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  • "Frontier in Space": The Doctor is accused of assault and battery, taking a spaceship without permission, and flying without insurance.
  • "Kinda": A mad military officer scolds young Adric, the Doctor's companion, saying he'll teach him "not to lie. Not to commit treason. And to wash behind the ears."
  • "Remembrance of the Daleks": The Doctor mocks the Dalek Emperor's rant about what the Daleks will achieve when they have the Hand of Omega: "Become all powerful! Crush the lesser races! Conquer the galaxy! Unimaginable power! Unlimited rice pudding! Et cetera! Et cetera!"
  • Inverted in "Ghost Light" (the last story produced, but broadcast third-to-last): "I can't stand burnt toast. I loathe bus stations: terrible places, full of lost luggage and lost souls. And then there's unrequited love, and tyranny, and cruelty." From the same episode: "My theories appall you, my heresies outrage you, I never answer letters and you don't like my tie."
  • The call to adventure (inserted as a voiceover at the end of "Survival", the last story of the original series broadcast): "There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, where the sea is asleep and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold."
  • "The End of the World" has this brief announcement at the beginning:
    "Guests are reminded that Platform One forbids the use of weapons, teleportation and religion."
  • "Rise of the Cybermen"/"The Age of Steel": Ricky's resistance group, the Preachers. Despite claiming to be freedom fighters, stockpiling weapons and hacking into various organizations, Ricky is London's most wanted... for parking violations. The Doctor backs him on the "park anywhere" for obvious reasons.
  • "Blink": Former police officer Billy says that he couldn't contact Sally earlier because the Doctor explained to him that it would've caused a rupture in time and space, it would destroy two thirds of the universe, and he would lose all his hair.
  • "The Doctor's Daughter": Donna describes the Doctor's life in this fashion to Jenny.
    Jenny: So what do you do?
    The Doctor: I travel. Through time and space.
    Donna: He saves planets, rescues civilisations, defeats terrible creatures. [Beat] And runs a lot. Seriously, there’s an outrageous amount of running involved.
  • "Amy's Choice": Amy (who is heavily pregnant) and Rory have just barricaded themselves from the Evil Old Folks in their cottage:
    Amy: We just ran away. We abandoned the Doctor. And don't ever call me "Chubs" again.
  • "The Big Bang": When the Doctor finds out that he's survived the "Big Bang two", he quickly verifies if he is OK, going through his life priority list, of course. "Legs, yes. Bow tie, cool. [touches hair] … I can buy a fez." Although two of the items are silly, we'd already expect the bow tie, so the fez makes pretty much the same effect.
  • "Time Heist": The Doctor tries to convince Clara out of her date and mentions the places they could go, like the Satanic Nebula, the Lagoon of Lost Stars... or Brighton.
  • In "Resolution" the Monster of the Week kills a lot of humans, tries to Take Over the World and knocks out the whole of Britain's internet.
    Graham: What, on New Year's Day; when everything's shut and everyone's hung over?
  • "Orphan 55": Bella's rant against her Missing Mom Kane mentions that she never came to Bella's birthday parties, didn't come to her dad's funeral... and she named her "Trixabelle".
  • "Twice Upon a Time": Peter Capaldi's final speech as the Twelfth Doctor includes this little gem:
    Twelfth Doctor: Never be cruel, never be cowardly, and never, ever eat pears!

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