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'''''Doctor Who''''' is a [[television]] show featuring [[time travel]]. It might, just maybe, have something to do with the [[Doctor]].
'''''Doctor Who''''' is a [[BBC]] [[television]] show featuring [[time travel]]. It might, just maybe, have something to do with the [[Doctor]].


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
After being affected by the interferences of [[Purnel's Auto-Reverse Defence|PARD]], [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s errant video scanner picked up a snippet of a ''Doctor Who'' episode, with a mention of the Doctor's enemies, the [[Dalek]]s, and their "Exterminate" battle-cry. {{storylink|To a Power Unknown!}}
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Hunter O'Nion]] told [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] that he had plenty of TV shows to catch up on, including ''Doctor Who''. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}
===Ask Vector Prime===
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] enjoyed ''Doctor Who'', despite the show depicting time travel inaccurately. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}
[[Vector Prime]] enjoyed ''Doctor Who'', despite the show depicting time travel inaccurately. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}


===''Bumblebee'' film===
===''Bumblebee'' film===
[[Memo]] had a ''Doctor Who'' poster in his room. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
[[Memo]] had a pair of ''Doctor Who'' posters in his room. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Various [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] ''Transformers'' creators have written for ''Doctor Who Magazine'', itself a Marvel UK title:
[[File:Tom Baker Doctor Who still used in Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|200px|upright|One of the stills of Tom Baker as the Doctor used in ''Bumblebee'']]
**[[Simon Furman]] wrote several stories at the same time he was writing for [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the Marvel ''Transformers'' comic]]. This included the first crossover between [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] and the Doctor, and a Death's Head story featuring ''DWM'' character Keepsake.  
 
**[[Dan Abnett]] wrote a number of ''Magazine'' strips in the late 80s and early 90s, as well as ''The Incomplete Death's Head''.
* Various [[Marvel Comics|Marvel UK]] ''Transformers'' creators have written for ''Doctor Who Magazine'', itself a Marvel UK title:
**[[Steve Parkhouse]] and [[John Ridgway]] are famous in ''Who'' fandom for their work on the ''Magazine'', which included a long run of Sixth Doctor strips. Sleepy [[Stansham]] is not too far removed from Stockbridge, a sleepy village from Parkhouse's strips.
** [[Simon Furman]] wrote several stories at the same time he was writing for the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel ''Transformers'' comic]]. This included the first crossover between [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] and the Doctor, and a Death's Head story featuring ''DWM'' character Keepsake.
**[[Mike Collins]] has a lengthy, still-going association with the strip.
** [[Dan Abnett]] wrote a number of ''Magazine'' strips in the late 80s and early 90s, as well as ''The Incomplete Death's Head''.
*The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK Marvel Generation 1 comic]] featured [[Octus (G1)|Octus]], who has a [[Dalek]] alt-mode, and the [[Ghost Stories|2017 ''Transformers'' annual]] has a generic Transformer based on the character {{w|K9 (Doctor Who)|K9}}.  
** [[Steve Parkhouse]] and [[John Ridgway]] are famous in ''Who'' fandom for their work on the ''Magazine'', which included a long run of Sixth Doctor strips. Sleepy [[Stansham]] is not too far removed from Stockbridge, a sleepy village from Parkhouse's strips.
*The character [[Natasha Pyraniac]] from the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' adventure [[Time-Quake]] seems to be based on / influenced by one of the Doctor's foes, {{w|The Rani (Doctor Who)|the Rani}}.
** [[Mike Collins]] has a lengthy, still-going association with the strip.
*Other ''Doctor Who'' references in ''Transformers'' include [[Skaro]], [[Trenzalore]], the [[sonic screwdriver]], and [[Verronian Warp Star]]s.
* The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK Marvel Generation 1 comic]] featured [[Octus (G1)|Octus]], who has a [[Dalek]] alt-mode, and the [[Ghost Stories|2017 ''Transformers'' annual]] has a generic Transformer based on the character {{w|K9 (Doctor Who)|K9}}.
*The Ask Vector Prime [[:File:AskVectorPrimeLogo.jpg|logo]] is a parody of the ''Doctor Who'' [http://filmreviewonline.com/wp-content/gallery/doctor-who-logos/196212.jpg logo] used from 2010 to 2014.
* The character [[Natasha Pyraniac]] from the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' adventure [[Time-Quake]] seems to be based on / influenced by one of the Doctor's foes, {{w|The Rani (Doctor Who)|The Rani}}.
*In a 2013 episode of Doctor Who, "{{w|The Crimson Horror}}," the character Clara Oswald is seen to own a [[Galvatron_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers|G1 Galvatron]] figure.
* Other ''Doctor Who'' references in ''Transformers'' include [[Skaro]], [[Trenzalore]], the [[sonic screwdriver]], and [[Verronian Warp Star]]s. ''Who'' superfan [[David Wise]] was known to insert references in his scripts, including a member of the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] repeating "exterminate" in "[[The Rebirth, Part 2]]" and the [[Nebulan]]s [[tardis:Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow|reversing the polarity]] in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]".<ref>[https://princeospace.blogspot.com/2009/08/dude-i-have-doctor-who-connection.html Dude! I have a "Doctor Who" connection!]</ref>
* The Ask Vector Prime [[:File:AskVectorPrimeLogo.jpg|logo]] is a parody of the ''Doctor Who'' [https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/features/galleries/gallery_new_logo_wallpaper logo] used from 2010 to 2014.
* [[Spacewarp]]'s [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|''Combiner Wars'']] bio mentions her being shrunk down by "a time traveler wielding a Tissue Compression Eliminator device," a reference to [[tardis:Tissue Compression Eliminator|the weapon]] wielded by the Doctor's notorious rival [[tardis:The Master|the Master]].
* In a 2013 episode of ''Doctor Who'', "{{w|The Crimson Horror}}," the character Clara Oswald is shown to have a [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 Galvatron]] toy.
* Sound effects from ''Doctor Who'' have made it into various cartoon episodes from the 80s, including:
** The Dalek control room [[tardis:Static power pulse|pulsing sound]] in "[[Microbots]]", "[[The God Gambit]]", and "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]".
** The TARDIS dematerialisation noise in "[[Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger]]".
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*''{{w|Doctor Who}}'' at Wikipedia
* [[tardis:Doctor Who Wiki|Tardis Wiki]], the ''Doctor Who'' wiki
* ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'' at Wikipedia


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Latest revision as of 08:26, 1 May 2026

Doctor Who is a BBC television show featuring time travel. It might, just maybe, have something to do with the Doctor.

Fiction

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Marvel The Transformers comics

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After being affected by the interferences of PARD, Starscream's errant video scanner picked up a snippet of a Doctor Who episode, with a mention of the Doctor's enemies, the Daleks, and their "Exterminate" battle-cry. To a Power Unknown!

2005 IDW continuity

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Hunter O'Nion told Ratchet that he had plenty of TV shows to catch up on, including Doctor Who. Our Steps Will Always Rhyme

Ask Vector Prime

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Vector Prime enjoyed Doctor Who, despite the show depicting time travel inaccurately. Ask Vector Prime

Bumblebee film

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Memo had a pair of Doctor Who posters in his room. Bumblebee

Notes

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One of the stills of Tom Baker as the Doctor used in Bumblebee

References

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