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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]

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").
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."
10	212	"Mayored to the Mob"	Tom Baker appears in costume at Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, along with the TARDIS.
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.
15	328	"Co-Dependent's Day"	In the Galactic Senate in Cosmic Wars: The Gathering Shadow, two Daleks can be seen.
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".
23	489	"Treehouse of Horror XXII"	The vortex Bart traverses is similar to Doctor Who's time vortex.
495	"Holidays of Future Passed"	The robot policemen are very similar to the Daleks.
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".
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.
25	542	"Diggs"	Two of the names on Diggs' arm cast are the TARDIS and Dalek #7.
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".
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.
34	736	"Step Brother from the Same Planet"	Calvin has a TARDIS on his pajamas.
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.
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	Sense and Censorability	During his opening statement, Comic Book Guy mentions the Draconian Empire.
	Simpsons Comics #87	Hail to the Cat	The Doctor is a member of the British invasion of Springfield.
	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!"
	Simpsons Comics #167	Snake's Kin	Comic Book Guy plans to watch a dozen Doctor Who DVDs.
	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
	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
	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
	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.
	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
	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.
	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: Tapped Out	Database says "Gaaah! By Dr. Who's Tardis, I'm back!" once unlocked.
	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]

Name	Role in Doctor Who	Role on The Simpsons
Olivia Colman	Played a mother in "The Eleventh Hour".	Voiced Lily in the season 32 episode "The 7 Beer Itch".
Brian Cox	Voiced the Ood Elder in "The End of Time".	Voiced Costas Becker in the two-part episode "A Serious Flanders".
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	Played himself in "The Stolen Earth".	Voiced himself in the season 24 episode "Black-Eyed, Please".
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	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	Played Amy Pond.	Voiced Maisie MacWeldon in the season 35 episode "Ae Bonny Romance".
Richard E. Grant	Played several characters in several appearances.	Voiced Julian in "Desperately Seeking Lisa".
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	Played the Toymaker in "The Giggle".	Voiced himself in the season 3 episode "Bart the Murderer".
Ian McKellen	Played the Great Intelligence in "The Snowmen".	Voiced himself in the season 15 episode "The Regina Monologues".
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	Voice of House in "The Doctor's Wife".	Voiced William Masters in the season 28 episode "Kamp Krustier".
David Tennant	Played the Tenth Doctor and Fourteenth Doctor.	Voiced Pa MacWeldon in the season 35 episode "Ae Bonny Romance".

External links[edit]

Official website
Doctor Who at the Internet Movie Database
Doctor Who at Wikipedia

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Difference between revisions of "Doctor Who"

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Contents

References to Doctor Who in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Comics[edit]

Books[edit]

Games[edit]

References to The Simpsons in Doctor Who[edit]

Doctor Who[edit]

The Sarah Jane Adventures[edit]

Books[edit]

Audio CD[edit]

Common Cast[edit]

Cast[edit]

External links[edit]