Editing Test Card F (section)

==In popular culture==
{{In popular culture|section|date=July 2020}}
Variations and parodies of Test Card F are common in British broadcasting, Internet sites, and games. Some prominent examples include:
*The TV series ''[[Life on Mars (British TV series)|Life on Mars]]'' features a [[List of Life on Mars characters#Test Card Girl|Test Card Girl]] based on Test Card F, who teases and torments the lead character, Sam Tyler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/lifeonmars/backstage/questions_plot.shtml|title=Life on Mars questions|work=BBC Drama|access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="clues">{{cite news|title=Did you spot the clues?|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/content/show-features/life-on-mars/did-you-spot-the-clues/|first=Nick|last=Griffiths|publisher=[[The Radio Times]]|date=1 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121124741/http://www.radiotimes.com/content/show-features/life-on-mars/did-you-spot-the-clues/|archive-date=21 November 2008|access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref>
*Parodies have been used in promotional material or videos for many songs (often with band members' faces), including [[Radiohead]]'s 2000 album ''[[Kid A]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last1=Radiohead |title=Blips |url=https://www.radiohead.com/library/#kida/blips |website=Radiohead Public Library |publisher=XL Recordings |access-date=5 April 2020 |ref=Radiohead |date=2020}}</ref> "[[(Waiting For) The Ghost Train]]" by [[Madness (band)|Madness]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Madness - Waiting For The Ghost Train |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6pF1CwjKpA  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/z6pF1CwjKpA| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=5 July 2020 |date=24 November 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the [[Gorillaz]] music video "[[Hallelujah Money]]."<ref>{{Citation|publisher=[[UPROXX]]|title=Hallelujah Money (feat. Benjamin Clementine) - Gorillaz |website=Youtube|date=2017-01-19|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDUrpPvU1_4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/CDUrpPvU1_4| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-01-19}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*The test card has also been used in the ''[[Numberblocks]]'' episode "Tween Scenes," with Ten replacing Carole Hersee and Three replacing Bubbles the Clown.
*''[[Dave Allen At Large]]'' included a parody of Test Card F where a hand came out and completed the game of noughts and crosses.
*The ''[[Animaniacs (2020 TV series)|Animaniacs reboot]]'s'' segment "The Flawed Couple" featured a parody of Test Card F with Pinky in place of Carole Hersee and the Brain wearing clown makeup in place of Bubbles.
*[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)|RuPaul's Drag Race UK]] contestant [[Cheddar Gorgeous]] wore a runway look inspired by Test Card F for the season four runway "Keeping it 100!", which was held in honour of the [[BBC|BBC's]] 100th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/0b6dc5e5-9cb6-4ee4-96fb-99c2bb02f171|title=RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 episode 1 runway recap: All the BBC icons and 'Ru Are You?' looks|work=BBC Three|date=18 October 2022}}</ref>
*The trailers of the video game [[Worms W.M.D]] parodies the Test Card F where Carole and Bubbles are replaced by worms looking like them. Also, the grid on the blackboard is replaced by a drawing of a grenade, an emblematic weapon of the game franchise.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XesMJiTgc6g |title=Worms W.M.D - Bob's Tank Warehouse! |language=en |access-date=2024-04-05 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>