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* The Pigs in Space comic in The Muppet Show Annual 1978 features a food fight with several sci-fi references. Amongst them, a robot can be seen exclaiming "Egg-sterminate!", a pun on "Ex-term-inate!", the battle cry of the [[Dalek]]s. | * The Pigs in Space comic in The Muppet Show Annual 1978 features a food fight with several sci-fi references. Amongst them, a robot can be seen exclaiming "Egg-sterminate!", a pun on "Ex-term-inate!", the battle cry of the [[Dalek]]s. | ||
* The booklet for the 2009 HeroesCon in | * The booklet for the 2009 HeroesCon in {{w|Charlotte, North Carolina}} featured a ''Doctor Who''-themed cover with Dr. Bunsen Honeydew dressed as the [[Fourth Doctor]] and Beaker, dressed as his companion [[Romana II]], standing in front of the TARDIS. The artwork was provided by [[Roger Langridge]], writer and artist for ''The Muppet Show Comic Book''. Langridge is also a former illustrator for ''Doctor Who Magazine''.<ref>[http://hotelfred.blogspot.com/2009/05/conventional.html Roger Langridge blog post, May 05, 2009]</ref> | ||
* In #1 of the Boom! Studios comic book ''Muppet Sherlock Holmes'', Sherlock Holmes, played by Gonzo, displays a detective certificate that says that it is not valid in, among other places, [[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]. | * In #1 of the Boom! Studios comic book ''Muppet Sherlock Holmes'', Sherlock Holmes, played by Gonzo, displays a detective certificate that says that it is not valid in, among other places, [[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]. | ||
* In #2 of the Boom! Studios comic book ''Muppet Sherlock Holmes'', Inspector LaStrade, played by Kermit, hides inside a police box during a stakeout, but ends up getting lost because "It's a lot bigger on the inside than you'd think!" referencing the TARDIS. | * In #2 of the Boom! Studios comic book ''Muppet Sherlock Holmes'', Inspector LaStrade, played by Kermit, hides inside a police box during a stakeout, but ends up getting lost because "It's a lot bigger on the inside than you'd think!" referencing the TARDIS. | ||
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=== Trivia === | === Trivia === | ||
* On [[23 November]], [[1986]], Ludo from ''Labyrinth'' appeared on a talk show {{which}} to promote the movie. On that same show, [[Colin Baker]] appeared. At the end of the show [[Colin Baker]], representing ''[[Doctor Who]]'', cut a birthday cake for the series' [[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|twenty-third]], surrounded by the cast and guests of the show, including Ludo, who all sang "23 today." | * On [[23 November]], [[1986]], Ludo from ''Labyrinth'' appeared on a talk show {{which}} to promote the movie. On that same show, [[Colin Baker]] appeared. At the end of the show [[Colin Baker]], representing ''[[Doctor Who]]'', cut a birthday cake for the series' [[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|twenty-third]], surrounded by the cast and guests of the show, including Ludo, who all sang "23 today." | ||
* The book ''Doctor Who: Regenerations'', which goes into great detail about the production of the [[1996]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]], stated that | * The book ''Doctor Who: Regenerations'', which goes into great detail about the production of the [[1996]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who (TV story)|TV movie]], stated that {{w|Tim Curry}}, who played Long John Silver in ''Muppet Treasure Island'', turned down the role of the [[Eighth Doctor]]. Since both the TV movie and ''Muppet Treasure Island'' entered production around the same time, it is possible that scheduling conflicts with ''Muppet Treasure Island'' forced Curry to turn down the role. | ||
* In one episode of ''The Muppet Show'', they had a puppet soldiers singing "Why Can't We Be Friends" while out fighting war. The war scene was very similar to the war zone concept in [[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', as they had soldiers from every notable war in history. | * In one episode of ''The Muppet Show'', they had a puppet soldiers singing "Why Can't We Be Friends" while out fighting war. The war scene was very similar to the war zone concept in [[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', as they had soldiers from every notable war in history. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* | * {{iw|muppet|Doctor Who}} at the [[w:c:muppet|Muppet Wiki]] | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
