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{{title|Cultural references to the ''Doctor Who'' universe}}{{real world}} | {{title|Cultural references to the ''Doctor Who'' universe}}{{real world}} | ||
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, | 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, [[film]]s and other media. | ||
=== Television === | === Television === | ||
*In one episode of Rugrats, Dalek toys can be seen in the background on a shelf. | *In one episode of ''{{w|Rugrats}}'', [[Dalek]] toys can be seen in the background on a shelf. | ||
*In one episode of Mr. Bean, Mr. Bean plays around with toy animals in front of a diorama of Jesus's birth. He eventually begins to bring out a toy Dalek, and pretends that it killed a toy lamb. | *In one episode of ''{{w|Mr. Bean}}'', Mr. Bean plays around with toy animals in front of a diorama of [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]'s birth. He eventually begins to bring out a toy Dalek, and pretends that it killed a toy lamb. | ||
* "Get Off My Cloud", the final episode of the third season of the [[BBC]]'s anthology series {{wi|Out of the Unknown}} was partly set in the subconscious mind of a science-fiction writer. It featured in-character appearances by the | * "Get Off My Cloud", the final episode of the third season of the [[BBC]]'s anthology series {{wi|Out of the Unknown}} was partly set in the subconscious mind of a science-fiction writer. It featured in-character appearances by the Daleks as fictional creations in the mind of the writer. (The episode's designer was [[Raymond Cusick]], who was responsible for the original Dalek design.) | ||
* "Arrivederci Roma", the first episode of Channel 4's comedy programme {{wi|Chelmsford 123}}, showed | * "Arrivederci Roma", the first episode of Channel 4's comedy programme {{wi|Chelmsford 123}}, showed [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] materialising in the background in one scene. The Doctor briefly stepped out before going back in and dematerialising. | ||
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] [[w:c:simpsons:Doctor Who| | * The [[Fourth Doctor]] has appeared [[w:c:simpsons:Doctor Who|several times]] in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and [[w:c:futurama:Fourth Doctor|twice]] in {{wi|Futurama}}. | ||
* In The Venture Bros. The | * In The Venture Bros. The TARDIS appears in season 5, owned by St Cloud. | ||
* "Green Courage", an episode of Fox Kids' children's action series ''[[w:c:powerrangers:Lost Galaxy|Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy]]'', featured an on-screen note claiming that a meteoroid field that had just collided with a planet was located at "ten zero eleven zero zero, by zero two from galactic zero," in the constellation of [[Kasterborous]]. In [[TV]] ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'', these coordinates are given as the location of [[Gallifrey]]. | * "Green Courage", an episode of Fox Kids' children's action series ''[[w:c:powerrangers:Lost Galaxy|Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy]]'', featured an on-screen note claiming that a meteoroid field that had just collided with a planet was located at "ten zero eleven zero zero, by zero two from galactic zero," in the constellation of [[Kasterborous]]. In [[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'', these coordinates are given as the location of [[Gallifrey]]. | ||
* In "420", an episode of ''Family Guy'', Brian says that ever since weed was legalised "crime is down, productivity is up and the ratings for ''Doctor Who'' is through the roof". Another episode, the ''Star Wars Episode IV'' spoof "Blue Harvest", incorporated footage from the Tom Baker-era opening credits in the scene in which the ''Millennium Falcon'' enters hyperspace. | * In "420", an episode of ''Family Guy'', Brian says that ever since weed was legalised "crime is down, productivity is up and the ratings for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' is through the roof". Another episode, the ''Star Wars Episode IV'' spoof "Blue Harvest", incorporated footage from the Tom Baker-era opening credits in the scene in which the ''Millennium Falcon'' enters hyperspace. | ||
* Several episodes of the 2008 series {{wi|The Middleman (TV series)|The Middleman}} include references to ''Doctor Who''. In one episode a character is identified as "[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]]". Only twelve episodes were produced, with the decision made not to produce a thirteenth. That episode, ''The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalpyse'', also contained several references to ''Doctor Who'', most notably having the Middleman recite the [[First Doctor]]'s farewell speech to [[Susan Foreman]] in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' ("There must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties..."). The script for this unmade episode was performed by the cast in a "read through" at the 2009 San Diego ComicCon, and adapted into a graphic novel by Viper Comics, both with the Doctor's speech intact. Given the series' acknowledged debt to ''Doctor Who'', the fact that the lead character is never referred to by name, only as "the Middleman", is probably a reference to the fact that the Doctor's real name is never revealed. (The final episode, however, does reveal the Middleman's real name.) | * Several episodes of the 2008 series {{wi|The Middleman (TV series)|The Middleman}} include references to ''Doctor Who''. In one episode a character is identified as "[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Lethbridge-Stewart]]". Only twelve episodes were produced, with the decision made not to produce a thirteenth. That episode, ''The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalpyse'', also contained several references to ''Doctor Who'', most notably having the Middleman recite the [[First Doctor]]'s farewell speech to [[Susan Foreman]] in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' ("There must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties..."). The script for this unmade episode was performed by the cast in a "read through" at the 2009 San Diego ComicCon, and adapted into a graphic novel by Viper Comics, both with the Doctor's speech intact. Given the series' acknowledged debt to ''Doctor Who'', the fact that the lead character is never referred to by name, only as "the Middleman", is probably a reference to the fact that the Doctor's real name is never revealed. (The final episode, however, does reveal the Middleman's real name.) | ||
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* The {{wi|iCarly}} episode ''[[w:c:icarly:iPear Store|iPear Store]]'' introduces the character [[w:c:icarly:Trey|Trey]] as a romantic interest for [[w:c: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. | * The {{wi|iCarly}} episode ''[[w:c:icarly:iPear Store|iPear Store]]'' introduces the character [[w:c:icarly:Trey|Trey]] as a romantic interest for [[w:c: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 ''ICriminal 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". | * In ''ICriminal 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". | ||
* | * Phineas and Ferb have made several references to ''Doctor Who'', one example being a [[dimensionally transcendental]] room. | ||
=== Films === | |||
* In the Pixar film ''{{w|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..." This was the [[Third Doctor]]'s catchphrase. | |||
=== Comics === | === Comics === | ||
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* The comedy ''{{w|Spaced}}'' (starring and written by [[Simon Pegg]] and [[Jessica Hynes]]) features a comic book store. The door to its back room is painted to look like the TARDIS doors. | * The comedy ''{{w|Spaced}}'' (starring and written by [[Simon Pegg]] and [[Jessica Hynes]]) features a comic book store. The door to its back room is painted to look like the TARDIS doors. | ||
* In the American comedy ''{{w|Community}}'', the character [[w:c:community-sitcom:Abed Nadeer|Abed Nadeer]] compares himself to various science fiction characters, including [[K9]], while describing himself as a dispassionate observer of those around him. | * In the American comedy ''{{w|Community}}'', the character [[w:c:community-sitcom:Abed Nadeer|Abed Nadeer]] compares himself to various science fiction characters, including [[K9]], while describing himself as a dispassionate observer of those around him. | ||
* ''Community'' would later make frequent references to the fictional TV show ''[[w:c:community-sitcom:Inspector Space Time|Inspector Space Time]]'', an obvious parody of ''Doctor Who''. A British programme, ''Inspector Space Time'' 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 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 Ninth/Tenth Doctor. | * ''Community'' would later make frequent references to the fictional TV show ''[[w:c:community-sitcom:Inspector Space Time|Inspector Space Time]]'', an obvious parody of ''Doctor Who''. A British programme, ''Inspector Space Time'' 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 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 Ninth/Tenth Doctor. In an episode of season four, Abed wears a TARDIS shirt, indicating that he was also a fan of the real ''Who''. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Doctor Who pastiches]] | * [[Doctor Who pastiches]] | ||
[[Category:Real world lists]] | [[Category:Real world lists]] | ||
