>Okay. Familiar as I was with the Doctor, I'd not made that
>connection, and never realised they'd given him an ID as John Smith.
>I'd THOUGHT maybe Bob was referring to Lost in Space, but was also
>sure that wasn't quite right either.

They even lampshade it in "School Reunion":

Sarah Jane: And you are? The Doctor: Hm? Ah, Smith. John Smith. Sarah Jane: John Smith. I used to have a friend who sometimes went by that name. The Doctor: Well it's a very common name. Sarah Jane: He was a very uncommon man. Nice to me you. The Doctor: Nice to meet you. Yes, very nice. More than nice. Brilliant.

bodging heck, that episode still makes me sniffly just thinking about it.

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