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ost_uid0="PointyHairedJedi"]EDIT: One thing, Zeke - "Who debuts"? I hope that's just a placeholder.[/quote
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ost_uid0] actually called Doctor Who, right? Â I know he's usually just The Doctor, but does anyone call him Doctor Who? Â Because I've been going on that assumption, and I know a lot of non-Whovians do so too. Â (Nobody raised an eyebrow when I used that name for him in "Oasis.")[/quote
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Anyway, the character was credited as "Doctor Who" from 1963 to 1981, but at that point the producer changed the credit to "The Doctor" because "that was his real name." Â
Whether or not "Who" is his real name is a matter of continual debate. Â Early novelizations had titles such as "Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks"; there was even one episode called "Doctor Who and the Silurians" (1970). Â Throught the show there are a number of gags where someone says "Doctor who?", the best being in "An Unearthly Child." Â However, he is only named "Doctor Who" on screen once, in the episode "The War Machines" (1966), when the evil WOTAN says "Doctor Who is required."
Publicity almost always calls him "Doctor Who," and some insist that it was his name up until the switch in 1982. Â On the other hand, the writers of the 1973 episode "The Three Doctors" wanted to call a villain "OHM" as 180-rotation of "WHO" but did not when reminded the character's name was not "Who."
You'll find Doctor Who fans on both sides of the fence; personally I'm part of the camp that insists his name is not "Who," primarily because it just sounds silly, but you'll find those that vehemently insist it is.
You really ought to see some Doctor Who, Zeke; up in Canada it airs on BBC Kids at 1 and 3:30 AM Eastern Time.
And I'm up for the challenge, Scooter. Â Just need to get working on my E-Space fivers again...
EDITED to add an "n" to Easter, because Doctor Who airs at other times of the year.[/color
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