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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[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
5 84 "Homer Goes to College" 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").
The Doctor.png 7 137 "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" A caricature-like version of the Doctor appears as a representative of television.
143 "Bart the Fink" 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."
Doctor Who Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con.png 10 212 "Mayored to the Mob" Tom Baker appears in costume at Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, along with the TARDIS.
Doctor Who THOHX.png 11 230 "Treehouse of Horror X" 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.
Co-Dependents Day Daleks.png 15 328 "Co-Dependent's Day" In the Galactic Senate in Cosmic Wars: The Gathering Shadow, two Daleks can be seen.
MBFGW C3PO and Boba Fett.png 15 330 "My Big Fat Geek Wedding" The Doctor can be seen at the Comic-Con.
18 391 "Springfield Up" 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!".
19 407 "Husbands and Knives" Comic Book Guy says: "Nice work, Doctor Boo-hoo".
Treehouse of Horror XXII Vortex.png 23 489 "Treehouse of Horror XXII" The vortex Bart traverses is similar to Doctor Who's time vortex.
Dalek Police.png 495 "Holidays of Future Passed" The robot policemen are very similar to the Daleks.
Them, Robot Doctor Who reference.png 503 "Them, Robot" 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".
Doctor Who Love Is a Many Splintered Thing.png 24 520 "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing" The TARDIS appears in the movie Love, Indubitably. Alfred Hitchcock then comes out of it.
25 540 "Married to the Blob" Milo mentions that he re-ranked all the Doctor Who's by the puffiness of the hair.
Diggs arm cast.png 25 542 "Diggs" Two of the names on Diggs' arm cast are the TARDIS and Dalek #7.
Tell Each Doctor Who They're the Worst.png 26 556 "Treehouse of Horror XXV" During "A Clockwork Yellow", one of the "nasties" put into the hat is "Tell Each 'Doctor Who' They're the Worst".
Restroom of the Apes and TARDIS.png 29 620 "Springfield Splendor" The TARDIS is seen at Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con.
32 691 "Three Dreams Denied" Comic Book Guy mentions having the chance to rub elbows with the who's who of Doctor Who.
Calvin TARDIS pajamas.png 34 736 "Step Brother from the Same Planet" Calvin has a TARDIS on his pajamas.
Pacific Princess Leia external.pngDoctor Who pickleball.png 35 759 "Murder, She Boat" A green version of the TARDIS is seen on the Pacific Princess Leia.

Several incarnations of The Doctor play pickleball together.

Dorothea Chaplet diploma.pngTARDIS The Past and the Furious.png 36 759 "The Past and the Furious" Dr. Dorothea Chaplet is named and designed after the companion of the First Doctor, Dorothea "Dodo" Chaplet.
On Frink's whiteboard is a drawing of the TARDIS, with the acronym "Traversable Acausal Retrograde Domain in Space-Time," referencing the "Time And Relative Dimension In Space" acronym of the TARDIS.

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
Simpsons Comics
Simpsons Comics 39 CBG's opening statement 2.png Simpsons Comics #39 Sense and Censorability During his opening statement, Comic Book Guy mentions the Draconian Empire.
Dr. Who.png Simpsons Comics #87 Hail to the Cat The Doctor is a member of the British invasion of Springfield.
Time Is No Longer My Master.png Simpsons Comics #121 The Town That Time Forgot 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!"
Snake's Kin Doctor Who.png Simpsons Comics #167 Snake's Kin Comic Book Guy plans to watch a dozen Doctor Who DVDs.
Small-Time Travelers Doctor Who.png Simpsons Comics #225 Small-Time Travelers 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.
The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror
Composite Dr. Who Comic Book Guy.png The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Hoodoo Voodoo Brouhaha Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever - Part 1 Comic Book Guy dresses up as The Doctor, consisting of costume parts from various Doctors at Who-Con 1993.
Simpsons Winter Wingding
One Flu Over Springfield Doctor Who reference.png The Simpsons Winter Wingding #5 One Flu Over Springfield 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.
Simpsons Comics One-Shot Wonders
The Once and Future Bartman Part Three Together Again For the First Time Doctor Who.png Bartman Spectacularly Super Secret Saga #3 The Once and Future Bartman Part Three: Together Again for the First Time The TARDIS is seen when Bartman and Houseboy travel back in time.
Dalek - Future Cop.png Chief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies #1 Future Cop! 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.

Books[edit]

Picture Book Reference
CBG Prop Display.png Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture 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.
Flanders' Book of Faith One of the entries in the Ned-Approved Family-Safe TV Viewing Log is Reverend Who, a reference to Doctor Who.
Table of Geeky Delights.jpg Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic 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.

Games[edit]

Picture Game Reference
The Simpsons Game In Five Characters in Search of an Author, Bender can sometimes say "Exterminate! Exterminate!", the catchphrase of the Daleks.
Tapped Out Dr. Who reference.png The Simpsons: Tapped Out Database says "Gaaah! By Dr. Who's Tardis, I'm back!" once unlocked.
Tapped Out Boba Fett Silver Surfer Dr. Who.png In the Superheroes update, Comic Book Guy, dressed as The Collector, mentions his "Dr. Who" Sonic Screwdriver.
In the 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.

References to The Simpsons in Doctor Who[edit]

Doctor Who[edit]

Series Episode name Reference
2 "Fear Her" After figuring out a way to get an alien to stop inhabiting a young girl, the Doctor exclaims "Everything's coming up Doctor!"
4 "Planet of the Ood" 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!".
4 "The Doctor's Daughter" 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.
2009 Specials "The End of Time" 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.

The Sarah Jane Adventures[edit]

Series Episode name Reference
2 "Day of the Clown" One kid can be heard saying to this episodes villian, a clown, "Take a hike, Krusty!"

Books[edit]

Series Episode name Reference
Doctor Who magazine comedy comic strips Party Animals In a spoof comic story, Bart Simpson makes a cameo in a crowd scene.
"Eighth Doctor Adventures" Novels Vampire Science The Doctor's companion Sam Jones says Lisa Simpson is her role model. She also says D'oh!
"New Adventures" Novels "GodEngine" Two Martian colonies are revealed to be named Springfield and Shelbyville

Audio CD[edit]

Series Episode name Reference
Big Finish Audio Drama: "Special Releases" range The Cuddlesome The Doctor is confronted with killer toys. Some of the toys can be heard saying "Ay Carumba!" and "Eat My Shorts!".

Common Cast[edit]

Cast[edit]

Picture Name Role in Doctor Who Role on The Simpsons
Olivia Colman.jpg Olivia Colman Played a mother in "The Eleventh Hour". Voiced Lily in the season 32 episode "The 7 Beer Itch".
Brian Cox.jpg Brian Cox Voiced the Ood Elder in "The End of Time". Voiced Costas Becker in the two-part episode "A Serious Flanders".
Alan Cumming.jpg Alan Cumming Played King James in the series 11 episode "The Witchfinders" and voiced Mr. Ring-a-Ding in the series 15 episode "Lux". Voiced Loki in the season 33 episode "Bart's in Jail!".
Richard Dawkins.jpg Richard Dawkins Played himself in "The Stolen Earth". Voiced himself in the season 24 episode "Black-Eyed, Please".
Stephen Fry.jpg Stephen Fry Played C in "Spyfall". Voiced Terrance, Terrance's father, Hazel and the head of MI5 in the season 32 episode "The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.".
Neil Gaiman.jpg Neil Gaiman Wrote the episodes "The Doctor's Wife" and "Nightmare in Silver". Voiced himself in the season 23 episode "The Book Job" and Snowball II in the season 29 episode "Treehouse of Horror XXVIII".
Karen Gillan.jpg Karen Gillan Played Amy Pond. Voiced Maisie MacWeldon in the season 35 episode "Ae Bonny Romance".
Richard E. Grant.jpg Richard E. Grant Played several characters in several appearances. Voiced Julian in "Desperately Seeking Lisa".
Jonathan Groff.jpg Jonathan Groff Played Rogue in the episode of the same name. Voiced the actor playing Bart in the season 30 premiere "Bart's Not Dead".
Neil Patrick Harris.jpg Neil Patrick Harris Played the Toymaker in "The Giggle". Voiced himself in the season 3 episode "Bart the Murderer".
Ian McKellen.jpg Ian McKellen Played the Great Intelligence in "The Snowmen". Voiced himself in the season 15 episode "The Regina Monologues".
Peter Serafinowicz.jpg Peter Serafinowicz Voiced the Fisher King in "Before the Flood". Voiced the Google-Disney CEO in the season 30 episode "Krusty the Clown".
Michael Sheen.jpg Michael Sheen Voice of House in "The Doctor's Wife". Voiced William Masters in the season 28 episode "Kamp Krustier".
David Tennant.jpg David Tennant Played the Tenth Doctor and Fourteenth Doctor. Voiced Pa MacWeldon in the season 35 episode "Ae Bonny Romance".

External links[edit]


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