Cultural references to the Doctor Who universe/2010s: Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference

Cultural references to the Doctor Who universe/2010s (edit)

Revision as of 22:00, 6 September 2020

1,610 bytes removed ,  6 September 2020
no edit summary
No edit summary
Line 5: Line 5:


== 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}})]]
* A number of ''Doctor Who'' references appeared in ''The Simpsons''.
** "Treehouse of Horror XXII" (2010): The vortex Bart traverses is similar to the [[Time Vortex]].
** "Holidays of Future Passed" (2011): The robot policemen are very similar to the Daleks.
** "Them, Robot" (2012): The robots smash through the glass room and surround Mr. Burns and Homer in similar fashion to the Cybermen in ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]''.
** "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing" (2013): The TARDIS appears in the movie Love, Indubitably. Alfred Hitchcock then comes out of it.
** "Diggs" (2014): Two of the names on Diggs' arm cast are the TARDIS and Dalek #7.
** "Treehouse of Horror XXV" (2014): During "A Clockwork Yellow", one of the "nasties" put into the hat is "Tell Each 'Doctor Who' They're the Worst".
** "Springfield Splendor" (2017): The TARDIS is seen at Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con.
[[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 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?".
* A number of ''Doctor Who'' references appeared in ''The Simpsons''.
** "Treehouse of Horror XXII" (2010): The vortex Bart traverses is similar to the [[Time Vortex]].
** "Holidays of Future Passed" (2011): The robot policemen are very similar to the Daleks.
** "Them, Robot" (2012): The robots smash through the glass room and surround Mr. Burns and Homer in similar fashion to the Cybermen in ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]''.
** "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing" (2013): The TARDIS appears in the movie Love, Indubitably. Alfred Hitchcock then comes out of it.
** "Diggs" (2014): Two of the names on Diggs' arm cast are the TARDIS and Dalek #7.
** "Treehouse of Horror XXV" (2014): During "A Clockwork Yellow", one of the "nasties" put into the hat is "Tell Each 'Doctor Who' They're the Worst".
** "Springfield Splendor" (2017): The TARDIS is seen at Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con.
* 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 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.
* In the 20 August 2010 episode of {{wi|Eureka}} on SyFy ("Stoned") Zane, while searching through government files mentions TARDIS blueprints as something he might be searching for. 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.
Line 54: Line 22:
* 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 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".
* Doctor Who is referenced in a number of skits in the stopmotion animated series {{wi|Robot Chicken}}:
** The season 7 skit "Doctor Who Meets the Nerd" (2014) sees the Doctor (a non-specific incarnation who possesses traits of the [[Third Doctor|Third]], [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], and [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s) taking on the show's [https://robotchicken.fandom.com/wiki/Nerd reoccuring Nerd character] as his new companion, only for the Doctor to be left exasperated when the nerd proceeds to nitpick at the low production values of the [[stone age]] setting he's been taken to (a reference to the low production values of the show's classic era). The Doctor finally decides he's had enough when a Dalek appears and the nerd simply pushes it over.
** A season 9 episode features a collection of skits under the title "Taking A Guess At Shows We Don't Watch" (2018), in which the writers offer their interpretations of what a show they've presumably never seen is about based on the title. The last of these skits sees a father and son involved in a fatal car accident, with the father screaming for a doctor to see to his son. An ethnic man claiming to be a doctor arrives, introducing himself as "Dr. Sunjayvandanacandanapecarpecar", with the father responding in confusion to his long name. The title card at the end reveals that the show being misinterpreted is in fact ''Doctor Who''.
* 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 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.
Line 65: Line 30:
* 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.
* The 2017 episode of {{wi|The Thundermans}} entitled ''{{iw|thethundermans|Save the Past Dance}}'' features a time machine known as the {{iw|thethundermans|Time Share}}, which possesses a button that allows it to blend into whatever time period it visits in a manner reminiscent to the TARDIS [[chameleon circuit]].
* The 2017 episode of {{wi|The Thundermans}} entitled ''{{iw|thethundermans|Save the Past Dance}}'' features a time machine known as the {{iw|thethundermans|Time Share}}, which possesses a button that allows it to blend into whatever time period it visits in a manner reminiscent to the TARDIS [[chameleon circuit]].
* Several references to ''Doctor Who'' were made in the 2019 miniseries ''Good Omens'', which starred [[David Tennant]] alongside [[Michael Sheen]] (with [[Derek Jacobi]] also putting in a cameo):
** the name of [[Gallifrey]] is briefly glimpsed among the planets where Crowley (Tennant) considers taking refuge to escape the end of the world;
** a brief exchange sees Adam Young and his friends chatting about how odd it is that aliens in so-called "real" U.F.O. encounters only ever talk about cosmic harmony, which leads into Brian remarking that aliens would be more likely to say “[[Dalek|Exterminate]]” (a word the child pronounces in a clear impression of a Dalek voice);
** in his first scene, the character of Newton Pulsifer is wearing a necktie patterned after [[the Doctor's scarf|the Fourth Doctor's notorious scarf]], which, according to costume designer Claire Anderson, is meant to be a hint that the character is himself a ''Doctor Who'' fan;
** Adam's father's car's license plate can briefly be seen to read "SID RAT" — a backwards-spelling of [[TARDIS]], also notoriously used in ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' as the name of the [[War Lord]]s' [[SIDRAT|own time machines]].
* In the {{wi|Cobra Kai}} episode "Pulpo", Demitri talks to Eli about the [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|new series]] of ''Doctor Who'', how [[Steven Moffat]] isn't the showrunner anymore and that the [[Thirteenth Doctor|new Doctor]] is "badass".
* In the {{wi|Cobra Kai}} episode "Pulpo", Demitri talks to Eli about the [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|new series]] of ''Doctor Who'', how [[Steven Moffat]] isn't the showrunner anymore and that the [[Thirteenth Doctor|new Doctor]] is "badass".
* Near the conclusion of the {{iw|arrow|Finish Line|2017 finale of ''The Flash''}}, {{iw|arrow|Cisco Ramone}} makes a request over a walkie-talkie to "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow".
* Near the conclusion of the {{iw|arrow|Finish Line|2017 finale of ''The Flash''}}, {{iw|arrow|Cisco Ramone}} makes a request over a walkie-talkie to "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow".
Line 80: Line 40:
* In ''Criminal 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". One episode shows Garcia and Dr. Reid dressed as the Eleventh and Fourth Doctors. In another, Reid defends ''Doctor Who'' after comparisons with ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' calling it "Bill & Ted's Excellent Ripoff"
* In ''Criminal 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". One episode shows Garcia and Dr. Reid dressed as the Eleventh and Fourth Doctors. In another, Reid defends ''Doctor Who'' after comparisons with ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' calling it "Bill & Ted's Excellent Ripoff"
* In an episode of ABC Family's {{wi|The Fosters}}, Callie and Mariana are at a party. At one point, Mariana is talking to a girl in a room that has black light. Graffiti is seen glowing on the wall behind the girls and right between their heads are the words "[[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]]" printed above a non-detailed drawing of what appears to be the TARDIS.
* In an episode of ABC Family's {{wi|The Fosters}}, Callie and Mariana are at a party. At one point, Mariana is talking to a girl in a room that has black light. Graffiti is seen glowing on the wall behind the girls and right between their heads are the words "[[Bad Wolf meme|Bad Wolf]]" printed above a non-detailed drawing of what appears to be the TARDIS.
* In the television cartoon, ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', there is a recurring background earth pony named {{iw|mlp|Dr. Hooves}} (formerly "Time Turner" and "Doctor Whooves") who bears a resemblance to the Tenth Doctor. His cutie mark is an hourglass. In the episode "The Super Speedy Cider Sqeezy 6000", Dr. Hooves can be seen wearing a tie similar to the Tenth Doctor's and operating an elaborate hourglass. Another reference is seen on one of the covers of the official comic, in which Dr. Hooves can be seen wearing the Fourth Doctor's scarf, holding the fob watch, and standing in front of a statue that resembles a Weeping Angel, and a street light that bears a resemblance to the TARDIS. On top of all his official trading card says "Time Turner keeps Ponyville's clocks in sync, sets the hourglass for cider competitions, and takes care of all things timey-wimey." In the season 2 episode, "Sweet and Elite", pony versions of the Third, Fifth, and Eleventh Doctors are seen attending a party with Dr. Hooves. In the episode "One Bad Apple", Dr. Hooves wears a pear costume and a polka-dotted bowtie. It's also worth noting that various forms of the Doctor and possibly the Master have been seen in pony form. In the episode "It's Not Easy Being Breezies", he can be seen walking with [[w:c:mlp:Rose|a pony]] bearing a [[Rose Tyler|rose]] cutie mark while wearing 3D glasses. Dr. Hooves is among several background characters to take centre stage in the series' 100th episode, "Slice of Life", where his scientific background is explored. In "A Royal Problem", he has a bad dream about [[Weeping Angel|a statue]]. Official merchandise of Dr. Hooves such as t-shirts and collectable figures have been licensed by Hasbro.
* In Dr Who Saves Osborne, the Doctor travels in time, then later winds up at Osborne School. He later gets kids from the school to sing the Band Aid song ”Do They Know It’s Christmas”
* In Dr Who Saves Osborne, the Doctor travels in time, then later winds up at Osborne School. He later gets kids from the school to sing the Band Aid song ”Do They Know It’s Christmas”
* In Dr Who 2020, the Doctor walks, then later says "You don’t know me?"
* In Dr Who 2020, the Doctor walks, then later says "You don’t know me?"
* In ''{{iw|orville|New Dimensions}}'', a 2017 episode of ''{{iw|orville|The Orville}}'', {{iw|orville|Ed Mercer|Captain Ed Mercer}} uses "[[The Doctor's TARDIS|Doctor Who's phone booth]]" as an analog to a "quantum bubble" which will theoretically preserve a [[shuttle]]'s interior dimensions while its exterior dimensions are compressed.
=== ''The Big Bang Theory'' ===
[[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}})]]
=== ''The Simpsons'' ===
* A number of ''Doctor Who'' references appeared in ''The Simpsons''.
** "Treehouse of Horror XXII" (2010): The vortex Bart traverses is similar to the [[Time Vortex]].
** "Holidays of Future Passed" (2011): The robot policemen are very similar to the Daleks.
** "Them, Robot" (2012): The robots smash through the glass room and surround Mr. Burns and Homer in similar fashion to the Cybermen in ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]''.
** "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing" (2013): The TARDIS appears in the movie Love, Indubitably. Alfred Hitchcock then comes out of it.
** "Diggs" (2014): Two of the names on Diggs' arm cast are the TARDIS and Dalek #7.
** "Treehouse of Horror XXV" (2014): During "A Clockwork Yellow", one of the "nasties" put into the hat is "Tell Each 'Doctor Who' They're the Worst".
** "Springfield Splendor" (2017): The TARDIS is seen at Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con.
=== ''Futurama'' ===
[[File:Futurama.JPG|thumb|The [[Fourth Doctor]] appears in [[Futurama]].]]
[[File:Futurama.JPG|thumb|The [[Fourth Doctor]] appears in [[Futurama]].]]
* Three ''[[Futurama]]'' episodes have directly referenced ''Doctor Who''.
* Three ''[[Futurama]]'' episodes have directly referenced ''Doctor Who''.
Line 88: Line 69:
** In ''{{iw|futurama|All the Presidents' Heads}}'', the Fourth Doctor can be seen again, and a disembodied head in a jar in the Hall of Presidents with a name plaque reading "[[Amelia Pond]]" appears.
** In ''{{iw|futurama|All the Presidents' Heads}}'', the Fourth Doctor can be seen again, and a disembodied head in a jar in the Hall of Presidents with a name plaque reading "[[Amelia Pond]]" appears.
** In ''{{iw|futurama|Assie Come Home}}'', a deactivated [[Dalek]] is among many robot parts.
** In ''{{iw|futurama|Assie Come Home}}'', a deactivated [[Dalek]] is among many robot parts.
=== ''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.
=== ''Robot Chicken'' ===
* Doctor Who is referenced in a number of skits in the stopmotion animated series {{wi|Robot Chicken}}:
** The season 7 skit "Doctor Who Meets the Nerd" (2014) sees the Doctor (a non-specific incarnation who possesses traits of the [[Third Doctor|Third]], [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], and [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s) taking on the show's [https://robotchicken.fandom.com/wiki/Nerd reoccuring Nerd character] as his new companion, only for the Doctor to be left exasperated when the nerd proceeds to nitpick at the low production values of the [[stone age]] setting he's been taken to (a reference to the low production values of the show's classic era). The Doctor finally decides he's had enough when a Dalek appears and the nerd simply pushes it over.
** A season 9 episode features a collection of skits under the title "Taking A Guess At Shows We Don't Watch" (2018), in which the writers offer their interpretations of what a show they've presumably never seen is about based on the title. The last of these skits sees a father and son involved in a fatal car accident, with the father screaming for a doctor to see to his son. An ethnic man claiming to be a doctor arrives, introducing himself as "Dr. Sunjayvandanacandanapecarpecar", with the father responding in confusion to his long name. The title card at the end reveals that the show being misinterpreted is in fact ''Doctor Who''.
=== ''Community''  ===
* 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 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''.
=== ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' ===
* In the television cartoon, ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', there is a recurring background earth pony named {{iw|mlp|Dr. Hooves}} (formerly "Time Turner" and "Doctor Whooves") who bears a resemblance to the Tenth Doctor. His cutie mark is an hourglass. In the episode "The Super Speedy Cider Sqeezy 6000", Dr. Hooves can be seen wearing a tie similar to the Tenth Doctor's and operating an elaborate hourglass. Another reference is seen on one of the covers of the official comic, in which Dr. Hooves can be seen wearing the Fourth Doctor's scarf, holding the fob watch, and standing in front of a statue that resembles a Weeping Angel, and a street light that bears a resemblance to the TARDIS. On top of all his official trading card says "Time Turner keeps Ponyville's clocks in sync, sets the hourglass for cider competitions, and takes care of all things timey-wimey." In the season 2 episode, "Sweet and Elite", pony versions of the Third, Fifth, and Eleventh Doctors are seen attending a party with Dr. Hooves. In the episode "One Bad Apple", Dr. Hooves wears a pear costume and a polka-dotted bowtie. It's also worth noting that various forms of the Doctor and possibly the Master have been seen in pony form. In the episode "It's Not Easy Being Breezies", he can be seen walking with [[w:c:mlp:Rose|a pony]] bearing a [[Rose Tyler|rose]] cutie mark while wearing 3D glasses. Dr. Hooves is among several background characters to take centre stage in the series' 100th episode, "Slice of Life", where his scientific background is explored. In "A Royal Problem", he has a bad dream about [[Weeping Angel|a statue]]. Official merchandise of Dr. Hooves such as t-shirts and collectable figures have been licensed by Hasbro.
=== ''Good Omens'' ===
* Several references to ''Doctor Who'' were made in the 2019 miniseries ''Good Omens'', which starred [[David Tennant]] alongside [[Michael Sheen]] (with [[Derek Jacobi]] also putting in a cameo):
** the name of [[Gallifrey]] is briefly glimpsed among the planets where Crowley (Tennant) considers taking refuge to escape the end of the world;
** a brief exchange sees Adam Young and his friends chatting about how odd it is that aliens in so-called "real" U.F.O. encounters only ever talk about cosmic harmony, which leads into Brian remarking that aliens would be more likely to say “[[Dalek|Exterminate]]” (a word the child pronounces in a clear impression of a Dalek voice);
** in his first scene, the character of Newton Pulsifer is wearing a necktie patterned after [[the Doctor's scarf|the Fourth Doctor's notorious scarf]], which, according to costume designer Claire Anderson, is meant to be a hint that the character is himself a ''Doctor Who'' fan;
** Adam's father's car's license plate can briefly be seen to read "SID RAT" — a backwards-spelling of [[TARDIS]]. The backwards spelling was used in ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' as the name of the [[War Lord]]s' [[SIDRAT]]s.


== Films ==
== Films ==
Line 128: Line 135:


== Comics ==
== Comics ==
=== Out-of-universe references ===
* An episode of ''The Big Bang Theory'' had a copy of [[DWMSE 45|Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition: The 2017 Yearbook]] on Sheldon's table.
* The 13 May 2010 episode of ''[[CSI|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' is titled "{{iw|csi|Doctor Who}}."
* In the 20 August 2010 episode of {{wi|Eureka}} on SyFy ("Stoned") Zane, while searching through government files mentions TARDIS blueprints as something he might be searching for.
* The 2017 sitcom ''One Day At A Time'' references ''Doctor Who'' in its second series. In the episode ''Locked Down'', teenage daughter Elena and her friend Syd are preparing to attend [[Comic Con]], dressed as the Fourth Doctor and the TARDIS respectively. The episodes includes jokes about Doctor Who, and the TARDIS costume is later used as a hiding place by another character.
* In ''{{iw|orville|New Dimensions}}'', a 2017 episode of ''{{iw|orville|The Orville}}'', {{iw|orville|Ed Mercer|Captain Ed Mercer}} uses "[[The Doctor's TARDIS|Doctor Who's phone booth]]" as an analog to a "quantum bubble" which will theoretically preserve a [[shuttle]]'s interior dimensions while its exterior dimensions are compressed.
=== Sergio Bonelli Editore ===
=== Sergio Bonelli Editore ===
Italian writer Carlo Recagno is ''Doctor Who'' fan and includes many references in his work:
Italian writer Carlo Recagno is ''Doctor Who'' fan and includes many references in his work:
Line 229: Line 229:
* The 13 May 2010 episode of ''[[CSI|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' is titled "{{iw|csi|Doctor Who}}."
* The 13 May 2010 episode of ''[[CSI|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' is titled "{{iw|csi|Doctor Who}}."
* In the American comedy {{wi|See Dad Run}}, Joe (one of the main characters) was going to a sci-fi convention to meet his hero the [[Time Lord]], an inter-galactic dimension jumper who travels in a cosmic elevator and wears a bowtie.
* In the American comedy {{wi|See Dad Run}}, Joe (one of the main characters) was going to a sci-fi convention to meet his hero the [[Time Lord]], an inter-galactic dimension jumper who travels in a cosmic elevator and wears a bowtie.
* In the 20 August 2010 episode of {{wi|Eureka}} on SyFy ("Stoned") Zane, while searching through government files mentions TARDIS blueprints as something he might be searching for.
* The 2017 sitcom ''One Day At A Time'' references ''Doctor Who'' in its second series. In the episode ''Locked Down'', teenage daughter Elena and her friend Syd are preparing to attend [[Comic Con]], dressed as the Fourth Doctor and the TARDIS respectively. The episodes includes jokes about Doctor Who, and the TARDIS costume is later used as a hiding place by another character.
* The 2017 sitcom ''One Day At A Time'' references ''Doctor Who'' in its second series. In the episode ''Locked Down'', teenage daughter Elena and her friend Syd are preparing to attend [[Comic Con]], dressed as the Fourth Doctor and the TARDIS respectively. The episodes includes jokes about Doctor Who, and the TARDIS costume is later used as a hiding place by another character.
* During ''{{iw|meangirls|Where Do You Belong?}}'', a song from the {{iw|meangirls|Mean Girls (musical)|''Mean Girls'' musical}}, {{iw|meangirls|Mean Girls (musical)|Damian}} says the {{iw|meangirls|Mean Girls (musical)|mathletes}} are all "college applications and Doctor Who quotations".
* During ''{{iw|meangirls|Where Do You Belong?}}'', a song from the {{iw|meangirls|Mean Girls (musical)|''Mean Girls'' musical}}, {{iw|meangirls|Mean Girls (musical)|Damian}} says the {{iw|meangirls|Mean Girls (musical)|mathletes}} are all "college applications and Doctor Who quotations".
LegoK9
Trusted
22,717

edits

Retrieved from "https://tardis.wiki/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/3005173"
Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies.
More information