Cultural references to the Doctor Who universe/2000s: Difference between revisions

** In the 2009 Christmas special of {{wi|My Family}}, as a meta reference, a future version of Susan Harper (played by [[Zoë Wanamaker]]) makes several references to "moisturising", winking to the viewer as she does, a nod to Wanamaker's [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|''Doctor Who'' character]].

* In the episode "The Suite Smell of Excess" (2006) of the Disney Channel series {{wi|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}, the title characters travelled to a parallel universe via a phone box called the the P.U. (Parallel Universaliser).

* One short skit in Season 2 of the satirical stop-motion animated series {{wi|Robot Chicken}}, entitled "Do You Get It?" (2006), featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] standing on first base in the middle of a baseball field. The skit ends with the Doctor asking the audience "do you get it?". The skit is a visual pun referencing the classic {{wi|Abbott & Costello}} routine "Who's on first?": the joke being that (Doctor) Who's on first (base).

* In the American animated sitcom ''Family Guy'', the ''Star Wars Episode IV'' spoof "Blue Harvest" (2007), incorporated footage from the Tom Baker-era opening credits in the scene in which the ''Millennium Falcon'' enters hyperspace.

* The {{wi|2000AD}} strip {{wi|Caballistics, Inc.}} features ''Doctor Who'' references so often that they are practically part of the series' format. However, it also depicted a character clearly intended to be [[Tom Baker]] being murdered by Scottish nationalist demons. (Although this would appear to undermine the frequent suggestion by ''Caballistics, Inc'' fans that the series is unofficially set in the ''Doctor Who'' universe, one should remember that [[Tom Baker#Doctor Who Weekly universe|more]] [[Tom Baker (in-universe)#Ally's universe|than]] [[Tom Baker (Who on Earth is Tom Baker)|one]] [[Tom Baker (Bafflement and Devotion)|version]] of Tom Baker has been featured as an in-universe character in ''Who''-related media.)

==== Jenny Everywhere ====

* The [[2008 (releases)|2004]] ''Jenny Everywhere'' comic book ''[[w:c:jennyeverywhere:When Casting Calls (comic story)|When Casting Calls]]'' featured a back-cover illustration where Jenny was seen reading a book called the ''[[w:c:jennyeverywhere:Hitchhiker's Guide To The Multiverse|Hitchhiker's Guide To The Multiverse]]''. This was of course primarily a reference to [[the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]], but the back cover and spine of Jenny's ''Guide'' had writing in what appeared to be in [[Circular Gallifreyan]].

==== DC Comics/Wildstorm ====

== Out-of-universe references ==

=== Television ===

* In the UK version of {{wi|Queer as Folk (British TV series)|Queer as Folk}} (created by [[Russell T Davies]]), the character of Vince makes various references to ''Doctor Who'' in season 1. In episode 2 of season 2 (2000), Vince says, "I want to dematerialise, and step out on a different planet."<ref>[http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv60/queerasfolk.html Queer as Who Doctor Who connections in Queer as Folk]</ref>

* The comedy ''[[Spaced]]'' (starring and written by [[Simon Pegg]] and [[Jessica Hynes]]) features a comic book store. In "Change" (2001), the door to its backroom is painted to look like the TARDIS doors and is seemingly bigger on the inside.

* In [[Craig Charles]]' commentary in the British version of {{wi|Takeshi's Castle}}, the watercannon-mounted dodgems the contestants take control of in the final Show Down challenge are commonly referred to as "dinky dodgem Daleks" or variations thereof.

* In {{wi|Still Standing}}, the son proves he's a better geek by mentioning every actor who played the Doctor.

* The pilot for the 2000 series ''The Invisible Man'' contains at least four references: A [[Patrick Troughton|doctor named Troughton]], a business card reading [[I.M. Foreman]] and a magazine cover with the headlines [[TARDIS|"Time and Relative Dimensions in Space!"]] and [[The Five Doctors (TV story)|"Playing the game of Rassilon!"]].

* In the {{wi|Horrid Henry}} episode ''Horrid Henry's Time Machine'' (2007), a "[[time vortex]] [[vortex manipulator|manipulator]]" is a component of Henry's made-up [[time machine]].

* ''Doctor Who'' is referenced several times in episodes of {{wi|The Big Bang Theory}}. In "The Dumpling Paradox" (2007), Sheldon tells Leonard that every Saturday, he awakens at 6:15am and watches ''Doctor Who''. Later in the episode, he says that he will watch the last twenty-four minutes of ''Doctor Who'', though at that point "it is more like 'Doctor Why Bother?'".

* In the episode "I Do Again" (2008) of ''Eureka'', Zoe refers to her Aunt Lexi's boyfriend as her 'gorgeous Doctor WHO', meaning he's a doctor with the World Health Organisation, however, Vincent mistakes it as a reference to Doctor Who, exclaiming that he "loves the TV show".

* A 2009 episode of ''[[NCIS]]'', "{{iw|ncis|Power Down (episode)|Power Down}}", includes the character of McGee comparing the unexpectedly spacious interior of a cargo container to [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. McGee briefly explains the meaning to his co-worker, DiNozzo, who replies with "''Doctor Who'' - who watches that?"

* The Season 2 {{wi|Robot Chicken}} sketch entitled "Ogre Returns" (2006) shows a boy during show and tell showing his toy TARDIS and Fourth Doctor doll to his class explaining what "TARDIS" stands for, only to be interrupted by Ogre from ''Revenge of the Nerds'' who promptly shouts, "NERD!"

* 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''.

** Ben later referenced it in a third episode when he walked into the kitchen, half-dressed as a Dalek, saying, "Doctor, there is no escape! Exterminate!".

* In the American animated sitcom ''Family Guy'', the Season 7 episode "420" (2009) sees Brian state that ever since cannabis was legalised "crime is down, productivity is up and the ratings for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' is through the roof"

=== Prose ===

* The ''Bunny Suicides'' book ''Return of the Bunny Suicides'' (2004) involves a ''Doctor Who''-themed suicide.

=== Video games ===

* In ''{{iw|aceattorney|Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney}}'' during the "Turnabout Serenade" case, if you examine the top hat in the Wright Anything Agency on the 2nd day, Trucy Wright states that her hat is "like a little universe! Bigger on the inside than on the outside!" At this, Apollo muses that this reminds him of a sci-fi show he used to watch.<ref>[https://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/3310/ Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney - VGFacts.com]</ref>

== Footnotes ==

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