Editing Doctor Who

{{Realworld}}
'''''Doctor Who''''' is a long-running British sci-fi show. It has run since 1963 and new series are still made. [[Matt Groening]] claims to be a fan of ''Doctor Who''. The show has often been referenced in ''The Simpsons'', usually with the Fourth Incarnation of [[The Doctor]] appearing, as portrayed by {{W|Tom Baker}}.

== References to ''Doctor Who'' in ''The Simpsons'' ==
=== Episodes ===
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{{TRs|[[Season 5|5]]|}}
{{TB|84}}
{{TB|"[[Homer Goes to College]]"}}
{{TB| When Homer visits his new roommates {{ap|Benjamin|nerd}}, {{ap|Doug|nerd}} and {{ap|Gary|nerd}} they greet him by saying: "Intruder alert. Intruder alert. Get the humanoid", then giggling. This is a reference to the video game ''{{W2|Berzerk|video game}}'', but also shares similarities with the catch phrase of the Dalek robots ("Intruder alert").}}
{{TBT|[[File:The Doctor.png|150px]]}}
{{TRs|[[Season 7|7]]|2}}
{{TB|137}}
{{TB|"[[Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming]]"}}
{{TB|A caricature-like version of [[the Doctor]] appears as a representative of television.}}
{{TBT|[[File:CBG Wheelbarrow Full Of Tacos.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|143}}
{{TB|"[[Bart the Fink]]"}}
{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]] buys a hundred tacos from [[Tacomat]] and loads them into a wheelbarrow. As he leaves the restaurant pushing the wheelbarrow, he says, "This should provide adequate sustenance for the ''Doctor Who'' marathon."}}
{{TBT|[[File:Doctor Who Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 10|10]]}}
{{TB|212}}
{{TB|"[[Mayored to the Mob]]"}}
{{TB|Tom Baker appears in costume at [[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]], along with the TARDIS.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Doctor Who THOHX.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 11|11]]}}
{{TB|230}}
{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror X]]"}}
{{TB|Comic Book Guy, under the guise of [[The Collector]], has the Doctor concealed in plastic, along with many other "geek" show characters. He introduces the Doctor as "Doctor Who", the character's common nickname.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Co-Dependents Day Daleks.png]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 15|15]]}}
{{TB|328}}
{{TB|"[[Co-Dependent's Day]]"}}
{{TB|In the Galactic Senate in ''[[Cosmic Wars: The Gathering Shadow]]'', two Daleks can be seen.}}
{{TBT|[[File:MBFGW C3PO and Boba Fett.png|350px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 15|15]]}}
{{TB|330}}
{{TB|"[[My Big Fat Geek Wedding]]"}}
{{TB|The Doctor can be seen at the Comic-Con.}}
{{TBT|}}
{{TB|[[Season 18|18]]}}
{{TB|391}}
{{TB|"[[Springfield Up]]"}}
{{TB|[[Homer Simpson|Homer]] mistakes [[Declan Desmond]] for the Doctor, when stating "Check with me in 8 years, Doctor Who, I'll be kicking your ass with a golden boot!".}}
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{{TB|[[Season 19|19]]}}
{{TB|407}}
{{TB|"[[Husbands and Knives]]"}}
{{TB| Comic Book Guy says: "Nice work, Doctor Boo-hoo".}}
{{TBT|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXII Vortex.png|250px]]}}
{{TRs|[[Season 23|23]]|3}}
{{TB|489}}
{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXII]]"}}
{{TB|The vortex Bart traverses is similar to Doctor Who's time vortex.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Dalek Police.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|495}}
{{TB|"[[Holidays of Future Passed]]"}}
{{TB|The robot policemen are very similar to the {{W|Daleks}}.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Them, Robot Doctor Who reference.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|503}}
{{TB|"[[Them, Robot]]"}}
{{TB|The robots smash through the glass room and surround Mr. Burns and Homer in similar fashion to the {{W|Cybermen}} in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "{{W|Rise of the Cybermen}}".}}
{{TBT|[[File:Doctor Who Love Is a Many Splintered Thing.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 24|24]]}}
{{TB|520}}
{{TB|"[[Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing]]"}}
{{TB|The [[TARDIS]] appears in the movie ''[[Love, Indubitably]]''. [[Alfred Hitchcock]] then comes out of it.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Diggs arm cast.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 25|25]]}}
{{TB|542}}
{{TB|"[[Diggs]]"}}
{{TB|Two of the names on {{Ch|Diggs}}' arm cast are the [[TARDIS]] and Dalek #7.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Tell Each Doctor Who They're the Worst.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|[[Season 26|26]]}}
{{TB|556}}
{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXV]]"}}
{{TB|During "A Clockwork Yellow", one of the "nasties" put into the hat is "Tell Each 'Doctor Who' They're the Worst".}}
{{TBT|[[File:Restroom of the Apes and TARDIS.png|250px]]}}
{{TRs|[[Season 29|29]]|2}}
{{TB|620}}
{{TB|"[[Springfield Splendor]]"}}
{{TB|The [[TARDIS]] is seen at [[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]].}}
{{TBT|[[File:Homer Is Where the Art Isn't Doctor Who Joke.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|620}}
{{TB|"[[Homer Is Where the Art Isn't]]"}}
{{TB|A deleted scene for the episode was going to have [[Sideshow Mel]] say that they want a female ''[[Doctor Who]]'', with the crowd agreeing and chanting with him.<ref>Matt Selman on Twitter: "We want a female Doctor Who!" and "Show 5 Homer is where the art isn’t" (deleted tweets)</ref> The joke was changed in the episode to a protest about too many Pokey restaurants, as on July 16, 2017, {{W|Jodie Whittaker}} was announced to be the Thirteenth Doctor.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/886608420241117185 Doctor Who on Twitter - "Meet the Thirteenth Doctor"]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7-1Ijkqw4w YouTube - "The Simpsons - Female Doctor Who Deleted Scene"]</ref>}}
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{{TB|[[Season 32|32]]}}
{{TB|691}}
{{TB|"[[Three Dreams Denied]]"}}
{{TB|Comic Book Guy mentions having the chance to rub elbows with the who's who of Doctor Who.}}
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=== Comics ===
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{{TBT|[[File:Simpsons Comics 39 CBG's opening statement 2.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|{{SC|39}}}}
{{TB|''[[Sense and Censorability]]''}}
{{TB|During his opening statement, [[Comic Book Guy]] mentions the {{W2|Draconian|Doctor Who|Draconian Empire}}.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Dr. Who.png]]}}
{{TB|{{SC|87}}}}
{{TB|''[[Hail to the Cat]]''}}
{{TB|[[The Doctor]] is a member of the British invasion of [[Springfield]].}}
{{TBT|[[File:Time Is No Longer My Master.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|{{SC|121}}}}
{{TB|''[[The Town That Time Forgot]]''}}
{{TB|[[Springfield]] abolishes daylight savings time and [[Comic Book Guy]] learns of it when he reads the news online. When he notices that the wording of the new law allows anyone to set their clocks any way they want to, he says, "Like Dr. Who, time is no longer my master!"}}
{{TBT|[[File:One Flu Over Springfield Doctor Who reference.png|175px]]}}
{{TB|{{TSWW|5}}}}
{{TB|''[[One Flu Over Springfield]]''}}
{{TB|When [[Comic Book Guy]] takes a plane to get away from the flu epidemic in [[Springfield]], he tells his [[Flu Sufferer|seatmate]] that he'll try to refrain from reciting dialogue from the ''Doctor Who'' episodes he'll be watching during the flight.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Composite Dr. Who Comic Book Guy.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|''[[The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Hoodoo Voodoo Brouhaha]]''}}
{{TB|''[[Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever - Part 1]]''}}
{{TB|Comic Book Guy dresses up as The Doctor, consisting of costume parts from various Doctors at Who-Con 1993.}}
{{TBT|[[File:The Once and Future Bartman Part Three Together Again For the First Time Doctor Who.png|200px]]}}
{{TB|''[[Bartman Spectacularly Super Secret Saga 3]]''}}
{{TB|''[[The Once and Future Bartman Part Three: Together Again for the First Time]]''}}
{{TB|The TARDIS is seen when [[Bartman]] and [[Houseboy]] travel back in time.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Dalek - Future Cop.png|150px]]}}
{{TB|''[[Chief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies 1]]''}}
{{TB|''[[Future Cop!]]''}}
{{TB|In [[Chief Wiggum]]'s dream of being a cop in the future, he is called on to put down a riot at the space jail. A Dalek is among the crowd of rioters.}}
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=== Books ===
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{{TBT|[[File:CBG Prop Display.png|150px]]}}
{{TB|''[[Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture]]''}}
{{TB|[[Comic Book Guy]] has props and costume pieces from several different superhero and sci-fi franchises displayed on a dress mannequin, including a scarf from ''Doctor Who''.}} 
{{TBT|}}
{{TB|''[[Flanders' Book of Faith]]''}}
{{TB|One of the entries in the Ned-Approved Family-Safe TV Viewing Log is ''[[Reverend Who]]'', a reference to Doctor Who.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Table of Geeky Delights.jpg|250px]]}}
{{TB|''[[Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic]]''}}
{{TB|[[The Doctor]] (Dc), Gallifrey (Gf) and [[Tardis]] (Td) are elements in [[Lisa]]'s [[Table of Geeky Delights]]. The TARDIS also appears in the background of the page.}}
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=== Games ===
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{{TBT|[[File:Tapped Out Dr. Who reference.png|250px]]}}
{{TRs|''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''|3}}
{{TB|[[Database]] says "Gaaah! By Dr. Who's Tardis, I'm back!" once unlocked.}}
{{TBT|[[File:Tapped Out Boba Fett Silver Surfer Dr. Who.png|250px]]}}
{{TB|In the {{TOCU|Superheroes}} update, [[Comic Book Guy]], dressed as [[The Collector]], mentions his "Dr. Who" {{W|Sonic Screwdriver}}.}}
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{{TB|In the {{TOCU|Thanksgiving 2018}} update, [[Homer]] says "I tried using them in a payphone to see if I could travel back in time like Bill & Ted, but instead I just traveled back in time like stupid Doctor Who." referring to the Golden Tokens from Black Friday.}}
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== References to ''The Simpsons'' in ''Doctor Who'' ==
=== Doctor Who ===
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{{TBT|2}}
{{TB|"{{w|Fear Her}}"}}
{{TB|After figuring out a way to get an alien to stop inhabiting a young girl, the Doctor exclaims "Everything's coming up Doctor!"}}
{{TBT|4}}
{{TB|"{{W|Planet of the Ood}}"}}
{{TB|One of the {{W|Ood}}'s programming functions is 'classic comedy'. An Ood Operations worker says "Ood, you've dropped something.", to which the Ood replies "[[D'oh]]!".}}
{{TBT|4}}
{{TB|"{{W|The Doctor's Daughter}}"}}
{{TB|When she encounters the alien Hath, {{w|Martha Jones}} says "I'm Martha Jones, who the hell are you?" referencing Bart's way of introducing himself.}}
{{TBT|2009 Specials}}
{{TB|"{{W|The End of Time}}"}}
{{TB|After the Doctor is rescued, he is strapped to a wheelchair. As he's pleading with his rescuers (the {{W|Vinvocci}}) to unstrap him, they wheel him down a flight of stairs. Halfway down, he shouts "Worst! Rescue! ''EVER!''" very much in the manner of Comic Book Guy and his catchphrase.}}
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=== The Sarah Jane Adventures ===
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{{TBT|2}}
{{TB|"{{w|Day of the Clown}}"}}
{{TB|One kid can be heard saying to this episodes villian, a clown, "Take a hike, [[Krusty]]!"}}
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=== Books ===
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{{TBT|Doctor Who magazine comedy comic strips}}
{{TB|Party Animals}}
{{TB|In a spoof comic story, [[Bart Simpson]] makes a cameo in a crowd scene.}}
{{TBT|"Eighth Doctor Adventures" Novels}}
{{TB|Vampire Science}}
{{TB|The Doctor's companion Sam Jones says [[Lisa Simpson]] is her role model. She also says [[D'oh]]!}}
{{TBT|"New Adventures" Novels}}
{{TB|"GodEngine"}}
{{TB|Two Martian colonies are revealed to be named [[Springfield]] and [[Shelbyville]]}}
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=== Audio CD ===
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{{TH|Series}}
{{TH|Episode name}}
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{{TBT|Big Finish Audio Drama: "Special Releases" range}}
{{TB|The Cuddlesome}}
{{TB|The Doctor is confronted with killer toys. Some of the toys can be heard saying "[[Ay Carumba!]]" and "[[Eat My Shorts!]]".}}
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== External links ==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw Official website]
*{{IMDB|title/tt0436992/}}
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