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* The [[YouTube]] series ''Epic Rap Battles of History'' had a battle come out in 2012 with the title ''Doc Brown vs. Doctor Who'' in which the scientist Doctor Emmett Brown (played by MC Mr. Napkins) battles against the Doctor in both his 10th incarnation (played by Nice Peter) and his 4th incarnation (played by George Watsky) with cameos from Marty McFly (played by EpicLLOYD) and a [[Dalek]] (played by Matt Sherin (physical) and Dante Cimadamore (voice)). A number of references are made: | |||
** The Doctors rap inside their respective TARDISes (which change interior as they change appearance). | |||
** The Dalek [[exterminate]]s the 10th Doctor who [[regeneration|regenerate]] into the 4th Doctor. | |||
** Doc Brown disses the Whovian fandom and the classic special effects. | |||
** The Doctor mentions effects of time travelling, the fact that he's saving the world and uses the term dilly-dally. | |||
** As the 10th Doctor regenerates into the 4th Doctor, he hears voices calling out "''Doctor''". | |||
** The Doctor protests being called "''Doctor Who''", preferring "''the Doctor''". | |||
** Doc Brown mentions the Doctor's numerous [[companion]]s. | |||
** The Doctor mentions his infinite [[incarnation|number of me]][s]. | |||
** As the battle ends, it travels back in time to the beginning of the battle, and as the battle begins, the Doctor pulls out his [[sonic screwdriver]] to tune out. | |||
*** In the 2013 battle ''Hitler vs. Vader 3'', the 4th Doctor appears on an airborne speeder on the planet Tattoine from ''[[Star Wars]]'' alongside other battle-characters Leonidas and Macho Man Randy Savage. In the 2013 battle ''Bob Ross vs. Pablo Picasso'', the 4th Doctor appears on a channel of an old television in the middle of his end-verse. In the 2015 battle ''Lewis and Clark vs Bill and Ted'', Lewis says "Now go back in time and give Doctor Who his phone booth back!" while a TARDIS appears. | |||
* In the last episode of season two of {{wi|The Librarians (2014 TV series)|The Librarians}}, the Librarian talks about time travel and a cloth is lifted away by Cassandra Cillian to show the TARDIS as a broken down artefact in a room full of time travelling artefact such as the Delorean from ''[[Back to the Future]]''. | * In the last episode of season two of {{wi|The Librarians (2014 TV series)|The Librarians}}, the Librarian talks about time travel and a cloth is lifted away by Cassandra Cillian to show the TARDIS as a broken down artefact in a room full of time travelling artefact such as the Delorean from ''[[Back to the Future]]''. | ||
* In an episode of the Disney Channel series, {{wi|I Didn't Do It}}, a guest actor appears dressed as Matt Smith at a kids' party in order to best the super hero costume wearing regular...with a sonic screwdriver in his hand. | * In an episode of the Disney Channel series, {{wi|I Didn't Do It}}, a guest actor appears dressed as Matt Smith at a kids' party in order to best the super hero costume wearing regular...with a sonic screwdriver in his hand. | ||
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* In 2016 animated Disney show {{wi|Milo Murphy's Law}} the main character is a fan of a show called ''Dr. Zone's Files'' which depicts an oddly dressed time-travelling alien and is said to be running for 50 years, going through various incarnations. In the 2017 feature-length special "Missing Milo", part of the plot concerns the [[Missing episode|recovery of ''Dr. Zone''{{'}}s missing black-and-white pilot episode]] from 1965. | * In 2016 animated Disney show {{wi|Milo Murphy's Law}} the main character is a fan of a show called ''Dr. Zone's Files'' which depicts an oddly dressed time-travelling alien and is said to be running for 50 years, going through various incarnations. In the 2017 feature-length special "Missing Milo", part of the plot concerns the [[Missing episode|recovery of ''Dr. Zone''{{'}}s missing black-and-white pilot episode]] from 1965. | ||
* 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 | * The {{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. | * 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. | ||
