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* Among the items on the [[Dr Smith shelf]] is a collection of ''[[Noddy]]'' books with a post-it note attached, claiming that they are "very important". In [[2009 (releases)|2009]], the blog ''Teatime Brutality'' jokingly asserted that, based on the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s lines about Noddy in ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'', Enid Blyton's ''Noddy'' books were the only work of fiction which could resolutely be stated to be [[Canon|non-canonical]] relative to ''[[Doctor Who]]'', complete with a tongue-in-cheek "diagram" to this effect.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181007134213/http://teatimebrutality.blogspot.com/2009/07/canon-and-sheep-shit-why-we-fight.html ''Canon and Sheep Shit: Why We Fight.'' on ''Teatime Brutality''] (2009).</ref> This claim was later echoed in [[Elizabeth Sandifer]]'s ''[[TARDIS Eruditorum]]''.<ref>[https://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/you-were-expecting-someone-else-ii-1966-annual-the-dalek-book-dalek-world ''You Were Expecting Someone Else II (1966 Annual, The Dalek Book, Dalek World)'' on ''TARDIS Eruditorum''] (2011).</ref> | * Among the items on the [[Dr Smith shelf]] is a collection of ''[[Noddy]]'' books with a post-it note attached, claiming that they are "very important". In [[2009 (releases)|2009]], the blog ''Teatime Brutality'' jokingly asserted that, based on the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s lines about Noddy in ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'', Enid Blyton's ''Noddy'' books were the only work of fiction which could resolutely be stated to be [[Canon|non-canonical]] relative to ''[[Doctor Who]]'', complete with a tongue-in-cheek "diagram" to this effect.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181007134213/http://teatimebrutality.blogspot.com/2009/07/canon-and-sheep-shit-why-we-fight.html ''Canon and Sheep Shit: Why We Fight.'' on ''Teatime Brutality''] (2009).</ref> This claim was later echoed in [[Elizabeth Sandifer]]'s ''[[TARDIS Eruditorum]]''.<ref>[https://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/you-were-expecting-someone-else-ii-1966-annual-the-dalek-book-dalek-world ''You Were Expecting Someone Else II (1966 Annual, The Dalek Book, Dalek World)'' on ''TARDIS Eruditorum''] (2011).</ref> | ||
* Although in no real sense a [[crossover]] story, the story featured references to elements which originated outside the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], licensed from their owners and mentioned as such on ''[[Out of the Shadows (anthology)|Out of the Shadows]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> copyright page: | * Although in no real sense a [[crossover]] story, the story featured references to elements which originated outside the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], licensed from their owners and mentioned as such on ''[[Out of the Shadows (anthology)|Out of the Shadows]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> copyright page: | ||
** The [[Living Flesh Supercomputer]], owned by [[Stuart Hardy]], is a recurring element of Hardy's horror animated webseries ''Class''. | ** The [[Living Flesh Supercomputer]], owned by [[Stuart Hardy]], is a recurring element of Hardy's horror animated webseries ''[[Class (web series)|Class]]''. | ||
** [[Chronon Flea]]s and the eldritch god [[Thymon]] are elements of worldbuilding from ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (series)|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'', created by [[Aristide Twain]] and [[Lupan Evezan]]. Thymon was previously also featured in ''[[Auteur's Abecedarium (short story)|Auteur's Abecedarium]]'' by [[Jayce Black]], which was a crossover between this series and the DWU. | ** [[Chronon Flea]]s and the eldritch god [[Thymon]] are elements of worldbuilding from ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (series)|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'', created by [[Aristide Twain]] and [[Lupan Evezan]]. Thymon was previously also featured in ''[[Auteur's Abecedarium (short story)|Auteur's Abecedarium]]'' by [[Jayce Black]], which was a crossover between this series and the DWU. | ||
** [[B. S. Ghast|Beauregard Ghast]] and his ''[[Compendium on Ghost Physics]]'' were created by [[Myrriah Hopkins]]. | ** [[B. S. Ghast|Beauregard Ghast]] and his ''[[Compendium on Ghost Physics]]'' were created by [[Myrriah Hopkins]]. | ||
* The story also included a reference to the [[Starcorp Corporation]], credited to [[P. Pudding]]. The Corporation is a recurring element of the ''N.C.J.D.D.A.S.'', or "Non-Canon Judi Dench Doctor Adventures", a series of [[Doctor Who parodies|parodical]] ''Doctor Who'' fanfictions published online, starring an imaginary incarnation of [[the Doctor]] putatively played by actress {{w|Judi Dench}}.<ref>[https://plumpuddingreviews.blogspot.com/p/ncjddas.html ''NCJDDAS'' on'' Plum Pudding Reviews'']</ref> | * The story also included a reference to the [[Starcorp Corporation]], credited to [[P. Pudding]]. The Corporation is a recurring element of the ''N.C.J.D.D.A.S.'', or "''[[Non-Canon Judi Dench Doctor Adventures (fan work)|Non-Canon Judi Dench Doctor Adventures]]''", a series of [[Doctor Who parodies|parodical]] ''Doctor Who'' fanfictions published online, starring an imaginary incarnation of [[the Doctor]] putatively played by actress {{w|Judi Dench}}.<ref>[https://plumpuddingreviews.blogspot.com/p/ncjddas.html ''NCJDDAS'' on'' Plum Pudding Reviews'']</ref> | ||
* When fearing that she's in trouble for having glimpsed "forbidden information" on the [[Dr Smith shelf]], [[Maxie Masters]] irrationally considers "faking her death and packing her bags for [[Alpha Centauri (planet)|Alpha Centauri]]". In the miniseries ''Good Omens'', written by [[Neil Gaiman]], [[David Tennant]]'s character Crowley also considered running away to Alpha Centauri to evade his own authorities, a plan likewise left unfuifilled. | * When fearing that she's in trouble for having glimpsed "forbidden information" on the [[Dr Smith shelf]], [[Maxie Masters]] irrationally considers "faking her death and packing her bags for [[Alpha Centauri (planet)|Alpha Centauri]]". In the miniseries ''Good Omens'', written by [[Neil Gaiman]], [[David Tennant]]'s character Crowley also considered running away to Alpha Centauri to evade his own authorities, a plan likewise left unfuifilled. | ||
