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The '''TARDIS''' (acronym for '''Time And Relative Dimensions In Space''') is the iconic space ship used by [[the Doctor]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
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The '''TARDIS''' (acronym for '''Time And Relative Dimensions In Space''') is the iconic spaceship mimicking a [[Police Call Box|police call box]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
At the [[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]], Tom Baker is in costume as the fourth incarnation of the Doctor (the one he portrayed), and beside him is the TARDIS.<ref>"[[Married to the Blob]]"</ref>
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Tom Baker, who played the fourth incarnation of [[the Doctor]], was in costume signing autographs beside the TARDIS at [[Springfield]]'s [[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]].<ref>"[[Married to the Blob]]"</ref>
  
[[Alfred Hitchcock]] exited the TARDIS during the final scene of the British rom-com ''[[Love, Indubitably]]''.<ref>"[[Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing]]"</ref>
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The final scene of the British rom-com ''[[Love, Indubitably]]'' has with major British icons dancing together including [[Alfred Hitchcock]] after he exited the TARDIS.<ref>"[[Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing]]"</ref>
  
 
The TARDIS later reappears at another [[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]].<ref>"[[Springfield Splendor]]"</ref>
 
The TARDIS later reappears at another [[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]].<ref>"[[Springfield Splendor]]"</ref>
 
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== Behind the Laughter ==
 
The original TARDIS was a reused prop from a police procedural show in order to keep production costs low. Commonplace when ''Doctor Who'' started in 1963, police call boxes were phased out of Great Britain and gone by the early 1970s.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:41, October 18, 2024

TARDIS
Doctor Who Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con.png
TARDIS (right)
Vehicle Information
Owner: Fictional: The Doctor
Maker: Time Lords
Use: Time-space travel
Mimic police call box
First Appearance: "Mayored to the Mob"

The TARDIS (acronym for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space) is the iconic spaceship mimicking a police call box from Doctor Who.

History[edit]

Tom Baker, who played the fourth incarnation of the Doctor, was in costume signing autographs beside the TARDIS at Springfield's Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con.[1]

The final scene of the British rom-com Love, Indubitably has with major British icons dancing together including Alfred Hitchcock after he exited the TARDIS.[2]

The TARDIS later reappears at another Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con.[3]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]


External links[edit]