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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 Tom Baker.
References to Doctor Who in The Simpsons
Episodes
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Season
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Episode number
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Episode name
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Reference
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5
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84
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"Homer Goes to College"
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When Homer visits his new roommates Benjamin, Doug and Gary they greet him by saying: "Intruder alert. Intruder alert. Get the humanoid", then giggling. This is a reference to the video game Berzerk, but also shares similarities with the catch phrase of the Dalek robots ("Intruder alert").
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7
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137
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"Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming"
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A caricature-like version of the Doctor appears as a representative of television.
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143
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"Bart the Fink"
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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."
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10
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212
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"Mayored to the Mob"
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Tom Baker appears in costume at Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, along with the TARDIS.
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11
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230
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"Treehouse of Horror X"
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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.
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15
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328
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"Co-Dependent's Day"
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In the Galactic Senate in Cosmic Wars: The Gathering Shadow, two Daleks can be seen.
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15
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330
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"My Big Fat Geek Wedding"
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The Doctor can be seen at the Comic-Con.
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18
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391
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"Springfield Up"
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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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19
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407
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"Husbands and Knives"
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Comic Book Guy says: "Nice work, Doctor Boo-hoo".
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23
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489
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"Treehouse of Horror XXII"
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The vortex Bart traverses is similar to Doctor Who's time vortex.
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495
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"Holidays of Future Passed"
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The robot policemen are very similar to the Daleks.
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503
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"Them, Robot"
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The robots smash through the glass room and surround Mr. Burns and Homer in similar fashion to the Cybermen in the Doctor Who episode "Rise of the Cybermen".
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24
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520
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"Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing"
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The TARDIS appears in the movie Love, Indubitably. Alfred Hitchcock then comes out of it.
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25
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540
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"Married to the Blob"
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Milo mentions that he re-ranked all the Doctor Who's by the puffiness of the hair.
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25
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542
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"Diggs"
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Two of the names on Diggs' arm cast are the TARDIS and Dalek #7.
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26
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556
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"Treehouse of Horror XXV"
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During "A Clockwork Yellow", one of the "nasties" put into the hat is "Tell Each 'Doctor Who' They're the Worst".
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29
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620
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"Springfield Splendor"
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The TARDIS is seen at Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con.
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32
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691
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"Three Dreams Denied"
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Comic Book Guy mentions having the chance to rub elbows with the who's who of Doctor Who.
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34
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736
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"Step Brother from the Same Planet"
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Calvin has a TARDIS on his pajamas.
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Comics
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Comic issue
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Story name
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Reference
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Simpsons Comics #39
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Sense and Censorability
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During his opening statement, Comic Book Guy mentions the Draconian Empire.
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Simpsons Comics #87
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Hail to the Cat
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The Doctor is a member of the British invasion of Springfield.
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Simpsons Comics #121
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The Town That Time Forgot
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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!"
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Simpsons Comics #225
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Small-Time Travelers
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When Lisa says that the house is as big as a time machine, Bart says that it's a house that flies through time and space, a reference to the TARDIS. Bart also has a "sonic laser gun" that can fix anything, a reference to the sonic screwdriver. Later, Professor Frink's Frinkomatic Chrono-Corrector is also a parody of the TARDIS.
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The Simpsons Winter Wingding #5
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One Flu Over Springfield
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When Comic Book Guy takes a plane to get away from the flu epidemic in Springfield, he tells his seatmate that he'll try to refrain from reciting dialogue from the Doctor Who episodes he'll be watching during the flight.
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The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Hoodoo Voodoo Brouhaha
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Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever - Part 1
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Comic Book Guy dresses up as The Doctor, consisting of costume parts from various Doctors at Who-Con 1993.
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Bartman Spectacularly Super Secret Saga 3
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The Once and Future Bartman Part Three: Together Again for the First Time
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The TARDIS is seen when Bartman and Houseboy travel back in time.
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Chief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies 1
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Future Cop!
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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
Games
References to The Simpsons in Doctor Who
Doctor Who
| Series
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Episode name
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Reference
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| 2
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"Fear Her"
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After figuring out a way to get an alien to stop inhabiting a young girl, the Doctor exclaims "Everything's coming up Doctor!"
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| 4
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"Planet of the Ood"
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One of the Ood's programming functions is 'classic comedy'. An Ood Operations worker says "Ood, you've dropped something.", to which the Ood replies "D'oh!".
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| 4
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"The Doctor's Daughter"
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When she encounters the alien Hath, Martha Jones says "I'm Martha Jones, who the hell are you?" referencing Bart's way of introducing himself.
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| 2009 Specials
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"The End of Time"
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After the Doctor is rescued, he is strapped to a wheelchair. As he's pleading with his rescuers (the 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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Episode name
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Reference
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| 2
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"Day of the Clown"
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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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Episode name
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Reference
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| Doctor Who magazine comedy comic strips
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Party Animals
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In a spoof comic story, Bart Simpson makes a cameo in a crowd scene.
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| "Eighth Doctor Adventures" Novels
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Vampire Science
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The Doctor's companion Sam Jones says Lisa Simpson is her role model. She also says D'oh!
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| "New Adventures" Novels
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"GodEngine"
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Two Martian colonies are revealed to be named Springfield and Shelbyville
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Audio CD
| Series
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Episode name
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Reference
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| Big Finish Audio Drama: "Special Releases" range
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The Cuddlesome
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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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Common Cast and Crew
Cast
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