Cultural references to the Doctor Who universe/1960s
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Occasionally, elements of the 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 1960s.
Films[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The script for the James Bond film Thunderball (1965) had Bond saying "The Daleks have taken over!" as a humorous response to a crisis. However, the line was changed to "Somebody's probably lost a dog".
Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A May 1964 strip of The Flutters had a scientist showing his Dalek that was half finished when "Dr. Who got in with it first on the telly".
- The Daily Mail cartoon "The DeGaullek" (25 November 1964) by Leslie Gilbert Illingworth was a satirical political cartoon of Charles de Gaulle as a Dalek.
- A Daily Mail cartoon by John Musgrave-Wood (19 December 1964) featured a kid dressed as a Dalek who exterminated his father.
- A London Evening Standard cartoon by Raymond Jackson (7 January 1965) featured the filming of The Web Planet when a cameraman says "The thing on the left just ate Dr. Who!"
- Circa 1965, a Daily Mirror cartoon by Stanley Franklin showed two Daleks painting "Keep Monsterland White" in response to the presence of Zarbi. An onlooker say the Daleks are "stirring up trouble again". The comics was reprinted in DWM 226.
- In 1965, The Perishers had two strips of the kids wearing Dalek costumes made out of dustbins.
