‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: ‘Today’s Meredith Vieira gets to visit the TARDIS even though she doesn’t know a damn thing about the show

At least Meredith Vieira doesn’t actually call the character “Doctor Who.” But it does sound like she has to pronounce phonetically things like sonic screwdriver and TARDIS. No fair that she gets to hang out with the Doctor:

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Though clearly Matt Smith isn’t a Whovian, either: Vieira would not be the first American companion…

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