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** In the 2009 Christmas special of {{wi|My Family}}, as a meta reference, a future version of Susan Harper (played by [[Zoë Wanamaker]]) makes several references to "moisturising", winking to the viewer as she does, a nod to Wanamaker's [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|''Doctor Who'' character]]. | ** In the 2009 Christmas special of {{wi|My Family}}, as a meta reference, a future version of Susan Harper (played by [[Zoë Wanamaker]]) makes several references to "moisturising", winking to the viewer as she does, a nod to Wanamaker's [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|''Doctor Who'' character]]. | ||
* In the episode "The Suite Smell of Excess" (2006) of the Disney Channel series {{wi|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}, the title characters travelled to a parallel universe via a phone box called the the P.U. (Parallel Universaliser). | * In the episode "The Suite Smell of Excess" (2006) of the Disney Channel series {{wi|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}, the title characters travelled to a parallel universe via a phone box called the the P.U. (Parallel Universaliser). | ||
*The {{wi|Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat}} episode "State of Mind" contains a subplot in which David Stockwell deals with a [[police box]] that he claims keeps [[The Doctor's TARDIS|mysteriously disappearing]]. | *The {{wi|Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat}} episode "State of Mind" contains a subplot in which David Stockwell deals with a [[police box]] that he claims keeps [[The Doctor's TARDIS|mysteriously disappearing]]. | ||
* One short skit in Season 2 of the satirical stop-motion animated series {{wi|Robot Chicken}}, entitled "Do You Get It?" (2006), featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] standing on first base in the middle of a baseball field. The skit ends with the Doctor asking the audience "do you get it?". The skit is a visual pun referencing the classic {{wi|Abbott & Costello}} routine "Who's on first?": the joke being that (Doctor) Who's on first (base). | * One short skit in Season 2 of the satirical stop-motion animated series {{wi|Robot Chicken}}, entitled "Do You Get It?" (2006), featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] standing on first base in the middle of a baseball field. The skit ends with the Doctor asking the audience "do you get it?". The skit is a visual pun referencing the classic {{wi|Abbott & Costello}} routine "Who's on first?": the joke being that (Doctor) Who's on first (base). | ||
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* In an episode of the British TV series ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' (which featured [[Ciaran Joyce]], [[Sonny Muslim]], [[Clive Rowe]], [[Nisha Nayar]], [[Morgan Hopkins]], [[Roderick Smith]], [[Richard Elfyn]], [[Julian Lewis Jones]], [[Madeleine Rakic-Platt]], [[Simon Ludders]], [[Phylip Harries]], [[Gareth Wyn Griffiths]], [[Amy Starling]], [[Victoria Pugh]], [[Brendan Charleson]] and [[Claire Cage]]), Elaine (who was played by Nayar and was one of the main characters) had tried driving the kids at the care home away from the TV by using a puppet theatre. After showing it to the kids and asking them what they thought it was, Rio (one of the kids) asked "Is it a TARDIS?". | * In an episode of the British TV series ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' (which featured [[Ciaran Joyce]], [[Sonny Muslim]], [[Clive Rowe]], [[Nisha Nayar]], [[Morgan Hopkins]], [[Roderick Smith]], [[Richard Elfyn]], [[Julian Lewis Jones]], [[Madeleine Rakic-Platt]], [[Simon Ludders]], [[Phylip Harries]], [[Gareth Wyn Griffiths]], [[Amy Starling]], [[Victoria Pugh]], [[Brendan Charleson]] and [[Claire Cage]]), Elaine (who was played by Nayar and was one of the main characters) had tried driving the kids at the care home away from the TV by using a puppet theatre. After showing it to the kids and asking them what they thought it was, Rio (one of the kids) asked "Is it a TARDIS?". | ||
* ''Doctor Who'' is referenced several times in episodes of {{wi|The Big Bang Theory}}. In "The Dumpling Paradox" (2007), Sheldon tells Leonard that every Saturday, he awakens at 6:15am and watches ''Doctor Who''. Later in the episode, he says that he will watch the last twenty-four minutes of ''Doctor Who'', though at that point "it is more like 'Doctor Why Bother?'". | * ''Doctor Who'' is referenced several times in episodes of {{wi|The Big Bang Theory}}. In "The Dumpling Paradox" (2007), Sheldon tells Leonard that every Saturday, he awakens at 6:15am and watches ''Doctor Who''. Later in the episode, he says that he will watch the last twenty-four minutes of ''Doctor Who'', though at that point "it is more like 'Doctor Why Bother?'". | ||
*The ''Heartbeat'' episode "The Long Weekend" has a moment in which PC Mike Bradley says "We've missed ''Doctor Who'', but..." when trying to plan an evening at home for his troublemaking niece and her friend. | |||
* In the episode "I Do Again" (2008) of ''Eureka'', Zoe refers to her Aunt Lexi's boyfriend as her 'gorgeous Doctor WHO', meaning he's a doctor with the World Health Organisation, however, Vincent mistakes it as a reference to Doctor Who, exclaiming that he "loves the TV show". | * In the episode "I Do Again" (2008) of ''Eureka'', Zoe refers to her Aunt Lexi's boyfriend as her 'gorgeous Doctor WHO', meaning he's a doctor with the World Health Organisation, however, Vincent mistakes it as a reference to Doctor Who, exclaiming that he "loves the TV show". | ||
* A 2009 episode of ''[[NCIS]]'', "{{iw|ncis|Power Down (episode)|Power Down}}", includes the character of McGee comparing the unexpectedly spacious interior of a cargo container to [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. McGee briefly explains the meaning to his co-worker, DiNozzo, who replies with "''Doctor Who'' - who watches that?" | * A 2009 episode of ''[[NCIS]]'', "{{iw|ncis|Power Down (episode)|Power Down}}", includes the character of McGee comparing the unexpectedly spacious interior of a cargo container to [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. McGee briefly explains the meaning to his co-worker, DiNozzo, who replies with "''Doctor Who'' - who watches that?" | ||
