Muppet

Muppets were popular characters on 20th and 21st century Earth.

Mentions and references

 * The Doctor joked that the Muppet Cookie Monster was an alien. (NSA: Winner Takes All)
 * Excited about visiting 1979 (the TARDIS had actually materialised in 1879), the Doctor enthused to Rose that, among other great events of that year, The Muppet Movie had come out in 1979. (The Doctor had set the TARDIS to materialise in that year.) (DW: Tooth and Claw)
 * A doll of the Muppet character Tutter was on Donna Noble's desk at work. (DW: The Runaway Bride)
 * There is an allusion to an episode of Dinosaurs in DW: The Doctor Dances, in that episode dancing is used as a metaphor for sexual relations, in the Dinosaurs episode Dirty Dancin' (aired almost 13 years before the Doctor Who episode aired) dancing is used as a metaphor for sexual relations.

Cast and crew overlap
Christopher Eccleston appeared in the ITV documentary Best Ever Muppet Moments. David Tennant is a fan of the Muppets, scheduling with Doctor Who forced him to avoid appearing on the ITV documentary. Jon Pertwee was also a huge fan of the Muppets. Doctor Who Script Editor and writer Douglas Adams worked with Jim Henson Productions, which created the Muppets. A full list of cast and crew connections appears in the Muppet Wiki article linked to belwo.

Muppets Doctor Who references
A few small references to Doctor Who have appeared in media starring the Muppets, as listed in the article linked to below.

Links

 * Muppet Wiki
 * Muppet Wiki entry on Doctor Who