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* 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]]. | ||
* 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]]". | ||
* [[File:Tennis Beast TD.jpg|thumb|[[w:c:totaldrama:Emma|Emma]] and [[w:c:totaldrama:Kitty|Kitty]] face the [[w:c:totaldrama:List of minor objects#Tennis | * [[File:Tennis Beast TD.jpg|thumb|[[w:c:totaldrama:Emma|Emma]] and [[w:c:totaldrama:Kitty|Kitty]] face the [[w:c:totaldrama:List of minor objects#Tennis Menace|Tennis Menace]]. (''[[w:c:totaldrama:Hello and Dubai|Hello and Dubai]]'')]]The {{wi|Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race}} episode "Hello and Dubai" features a robot heavily resembling a Dalek, called the "Tennis Menace". It shoots tennis balls at players and shouts "PARTICIPATE!". | ||
* 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. | ||
* A number of ''Doctor Who'' references appeared in ''The Simpsons''. | * A number of ''Doctor Who'' references appeared in ''The Simpsons''. | ||
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==== DC Comics ==== | ==== DC Comics ==== | ||
* [[File:Batmobile goes past the TARDIS.jpg|thumb|The [[Batmobile]] drives past [[the TARDIS]]. (''[[w:c:dc:Batman '66 Vol 1 4#Synopsis | * [[File:Batmobile goes past the TARDIS.jpg|thumb|The [[Batmobile]] drives past [[the TARDIS]]. (''[[w:c:dc:Batman '66 Vol 1 4#Synopsis for "The Hatter Takes the Crown"|The Hatter Takes the Crown]]'')]]In ''{{iw|dc|Batman '66 Vol 1 4}}'' ([[2013 (releases)|2013]]), "''[[w:c:dc:Batman '66 Vol 1 4#Synopsis for "The Hatter Takes the Crown"|The Hatter Takes the Crown]]''", as the [[Batmobile]] is passing through the streets, it passes the [[Third Doctor]] who is standing next to the TARDIS. | ||
* In ''{{iw|dc|Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1 5}}'' (2015), Vandar the Stone's collections of time machines include [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and [[the Master's TARDIS]]. | * In ''{{iw|dc|Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1 5}}'' (2015), Vandar the Stone's collections of time machines include [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and [[the Master's TARDIS]]. | ||
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** ''Tracey Beaker Returns'' also gained a spin-off called ''The Dumping Ground'' (2013-present) (which has featured [[David Avery]], [[Simon Ludders]], [[Victoria Alcock]], [[Ian Reddington]], [[Michelle Collins]], [[Pik-Sen Lim]], [[Sheila Hancock]], [[Carmen Munroe]], [[Darren Morfitt]], [[Simon Rouse]], [[Chris Finch]], [[Kemi-Bo Jacobs]], [[Warwick Davis]], [[Geff Francis]], [[Nigel Planer]], [[Louise Jameson]] and [[Mark Williams]]). In the beginning of one episode, some of the kids were playing a game of Who Am I? and one of them (Ryan) was ''Doctor Who''. Part of another episode was centred around answering questions based on a homemade scene ''based on Doctor Who''. | ** ''Tracey Beaker Returns'' also gained a spin-off called ''The Dumping Ground'' (2013-present) (which has featured [[David Avery]], [[Simon Ludders]], [[Victoria Alcock]], [[Ian Reddington]], [[Michelle Collins]], [[Pik-Sen Lim]], [[Sheila Hancock]], [[Carmen Munroe]], [[Darren Morfitt]], [[Simon Rouse]], [[Chris Finch]], [[Kemi-Bo Jacobs]], [[Warwick Davis]], [[Geff Francis]], [[Nigel Planer]], [[Louise Jameson]] and [[Mark Williams]]). In the beginning of one episode, some of the kids were playing a game of Who Am I? and one of them (Ryan) was ''Doctor Who''. Part of another episode was centred around answering questions based on a homemade scene ''based on Doctor Who''. | ||
* The 13 May 2010 episode of ''[[CSI|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' is itself titled "{{iw|csi|Doctor Who}}." | * The 13 May 2010 episode of ''[[CSI|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' is itself titled "{{iw|csi|Doctor Who}}." | ||
* In {{wi|Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show}} episode "{{w|List of Peep Show episodes#Series 7 (2010)|Man Jam}}" (2010), Mark Corrigan (portrayed by [[David Mitchell (actor)|David Mitchell]]) and Gerrard Matthew play with figurines of [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], [[Joseph Stalin]], and a [[Cybusman]]. Gerrard imitates a Cyberman attacking Roosevelt. When Mark asks why, Gerard states that the Cyberman is "devoid of all human emotion, concerned only with the preservation of his own race, of course he'd attack Roosevelt". | * In {{wi|Peep Show (British TV series)|Peep Show}} episode "{{w|List of Peep Show episodes#Series 7 (2010)|Man Jam}}" (2010), Mark Corrigan (portrayed by [[David Mitchell (actor)|David Mitchell]]) and Gerrard Matthew play with figurines of [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], [[Joseph Stalin]], and a [[Cybusman]]. Gerrard imitates a Cyberman attacking Roosevelt. When Mark asks why, Gerard states that the Cyberman is "devoid of all human emotion, concerned only with the preservation of his own race, of course he'd attack Roosevelt". | ||
* 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?". | ||
* 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 a firm called "[[Paul McGann|McGann]], [[Sylvester McCoy|McCoy]] and [[Colin Baker|Ba]][[Tom Baker|ker]]". In the episode "The Radio Job", Parker references time travel and a remix theme of Doctor Who's opening begins to play. She then goes on to question Hardison about his choice of apparel and to that he replies "It's a bowtie. Bowties are cool". | * 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 a firm called "[[Paul McGann|McGann]], [[Sylvester McCoy|McCoy]] and [[Colin Baker|Ba]][[Tom Baker|ker]]". In the episode "The Radio Job", Parker references time travel and a remix theme of Doctor Who's opening begins to play. She then goes on to question Hardison about his choice of apparel and to that he replies "It's a bowtie. Bowties are cool". | ||
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* In [[Ben Aaronovitch]]'s ''{{w|Moon Over Soho}}'' (2011): | * In [[Ben Aaronovitch]]'s ''{{w|Moon Over Soho}}'' (2011): | ||
** Main character Peter Grant wryly muses in narration that the scientists at CERN "are smashing particles together in the hope that Doctor Who might turn up and tell them to stop." | ** Main character Peter Grant wryly muses in narration that the scientists at CERN "are smashing particles together in the hope that Doctor Who might turn up and tell them to stop." | ||
** After an adolescent girl protests that Peter can't see into the future because it would be a "violation of causality", James, a band member, quips that he blames ''Doctor Who''. | ** After an adolescent girl protests that Peter can't see into the future because it would be a "violation of causality", James, a band member, quips that he blames ''Doctor Who''. | ||
** Grant, again in narration, compares a taser to "something off ''Doctor Who''". | ** Grant, again in narration, compares a taser to "something off ''Doctor Who''". | ||
* In ''Percy Jackson's Greek Gods'' (2014), Percy says that Kronos became the titan of Time but he "couldn't pop around the time stream like Doctor Who". | * In ''Percy Jackson's Greek Gods'' (2014), Percy says that Kronos became the titan of Time but he "couldn't pop around the time stream like Doctor Who". | ||
* In ''The Blood of Olympus'' (2014), Leo Valdez couldn't make small talk with Percy about things the last episode of ''Doctor Who'' because Percy had just been through Tartarus. | * In ''The Blood of Olympus'' (2014), Leo Valdez couldn't make small talk with Percy about things the last episode of ''Doctor Who'' because Percy had just been through Tartarus. | ||
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==== Other ==== | ==== Other ==== | ||
* [[File:I bet the TARDIS is more comfortable to travel with than my bed!.png|thumb|"[...] And I bet [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is more comfortable to [[Time travel|travel]] with than my [[bed]]!". (''[[w:c:beano:Fred's Bed|Fred's Bed]]'')]]In a [[w:c:Beano:Fred's Bed|''Fred's Bed'']] comic strip in {{wi|The Beano Annual}} [[2012 (releases)|2012]], on a trip to ancient Maya, Fred claims that he "bet[s] [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is more comfortable to travel with than [his] bed". | * [[File:I bet the TARDIS is more comfortable to travel with than my bed!.png|thumb|"[...] And I bet [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is more comfortable to [[Time travel|travel]] with than my [[bed]]!". (''[[w:c:beano:Fred's Bed|Fred's Bed]]'')]]In a [[w:c:Beano:Fred's Bed|''Fred's Bed'']] comic strip in {{wi|The Beano Annual}} [[2012 (releases)|2012]], on a trip to ancient Maya, Fred claims that he "bet[s] [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is more comfortable to travel with than [his] bed". | ||
=== Video games === | === Video games === | ||
==== ''Borderlands 2'' ==== | ==== ''Borderlands 2'' ==== | ||
