Editing Test card (section)

==In popular culture==
The [[Philips PM5544|Philips Pattern]] and [[SMPTE color bars]] are widely recognised as one of the iconic popular culture symbols of the 1980s and 1990s in the markets where they were used. Numerous novelty and collectible items has been patterned after the famous test card, including wall clocks, bedsheets, wristwatches, and clothing. The character [[Sheldon Cooper]] on [[The Big Bang Theory]] wore tees with both patterns and a blogger identified the SMPTE shirt's use in more than a dozen episodes over the life of the series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sheldon Coopers 'Color Bars' Shirt |url=https://www.sheldoncoopersshirts.com/2017/02/sheldon-coopers-color-bars-shirt.html |website=Sheldon Cooper's Shirts |access-date=2 December 2024}}</ref>

The [[Test Card F|BBC Test Card F]] features throughout 2006-07 TV sci-fi detective series ''[[Life on Mars (British TV series)|Life on Mars]]''.<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}}</ref>