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* In Cartoon Network's {{wi|Regular Show}}, the 2015 Halloween Special, "Terror Tales of the Park V", has the character Pops dressed up as the Fourth Doctor. In the 2016 short "Robot Rap Battle", bronze robots resembling eyeless, legged Daleks are among the audience members attending the titular event. | * In Cartoon Network's {{wi|Regular Show}}, the 2015 Halloween Special, "Terror Tales of the Park V", has the character Pops dressed up as the Fourth Doctor. In the 2016 short "Robot Rap Battle", bronze robots resembling eyeless, legged Daleks are among the audience members attending the titular event. | ||
* The 2017 {{wi|DuckTales (2017 TV series)|2017 ''DuckTales'' reboot}}, having cast [[David Tennant]] as the voice of [[Scrooge McDuck]], dropped many allusions to time-travel, the intentionality of which was confirmed by showrunner (and noted Whovian) Francisco Angones on Twitter. Among them is Scrooge's ownership of a time machine disguised as a grandfather clock (like [[the Master]]'s [[[the Master's TARDIS|TARDIS]]) and his ironic distaste for time-travelers in the 2018 Christmas special ''Last Christmas'', whose title is, of course, shared with [[Last Christmas (TV story)|an earlier ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special]]. The series also cast [[Catherine Tate]] (who played a [[Donna Noble|one of the companions]] of Tennant's Doctor) as the villainous Magica De Spell, a decision which the filmmakers later confirmed was partially spurred by the knowledge that Tennant and Tate verifiably had "great chemistry" together. | * The 2017 {{wi|DuckTales (2017 TV series)|2017 ''DuckTales'' reboot}}, having cast [[David Tennant]] as the voice of [[Scrooge McDuck]], dropped many allusions to time-travel, the intentionality of which was confirmed by showrunner (and noted Whovian) Francisco Angones on Twitter. Among them is Scrooge's ownership of a time machine disguised as a grandfather clock (like [[the Master]]'s [[[the Master's TARDIS|TARDIS]]) and his ironic distaste for time-travelers in the 2018 Christmas special ''Last Christmas'', whose title is, of course, shared with [[Last Christmas (TV story)|an earlier ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special]]. The series also cast [[Catherine Tate]] (who played a [[Donna Noble|one of the companions]] of Tennant's Doctor) as the villainous Magica De Spell, a decision which the filmmakers later confirmed was partially spurred by the knowledge that Tennant and Tate verifiably had "great chemistry" together. | ||
* In ''The Venture Bros.'', the TARDIS appears in season 5, owned by St Cloud. | |||
* The favourite television series of Hugo the Duck from 2017 Netflix show {{wi|Julie's Greenroom}} is ''Doctor Who''. In addition, Hugo only speaks Duck, which another character can understand because he learned it at a performing arts school. | * The favourite television series of Hugo the Duck from 2017 Netflix show {{wi|Julie's Greenroom}} is ''Doctor Who''. In addition, Hugo only speaks Duck, which another character can understand because he learned it at a performing arts school. | ||
* In ''Detentionaire'', the cloning room Lee and Biffy found is similar to the genius room. | * In ''Detentionaire'', the cloning room Lee and Biffy found is similar to the genius room. | ||
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* In the {{wi|Rick & Morty}} episode "The Rickchurian Mortycide", when a character says that Rick isn't a god, he responds "you don't know what I am, or what I can do! I'm ''Doctor Who'' in this motherf*cker!" | * In the {{wi|Rick & Morty}} episode "The Rickchurian Mortycide", when a character says that Rick isn't a god, he responds "you don't know what I am, or what I can do! I'm ''Doctor Who'' in this motherf*cker!" | ||
* In the {{wi|Bob's Burgers}} episode ''Tweentrepreneurs'', Mr. Frond mentions that he once had a thriving {{w|Etsy}} store that sold hand-knitted ''Doctor Who'' scarves, until he received a cease and desist letter. | * In the {{wi|Bob's Burgers}} episode ''Tweentrepreneurs'', Mr. Frond mentions that he once had a thriving {{w|Etsy}} store that sold hand-knitted ''Doctor Who'' scarves, until he received a cease and desist letter. | ||
* In an episode of ''Supergirl'', Winn is required to quickly hack a computer and compares the situation to ''Doctor Who''. In the second episode of the series, Alex Danvers uses the codenames "Greyhound" and "Trap" in reference to the code names used by UNIT in Day of the Daleks. | |||
* The {{wi|Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race}} episode "Hello and Dubai" features a robot heavily resembling a Dalek, called the "Tennis Menace". It shoots tennis balls at players and shouts "PARTICIPATE!". | * The {{wi|Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race}} episode "Hello and Dubai" features a robot heavily resembling a Dalek, called the "Tennis Menace". It shoots tennis balls at players and shouts "PARTICIPATE!". | ||
* In the 2019 continuation of the 1996 TV show ''The Demon Headmaster'' (which both featured [[Terrence Hardiman]]), the Prime Minister said "Exterminate" when he saw the robot Tyler had created. | * In the 2019 continuation of the 1996 TV show ''The Demon Headmaster'' (which both featured [[Terrence Hardiman]]), the Prime Minister said "Exterminate" when he saw the robot Tyler had created. | ||
