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'''Humpty Dumpty''' was an [[Earth]] nursery rhyme. Shortly before the [[Sontaran invasion of Earth]] in [[2009]], [[UNIT]] Private [[Harris (The Sontaran Stratagem)|Harris]] told General [[Staal]] to "stop playing Humpty Dumpty". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'')
"'''Humpty Dumpty'''" was an [[Earth]] nursery rhyme. The appearance of the character was often likened to that of [[Sontaran]]s on multiple occasions.


The [[Ninth Doctor]] called the [[Excrothian|Lect]] Humpty Dumpty. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Weapons of Past Destruction (comic story)|Weapons of Past Destruction]]'')
== History ==
In the [[Sontaran]] [[Sontaran warship|mothership]] above the [[Eleven-Day Empire]], [[Lolita]] soothed [[Lolita's first child|her child]], referring to [[General]] [[Kine]] as "the nasty Humpty-Dumpty man" after he had been shouting. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Eleven Day Empire (audio story)}})


[[Jo Grant]] recited this rhyme to counter [[the Master]]'s [[hypnosis|hypnotism]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')
As documented in [[Professor]] [[Clifford Measey]]'s book ''[[Myths & Historical Impossibilities]]'', a version of the Humpty Dumpty rhyme as included in the [[1819]] book ''[[Mrs Molbury's Collected Rhymes Both Ancient and Modern]]'' was distinct from other printings; after the first [[verse]], the rhyme veered into an account about "the Fool", presumably the [[Eleventh Doctor]], saving [[Strax]] who was stranded on [[Earth]]; ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Waving Through Time (short story)}}) the Doctor would later call upon Strax's aid given he was indebted to the Doctor. ([[TV]]: {{cs|A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)}})


[[Lolita]] called [[General]] [[Kine]] "the nasty humpty-dumpty man". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eleven Day Empire (audio story)|The Eleven Day Empire]]'')
Shortly before the [[2009 Sontaran invasion of Earth|Sontaran invasion of Earth]] in [[2009]], [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] Private [[Carl Harris|Harris]] told General [[Staal]] to "stop playing Humpty Dumpty". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
In [[2540]], [[Jo Grant]] recited this rhyme to counter {{Delgado}}'s [[hypnosis|hypnotism]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Frontier in Space (TV story)}})
According to ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'', a book that contains [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] based information, the story was inspired by the [[Sontaran]], [[Strax]], when he met [[the Doctor]].
 
=== Undated events ===
The [[Ninth Doctor]] called the [[Excrothian|Lect]] Humpty Dumpty. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Weapons of Past Destruction (comic story)}})
 
== Lyrics ==
[[File:Waving Through Time.jpg|thumb|An account of ''Humpty Dumpty'' distinct from the rest... ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Waving Through Time (short story)}})]]
The version of ''Humpty Dumpy'' as printed in ''[[Mrs Molbury's Collected Rhymes Both Ancient and Modern]]'' had the following lyrics:
<poem>Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's Horses and all the King's Men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
 
But then came a cry, 'twas from the King's Fool:
Opining that [[bow tie]]s look fashionably [[cool]].
He stepped from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|a blue box]] and said with a grin:
{{'}}What a terrible pickle you've got yourselves in.{{'}}
 
{{'}}Humpty,' he said, 'is far more than he seems.
No egg but a monster from beyond your worst dreams.
So I would suggest, you give him a wide berth
He's a [[Sontaran]] trooper who's stranded on Earth.{{'}}
 
The Fool waved [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his wand]], and Humpty awoke,
The the Fool knelt beside him and in hushed tones spoke:
{{'}}I've saved you from death, so we must face the facts —
You are now in my [[debt]], and I've [[Battle of Demons Run|work]] for you Strax...{{'}}</poem>
([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Waving Through Time (short story)}})


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Latest revision as of 22:14, 27 June 2024

Humpty Dumpty
An illustration of Humpty Dumpty. (COMIC: Fellow Travellers)

"Humpty Dumpty" was an Earth nursery rhyme. The appearance of the character was often likened to that of Sontarans on multiple occasions.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the Sontaran mothership above the Eleven-Day Empire, Lolita soothed her child, referring to General Kine as "the nasty Humpty-Dumpty man" after he had been shouting. (AUDIO: The Eleven Day Empire [+]Loading...["The Eleven Day Empire (audio story)"])

As documented in Professor Clifford Measey's book Myths & Historical Impossibilities, a version of the Humpty Dumpty rhyme as included in the 1819 book Mrs Molbury's Collected Rhymes Both Ancient and Modern was distinct from other printings; after the first verse, the rhyme veered into an account about "the Fool", presumably the Eleventh Doctor, saving Strax who was stranded on Earth; (PROSE: Waving Through Time [+]Loading...["Waving Through Time (short story)"]) the Doctor would later call upon Strax's aid given he was indebted to the Doctor. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War [+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"])

Shortly before the Sontaran invasion of Earth in 2009, UNIT Private Harris told General Staal to "stop playing Humpty Dumpty". (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem [+]Loading...["The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)"])

In 2540, Jo Grant recited this rhyme to counter the Master's hypnotism. (TV: Frontier in Space [+]Loading...["Frontier in Space (TV story)"])

Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Ninth Doctor called the Lect Humpty Dumpty. (COMIC: Weapons of Past Destruction [+]Loading...["Weapons of Past Destruction (comic story)"])

Lyrics[[edit] | [edit source]]

An account of Humpty Dumpty distinct from the rest... (PROSE: Waving Through Time [+]Loading...["Waving Through Time (short story)"])

The version of Humpty Dumpy as printed in Mrs Molbury's Collected Rhymes Both Ancient and Modern had the following lyrics:

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's Horses and all the King's Men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

But then came a cry, 'twas from the King's Fool:
Opining that bow ties look fashionably cool.
He stepped from a blue box and said with a grin:
'What a terrible pickle you've got yourselves in.'

'Humpty,' he said, 'is far more than he seems.
No egg but a monster from beyond your worst dreams.
So I would suggest, you give him a wide berth
He's a Sontaran trooper who's stranded on Earth.'

The Fool waved his wand, and Humpty awoke,
The the Fool knelt beside him and in hushed tones spoke:
'I've saved you from death, so we must face the facts —
You are now in my debt, and I've work for you Strax...'

(PROSE: Waving Through Time [+]Loading...["Waving Through Time (short story)"])

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