10 Even MORE Times Doctor Who Appeared In Other TV Shows
4. Young Sheldon
As one of TV’s premiere nerd shows, it’s no surprise that The Big Bang Theory has referenced Doctor Who many times over the years. But for the best and the clearest nod, you need to look at its prequel.
Young Sheldon, which ran from 2017 to 2024, does exactly what it says on the tin – it's a look at main character Sheldon Cooper’s life as a child and teenager. Since Sheldon is a pop-culture fanatic, the show is full of references to comic-books, video games, and science-fiction, including in the Season 7 episode A Proper Wedding and Skeletons in the Closet.
The scene opens with Sheldon confronting a blue port-a-potty, only for it to transform into a replica of the TARDIS, through the sheer power of geeky imagination! That’s not the only thing that’s changed, as Sheldon is now decked out in full-on Seventh Doctor cosplay.
All of this was done as a coping mechanism for Sheldon having to use the bathroom, by the way.
Since this season of the show is set between 1993 and 1994, Sylvester McCoy would've been the most recent incarnation of the Doctor on TV, which is why he's the one they went with.