Jon Pertwee, how have I forgotten how magnificent your face is?
Oh, so very true. I've always loved that face, though some of the expressions he pulled were, um, scary.
As far as the Third Doctor being misogynist or sexist goes... I didn't really see it that way, even when I was an uptight feminist who could take offense at anything. He was a snarky one, but when it came down to it, it felt to me that, like all Doctors, he actually respected or appreciated strong women. He just usually had to do everything himself and it made him extra-cranky and snarky. He definitely deliberately needled Sarah Jane in this, but then, she had walked into his life and stowed away without permission, while suspecting him of wrongdoing. (And yes, SJ was a feminist written by clueless men, but I ended up loving her, anyway.) Aggh... I'm sure I'm not explaining it well, but I have a steadfast love for the Third Doctor, even when he was a complete bitch, and have never given it up, even when certain aspects of 1990s fandom were posturing about how he was The Enemy, and one couldn't appreciate both him and the Seventh Doctor. (Oh, yeah? Just watch me.)
I don't pay as much attention to fandom now, but suspect that the Third Doctor is still out of favor, though I know he's much-loved by some.
I'm sure I have other comments, but am out of time right now...
I think my sexism remark came mainly from his comment about "that's quite an admission, coming from the fairer of your sex" and his thing in the first episode about "we'll need someone to make us coffee." Beyond that there wasn't really anything terrible, but I was still a tad taken aback.
I actually haven't seen any Pertwee-hate for the reasons you're specifying (although I hear it was quite prevalent in the 90's fandom), but I have heard a few fans say they don't like him because they think his era is boring. Actually, there's a recent episode of the TARDIS Tavern podcast where they have a Pertwee Intervention to try and get one of the co-hosts to like Three by making him watch Inferno. But I certainly appreciate both him and Seven.
Yes, I remember him needling Sarah Jane, but I took it for needling, getting at her, because she was being a bit obnoxious and he was being snotty and mischievous.
Boring... that's funny, because I was somewhere around 17 when I first watched his Doctor and wasn't bored at all, except for "Colony in Space," which I don't think either Pertwee or Delgado could rescue. (I desperately need to rewatch his stories as a proper adult, but have no time or opportunity.) I also found him sexy as hell (and still do, all these years later), but let's not go into that, especially since one is magically not supposed to be attractive past the age of 40 in Western society, and I wrongly don't think 50-55 (his age when he was the Doctor) is that old... gaaaaah. ...Aaaanyway... my bias is showing. *grin*
Oh, so very true. I've always loved that face, though some of the expressions he pulled were, um, scary.
As far as the Third Doctor being misogynist or sexist goes... I didn't really see it that way, even when I was an uptight feminist who could take offense at anything. He was a snarky one, but when it came down to it, it felt to me that, like all Doctors, he actually respected or appreciated strong women. He just usually had to do everything himself and it made him extra-cranky and snarky. He definitely deliberately needled Sarah Jane in this, but then, she had walked into his life and stowed away without permission, while suspecting him of wrongdoing. (And yes, SJ was a feminist written by clueless men, but I ended up loving her, anyway.) Aggh... I'm sure I'm not explaining it well, but I have a steadfast love for the Third Doctor, even when he was a complete bitch, and have never given it up, even when certain aspects of 1990s fandom were posturing about how he was The Enemy, and one couldn't appreciate both him and the Seventh Doctor. (Oh, yeah? Just watch me.)
I don't pay as much attention to fandom now, but suspect that the Third Doctor is still out of favor, though I know he's much-loved by some.
I'm sure I have other comments, but am out of time right now...
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I think my sexism remark came mainly from his comment about "that's quite an admission, coming from the fairer of your sex" and his thing in the first episode about "we'll need someone to make us coffee." Beyond that there wasn't really anything terrible, but I was still a tad taken aback.
I actually haven't seen any Pertwee-hate for the reasons you're specifying (although I hear it was quite prevalent in the 90's fandom), but I have heard a few fans say they don't like him because they think his era is boring. Actually, there's a recent episode of the TARDIS Tavern podcast where they have a Pertwee Intervention to try and get one of the co-hosts to like Three by making him watch Inferno. But I certainly appreciate both him and Seven.
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Boring... that's funny, because I was somewhere around 17 when I first watched his Doctor and wasn't bored at all, except for "Colony in Space," which I don't think either Pertwee or Delgado could rescue. (I desperately need to rewatch his stories as a proper adult, but have no time or opportunity.) I also found him sexy as hell (and still do, all these years later), but let's not go into that, especially since one is magically not supposed to be attractive past the age of 40 in Western society, and I wrongly don't think 50-55 (his age when he was the Doctor) is that old... gaaaaah. ...Aaaanyway... my bias is showing. *grin*
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