The Vodka God ([info]allah_sulu) wrote,
@ 2008-07-01 09:55:00
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The Doctor Who/Right Said Fred Connection

The British pop band Right Said Fred (known primarily, at least in the USA, for "I'm Too Sexy"), took their name from a 1962 novelty song named "Right Said Fred." That song, about a group of workmen struggling to move a large unspecified object (possibly a piano) was created by Bernard Cribbins. Cribbins has also appeared in a variety of roles as an actor (including an appearance on Fawlty Towers) over the last fifty years. His most recent job is playing Wilfred Mott (Donna Noble's grandfather) on Doctor Who. In the most recent episode, he attacks a dalek with a paint gun. This is not his first time facing daleks; Bernard Cribbins played a character named Tom Campbell in the 1966 film Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (in which Peter Cushing, the Grand Moff Tarkin, played The Doctor). This makes Bernard the longest serving supporting actor in the history of the Doctor Who franchise (Take that, Sarah Jane Smith! You didn't meet the Doctor until 1973!)


(The above picture was ganked from Nodwick.com, which also provided some of the above information.)



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[info]gwiii
2008-07-01 03:53 pm UTC (link)
What is this hatred of Sara Jane Smith that you have all about?

She never did nothin' to ya!

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[info]allah_sulu
2008-07-01 03:58 pm UTC (link)
I'm just bein' snarky; it's Q who really hates her.

Edited at 2008-07-01 04:15 pm UTC

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[info]deathquaker
2008-07-01 05:22 pm UTC (link)
And Sarah Jane gets too much hype and too much credit anyway. She ain't bad, but there were so many companions who were better (and lots of other actors with longstanding connections to Dr. Who as well).

Interesting that he played Tom Campbell. He'd've been based on Tom Cambell in the canon TV episode "Dalek Invasion of Earth" who is Susan's (Doctor's granddaughter) love interest.

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[info]allah_sulu
2008-07-01 05:28 pm UTC (link)
She also looked a lot more intelligent and competent when she was standing next to Harry Sullivan. So why have they brought Sarah Jane back more than any of the other companions?

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[info]vyrdolak
2008-07-02 02:50 am UTC (link)
Ya gotta admit she looks pretty good for a 60 year old.

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[info]allah_sulu
2008-07-02 09:57 am UTC (link)
Stop it, Jack.

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[info]hiretsukan1970
2008-07-02 01:16 pm UTC (link)
Next to Sarah jane, I would love to see Peri (Nicola Bryant) return.
She looks marvelous these days.

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[info]allah_sulu
2008-07-02 01:20 pm UTC (link)
Richard Dawkins had a short cameo in that episode as himself (on TV). You know who his wife is, right?

EDIT: I don't think I've seen any of the episodes with Peri.

EDIT II: Romana was left behind in e-Space; could she still be alive?

Edited at 2008-08-02 10:43 am UTC

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[info]gwiii
2008-07-01 06:02 pm UTC (link)
I didn't know Q was Canadian.....

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[info]allah_sulu
2008-07-01 06:08 pm UTC (link)
Today is Canada Day, so I was going with the theme.

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[info]hat_madigan
2008-07-01 06:11 pm UTC (link)
Sarah Jane Makes my spine twist in unnatural ways. Jon Pertwee is my second fave old school doc after Baker. And I preferred Bessie to Sarah Jane.

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[info]lots42
2008-08-02 09:19 pm UTC (link)
All the companions I know about are awesome in their own special ways, but Captain Jack was the awesomest. He kept the Doctor -thinking-, a rare trait for a Companion.

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