In America we sometimes caricature France is like the quitters or coward in conflict. In Japan, they see Italy the same way.

Spaghetti is just ramen that surrendered

For folks who have never seen it I like the episode with Sally Sparrow. Since you said re-watch… I m thinking of making a game of watching new who episodes and trying to spot the references, going back and watching the corresponding classic series. Mix it up a bit

Refactor them guts. Get naked.

Maybe they were getting criticism about Dr who and tried to ship the horniness out to a spin off. I thought it was a great show in its own right. Enjoy