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* Lampshaded, played with and kicked to death in ''[[Top Gear]]'', of all programmes. Jeremy revealed that he had obtained a cheaper quote for insurance because he called himself 'Doctor', rather than a journalist - the two pay vastly different rates of Car Insurance. He ignored the other two's protestations that HONOURARY doctorates don't count.
* Lampshaded, played with and kicked to death in ''[[Top Gear]]'', of all programmes. Jeremy revealed that he had obtained a cheaper quote for insurance because he called himself 'Doctor', rather than a journalist - the two pay vastly different rates of Car Insurance. He ignored the other two's protestations that HONOURARY doctorates don't count.
* Dr. Cliff Huxtable on ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' is that kind of doctor (albeit a specialist, specifically an obstetrician). One rather hilarious scene in an episode was where Rudy hurt her leg, and cried to Cliff that she wanted to see a doctor. Cliff had to remind her that he ''was'' a doctor. Making it even funnier, when Clair came home and looked at it, she panicked a little and exclaimed that they had to call a doctor, again forgetting that Cliff, [[I'm Standing Right Here| who was right next to her, was a doctor.]]
* Dr. Cliff Huxtable on ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' is that kind of doctor (albeit a specialist, specifically an obstetrician). One rather hilarious scene in an episode was where Rudy hurt her leg, and cried to Cliff that she wanted to see a doctor. Cliff had to remind her that he ''was'' a doctor. Making it even funnier, when Clair came home and looked at it, she panicked a little and exclaimed that they had to call a doctor, again forgetting that Cliff, [[I'm Standing Right Here| who was right next to her, was a doctor.]]
* Joan Watson of "Elementary" was a MD and a surgeon, but after making a mistake that cost a patient his life she gave up medicine and no longer uses the title doctor.
* Joan Watson of ''Elementary'' was a MD and a surgeon, but after making a mistake that cost a patient his life she gave up medicine and no longer uses the title doctor.


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