35 Minutes of Moffatisms | Doctor Who

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Published 2024-06-18
I compiled a video of every time Steven Moffat used similar phrasing, scenes or ideas across his episodes of Doctor Who. Let me know if I missed any.

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All Comments (21)
  • The way the 12th doctor says "he fancied me" makes me think he fancied him as well
  • @Amy-J
    I love that Rory’s many deaths are a Moffatism lol
  • @stuff31
    You forgot "Male characters, especially the Doctor, being slapped by women at an increased rate than usual"
  • "My heart was maintained by the doctor" "Doctor WHO??" "...... Doctor CHAANNGGGG!!!"
  • @qwertyuio404
    I like that the “time can be rewritten” and “not one line” moffatisms have a historical basis in the show and can be traced back to the first season back in 1964 when the first doctor tells Barbara “you can’t rewrite history! Not one line!” when she tries to change Aztec society to have less human sacrifice
  • @JayLiszte
    To indulge in a moffatism myself, Moffatisms are fun.
  • @samcarpenter_
    I love how a solid 5 minutes of this video is just them saying the name of the show.
  • @nickb2844
    Still early in the video, but I think you forgot the "delete your internet history" line from The Eleventh hour. That always felt like the start of the browser history gag to me.
  • @TheHeroOfMobius
    “Curse of Fatal Death” should definitely have been included in this compilation, especially since it was also written by Moffat and includes a number of Moffatisms like “Never cruel, never cowardly.”
  • @lbricks7631
    Man, I am a sucker for moffatisms, past, present and future. But my favourite will always be Homeisms where Robert Homes never fails.
  • @spacesoarer3627
    I've always loved Moffat's dialogue style a lot. It's very witty, sharp, quirky, and intelligent.
  • @DDarkooo
    I thought it was gonna be just 35 minutes of questionable sex jokes ngl
  • @Choo-Choonesme
    They forgot to add characters gushing over the doctor "... Because he's the doctor, and he..."
  • @SeanS102
    Love the video, and the Moffatisms! I always noticed his repetition of jokes about the sonic screwdriver and assembling cabinets, or putting up shelves and the like, laughed when a similar joke popped up in Rogue, which also had a joke about the psychic paper accidentally flirting on behalf of someone like in The Empty Child (Stealth Moff script!? 'Course not but felt in step with him at times!)
  • The biggest moffatism is probably just killing off charcaters (both occasional and main ones) in the most heartbreaking way possible
  • @scatmanbinks
    There is also a never be cruel or cowardly way back in Moffat's comic relief the curse of fatal death
  • @razorclaus9898
    16:00 There’s actually another chin one in Capaldi’s era. In the Husbands of River Song, River says “Do you know who you remind me of” and the Doctor responds “Yes, perhaps a chap with a big…” and motions towards his chin.