Editing TARDIS (section)

==Cultural impact==
[[File:Dragon Con 2013 Parade - Ace & Doctor (9680823380).jpg|thumb|Replicas of the TARDIS set are often seen at fan [[cosplay]] events.]]
[[File:Dr. Who Tardis pedal-bin.jpg|thumb|Merchandise based on the TARDIS is available, such as this pedal bin.]]

===Merchandising===
As one of the most recognisable images connected with ''Doctor Who'', the TARDIS has appeared on numerous items of merchandise associated with the programme. TARDIS scale models of various sizes have been manufactured to accompany other ''Doctor Who'' dolls and action figures, some with sound effects included. Fan-built full-size models of the police box are also common. There have been TARDIS-shaped video games, play tents for children, toy boxes, cookie jars, book ends, key chains, and even a police-box-shaped bottle for a TARDIS bubble bath. The 1993 VHS release of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' was contained in a special-edition tin shaped like the TARDIS.

With the 2005 series revival, a variety of TARDIS-shaped merchandise has been produced, including a TARDIS coin box, TARDIS figure toy set, a TARDIS that detects the ring signal from a mobile phone and flashes when an incoming call is detected, TARDIS-shaped wardrobes and DVD cabinets, and a [[USB hub]] in the shape of the TARDIS.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who Tardis 4-Way USB Hub |publisher=Firebox.com |url=http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1713 |access-date=31 January 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205132824/http://www.firebox.com/index.html?dir=firebox&action=product&pid=1713 |archive-date=5 February 2007}}</ref> The complete 2005 season DVD box set, released in November 2005, was issued in packaging that resembled the TARDIS.

One of the original-model TARDISes used in the television series' production in the 1970s was sold at auction in December 2005 for [[Pound sterling|£]]10,800.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4529332.stm| title=Miniature Tardis sells at auction |work=BBC News  | date=15 December 2005 |access-date=19 April 2006}}</ref>

===BBC trademark===
In 1996 the BBC applied to the [[UK Intellectual Property Office]] to register the TARDIS as a [[trademark]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.patent.gov.uk/tm/t-find/t-find-number?detailsrequested=C&trademark=2104259 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629094636/http://www.patent.gov.uk/tm/t-find/t-find-number?detailsrequested=C&trademark=2104259 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2012 |title=Case details for Trade Mark 2104259 |access-date=17 January 2007 |publisher=[[UK Intellectual Property Office]]}}</ref> This was challenged by the [[Metropolitan Police]], who felt that they owned the [[Intellectual property|rights]] to the police box image. However, the Patent Office found that there was no evidence that the Metropolitan Police – or any other police force – had ever registered the image as a trademark. In addition, the BBC had been selling [[Doctor Who merchandise|merchandise]] based on the image for over three decades without complaint by the police. The Patent Office issued a ruling in favour of the BBC in 2002.<ref name="trademark">{{cite web|url=http://www.patent.gov.uk/tm//legal/decisions/2002/o33602.pdf |title=In the matter of Application No. 2104259 by The British Broadcasting Corporation to register a series of three marks in Classes 9, 16, 25 and 41 and in the matter of Opposition thereto under No. 48452 by The Metropolitan Police Authority |access-date=17 January 2007 |last=Knight |first=Mike |publisher=[[UK Patent Office]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/2352743.stm |title=BBC wins police Tardis case |access-date=17 January 2007 |date=23 October 2002 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

The word TARDIS is listed in the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title='Sonic screwdriver' to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/sonic-screwdriver-to-be-added-to-the-oxford-english-dictionary/ |website=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref>

===Legacy police boxes===
[[File:Somerton TARDIS.JPG|thumb|The "[[Somerton TARDIS]]", police box in [[Newport, Wales]]]]
A number of legacy police boxes are still standing on streets around the United Kingdom. Although now no longer used for their original function, many have been repurposed as coffee kiosks, and are often affectionately referred to as TARDISes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lomholt |first1=Isabelle |title=Police Box Edinburgh: Scottish Tardis, Doctor Who |url=https://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/police-box |website=www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk |access-date=2 July 2022 |date=18 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dalziel |first1=Magdalene |title=Dr Who Tardis-style cafe in Glasgow's Merchant City set to close |url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/dr-who-tardis-style-cafe-13403433 |website=GlasgowLive |access-date=2 July 2022 |date=29 July 2017}}</ref> A police box in the [[Somerton, Newport|Somerton]] area of [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] in South Wales is known as the [[Somerton TARDIS]].<ref>{{cite news |title=£10,500 to restore city 'Tardis' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8472520.stm |access-date=2 July 2022 |work=BBC News |date=22 January 2010}}</ref>

===In science and computing===
An asteroid discovered in 1984 by astronomer [[Brian A. Skiff]] was named [[3325 TARDIS]] on account of its [[cuboid]] appearance.<ref name="jpldata">{{cite web  |type= 4 June 2017 last obs.  |title= JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3325 TARDIS (1984 JZ)  |url= https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2003325 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200109120746/https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2003325  |url-status = dead |archive-date = 9 January 2020 |publisher=[[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] |access-date = 2 July 2022}}</ref> A number of geological features on [[Charon (moon)|Charon]], the largest moon of the dwarf planet [[Pluto]], have been named after mythological or fictional vessels, and one is named the [[List of geological features on Charon#Chasmata|Tardis Chasma]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ferry |first1=Ilan |title=La Mythologie selon Le Seigneur des Anneaux |date=10 May 2022 |publisher=Les Éditions de l'Opportun |isbn=978-2-38015-258-6 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IKZgEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT23 |access-date=2 July 2022 |language=fr}}</ref>

A data storage manufacturer called tarDISK markets a [[flash memory]] drive for [[Apple Computer, Inc.|Apple]] [[MacBook]] which it claims is "bigger on the inside". They also claim native integration with Apple's [[Time Machine (macOS)|Time Machine backup software]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.TarDisk.com|title=Company Website, January 1, 2015 |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tech.co/tardisk-macbook-storage-expansion-thats-bigger-inside-2015-02 |title=TarDisk: MacBook Storage Expansion That's Bigger on the Inside |publisher=tech.co |date=18 February 2015 |access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref>

The [[European Space Agency]] has sent 3,000 [[tardigrade]]s ("water bears") into orbit on the ''outside'' of a rocket; 32% survived. The experiment was named Tardigrades in Space, or Tardis.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/09/first-cat-space-felicette-orbit-humans-earth-atmosphere|title=First cat in space: how a Parisian stray called Félicette was blasted far from Earth |first=Robin |last=McKie |newspaper=The Observer |date=9 September 2023|via=The Guardian}}</ref>

===In popular culture===
[[File:Portable toilet at Great Denham, Bedfordshire, England.jpg|thumb|upright|Cultural references to the TARDIS include a UK portable toilet rental company.]]
Cultural references to the TARDIS are many and varied.

In music, [[The KLF]] (performing as "The Timelords") released a novelty pop single in 1988 entitled "[[Doctorin' the Tardis]]". The record reached number one in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and had chart success worldwide. It was a reworking of several songs (principally [[Gary Glitter]]'s "[[Rock and Roll Part 2]]", [[The Sweet]]'s "[[Block Buster!]]" and the [[Doctor Who theme music|''Doctor Who'' theme music]]) with lyrics referencing ''Doctor Who'', specifically the TARDIS.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ellis |first1=Iain |title=Brit Wits: A History of British Rock Humor |date=30 June 2012 |publisher=Intellect Books |isbn=978-1-84150-671-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CbqrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA159 |access-date=2 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> In 2007, the British rock band [[Radiohead]] included the song "Up on the Ladder" on their album ''[[In Rainbows]]'' which begins with the line "I'm stuck in the TARDIS".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://genius.com/Radiohead-up-on-the-ladder-lyrics |title=Radiohead – Up on the ladder lyrics |work=Genius Lyrics |access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Caffrey |first=Dan |title=Radiohead FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Most Famous Cult Band |date=15 March 2021 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4930-5397-1 |page=75 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mRUYEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA75}}</ref>

In 2001, [[Turner Prize]]-winning artist [[Mark Wallinger]] created a piece or artwork entitled ''Time and Relative Dimensions in Space'' that is structurally a police box shape faced with mirrors.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |title=Let's do the time warp again |first=Adrian |last=Searle |date=16 February 2009|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/feb/16/mark-wallinger-the-russian-linesman|access-date=3 November 2009 |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]] |title=Reflective Doctor Who Tardis on show at Hayward Gallery |first=Louise |last=Jury |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23639332-reflective-doctor-who-tardis-on-show-at-hayward-gallery.do |date=2 February 2009 |access-date=3 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223004654/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23639332-reflective-doctor-who-tardis-on-show-at-hayward-gallery.do |archive-date=23 February 2010}}</ref> The BBC website describes it as "recent proof of [the TARDIS'] enduring legacy".<ref name="beginnersguide" />

In July 2014, the [[Monty Python]] comedy troupe opened their reunion show, ''[[Monty Python Live (Mostly)]]'', with a trademark animation featuring the Tardis – dubbed the "retardis" – flying through space before the Pythons came on stage.<ref>{{cite web |author=Dominic Cavendish |title=The almost-definitive guide to Monty Python Live (Mostly) |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comedy/10940401/The-almost-definitive-guide-to-Monty-Python-Live-Mostly.html |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comedy/10940401/The-almost-definitive-guide-to-Monty-Python-Live-Mostly.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-status=live |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2 July 2014 |url-access=subscription}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Monty Python's back, thanks to the 'retardis' |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/latest-news/monty-python-s-back-thanks-to-the-retardis-1-6705231 |access-date=24 August 2019 |work=Yorkshire Post}}</ref>

In film, the TARDIS makes a [[cameo appearance]] in a number of productions, including ''[[Iron Sky]]'' (2012)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/35801/doctor-who-the-brief-cameos-that-are-definitely-canon|title=Doctor Who: the brief cameos that are definitely canon |work=Den of Geek |access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> and ''[[The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web |date=11 February 2019 |title=The Team Behind The Lego Movie 2 Describes What Went Into Those Surprising Cameos |url=https://gizmodo.com/the-team-behind-the-lego-movie-2-describes-what-went-in-1832406472 |access-date=19 November 2023 |website=Gizmodo}}</ref> The TARDIS has also featured within the gameplay of a number of popular [[video game]]s, including ''[[Lego Dimensions]]''<ref>{{cite book |last=Kelly |first=James Floyd |title=The Ultimate Player's Guide to LEGO Dimensions [Unofficial Guide] |date=15 July 2016 |publisher=Que Publishing |isbn=978-0-13-446737-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w06sDAAAQBAJ&pg=SA32-PA25 |access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref> and ''[[Fortnite: Battle Royale]]''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Joseph Knoop |date=17 March 2022 |title=Fortnite gets Doctor Who's TARDIS and a bundle of themed modes |language=en |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-gets-doctor-whos-tardis-and-a-bundle-of-themed-missions/ |access-date=8 May 2022}}</ref>

To promote the [[Barbie (film)|''Barbie'']] film released in July 2023, a pink TARDIS was unveiled next to [[Tower Bridge]] in London on 11 July, as [[Ncuti Gatwa]] would appear in both ''Barbie'' as a [[Ken (doll)|Ken]] and in ''Doctor Who'' as the [[Fifteenth Doctor]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Scott |first=Danni |date=12 July 2023 |title=Doctor Who unveils pink Barbie Tardis in London |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/12/doctor-who-unveils-pink-barbie-tardis-19111835/ |access-date=12 July 2023 |website=Metro}}</ref>

Other references to the TARDIS have included a $2 silver [[commemorative coin]] depicting the TARDIS, issued on [[Niue Island]] in the [[South Pacific Ocean]] by the [[Perth Mint]] to mark the 50th anniversary of the ''Doctor Who'' television show;<ref>{{cite web |author=Sorin |url=http://news.allnumis.com/doctor-who-50th-anniversary-niue-island-tardis.html |title=Doctor Who .. Happy Birthday coin for its 50th anniversary – Niue Island – TARDIS &#124; Collectibles News |publisher=News.allnumis.com |date=17 June 2013 |access-date=6 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203181956/http://news.allnumis.com/doctor-who-50th-anniversary-niue-island-tardis.html |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and Tardis Environmental, a British sewage company, in reference to the similarity of their [[portable toilet]]s to a police box.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tardishire.co.uk/ |title=Tardis Environmental UK |publisher=Tardishire.co.uk |access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Who's Who of Commercial Loos – Profile: TARDIS Environmental |url=https://tardishire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CM-Tardis-feature.pdf |magazine=[[Commercial Motor]] |page=22 |date=3 February 2022 |access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref>

"Tardis" has also become a slang term used in the British real estate industry, to suggest that a house or apartment is actually substantially bigger on the inside that it looks on the outside.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2023 |title=Skinny House is considered to be 'London's coolest optical illusion' and looks much bigger inside |url=https://www.ladbible.com/news/uk-news/kensington-thin-house-london-thurloe-square-576192-20231105 |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=LADbible |language=en}}</ref>