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{{first pic|Kilroy Was Here.jpg|"KILROY WAS HERE" in the London Underground. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion (TV story)}})}} | |||
'''"Kilroy Was Here"''', or '''"Kilroy Woz 'ere"''', was a commonly [[graffiti]]ed phrase. | '''"Kilroy Was Here"''', or '''"Kilroy Woz 'ere"''', was a commonly [[graffiti]]ed phrase. | ||
[[Jamie McCrimmon]] wrote "KILROY WAS HERE" in the dust on the roof of a [[lift]] in the [[London Underground]]. When the [[Second Doctor]] asked Jamie who Kilroy was, Jamie said he was "nobody [the Doctor would] know". ([[PROSE]]: | == Sightings == | ||
[[Jamie McCrimmon]] wrote "KILROY WAS HERE" in the [[dust]] on the roof of a [[lift]] in the [[London Underground]]. When the [[Second Doctor]] asked Jamie who Kilroy was, Jamie said he was "nobody [the Doctor would] know". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Invasion (novelisation)}}) The phrase was also written on the wall of the near the top of the lift shaft. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion (TV story)}}) | |||
On [[Rorvik]]'s ship, "Kilroy Was Here" was written on the walls, presumably by [[Kilroy]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Warriors' Gate (TV story)}}) | |||
One of the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s [[data umph]]s spray‐painted "KILROY WOZ 'ERE" over [[Imogen]]'s annual report. ([[PROSE]]: | One of the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s [[data umph]]s spray‐painted "KILROY WOZ 'ERE" over [[Imogen]]'s annual report. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Seeing I (novel)}}) | ||
Graffiti of a [[sphinx (Dead Romance)|sphinx]] covered the "KILROY WOZ 'ERE" and "KEEP BRITAIN WHITE" graffiti on a side road off [[Old Compton Street]] in [[Christine Summerfield]]'s [[bottle universe]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dead Romance (novel)}}) | |||
"Kilroy" was carved into a chair in a recreation of [[Ian Chesterton]]'s classroom in the [[Time Museum]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Time Museum (audio story)}}) | |||
While trapped in the [[Multivarium]], the Doctor said "Kilroy was here!" upon noting the [[footprint]]s they left. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Room with All the Doors (short story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Originally a mere background detail in ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', the | [[file:The Enemy Within.jpg|thumb|"Kilroy will be here". ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[The Enemy Within (comic story)|The Enemy Within]]'')]] | ||
* Originally a mere background detail in ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', the [[The Invasion (novelisation)|novelisation]] reworked the appearance of "Kilroy Was Here" to be written by Jamie. | |||
* In ''[[The Enemy Within (comic story)|The Enemy Within]]'', a parodical comic story featuring the [[Fifth Doctor]], the words "Kilroy [[Time travel|Will Be]] Here" are graffitied on the base of the [[TARDIS control console]]. | |||
[[Category:Fictional elements from the real world]] | [[Category:Fictional elements from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:46, 10 March 2024
"Kilroy Was Here", or "Kilroy Woz 'ere", was a commonly graffitied phrase.
Sightings[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jamie McCrimmon wrote "KILROY WAS HERE" in the dust on the roof of a lift in the London Underground. When the Second Doctor asked Jamie who Kilroy was, Jamie said he was "nobody [the Doctor would] know". (PROSE: The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (novelisation)"]) The phrase was also written on the wall of the near the top of the lift shaft. (TV: The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (TV story)"])
On Rorvik's ship, "Kilroy Was Here" was written on the walls, presumably by Kilroy. (TV: Warriors' Gate [+]Loading...["Warriors' Gate (TV story)"])
One of the Eighth Doctor's data umphs spray‐painted "KILROY WOZ 'ERE" over Imogen's annual report. (PROSE: Seeing I [+]Loading...["Seeing I (novel)"])
Graffiti of a sphinx covered the "KILROY WOZ 'ERE" and "KEEP BRITAIN WHITE" graffiti on a side road off Old Compton Street in Christine Summerfield's bottle universe. (PROSE: Dead Romance [+]Loading...["Dead Romance (novel)"])
"Kilroy" was carved into a chair in a recreation of Ian Chesterton's classroom in the Time Museum. (AUDIO: The Time Museum [+]Loading...["The Time Museum (audio story)"])
While trapped in the Multivarium, the Doctor said "Kilroy was here!" upon noting the footprints they left. (PROSE: The Room with All the Doors [+]Loading...["The Room with All the Doors (short story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Originally a mere background detail in The Invasion, the novelisation reworked the appearance of "Kilroy Was Here" to be written by Jamie.
- In The Enemy Within, a parodical comic story featuring the Fifth Doctor, the words "Kilroy Will Be Here" are graffitied on the base of the TARDIS control console.
