titled "{{iw|csi|Doctor Who}}." | |||
* In the BBC sitcom {{wi|Miranda (TV series)|Miranda}} (featuring [[Tom Ellis]] as Gary Preston), in the episode "The Perfect Christmas" (2010), Miranda attempts to flirt with Dr. Gail (played by [[Adam Rayner]]) at her mum's Christmas party. After he explains that he recently moved to the area, Miranda jokingly responds with "in your TARDIS, Doctor?". | |||
* Several episodes of ''Leverage'' reference ''Doctor Who''. In the episode "The 10 Li'l Grifters Job" (2011), one of the clients said she used to work at a firm called "[[Paul McGann|McGann]], [[Sylvester McCoy|McCoy]] and [[Colin Baker|Ba]][[Tom Baker|ker]]". | |||
* In an episode of the Disney Channel series, {{wi|I Didn't Do It}}, a guest actor appears dressed as Matt Smith at a kids' party in order to best the super hero costume. Comically, this simply means he is dressed casually but with a sonic screwdriver in his hand. | |||
* In {{wi|House}}, Season 7 Episode 11, Dr. Taub mentions that he is awake at night watching TV at 3am "because that's when Classic ''Doctor Who'' is playing on the BBC". | |||
* In one episode of {{wi|Liv & Maddie}}, Liv tries to get into the Brain Olympics by showing people that she's smart and references time travel. "He doesn't believe in time travel and he's like Doctor who?" | |||
* In {{wi|House of Anubis}} (which featured [[Mina Anwar]], [[Paul Antony-Barber]] and [[Rodger Barclay]]), the character {{iw|houseofanubis|Alfie Lewis}} had a 12" remote control Dalek and 2 12" figures in his bedroom; one was of a new series Cyberman and the other was of [[Dalek Sec]] as a [[Human-Dalek]] after he had merged with [[Diagoras]]. | |||
* The {{wi|iCarly}} episode ''{{iw|icarly|iPear Store}}'' introduces the character {{iw|icarly|Trey}} as a romantic interest for {{iw|icarly|Carly|the titular character}}, and then has the two go into a brief rendition of the "{{w|Who's on First?}}" sketch after Trey reveals that he's going to watch a ''Doctor Who'' marathon on television. | |||
* In one episode of {{wi|Orphan Black}}, a picture of the TARDIS is seen in the background. | |||
* 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 ''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 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 2016 animated Disney show {{wi|Milo Murphy's Law}} the main character is a fan of a show called ''Dr. Zone's Files'' which depicts an oddly dressed time-travelling alien and is said to be running for 50 years, going through various incarnations. In the 2017 feature-length special "Missing Milo", part of the plot concerns the [[Missing episode|recovery of ''Dr. Zone''{{'}}s missing black-and-white pilot episode]] from 1965. | |||
* In Cartoon Network's {{wi|Regular Show}}, the 2015 Halloween Special, "Terror Tales of the Park V", has the character Pops dressed up as the Fourth Doctor. | |||
* The favourite television series of Hugo the Duck from 2017 Netflix show {{wi|Julie's Greenroom}} is ''Doctor Who''. In addition, Hugo only speaks Duck, which another character can understand because he learned it at a performing arts school. | |||
* In the {{wi|Cobra Kai}} episode "Pulpo", Demitri talks to Eli about the [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|new series]] of ''Doctor Who'', how [[Steven Moffat]] isn't the showrunner anymore and that the [[Thirteenth Doctor|new Doctor]] is "badass". | |||
* In ''Criminal Minds'' season 8 episode 23, Penelope Garcia, the BAU teams technical analyst, tells the team that she "found something stranger than a time-travelling police box". One episode shows Garcia and Dr. Reid dressed as the Eleventh and Fourth Doctors. In another, Reid defends ''Doctor Who'' after comparisons with ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' calling it "Bill & Ted's Excellent Ripoff". | |||
* In ''{{iw|orville|New Dimensions}}'', a 2017 episode of ''{{iw|orville|The Orville}}'', {{iw|orville|Ed Mercer|Captain Ed Mercer}} uses "[[The Doctor's TARDIS|Doctor Who's phone booth]]" as an analog to a "quantum bubble" which will theoretically preserve a [[shuttle]]'s interior dimensions while its exterior dimensions are compressed. | |||
* The 2017 sitcom ''One Day At A Time'' references ''Doctor Who'' in its second series. In the episode ''Locked Down'', teenage daughter Elena and her friend Syd are preparing to attend [[Comic Con]], dressed as the Fourth Doctor and the TARDIS respectively. The episodes includes jokes about Doctor Who, and the TARDIS costume is later used as a hiding place by another character. | |||
* In {{wi|The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)|The Goldbergs}}, among the pop culture-related t-shirts Adam Goldberg is seen wearing throughout the series is a black shirt bearing the ''Doctor Who'' "[[Doctor Who logo#1973-1980|diamond logo]]". | |||
* In the 2019 continuation of the 1996 TV show ''The Demon Headmaster'' (which both featured [[Terrence Hardiman]]), the Prime Minister said "Exterminate" when he saw the robot Tyler had created. | |||
* In the American animated sitcom ''Family Guy'', in Season 9's "Welcome Back, Carter" (2010), Peter names an owl "Doctor Hoo". | |||
==== ''The Big Bang Theory'' ==== | |||
[[File:Stuart 4th Doc.JPG|thumb|Stuart dressed as the [[Fourth Doctor]]. (''The Big Bang Theory'')]] | |||
* ''Doctor Who'' is referenced several times in episodes of {{wi|The Big Bang Theory}}. | |||
** In "The Justice League Recombination" (2010), Stuart is seen wearing a Fourth Doctor costume. | |||
** In "The Beta Test Initiation" (2012), Penny, Amy, Sheldon, and Leonard are seen watching ''Doctor Who''. Though the screen is not shown, you can hear parts of the episode. | |||
** [[File:Big Bang Theory 2.JPG|thumb|[[The Doctor]] & A [[Dalek]] is one of Sheldon's favourite couples. ({{wi|The Big Bang Theory}})]] In "The Holographic Excitation" (2012), Raj announces he may have a TARDIS at his Halloween party. This TARDIS can be seen later on in the episode. Also in the same episode, Sheldon and Amy are brainstorming couples costumes for the party, and one of the ideas seen on Sheldon's board is "The Doctor & a Dalek". Additionally, several TARDIS posters can be seen in Stuart's comic book store, as well as a Dalek in Leonard and Sheldon's apartment. | |||
** In another episode of ''The Big Bang Theory''{{which}}, a poster of Vincent Van Gogh's "[[The Pandorica Opens]]" can be seen prominently displayed in a comic book shop. | |||
** An episode of ''The Big Bang Theory''{{which}}, had a copy of [[DWMSE 45|Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition: The 2017 Yearbook]] on Sheldon's table. | |||
* A number of ''Doctor Who'' references appeared in ''The Simpsons''. In "Treehouse of Horror XXV" (2014), during "A Clockwork Yellow", one of the "nasties" put into the hat is "Tell Each 'Doctor Who' They're the Worst". In "Springfield Splendor" (2017): The TARDIS is seen at Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con. | |||
* In the American comedy {{wi|Community (TV series)|Community}}, the character {{iw|community-sitcom|Abed Nadir}} compares himself to various science fiction characters in "Critical Film Studies" (2011), including [[K9]], while describing himself as a dispassionate observer of those around him. In one episode of Season 4, Abed wears a TARDIS shirt. Additionally to these direct references, starting in "Biology 101" (2011), ''Community'' would make frequent references to the fictional TV show ''[[Inspector Spacetime]]'', an obvious parody of ''Doctor Who''. A British programme, ''Inspector Spacetime'' is said to be the oldest sci-fi show on television, dating from 1962, centring around "The Inspector" and his companion, who travel through time and space in a red telephone booth. The main recurring villains are mechanical Dalek-like creatures named Blorgons, and a brief glimpse of the opening credit sequence is strikingly similar to the ''Doctor Who'' credits from the [[Russell T Davies]] era. | |||
* Marvel's {{wi|Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.}} has made a number of references to ''Doctor Who.'' | |||
** In the episode ''The Hub'', a model TARDIS can be seen on top of a desk. | |||
** In ''The Only Light in the Darkness'', when the agents are asked the first thing they would like to see if stranded on an island, Jemma Simmons responds "the TARDIS." | |||
** In the season 5 episode 'Together or Not at All', Jemma Simmons says 'Allons-y' (The [[Tenth Doctor]]'s catchphrase) in response to Leo Fitz saying 'Once more unto the breach' (William Shakespeare originally said this, but it is also something the Tenth Doctor says in ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]''). | |||
* In the Internet safety short film ''Caught on the Web'' (which also featured [[David Tennant]]), a Dalek poster could be seen inside the main character's bedroom. | |||
* Hiro, the main character of the 2014 Walt Disney animated film ''Big Hero 6'', can at one point be observed to have an action figure of a [[Dalek]] on his shelf. | |||
* In the film ''A Street Cat Called Bob'' (which featured [[Anthony Head]], [[Nina Wadia]], [[Sasha Dickens]], [[Cleopatra Dickens]], [[Rob Jarvis]], [[Jill Winternitz]], [[Daniel Fearn]] and [[Frances Ashman]]), when one of the characters created a scarf for the titular character, she referred to him being "Doctor Who's twin". | |||
* In the 2018 film ''Bumblebee'', one of the posters on Memo's room's wall is of Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor (a still/set photo from ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]''). | |||
=== Prose === | |||
* In ''Percy Jackson's Greek Gods'' (2014), Percy says that Kronos became the titan of Time but he "couldn't pop around the time stream like Doctor Who". | |||
* In ''The Blood of Olympus'' (2014), Leo Valdez couldn't make small talk with Percy about things the last episode of ''Doctor Who'' because Percy had just been through Tartarus. | |||
* In ''The Burning Maze'' (2018), plastic-wrapped automatons faced Apollo like a "scary episode of ''Doctor Who''". | |||
[[File:Doctor Who monsters in Grandpa's Great Ecscape.jpg|thumb|"Invasion" of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' monsters. (''Grandpa's Great Ecscape'')]] | |||
* In Chapter 18 ("Jiggery-Pokery") of ''Grandpa's Great Escape'', the reader is told of many [[School trip|school trips]] that have gone wrong. On one of these school trips to a [[Doctor Who exhibition|''Doctor Who'' exhibition]], kids dressed up as [[Dalek|Daleks]], [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and [[Sontaran|Sontarans]] using stolen costumes, and pretended that there was an [[alien invasion]] of Earth. | |||
* ''Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard'' contained two distinct references to ''Doctor Who'', due to the main character being a ''Doctor Who'' fan himself. In ''The Sword of Summer'' (2015), Magnus Chase thinks the towers on Longfellow Bridge look like Daleks. In ''The Ship of the Dead'' (2017), the ship ''Big Banana'' was bigger on the inside and Magnus thought of it as a "bright yellow TARDIS". | |||
*In Kate Gordon's ''Twenty-five Memories of Viggo MacDuff'' (2017), Jed moans to Connie Chase that the Beezus-juice "[[smell]]s like the [[fart]] of an [[Abzorbaloff]]", a reference to a scene from the episode ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'' in which the Abzorbaloff, having absorbed [[Bliss (Love & Monsters)|Bliss]], farts on her [[face]] as he allows her to tell [[Elton Pope]] that he really does not want to know where on the Abzorbaloff's body her face has been embedded. | |||
=== Comics === | |||
==== DC Comics ==== | |||
* In ''{{iw|dc|Blue Beetle Vol 9 9}}'' (2017), {{iw|dc|Teri Magnus (Justice League 3000)|Teri Magnus}} is led by {{iw|dc|Nabu (Prime Earth)|Doctor Fate}} to the {{iw|dc|Tower of Fate}}. Upon arriving, Teri notices the tower is [[Dimensional transcendentalism|bigger on the inside]]. Then, she recalls the concept is named dimensional transcendentalism, "''just like on [[Doctor Who]]''", to which Doctor Fate responds "''Doctor who?''". | |||
=== Video games === | |||
====''Borderlands 2''==== | |||
*A random citizen will sometimes say "I'm missing the new episode of Constable What!", a parody of Doctor Who. | *A random citizen will sometimes say "I'm missing the new episode of Constable What!", a parody of Doctor Who. | ||
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*During the Quest “Fake Geek Guy” in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, Tiny Tina asks Mr. Torgue a question which is a clear reference to Doctor Who. The question she asks is: “In the 23rd episode of the 15th season of Blue Box Adventures. What is the name of the ship that abducts the Blue Box?” | *During the Quest “Fake Geek Guy” in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep, Tiny Tina asks Mr. Torgue a question which is a clear reference to Doctor Who. The question she asks is: “In the 23rd episode of the 15th season of Blue Box Adventures. What is the name of the ship that abducts the Blue Box?” | ||
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* | * One bit of ambient dialogue by the character Lety in ''House Party'' references the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] when she says "Soooo .... anyone check out my bag? It's very colorful, and kinda has a whole Doctor Who thing going on where it's bigger on the inside! Very video-gamey, the more I think about it ..."<ref>[https://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/13121/ ''House Party'' - VGFacts.com]</ref> | ||
=== | ===Musicals=== | ||
* During ''{{iw|meangirls|Where Do You Belong?}}'', a song from the {{iw|meangirls|Mean Girls (musical)|''Mean Girls'' musical}}, {{iw|meangirls|Mean Girls (musical)|Damian}} says the {{iw|meangirls|Mean Girls (musical)|mathletes}} are all "college applications and ''Doctor Who'' quotations". | |||
* | * In the {{wi|Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer}} episode "The One with the Baby Carrot", Lucifer (played by [[Tom Ellis]]) is called "Doctor Who" by a comedian due to his British accent. | ||
* In the {{wi|Rick & Morty}} episode "The Rickchurian Mortydate" (2017), when a character says that Rick isn't a god, he responds "you don't know what I am, or what I can do! I'm ''Doctor Who'' in this motherf*cker!" | |||
* In the {{wi|Bob's Burgers}} episode ''Tweentrepreneurs'', Mr. Frond mentions that he once had a thriving {{w|Etsy}} store that sold hand-knitted ''Doctor Who'' scarves, until he received a cease and desist letter. | |||
* In an episode of ''Supergirl'', Winn is required to quickly hack a computer and compares the situation to ''Doctor Who''. In the second episode of the series, Alex Danvers uses the codenames "Greyhound" and "Trap" in reference to the code names used by UNIT in Day of the Daleks. | |||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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[[Category:Cultural references to the Doctor Who universe by decade]] | [[Category:Cultural references to the Doctor Who universe by decade]] | ||