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== Television == | == Television == | ||
[[File:Big Bang Theory.JPG|thumb|Sheldon cosplays as the [[Fourth Doctor]] in {{wi|The Big Bang Theory}}.]] | |||
[[File:Stuart 4th Doc.JPG|right|thumb|Stuart dressed as the [[Fourth Doctor]]. (''The Big Bang Theory'')]] | |||
* ''Doctor Who'' is referenced several times in episodes of {{wi|The Big Bang Theory}}. | |||
** In "The Justice League Recombination" (2010), Stuart is seen wearing a Fourth Doctor costume. | |||
** In "The Beta Test Initiation" (2012), Penny, Amy, Sheldon, and Leonard are seen watching ''Doctor Who''. Though the screen is not shown, you can hear parts of the episode. | |||
** In "The Holographic Excitation" (2012), Raj announces he may have a TARDIS at his Halloween party. This TARDIS can be seen later on in the episode. Also in the same episode, Sheldon and Amy are brainstorming couples costumes for the party, and one of the ideas seen on Sheldon's board is "The Doctor & a Dalek". Additionally, several TARDIS posters can be seen in Stuart's comic book store, as well as a Dalek in Leonard and Sheldon's apartment. | |||
[[File:Big Bang Theory 2.JPG|thumb|[[The Doctor]] & A [[Dalek]] is one of Sheldon's favourite couples. ({{wi|The Big Bang Theory}})]] | |||
[[File:FamilyGuy.JPG|right|thumb|[[Hyperspace]]. (''Family Guy'')]] | |||
* In the American animated sitcom ''Family Guy'': | |||
** In season 9's "Welcome Back, Carter" (2010), Peter names an owl "Doctor Hoo". | |||
** In season 12's "Meg Stinks" (2014), Peter loses his hand and says he can regenerate, regrowing his hand similar to The Tenth Doctor in ''The Christmas Invasion''. Then, the disarmed hand regrows into another version of Peter, ala ''Journeys End''. | |||
** Most notably, the season 15 episode "Inside Family Guy" (2016) contains a scene in which the Griffins are watching a TV episode called "Doctor Who Farted", where the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant providing his voice) attempts to cover up the fact that he passed gas inside his TARDIS. | |||
* In the BBC sitcom {{wi|Miranda (TV series)|Miranda}} (featuring [[Tom Ellis]] as Gary Preston), in the episode "The Perfect Christmas" (2010), Miranda attempts to flirt with Dr. Gail (played by [[Adam Rayner]]) at her mum's Christmas party. After he explains that he recently moved to the area, Miranda jokingly responds with "in your TARDIS, Doctor?". | |||
* In an episode of South Park titled ''Funnybot'' (2011), the Germans build a robot designed to be funny in reaction to being labelled unfunny. This robot looks and speaks like a Dalek, it even has a plunger and is found going on murder sprees saying, "Exterminate!" | |||
* In the ''Eureka'' episode "Reprise" (2011), Zane call Jo's house as a TARDIS house, referring to how the house is bigger on the inside. | |||
* Several episodes of ''Leverage'' reference ''Doctor Who''. In the episode "The 10 Li'l Grifters Job" (2011), one of the clients said she used to work at, "McGann, McCoy, and Baker". | * Several episodes of ''Leverage'' reference ''Doctor Who''. In the episode "The 10 Li'l Grifters Job" (2011), one of the clients said she used to work at, "McGann, McCoy, and Baker". | ||
* | * In the American comedy {{wi|Community (TV series)|Community}}, the character {{iw|community-sitcom|Abed Nadir}} compares himself to various science fiction characters in "Critical Film Studies" (2011), including [[K9]], while describing himself as a dispassionate observer of those around him. | ||
* | * Starting in "Biology 101" (2011), ''Community'' would later make frequent references to the fictional TV show ''[[Inspector Spacetime]]'', an obvious parody of ''Doctor Who''. A British programme, ''Inspector Spacetime'' 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 red 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 era. In an episode of season four, Abed wears a TARDIS shirt, indicating that he was also a fan of the real ''Who''. | ||
* 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 the English dub for the 2011 anime ''Steins;Gate'', Makise Kurisu, while in a conference discussing the possibility of time travel, mentions that while the idea of travelling through time in a little blue box may be charming, it (time travel) is completely impossible. Daru, while looking at a time machine later in the series, makes reference to a "blue box." | * In the English dub for the 2011 anime ''Steins;Gate'', Makise Kurisu, while in a conference discussing the possibility of time travel, mentions that while the idea of travelling through time in a little blue box may be charming, it (time travel) is completely impossible. Daru, while looking at a time machine later in the series, makes reference to a "blue box." | ||
* In an episode of ''Archer'' titled "Archer Vice: House Call", Archer asks how much the "stock" is worth in pounds. Cyril, confused, says that the weight is in kilogrammes and not in pounds. Archer then explains that he was talking about the currency called pounds but he gets interrupted by Malory. He then says "Exactly, as in 'Doctor Who' money." | * In an episode of ''Archer'' titled "Archer Vice: House Call", Archer asks how much the "stock" is worth in pounds. Cyril, confused, says that the weight is in kilogrammes and not in pounds. Archer then explains that he was talking about the currency called pounds but he gets interrupted by Malory. He then says "Exactly, as in 'Doctor Who' money." | ||
* In the animated [[Netflix]] series {{w|BoJack Horseman}}, Sarah-Lynn’s drug provider {{w|Dr. Allen Hu}} is introduced in "Downer Ending" (2014). The titular character, BoJack, is the only one who recognises the connection, showing surprise that neither Sarah-Lynn nor Todd are familiar with the "extremely popular BBC science fiction show about the time travelling Doctor who saves civilisations". | |||
* In the {{wi|Arthur (TV series)|Arthur}} episode "Carried Away" (2015), a dog called "Dr. Howl", a cousin to Arthur's pet dog Pal, appears. The character wears a brown hat and red scarf, giving him an appearance similar to the [[Fourth Doctor]], and he travels through space in a blue dog house-shaped ship called the BARCDIS ("Ballistic Astro Rocket for Carrying Dogs in Space") which is bigger on the inside and contains a console similar to that of its inspiration. | |||
* 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. | ||
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*** Sally Mills uses the phrase "Adventures in Space and Time". (Issue 8) | *** Sally Mills uses the phrase "Adventures in Space and Time". (Issue 8) | ||
*** The Dirk of the BBC America universe hallucinates a [[Dalek]]. (Issue 8) | *** The Dirk of the BBC America universe hallucinates a [[Dalek]]. (Issue 8) | ||
== Web Series== | |||
=== Homestuck === | |||
* In the webcomic's 8th soundtrack album release, ''AlterniaBound'' (2011), the song, Arisen Anew, themed around Aradia, The Maid of Time's, regeneration, uses an audio clip of the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s famous "[[Wibbly wobbly, timey wimey|Wibbly wobbly... time-y wimey... stuff]]" quote from the episode ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]''. | |||
* The webcomic's main antagonist, Lord English, is a parody of [[The Doctor|the 4th Doctor]]. Additionally, his past-self, Caliborn, has theming based-around the number 11 and dresses like the 11th Doctor, including the suspenders and infamous bowtie. | |||
* 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 [[Extermination|exterminates]] 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. | |||
== Video games == | == Video games == | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Cultural references to the Doctor Who universe by decade]] | [[Category:Cultural references to the Doctor Who universe by decade]] | ||
