Did Dr. Who Officially Acknowledge Dr. Whooves?

[FiddlePhan]

Watching the 2014 Dr. Who Christmas special and there was a part that will be of interest to MLP fans.     

Has anyone else seen it yet? 

[The Doctor]

It was certainly an amusing moment...

Here's a link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpyk_dAyxgs

I don't think it was much more than a coincidence.  Santa proves who he is by telling one of the women about what she wanted for Christmas, and says My Little Pony.  Would have been more a nod to G4 if Santa had said it to the guy in the room I think.

I did get laugh heartily when I heard it though.

[Einhornbaby]

I saw it and laughed a little, it was cute
But I dont think it had to do with Doctor Whooves, hmm.

[LadyMoondancer]

I don't see any connection with Dr. Hooves at all.

The joke is that the young lady, when she was a little girl, asked Santa for My Little Pony for Christmas and now "Santa" is "proving who he is" by reminding her of that.

They probably used My Little Pony as the toy in question for two reasons:

1.  It's a well-known toy that's been around for years that lots of little girls want.

2.  You can make a lot of sentences from three words ("I don't care", "Look behind you", "it doesn't matter", for example).   So the "Three words for you" line gives the audience a moment of anticipation as they try to guess what's coming next.  I think that's why they chose "My Little Pony" over, for example, "Barbie."

A nice acknowledgement of the place My Little Pony has in pop culture, but not an acknowledgement of Dr. Hooves or G4.

[hathorcat]

I agree not a Dr Whooves moment but still a "OOOOOOHHHHHHH MLP PONY REF IN DR WHO" moment in my house There were only a few girly girl toy lines that all the audience would recognise as a brand that could be used for a girl of the characters age - MLP or Care Bears were probably the only 2 options

[Mirnyj]

Thanks for explaining the back story for the clip, I would have had no idea what was going on.  Yeah, definitely not a Dr. Hooves moment, but I do feel a little every time MLP is referenced in other shows or movies. 

[mopthebunny]

I don't see any connection with Dr. Hooves at all.

The joke is that the young lady, when she was a little girl, asked Santa for My Little Pony for Christmas and now "Santa" is "proving who he is" by reminding her of that.

They probably used My Little Pony as the toy in question for two reasons:

1.  It's a well-known toy that's been around for years that lots of little girls want.

2.  You can make a lot of sentences from three words ("I don't care", "Look behind you", "it doesn't matter", for example).   So the "Three words for you" line gives the audience a moment of anticipation as they try to guess what's coming next.  I think that's why they chose "My Little Pony" over, for example, "Barbie."

A nice acknowledgement of the place My Little Pony has in pop culture, but not an acknowledgement of Dr. Hooves or G4.

I'm with you ^   If it was any kind of Brony reference, he would have said it to one of the men in the scene. It's still nice for us pony-fans, though 

[ZennaBug]

I loved it!  Because she acts tough and wouldn't have wanted anyone to know she liked MLP as a kid, I'm guessing lol.  It made me crack up when he said it though!

[Radiance]

OK, OK, I have to step in and say it's always spelled out Doctor Who, never the abbreviated Dr. Who. Just fyi. Also, the mlp reference did get a chuckle from me but I don't think it has anything to do with current G4 ponies/ FiM.

[Darker]

The comments on the video are just bronies trolling.

Sad.