The Time Warrior
Jon Pertwee was my first.
It's true what they say, you know: you never forget your first. I certainly haven't. A relative from abroad (see, I'm from the Philippines) sent me VHS tapes (state of the art, baby) and included a note that read: Watch immediately. You've never seen anything like it. And I hadn't. And still haven't. The silver hair. The yellow roadster. The opera coat. The smoking jacket and tuxedo trousers. An intergalactic man of wisdom and action.
He was, I found out later, a world away from his previous incarnation. Patrick Troughton's second Doctor was childlike, mercurial and completely adorable. They were so different from each other that it was a lot of fun watching them argue in the Multi-Doctor episodes to come later on.
The third Doctor was a little grumpy at times, but that was okay. You would be too if you were facing exile from your own planet by your own people. Anyway, after a while he grew to love us Earthlings, showing great concern for companions like Liz, Jo and Sarah Jane (who is still up there as one of my most favorite companions). He sure did reverse the polarity on a lot of things - and hey, when that didn't work, he didn't hesitate to give an evil alien a good karate chop. So far, Pat Troughton's second Doctor is still my favorite Doctor of all time, but Jon comes pretty close and will always have a special place in my heart.
Hey, Whovians! Who was your first? And is your first Doctor your still favorite?
It's true what they say, you know: you never forget your first. I certainly haven't. A relative from abroad (see, I'm from the Philippines) sent me VHS tapes (state of the art, baby) and included a note that read: Watch immediately. You've never seen anything like it. And I hadn't. And still haven't. The silver hair. The yellow roadster. The opera coat. The smoking jacket and tuxedo trousers. An intergalactic man of wisdom and action.
He was, I found out later, a world away from his previous incarnation. Patrick Troughton's second Doctor was childlike, mercurial and completely adorable. They were so different from each other that it was a lot of fun watching them argue in the Multi-Doctor episodes to come later on.
The third Doctor was a little grumpy at times, but that was okay. You would be too if you were facing exile from your own planet by your own people. Anyway, after a while he grew to love us Earthlings, showing great concern for companions like Liz, Jo and Sarah Jane (who is still up there as one of my most favorite companions). He sure did reverse the polarity on a lot of things - and hey, when that didn't work, he didn't hesitate to give an evil alien a good karate chop. So far, Pat Troughton's second Doctor is still my favorite Doctor of all time, but Jon comes pretty close and will always have a special place in my heart.
Hey, Whovians! Who was your first? And is your first Doctor your still favorite?