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{{Infobox Crossover
|name               = ''The Simpsons''
|image              = Simpsons logo.png
|debut              = [[19 April (releases)|19 April]] [[1987 (releases)|1987]]
|creator            = [[Matt Groening]]
|publisher          = {{w|20th Television}}
|medium             = Television, film, comic books, video games
|time               = [[1991 (releases)|1991]], [[2015 (releases)|2015]], [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|relevant media     = [[COMIC]]: ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]'', [[NOTVALID]]: ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|LEGO Dimensions]]'', [[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Endless Awesome (webcast)|Endless Awesome]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Space Invaders! (comic story)|Space Invaders!]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Doctor, Doctor, Doctor (webcast)|Doctor, Doctor, Doctor]]''
|relevant characters= [[Homer Simpson|Homer]], [[Krusty the Clown|Krusty]], [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], [[Lisa Simpson|lisa]], [[Marge Simpson|Marge]]
|relevant locations = [[Springfield (Supergirl Meets E.T.)|Springfield]], [[Springfield Elementary School]] ([[Springfield Elementary School classroom (Supergirl Meets E.T.)|Classroom]]), [[Burns Manor]], [[Springfield Town Hall]]
}}
{{Real world}}
{{You may|The Simpsons|n1=the series as it exists in the DWU}}
'''''The Simpsons''''' is an American animated television series and multimedia franchise created by [[Matt Groening]] for {{w|20th Television}}.

The sitcom focuses on the titular, dysfunctional American family, consisting of the dimwitted father [[Homer Simpson|Homer]], his ever-exasperated wife [[Marge Simpson|Marge]], and their three children, the mischievous [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], the gifted prodigy [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]], and the voiceless infant Maggie, as they attempt to navigate daily life in their hometown of Springfield, inhabited by a sizeable extended cast of eccentric characters.

The family originally began life in 1987 through a series of animated shorts on the American variety show, {{wi|The Tracey Ullman Show}}, with their popularity leading to the creation of a fully fledged television series.

The show's first full episode, {{wi|Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire}}, premiered in the United States on [[17 December (releases)|17 December]] [[1989]], a mere week and a half after ''[[Doctor Who]]''{{'}}s classic run concluded on UK television.

The show's run lasted the entirety of the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s; ''Doctor Who'' returned to British television during ''The Simpsons''{{'}} {{w|The Simpsons (season 16)|16th season}}, and the [[2023 specials]] aired during the {{w|The Simpsons (season 35)|35th season}}. It is the longest-running American animated series, the longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series. It is the thirty-fourth longest-running television series of all time {{as of|2022|11|lc=y}}, coming in six places and ten years behind the combined classic and modern eras of ''Doctor Who''.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-running_television_shows_by_category</ref>

== Crossovers ==
The DWU officially crossed over with the series in the massive crossover toys-to-life video game, ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|LEGO Dimensions]]'', with the two franchises being one of the many to be represented in the game from launch.[[File:Homer eating a giant donut.jpg|thumb|left|Homer Simpson in ''[[Endless Awesome (trailer)|Endless Awesome]]''.]][[Homer Simpson]], [[Bart Simpson]], and [[Krusty the Clown]] appear as playable characters, allowing them to be used while playing through the ''A Dalektable Adventure'' and ''Dalek Extermination of Earth'' levels, to explore the ''Doctor Who''-themed adventure world, and to ride [[K9 (LEGO Dimensions)|K9]] and [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].
In turn, this allowed the player to play as [[the Doctor]] and the [[Cyberman (LEGO Dimensions)|Cyberman]] during the ''Meltdown at Sector 7-G'' and ''The Mysterious Voyage of Homer'' levels.

Homer and Krusty's dialogue throughout the game consists entirely of archival recordings from the show, as originally provided by their voice actor, [[Dan Castellaneta]]. Homer's exclusive voice clip that is activated when paired with the Doctor during gameplay is "[[The question|Who are you?]]", lifted from the {{w|The Simpsons (season 12)|season 12}} episode, {{wi|Hungry Hungry Homer}}.

The Doctor, if in his [[Twelfth Doctor|Twelfth]] incarnation, also has an exclusive voice clip when paired with Homer, newly recorded by [[Peter Capaldi]]: "I'd offer you a [[jelly baby]], but, you'll take the whole bag".

The [[Cyberman (LEGO Dimensions)|Cyberman]] also has a unique voice clip when paired with Homer, newly recorded by [[Nicholas Briggs]]: "You are incompatible for [[Cyber-conversion|upgrade]]. We do not stock Cyber-armour in your size".
[[File:E.T. in Springfield.jpg|thumb|[[E.T.]] [[running]] through [[Springfield (Supergirl Meets E.T.)|Springfield]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Supergirl Meets E.T. (webcast)|Supergirl Meets E.T.]]'')]]
In promotional material for the game, further crossovers between the two franchises occur. In ''[[Endless Awesome (trailer)|Endless Awesome]]'', the Twelfth Doctor exits [[the TARDIS]] and Homer Simpson pops out of a [[donut]]. Later, in the ''[[Meet That Hero! (series)|Meet That Hero!]]'' story ''[[Supergirl Meets E.T. (webcast)|Supergirl Meets E.T.]]'', which features the Twelfth Doctor and the TARDIS, part of the gameplay footage featured as part of the narrative shows [[E.T.]] [[running]] through [[Springfield (Supergirl Meets E.T.)|Springfield]].

== References in the DWU ==
[[File:Bart_simpson.jpg|thumb|"[[Bart Simpson]]" ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]'')|left]]
The show's first reference within the DWU came within the pages of the 1991 ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic strip, ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]'' where, among the guests to attend [[Bonjaxx]]'s birthday party on [[Maruthea]] was an individual who greatly resembled [[Bart Simpson]].

The 1996 novel, ''[[GodEngine (novel)|GodEngine]]'', contained a less explicit nod to the show, in the form of the two [[23rd century]] [[Martian]] colonies of [[Springfield]] and [[Shelbyville]], in reference to the family's hometown and its neighbouring town with which it has a fierce rivalry.

The 1997 novel, ''[[Vampire Science (novel)|Vampire Science]]'', contained two references, both coming courtesy of [[Sam Jones]]. At one point, Sam tells her teacher that her role model is [[Lisa Simpson]]. At another point, a confrontation with a [[vampire]] prompts Sam to utter the exclamation first coined and popularised by Homer Simpson: "D'oh!"

In the 2004 novel, ''[[The Tomorrow Windows (novel)|The Tomorrow Windows]]'', [[Martin (The Tomorrow Windows)|Martin]] and [[Trix MacMillan]] were said to have drank [[tea]] from ''Simpsons'' mugs.

Three stories released in 2008 contained nods to catchphrases famously spoken by the show's characters: in the audio story, ''[[Cuddlesome (audio story)|Cuddlesome]]'', the titular toys could be heard uttering two phrases commonly attributed to Bart Simpson: "[[¡Ay, caramba!]]" and "[[Eat my shorts]]!" A month later, the television story, ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'', saw another utterance of Homer Simpson's famous "D'oh!" exclamation, as a voice setting for one of the [[Ood]] sold by [[Ood Operations]]. Later in the same series, ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'' has [[Martha Jones]] introduce herself to the [[Hath]] in the same way that Bart Simpson used to: "I'm Martha Jones, who the hell are you?".

Also in [[2008]], ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' story, ''[[The Day of the Clown (TV story)|The Day of the Clown]]'', features a child yelling at [[Pied Piper|Odd Bob]] to "Take a hike, Krusty!", a reference to the character, [[Krusty the Clown]].
[[File:Space Invaders Bart Simpson.jpg|thumb|"[[Bart Simpson]]" is eaten by the [[Rigellan Hyper-Kraken]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Space Invaders! (comic story)|Space Invaders!]]'')]]
In the second part of the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s last TV story, ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', as [[Rossiter]] and [[Addams]] rescue the Doctor by hastily rolling him away in the stretcher he's strapped to, the Doctor frustratedly pleads for them to stop and undo his restraints and, after being bumpily rolled down a flight of stairs, exclaims, "Worst. Rescue. EVER!", a reference to the catchphrase famously coined by Comic Book Guy, used when declaring something to be the "worst ever".

Twenty-four years after the instance in ''Party Animals'', another DWM strip, ''[[Space Invaders! (comic story)|Space Invaders!]]'', saw the appearance of another Bart Simpson lookalike being eaten by [[Rigellan Hyper-Kraken]].

== DWU references on ''The Simpsons'' ==
=== Television ===
In the {{w|The Simpsons (season 7)|season seven}} episode, {{wi|Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming}}, the [[Fourth Doctor]] (or perhaps [[Tom Baker]] in costume) appears as a member of the "esteemed representatives of television".

A number of references throughout the series come curtesy of the reoccurring character referred to as "Comic Book Guy", such as in the episode {{wi|Bart the Fink}}, also from season 7, where he makes reference to a "''Doctor Who'' [episode watching] marathon".

In the {{w|The Simpsons (season 10)|season ten}} episode, {{wi|Mayored to the Mob}}, the family go to a science fiction convention at which a ''Doctor Who'' table can be seen, with a costumed Tom Baker giving autographs while sitting beside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].

In the show's tenth annual {{wi|Treehouse of Horror X|Treehouse of Horror}} - a part of the {{w|The Simpsons (season 11)|eleventh season}} - in the middle segment, "Desperately Xeeking Xena", Comic Book Guy, under the supervillainous guise of "The Collector", has a lair in which the Fourth Doctor and other famous sci-fi and fantasy-related individuals are concealed in giant plastic bags. The Collector refers to him as "Doctor Who".

In the {{w|The Simpsons (season 15)|season fifteen}} episode, {{wi|Co-Dependent's Day}}, two Daleks make a brief background cameo in the new ''Cosmic Wars'' (a parody of ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'') film that the family go to see.

Also in the fifteenth season, a ''Doctor Who'' table not unlike the one mentioned above can be seen at a convention in the episode, {{wi|My Big Fat Geek Wedding}}, although this instance comes with a discoloured TARDIS.

In the {{w|The Simpsons (season 18)|season eighteen}} episode, {{wi|Springfield Up}}, Homer calls a character voiced by {{w|Eric Idle}} "Doctor Who".

In the {{w|The Simpsons (season 23)|season twenty-three}} episode, {{wi|Holidays of Future Passed}}, a futuristic [[London]] is patrolled by bobby-wearing [[Dalek]]s.

In the {{w|The Simpsons (season 24)|season twenty-four}} episode, {{wi|The Day the Earth Stood Cool}}, an outline of a Dalek can be seen in the bottom of T-Rex's drawer.

Also in the twenthy-fourth season, in {{wi|Love is a Many-Splintered Thing}}, [[Alfred Hitchcock]] is seen piloting the TARDIS in a British movie.

In the {{w|The Simpsons (season 25)|season twenty-five}} episode, {{wi|Diggs (The Simpsons)|Diggs}}, the episode's titular character has an arm cast that he had signed himself with various famous and fictional names, two of which are "The TARDIS" and "Dalek #7".

The twenty-fifth annual {{wi|Treehouse of Horror XV|Treehouse of Horror}} - part of {{w|The Simpsons (season 26)|twenty-sixth season}} -in the middle segment, "A Clockwork Yellow" (a parody of the film {{wi|A Clockwork Orange}}) one of the "nasties" put into a hat is to "tell each "Doctor Who" they're the worst".

In the season 29 episode ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Springfield_Splendor Springfield Splendor]'', [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] can be seen among other pop culture references at [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con].

In the {{w|The Simpsons (season 34)|season 34}} episode {{wi|Step Brother from the Same Planet}}, Homer's temporary step brother Calvin has a picture of a TARDIS on his pajamas.

In the [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Season_35 season 35] episode ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Murder,_She_Boat Murder, She Boat]'', people dressed as the [[First Doctor|First]], [[Thirteenth Doctor|Thirteenth]], [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], and [[Eleventh Doctor]]s appear playing "pickleball".

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Simpsonstombaker.jpg|The Fourth Doctor. ({{wi|Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming}})
DW the simpsons 10x09 mayored to the mob.jpg|''Doctor Who'' at a science fiction convention. ({{wi|Mayored to the Mob}})
Treehouse of Horror X Dr Who.png|The Fourth Doctor held captive in the Collector's Lair. ({{wi|Treehouse of Horror X}})
Daleks (Co-Dependents Day).png|A pair of [[Dalek]]s in ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Cosmic_Wars:_The_Gathering_Shadow Cosmic Wars: The Gathering Shadow]''. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Co-Dependent%27s_Day Co-Dependents Day]'')
Simpsons My Big Fat Geek Wedding Dr Who.png|The Fourth Doctor and the TARDIS, among others, at a [[convention]]. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/My_Big_Fat_Geek_Wedding My Big Fat Geek Wedding]'')
Simpsons police Daleks.png|[[Dalek]]-like police robots in [[London]]. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Holidays_of_Future_Passed Holidays of Future Passed]'')
Simpsons Hitchcock Tardis.jpg|[[Alfred Hitchcock]] exiting the TARDIS. ({{wi|Love is a Many-Splintered Thing}})
Diggs arm cast.png|[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Diggs_(character) Diggs]' arm cast, featuring signatures reading "[[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]" and "[[Dalek]] #7". (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Diggs Diggs]'')
Tell Each Doctor Who They're the Worst.png|A note in a [[hat]] reading "TELL EACH "[[The Doctor|DOCTOR WHO]]" THEY'RE THE WORST". (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXV Treehouse of Horror XXV]'')
Springfield Splendor TARDIS.png|The Doctor's TARDIS at [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Springfield_Splendor Springfield Splendor]'')
Calvin TARDIS pajamas.png|[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Calvin_(Step_Brother_from_the_Same_Planet) Calvin] wearing [[pyjamas]] depicting the Doctor's TARDIS. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Step_Brother_from_the_Same_Planet Step Brother from the Same Planet]'')
Murder, She Boat - Doctor Who.png|The [[Thirteenth Doctor|Thirteenth]], [[First Doctor|First]], [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]], and [[Eleventh Doctor]]s play pickleball. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Murder,_She_Boat Murder, She Boat]'')
</gallery>

===Comics===
In "Sense and Censorability" (''Simpsons Comics'' #39), Comic Book Guy, after ending up in court, delivers an opening statement that includes, among other geeky references, a mention of the [[Draconian Empire]].

In "Hail to the Cat" (''Simpsons Comics'' #87), Springfield finds itself at the centre of a British invasion consisting of a mob of many famous British figures, both real and fictional, including the [[Fourth Doctor]].

In "The Town That Time Forgot" (''Simpsons Comics'' #121), when Springfield abolishes daylight savings time, Comic Book Guy notices a loophole in the new law that allows one to set their clock any way they want to, prompting him to remark, "Like Dr. Who, time is no longer my master!"

In "''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Snake%27s_Kin Snake's Kin]''" ([https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Simpsons_Comics_167 ''Simpsons Comics'' #167]), [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy Comic Book Guy] states that he just has "a [[dozen]] "''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]''" DVDs and an economy-sized roll of fried dough".

In "One Flu Over Springfield" (''The Simpsons Winter Wingding'' #5), Comic Book Guy, once again, takes a plane to get away from a flu epidemic in Springfield. On the flight, he promises his seatmate that he'll try to refrain from reciting dialogue from the ''Doctor Who'' episodes he'll be watching for the duration.

The graphic novel compilation, ''The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Hoodoo Voodoo Brouhaha'', contains a series of original pages under the title, "Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever", in which he showcases some of his old costumes from past conventions and events. One of the costumes featured is "Composite Dr. Who", a costume consisting of different items of clothing from the first seven Doctors, worn to Who-Con 1993.

In "''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Small-Time_Travelers Small-Time Travellers]''" ([https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Simpsons_Comics_225 ''Simpsons Comics'' #225]), [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] remarks that [[Bart Simpson|Bart]]'s apparent [[time machine]] is as big as a [[house]], as Bart wields a "[[Sonic device|sonic laser gun]]", referencing [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] respectively. Later in the story, [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Jonathan_Frink Professor Frink]'s Frinkomatic Chrono-Corrector also acts as a parody of the TARDIS.

In "The Once and Future Bartman Part Three: Together Again for the First Time" (''Bartman Spectacularly Super Secret Saga'' #3), Bartman and Houseboy (superhero alter-egos of Bart and Milhouse) travel through time via a [[Time Vortex]]-like wormhole in which [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] can be clearly seen.

In "Future Cop!" (''Chief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies'' one-shot), Chief Wiggum acts as a cop in the future, where he is called to put an end to a riot at a space jail, in which one of the inmates is a [[Dalek]].
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Comic Book Guy Draconian Empire reference.png|[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy Comic Book Guy] references the [[Draconian Empire]], among other pop culture references. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Sense_and_Censorability Sense and Censorability]'')
Dr. Who Simpsons Hail to the Cat.png|The [[Fourth Doctor]] invades [[Springfield (Supergirl Meets E.T.)|Springfield]]. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Hail_to_the_Cat Hail to the Cat]'')
Time Is No Longer My Master.png|[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy Comic Book Guy] references [[The Doctor|Dr. Who]]. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/The_Town_That_Time_Forgot The Town That Time Forgot]'')
Snake's Kin Doctor Who.png|[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy Comic Book Guy] mentions ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]''. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Snake%27s_Kin Snake's Kin]'')
One Flu Over Springfield Doctor Who reference.png|[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy Comic Book Guy] states that he'll try to refrain from reciting quotes from ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]'' episodes he'll be watching. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/One_Flu_Over_Springfield One Flu Over Springfield]'')
Composite Dr. Who Comic Book Guy.png|[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy Comic Book Guy] dressed as a "Composite [[The Doctor|Dr. Who]]". (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy%27s_Best_Costumes_Ever_-_Part_1 Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever - Part 1]'')
Small-Time Travelers Doctor Who.png|Several references to the ''[[Doctor Who (in-universe)|Doctor Who]]'' series in ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Small-Time_Travelers Small-Time Travellers]''.
Simpsons Comics TARDIS.jpg|[[The Doctor's TARDIS]]. (''The Once and Future Bartman Part Three: Together Again for the First Time'')
Simpsons Comic Dalek.jpg|A [[Dalek]] inmate in a space prison. (''Future Cop!'')
</gallery>

===Books===
[[File:Comic Book Guy Prop Display.png|thumb|A dress mannequin featuring [[the Doctor's scarf]]. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy%27s_Book_of_Pop_Culture Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture]'')]]
In ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy%27s_Book_of_Pop_Culture Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture]'', the titular character has a dress mannequin adorned with props and costume pieces from different superhero and sci-fi franchises, including the [[The Doctor's scarf|Fourth Doctor's scarf]].

In ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Flanders%27_Book_of_Faith Flanders' Book of Faith]'', one of the entries in the "Ned-Approved Family-Safe TV Viewing Log" is a show called ''Reverend Who'', with the description; "the Reverend travels 5,000 years into the past to help early humans survive a dinosaur attack."[[File:Table of Geeky Delights.jpg|thumb|left|[[Lisa Simpson]]'s "[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Table_of_Geeky_Delights Table of Geeky Delights]", featuring several references to elements of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Lisa_Simpson%27s_Guide_to_Geek_Chic Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic]'')]]''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Lisa_Simpson%27s_Guide_to_Geek_Chic Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic]'' contains a "Table of Geeky Delights", set out like the [[periodic table]]. Three of the elements are [[The Doctor]] (Dc), [[Gallifrey]] (Gf), and TARDIS (Td). [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] also appears in the background of the page.

===''The Simpsons: Tapped Out''===
[[File:Gaaah! By Dr. Who's Tardis, I'm back!.png|thumb|[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Database Database] mentions [[The Doctor's TARDIS|Dr. Who's TARDIS]]. (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/The_Simpsons:_Tapped_Out The Simpsons: Tapped Out]'')]]
{{wi|The Simpsons: Tapped Out|Tapped Out}} is a freemium mobile game which allows the player to create their own version of Springfield. ''Doctor Who'' references have appeared in in-game dialogue.

When the character, Database, is unlocked, the first thing he says is, "Gaaah! By Dr. Who's Tardis, I'm back!"
[[File:Tapped Out Comic Book Guy Dr. Who's sonic screwdriver.png|left|thumb|[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy Comic Book Guy] mentions his "[[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|Dr. Who sonic screwdriver]]". (''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/The_Simpsons:_Tapped_Out The Simpsons: Tapped Out]'')]]
In the game's Superhero update, Comic Book Guy, when dressed as the Collector (from the aformentioned ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode), mentions his "Dr. Who [[sonic screwdriver]]".

In the [[Thanksgiving]] 2018 update, Homer mentions how he tried using the event's collectable gold tokens on a payphone to see if he could travel back in time "like [[Bill and Ted|Bill & Ted]]", but ended up travelling back in time like "stupid Doctor Who".

== Connections ==
===Regular actors===
[[Dan Castellaneta]], who reprised his roles of Homer and Krusty in ''LEGO Dimensions'', is among the show's five regular cast members, having appeared in every episode not just as the aforementioned two, but an extensive variety of other characters including, but nowhere near limited to, Abraham "Grandpa" Simpson, Mayor Quimby, Groundskeeper Willie, Sideshow Mel, and Barney Gumble.

Prolific American voice actor, [[Frank Welker]], the voice of such ''LEGO Dimensions'' characters as [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] and [[Slimer (LEGO Dimensions)|Slimer]], provided the vocalisations of various animal characters during the show's first thirteen seasons, including those of the Simpson family pets, Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II.

===Guest stars===
[[Neil Patrick Harris]], who played [[the Toymaker]] in the 60th Anniversary special ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]'', voiced himself (as a reenactment of Bart Simpson on the family's TV) in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 3)|season 3}} episode, {{wi|Bart the Murderer}}.

[[Stephen Hawking]], who was interviewed for ''[[Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor]]'', was a reoccurring guest voice on the series, beginning with the {{w|The Simpsons (season 10)|season 10}} episode, {{wi|They Saved Lisa's Brain}}.

[[Britney Spears]], who played herself in ''[[Looking for Pudsey (TV story)|Looking for Pudsey]]'', appeared, also as herself, in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 11)|season 11}} episode, {{wi|The Mansion Family}}.

[[Ian McKellen]], who voiced the [[Great Intelligence]] in ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'', appeared as himself in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 15)|season 15}} episode, {{wi|The Regina Monologues}}.

[[Simon Cowell]], who appeared as himself in ''[[Looking for Pudsey (TV story)|Looking for Pudsey]]'', appeared as Henry in the season 15 episode, {{wi|Smart and Smarter}}, and as himself in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 21)|season 21}} episode, {{wi|Judge Me Tender}}.

[[John DiMaggio]], who voiced [[Jake the Dog]] in ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|LEGO Dimensions]]'', reprised his role as Bender from ''[[Futurama]]'' in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 16)|season 16}} episode, {{wi|Future-Drama}}, and in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 26)|season 26}} episode, {{wi|Simpsorama}}.

[[Ricky Gervais]], who both wrote and starred in ''[[Extras: The Special (TV story)|Extras: The Special]]'', also wrote and starred in {{w|The Simpsons (season 17)|season 17}} episode {{wi|Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife}}, and also appeared in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 22)|season 22}} episode, {{wi|Angry Dad: The Movie}}.

[[Russell Brand]], who appeared as [[Russell Brand (in-universe)|himself]] in ''[[2020: The Movie (TV story)|2020: The Movie]]'', also appeared in the aforementioned ''Angry Dad: The Movie'', again, as himself.

[[Neil Gaiman]], a writer of various ''Doctor Who'' related fiction beginning with [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|series 6]]'s ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'', appeared as himself in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 23)|season 23}} episode {{wi|The Book Job}} and as Snowball II in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 29)|season 29}} episode {{wi|Treehouse of Horror XXVIII}}.

[[Benedict Cumberbatch]], who played various roles in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audios, appeared as the Prime Minister and [[Severus Snape]] in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 24)|season 24}} episode {{wi|Love is a Many-Splintered Thing}}, and as Quilloughby in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 32)|season 32}} episode, {{wi|Panic on the Streets of Springfield}}.

[[Richard Dawkins]], who appeared as himself in ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'', appeared, also as himself, in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 24)|season 24}} episode, {{wi|Black-Eyed, Please}}.

[[Christopher Lloyd]], who voiced [[Doc Brown]] in ''[[Doctor, Doctor, Doctor (webcast)|Doctor, Doctor, Doctor]]'', appeared as {{wi|Jim Ignatowski}} in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 26)|season 26}} episode {{wi|My Fare Lady}}.

[[Michael Sheen]], who provided the voice of [[House (The Doctor's Wife)|House]] in ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'', voiced {{wi|William Masters}} in season {{w|The Simpsons (season 28)|28 episode}}, {{wi|Kamp Krustier}}.

[[Jennifer Saunders]], who played a Silurian in the skit, ''[[The Silurian Disruption (home video)|The Silurian Disruption]]'', voiced Phoebe Pratt in the season 28 episode, {{wi|Looking for Mr. Goodbart}}.

[[Eugene Mirman]], who was an interview subject on various [[BBC America]] documentaries, voiced his {{wi|Bob's Burgers}} character, Gene Belcher, in a crossover appearance in the opening couch gag of the {{w|The Simpsons (season 30)|season 30}} episode, {{wi|My Way or the Highway to Heaven}}.

[[Peter Serafinowicz]], who voiced the [[Fisher King]] in ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'', voiced a CEO in the season 30 episode, {{wi|Krusty the Clown (The Simpsons episode)|Krusty the Clown}}.

[[Michael Palin]], who was [[the Voice]] in the ''Torchwood'' audio story ''[[Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes 4 (audio story)|Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes 4]]'', voiced a museum curator in {{w|The Simpsons (season 32)|season 32}} episode, {{wi|I, Carumbus}}.

[[Olivia Colman]], who played the [[Mother (The Eleventh Hour)|mother]] and [[Prisoner Zero]] in ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', voiced Lily in the season 32 episode, {{wi|The 7 Beer Itch}}.

[[Stephen Fry]], who voiced the [[Minister of Chance]] in ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]'', and played [[C (Spyfall)|C]] in ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'' Part One, voiced various characters in the season 32 episode, {{wi|The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.}}.

[[Alan Cumming]], who played [[James I]] in ''[[The Witchfinders (TV story)|The Witchfinders]]'' appeared as {{wi|Loki}} in the {{w|The Simpsons (season 33)|season 33}} episode, {{wi|Bart's in Jail!}}

[[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], who played [[Sydney Newman]] in ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', and provided the voice of the [[Ood Elder]] in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' Part One, voiced Kostas Becker in the two-part season 33 episode, {{wi|A Serious Flanders}}.

[[Elizabeth Banks]], who played [[Wyldstyle]] in ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|LEGO Dimensions]]'', voiced Persephone Odair in {{w|The Simpsons (season 35)|season 35}} episode {{wi|Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story}}.

[[Peter Jackson]], who appeared as himself in ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]'', also appeared in the aforementioned ''Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story'', again, as himself.

[[David Tennant]], who played the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Fourteenth Doctor]], and [[Karen Gillan]], who played [[Amy Pond]], voiced Pa and Maisie MacWeldon respectively in the season 35 episode {{wi|Ae Bonny Romance}}. Tennant and Gillan are the first ''Doctor Who'' regulars to appear on the show.

===Television channels===
In its native United States, ''The Simpsons'' airs on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network. In 1996, the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|''Doctor Who'' television movie]] had its US premiere on the network, five days before the conclusion of ''The Simpsons''' {{w|The Simpsons (season 7)|seventh season}}.
[[File:RT Simpsons BBC.jpg|thumb|''The Simpsons'' on the cover of [[RT 3800]].]]
In the United Kingdom, after seven years of only being viewable on cable and satellite television, the [[BBC]] obtained the terrestrial broadcasting rights to ''The Simpsons'' in 1996. It began airing on [[BBC One]] on Saturday, [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] of that year (incidentally, ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s 33rd anniversary), with said terrestrial premiere being the main cover story of the [[RT 3800|3800th issue]] of ''[[Radio Times]]''.<ref>https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f4f5a21499ec407a916366e6ddd9724f</ref> It moved to [[BBC Two]] just a few months later, were it became a popular mainstay, so much so that it received its own dedicated "''Simpsons Night''" in June 2000, not unlike ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s [[Doctor Who Night (1999)|own dedicated night]] on the channel seven months prior. The show remained on the channel until the BBC relinquished the rights to [[Channel 4]] in 2004.
[[File:BBC2 Simpsons Night ident.jpg|thumb|left|An ident used on [[BBC2]] during ''Simpsons Night'' on [[23 June (releases)|23 June]] [[2000 (releases)|2000]].]]
Overall, the BBC aired the show's first eleven seasons during its time as broadcaster, including the ''Doctor Who'' references depicted in {{wi|Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming}}, {{wi|Bart the Fink}}, {{wi|Mayored to the Mob}}, and {{wi|Treehouse of Horror X}}. The ''Simpsons'' universe briefly returned to BBC Two on [[5 July (releases)|5 July]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]] with the UK premiere of the {{wi|Family Guy}} crossover episode, {{wi|The Simpsons Guy}}.

{{wi|The Tracey Ullman Show}}, the American variety television series on which the ''Simpsons'' originated via animated shorts was, itself, broadcast on BBC Two in the years prior, ironically, with the shorts removed. According to {{w|Tracey Ullman|Ullman}}, the BBC believed "[the shorts] would never catch on".<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/107675/Brit-comedienne-Tracey-Ullman-can-t-crack-the-UK</ref>

In Australia, [[Network Ten]] originally aired the series, beginning in 1991, and lasting until they lost the rights in 2014, meaning it shared the channel with the first two series of ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' and, possibly, some episodes of ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]''.

In [[New Zealand]], the show currently airs on [[TVNZ 2]], where ''Doctor Who'' itself was also broadcast from 2018 to 2020.

Past seasons of the show are also streamed worldwide on [[Disney+]], a platform it currently shares with ''Doctor Who'' outside of the UK and Republic of Ireland.

===''Simpsons Comics''===
[[File:FCBD 2015 advert.jpg|thumb|An official advertisement for [[Free Comic Book Day]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]], featuring the covers from that year's offerings from ''[[Free Comic Book Day 2017|Doctor Who]]'' and ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Bongo_Comics_Free-For-All_2017 Simpsons Comics]''.]]
A comic book series titled ''Simpsons Comics'' ran from 1993 to 2018. Originally published in the United States, it was also exported to other territories, including the United Kingdom, where it is published by [[Titan Publishing Group]]. This UK iteration continues to run, though only reprinting older strips, due to the ending of its US counterpart. As shown [[The Simpsons (franchise)#Comics|above]], the comics have also contained several references to ''Doctor Who''.

[[Andrew Pepoy]], who illustrated the [[Second Doctor]]'s [[Prologue: The Second Doctor (comic story)|prologue]] to ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'', drew multiple stories for the series.

The original American incarnation also took part in the annual [[Free Comic Book Day]] event.

===Miscellaneous===
[[Hans Zimmer]], who contributed to the charity record, ''[[Doctor in Distress]]'', composed the soundtrack to {{wi|The Simpsons Movie}}, and the theatrical short film, {{wi|The Longest Daycare}}. He was also a co-composer on {{wi|The Simpsons Game}}. Following the dismissal of longtime composer Alf Clausen, Zimmer was credited as the producer of the regular series' score by {{w|Bleeding Fingers Music}}.

The aforementioned [[RT 3800|3800th issue]] of ''Radio Times'' was the first in a handful of issues in subsequent years to promote ''The Simpsons'' on their covers. One other notable instance was the cover to [[RT 4281|issue 4281]]<ref>https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5b978ceb431c44d89e6fdda7c3f53e84</ref>, with a cover illustration promoting the British broadcast of the episode, {{wi|Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife}}, sharing space with an additional cover tagline that promoted that week's broadcast of ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''.

==External links==
*'''''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Doctor_Who Doctor Who]''''' at '''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Main_Page Wikisimpsons]'''
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