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** The start of the running gag of ''everyone'' assuming Donna and Ten are married.
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** The audio series ''Redacted'' reveals that there were alien eggs hatching human eating creatures all over London too - the "red hatching" Martha mentions.

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* The fact that Dalek Caan, as revealed by the next episode, needs Donna for his plan to destroy the Daleks means that he has to be working behind the scenes to screw up the Trickster's plan, presumably how something that hasn't yet detonated in our world ''has'' detonated in Rose's and allowed her through. Yes, folks, we have an insane Pepper Pot against a being of pure chaos in a battle over who can rule the universe ''and'' potentially destroy the Doctor. The Insane Pepper Pot wins.



** Sarah Jane gets wheel spin in a green and beige 1991 Nissan Figaro. Given that she's an orphan, ''Lavinia'' must have taught her to drive, implying that Sarah Jane inherited not just the house and fortune, but ''also'' her lead foot from her aunt.



** [[BilingualBonus German speakers]] have found it funny that even though the Daleks want to murder you and everyone you love, they're still polite enough to use the formal "Sie" for "you".

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** [[BilingualBonus German speakers]] have found it funny that even though the Daleks want to murder you and everyone you love, they're still polite enough to use the formal "Sie" for "you". Apparently, EvenEvilHasStandards: they ''are'' professional killers after all.
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* After Jenny seduces a guard to get them out of their cell, Donna offer to use her "feminine wiles" to distract another guard. The Doctor very awkwardly asks her to save her wiles for later, then distracts him with a wind-up mouse.

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* After Jenny seduces a guard to get them out of their cell, Donna offer offers to use her "feminine wiles" to distract another guard. The Doctor very awkwardly asks her to save her wiles for later, then distracts him with a wind-up mouse.
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* It turns out [[LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn Sarah Jane could ''hear'' the Mr. Smith jingle all along]]

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* It turns out [[LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn Sarah Jane could ''hear'' the Mr. Smith jingle all along]]along]].
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* Jack's response to the metacrisis that created "Handy" and Doctor-Donna.

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* Jack's response to the metacrisis that created "Handy" and Doctor-Donna.Doctor-Donna (bear in mind that two of the three Doctors are David Tennant in a tight suit).
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** Listen to the sound when Donna emerges from Stacey's garden gate. The Adipose is making the sound it normally makes while walking, followed by ''the clattering of bins and a '''very''' surprised noise from the Adipose'' indicating that the Adipose has either just fallen ''in'' the bin ''or knocked them over.''
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-->'''Sylvia:''' I need the car! Where are you?\\

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-->'''Sylvia:''' -->'''Donna:''' (picks up the phone and whispers) Not now!\\
'''Sylvia:'''
I need the car! Where are you?\\
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* There are ads online for losing weight by mixing something in water or coffee. The fat melts away as you sleep. Sounds like this episode.

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* In a meta sense, the fact that CrazyPrepared Christina has all kinds of things in her backpack...except, apparently, bus fare.



* Malcolm says that he's fine, he just has a sore throat, upon being told the Doctor is on the line.

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* Malcolm says that he's fine, he just has a sore throat, upon being told the Doctor is on the line. Magambo has to clarify that she means ''the'' Doctor.



** The doctor likes him because he has, ''finally'', found someone who is as much of a nerd as ''him.''

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** The doctor Doctor likes him because he has, ''finally'', found someone who is as much of a nerd as ''him.''



* Ten Regenerates into Eleven. You'd think, ''given that he's in an exploding TARDIS that is on fire'', he'd get himself out of danger first, right? Nope - the first thing he does is ''check that nothing was lost in the Regeneration.''

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* Ten Regenerates into Eleven. You'd think, ''given that he's in an exploding TARDIS that is on fire'', he'd get himself out of danger first, right? Nope - the first thing he does is ''check that nothing was lost in the Regeneration.regeneration.''
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* Donna LampshadeHanging the amount of running done by New Series Doctors and Companions,
-->'''Donna:''' He saves planets, rescues civilizations, defeat terrible creatures, and runs a lot. ({{Beat}}) Seriously, there's an ''outrageous'' amount of running involved.
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-->'''Donna:''' You all right up there?
-->'''Stacy:''' ''[sheepishly]'' Yeah.

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-->'''Donna:''' --->'''Donna:''' You all right up there?
-->'''Stacy:'''
there?\\
'''Stacy:'''
''[sheepishly]'' Yeah.



-->'''Donna:''' I like what you've done with the hall.

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-->'''Donna:''' --->'''Donna:''' I like what you've done with the hall.



* Donna tries speaking Latin to a Roman to see how the Tardis will translate it. The Tardis responds by trolling her.
--> '''Donna:''' Um, ''veni, vidi, vici''. \\

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* Donna tries speaking Latin to a Roman to see how the Tardis TARDIS will translate it. The Tardis TARDIS responds by trolling her.
--> '''Donna:''' -->'''Donna:''' Um, ''veni, vidi, vici''. \\



--> "HAVE YA GOT THAT? GI-JANE?!"

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--> "HAVE -->"HAVE YA GOT THAT? GI-JANE?!"



-->'''Donna:''' Next thing you know, you'll be telling me it's like ''Literature/MurderOnTheOrientExpress'', and they all did it.
-->'''Agatha Christie:''' ''Murder on the Orient Express''?
-->'''Donna:''' Ooo, yeah. One of your best.
-->'''The Doctor:''' But not yet.
-->'''Agatha Christie:''' Marvelous idea, though.
-->'''Donna:''' Yeah. Tell you what. Copyright Donna Noble, okay?

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-->'''Donna:''' --->'''Donna:''' Next thing you know, you'll be telling me it's like ''Literature/MurderOnTheOrientExpress'', and they all did it.
-->'''Agatha
it.\\
'''Agatha
Christie:''' ''Murder on the Orient Express''?
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Express''?\\
'''Donna:'''
Ooo, yeah. One of your best.
-->'''The
best.\\
'''The
Doctor:''' But not yet.
-->'''Agatha
yet.\\
'''Agatha
Christie:''' Marvelous idea, though.
-->'''Donna:'''
though.\\
'''Donna:'''
Yeah. Tell you what. Copyright Donna Noble, okay?



-->'''Agatha Christie:''' No alibis for any of them. The ''Secret Adversary'' remains hidden. We must look for a motive. Use ze little grey cells.
-->'''The Doctor:''' Oh, yes, little grey cells. Good 'ole Poirot. ''[reclines in a chair]'' Yep, I've been to Belgium. Yeah... I remember. ''[flashback of the Doctor, carrying a bow and arrows, hacking his way through underbrush with a machete]'' I was deep in the Ardennes, trying to find Charlemagne. He'd been kidnapped by an insane computer.\\

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-->'''Agatha Christie:''' No alibis for any of them. The ''Secret Adversary'' remains hidden. We must look for a motive. Use ze little grey cells.
-->'''The
cells.\\
'''The
Doctor:''' Oh, yes, little grey cells. Good 'ole Poirot. ''[reclines in a chair]'' Yep, I've been to Belgium. Yeah... I remember. ''[flashback of the Doctor, carrying a bow and arrows, hacking his way through underbrush with a machete]'' I was deep in the Ardennes, trying to find Charlemagne. He'd been kidnapped by an insane computer.\\
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-->'''Five:''' Well that's a bit undramatic, isn't it? ''Belgium??''
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** Also, her partially amused, partially exasperated face at the Doctor's idiocy.
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Reducing the swearing a bit. Seriously, is that necessary?


'''Donna:''' When I say giant, I don't mean big! I mean FLIPPING ENORMOUS!! Look at its sting! ''[points to the ''giant'' stinger sticking through the door; cue Agatha giving a "What the fuck?" look and the Doctor giving an "Oooh, alien!" look]''

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'''Donna:''' When I say giant, I don't mean big! I mean FLIPPING ENORMOUS!! Look at its sting! ''[points to the ''giant'' stinger sticking through the door; cue Agatha giving a "What the fuck?" hell?" look and the Doctor giving an "Oooh, alien!" look]''



* The Doctor and Donna spend most of the episode basically just being friends, enjoying cocktails, solving a murder mystery and generally having a fucking blast at the fact that they've ''just met Agatha Christie'' and there is a '''''massive''''' wasp involved.

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* The Doctor and Donna spend most of the episode basically just being friends, enjoying cocktails, solving a murder mystery and generally having a fucking blast at the fact that they've ''just met Agatha Christie'' and there is a '''''massive''''' wasp involved.



* Both Wilf and Ten agree that Donna's future surname of ''Noble-Temple'' is ''shit'' and the Doctor seems relieved that she's going for ''Temple-Noble'' instead.

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* Both Wilf and Ten agree that Donna's future surname of ''Noble-Temple'' is ''shit'' odd and the Doctor seems relieved that she's going for ''Temple-Noble'' instead.
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* Both Wilf and Ten agree that Donna's future surname of ''Noble-Temple'' is ''shit'' and the Doctor seems relieved that she's going for Temple-Noble instead.

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* Both Wilf and Ten agree that Donna's future surname of ''Noble-Temple'' is ''shit'' and the Doctor seems relieved that she's going for Temple-Noble ''Temple-Noble'' instead.
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* Both Wilf and Ten agree that Donna's future surname of ''Noble-Temple'' is ''shit'' and the Doctor seems relieved that she's going for Temple-Noble instead.

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** The fact that Homer Simpson is still a classic after a couple millennia.



* Apparently, someone put a dent in the '80s. One wonders if it has anything to do with the UNIT dating problem.




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** Even better? The Doctor ''wasn't even there'' when Van Statten made his pun. StrangeMindsThinkAlike...



'''The Doctor:''' Finished!\\

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'''The Doctor:''' Finished!\\Finished?\\



* When the Doctor heads over to Luke Rattigan's house, Luke has a gun pointed to him, Martha, and Donna... and the Doctor — not missing a beat — grabs the gun and throws it away.

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* When the Doctor heads over to Luke Rattigan's house, Luke has a gun pointed to him, Martha, and Donna... and the Doctor — not missing a beat — just strides forward, grabs the gun gun, and throws it away.



* After Jenny seduces a guard to get them out of their cell, Donna offer to use her "feminine wiles" to distract another guard. The Doctor asks her to save her wiles for later, then distracts him with a wind-up mouse.

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* After Jenny seduces a guard to get them out of their cell, Donna offer to use her "feminine wiles" to distract another guard. The Doctor very awkwardly asks her to save her wiles for later, then distracts him with a wind-up mouse.mouse.
-->'''Donna:''' I'd like to see you try that.



** Even funnier from River's point of view, where she thinks the Doctor is just trolling her.



* Donna and the Doctor being handed Lux's contracts and simultaneously tearing them apart. River later reveals that ''she'' did the same too. River, your twelve is showing!

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* Donna and the Doctor being handed Lux's contracts and simultaneously tearing them apart. River later reveals that ''she'' did the same too. River, your twelve Twelve is showing!


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** Even funnier given that the Doctor knows, though the audience may not yet, that this would be his final regeneration.
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-->'''PaulO'Grady''': Do you know what, I look up and there's all these moons and things. Have you seen them? Did you see them? I thought, what was I drinking last night, furniture polish?

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-->'''PaulO'Grady''': -->'''Paul O'Grady''': Do you know what, I look up and there's all these moons and things. Have you seen them? Did you see them? I thought, what was I drinking last night, furniture polish?
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* Just after Ten's regeneration and all the associated heartbreak, the introduction of the Eleventh Doctor, who checks to make sure he's got all of his bits and pieces.

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* Just after Ten's regeneration and all the associated heartbreak, the introduction of the Eleventh Doctor, who checks to make sure Ten Regenerates into Eleven. You'd think, ''given that he's got all in an exploding TARDIS that is on fire'', he'd get himself out of his bits and pieces. danger first, right? Nope - the first thing he does is ''check that nothing was lost in the Regeneration.''
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* The Doctor correcting him that it's not Great Britain, Great France, and Great Germany. Only Britain is great.
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** The "I'm a ''girl?!?''" line is even funnier when you've seen the restroom scene from ''Party Animals'' where Matt's character actually says "No... I'm not a girl!" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9xKUtytWVQ happens at 3:46]]) Or if you remember that Creator/StevenMoffat wrote ''Recap/DoctorWhoTheCurseOfFatalDeath'', where the Doctor regenerated into a woman. Or if you're watching [[HilariousInHindsight after the announcement of the Thirteenth Doctor]], played by Creator/JodieWhittaker. And note that while one hand immediately goes to Eleven's Adam's apple to confirm his manhood, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar you can't see where]] [[CrotchGrabSexCheck his other hand goes.]]

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** The "I'm a ''girl?!?''" line is even funnier when you've seen the restroom scene from ''Party Animals'' where Matt's character actually says "No... I'm not a girl!" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9xKUtytWVQ happens at 3:46]]) Or if you remember that Creator/StevenMoffat wrote ''Recap/DoctorWhoTheCurseOfFatalDeath'', where the Doctor regenerated into a woman. Or if you're watching [[HilariousInHindsight after the announcement of the Thirteenth Doctor]], played by Creator/JodieWhittaker. And note that while one hand immediately goes to Eleven's Adam's apple to confirm his manhood, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar you can't see where]] where [[CrotchGrabSexCheck his other hand goes.]]
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* Mixed with NightmareFuel, the whole scene where Stacy, whilst freshening up for a night out in the [[ToiletHumour bathroom]], ends up fatally giving birth to a pack of Adipose. What begins as a mild stomach grumble turns into a cacophony of recycled [[{{Gasshole}} Slitheen]] fart noises, all the while an oblivious Donna is making quips.
** The sight of Stacy's gurgling stomach expanding before an Adipose pops into the bathroom sink.
-->'''Donna:''' You all right up there?
-->'''Stacy:''' ''[sheepishly]'' Yeah.
** Another Adipose is unfortunate enough to, as we see it poking out of her trousers, pop out of Stacy's bum!
-->'''Donna:''' I like what you've done with the hall.
** The horror of Stacy's death, collapsing into a pile of Adipose, is lost when you hear [[Film/ScoobyDoo Shaggy's mega fart]]!
** Breaking into Stacy's bathroom, Donna finds Stacy's clothes and a newborn Adipose waving at her before jumping out of the window. Her face is priceless.
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* The funniest thing (perhaps in the entire fourth series) was the entire Dalek race, the most feared beings in the cosmos, ''spinning uncontrollably in circles'' while crying out in distress [[AC:HELP-ME! HELP-ME!]].

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* The funniest thing (perhaps in the entire fourth series) was the entire Dalek race, the most feared beings in the cosmos, ''spinning uncontrollably in circles'' while crying out in distress distress.
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[[AC:HELP-ME! HELP-ME!]]. HELP-ME!]]
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* The funniest thing (perhaps in the entire fourth series) was the entire Dalek race, the most feared beings in the cosmos, ''spinning uncontrollably in circles'' while crying out in distress ("[[AC:HELP-ME! HELP-ME!]]").
This all happens while their leader stares at the insanity, demanding to know just what the hell is going on.

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* The funniest thing (perhaps in the entire fourth series) was the entire Dalek race, the most feared beings in the cosmos, ''spinning uncontrollably in circles'' while crying out in distress ("[[AC:HELP-ME! HELP-ME!]]").[[AC:HELP-ME! HELP-ME!]].
** This all happens while their leader stares at the insanity, demanding to know just what the hell is going on.

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* The funniest thing (perhaps in the entire fourth series) was the entire Dalek race, the most feared beings in the cosmos, ''spinning uncontrollably in circles'' while crying out in distress ("[[AC:HELP-ME! HELP-ME!]]"). This all happens while their leader stares at the insanity, demanding to know just what the hell is going on.

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* The funniest thing (perhaps in the entire fourth series) was the entire Dalek race, the most feared beings in the cosmos, ''spinning uncontrollably in circles'' while crying out in distress ("[[AC:HELP-ME! HELP-ME!]]").
This all happens while their leader stares at the insanity, demanding to know just what the hell is going on.
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* The Doctor really hopes he doesn't die by tripping over a brick. "Then again, painless."
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-->'''Eleventh Doctor:''' Legs! I've still got legs! Good! Arms, hands, fingers, oooh, lots of fingers. Ears, yes, eyes, two, nose...[[Creator/JonPertwee I've had worse]]. [[RunningGag Chin... blimey!]]

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-->'''Eleventh Doctor:''' Legs! I've still got legs! Good! Arms, hands, fingers, oooh, lots of fingers. Ears, yes, eyes, two, nose...[[Creator/JonPertwee I've had worse]]. [[RunningGag Chin... blimey!]]''[[LanternJawOfJustice blimey!]]''



-->'''Eleventh Doctor:''' ''[squeaky-voiced]'' I'm a ''GIRL!''
** The "I'm a ''girl?!?''" line is even funnier when you've seen the restroom scene from ''Party Animals'' where Matt's character actually says "No, I'm not a girl." ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9xKUtytWVQ happens at 3:46]]) Or if you remember that Creator/StevenMoffat wrote ''Recap/DoctorWhoTheCurseOfFatalDeath'', where the Doctor regenerated into a woman. Or if you're watching [[HilariousInHindsight after the announcement of the Thirteenth Doctor]], played by Creator/JodieWhittaker. And note that while one hand immediately goes to Eleven's Adam's apple to confirm his manhood, you can't see where his ''other'' hand goes.
** "Still not ginger!" The TARDIS is blowing up around him, and [[SeriousBusiness he's more interested in his hair colour]].

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-->'''Eleventh Doctor:''' ''[squeaky-voiced]'' I'm a ''GIRL!''
''girl!''
** The "I'm a ''girl?!?''" line is even funnier when you've seen the restroom scene from ''Party Animals'' where Matt's character actually says "No, "No... I'm not a girl." girl!" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9xKUtytWVQ happens at 3:46]]) Or if you remember that Creator/StevenMoffat wrote ''Recap/DoctorWhoTheCurseOfFatalDeath'', where the Doctor regenerated into a woman. Or if you're watching [[HilariousInHindsight after the announcement of the Thirteenth Doctor]], played by Creator/JodieWhittaker. And note that while one hand immediately goes to Eleven's Adam's apple to confirm his manhood, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar you can't see where where]] [[CrotchGrabSexCheck his ''other'' other hand goes.
goes.]]
** "Still "...And still not ginger!" The TARDIS is blowing up around him, and [[SeriousBusiness [[SkewedPriorities he's more interested in his hair colour]].
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*It turns out [[LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn Sarah Jane could ''hear'' the Mr. Smith jingle all along]]

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