Come on TARDIS, let's go party (exhibit)

Come on TARDIS, let's go party^{[nb 1]} was the ad hoc title for a small exhibit of a pink painted TARDIS erected on the bank of the River Thames^[1] and later, the BBC Television Centre,^[3] on 12 July 2023^[1] by the BBC as a cross-promotion with 2023 Warner Brothers film Barbie, which starred Fifteenth Doctor actor Ncuti Gatwa among others.

Notably, on Russell T Davies's Instagram account, he clarified that this exhibit genuinely depicted in-universe events.^[4]

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In the 2020s, the Doctor's TARDIS is seen around London, painted in a brilliant pink colour scheme.

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• One corner of the TARDIS's new paintjob is peeling, showing the original blue underneath.

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• On the Warner Bros. UK Instagram account, a short clip of the pink TARDIS was posted, set to the theme song of the Barbie film.^[5]
• The title, Come on TARDIS, let's go party, is a play on the Aqua song "Barbie Girl", which featured the lyrics "come on Barbie, let's go party".
• Later on 12 July, the Doctor Who Twitter account shared photographs of fans who visited the pink TARDIS construction.^[6]
• The pink TARDIS prop was repainted blue for Doctor Who @60: A Musical Celebration on 28 September 2023.^[7]
• On the same day that the illustration was posted, a scene from The Happiness Patrol, where the Seventh Doctor and Ace discover that the TARDIS has been painted pink by the Happiness Patrol, was uploaded to the official Doctor Who YouTube channel.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

• A pink TARDIS was previously seen in TV: The Happiness Patrol ^[+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"], when it was painted pink by the Happiness Patrol to make it more appealing to their enforced happiness dogma.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

• Come on TARDIS, let's go party at @bbcdoctorwho on Twitter
• Come on TARDIS, let's go party at @bbcdoctorwho on Instagram

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