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{{Infobox Story | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
| | |series in range = Short Trips: Farewells | ||
|series= | |series number in range = 16 | ||
|doctor=First Doctor | |number in series = 1 | ||
|companions=[[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[ | |doctor = First Doctor | ||
|enemy= | |companions = [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] | ||
|setting= | |enemy = | ||
|writer= | |setting = [[Route 66]], [[United States of America|USA]], [[2006]] | ||
|anthology= | |writer = Gareth Wigmore | ||
|prev= | |anthology = Short Trips: Farewells | ||
|next=Father Figure (short story) | |release date = 29 April 2006 | ||
|series = [[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |||
|prev = The Long Midwinter (short story) | |||
|next = Father Figure (short story) | |||
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'''''The Mother Road''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Farewells]]''. It was written by [[Gareth Wigmore]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]. | '''''The Mother Road''''' was the first short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Farewells]]''. It was written by [[Gareth Wigmore]]. It featured the [[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor | The [[First Doctor|Doctor]] and his friends are stuck in [[Chicago]] in [[2006]]. The Doctor has lost [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] in a bet with a businessman named [[Buchanan (The Mother Road)|Buchanan]], and the four must journey to [[California]] to retrieve it. They take a road trip across [[America]]. On the way, they stop to enjoy themselves in several American cities. | ||
In [[Texas]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] wonder if the Doctor is up to something. They also discuss getting home eventually and how much they enjoy travelling with the Doctor. | |||
When they reach California, the Doctor participates in an online [[auction]], finally winning his TARDIS back. It turns out that it must be picked up in Chicago, and Ian wonders how long the Doctor has known that the TARDIS was in Chicago all along. The Doctor admits he thought they could all do with a vacation, then he proceeds to get plane reservations for the trip back to Chicago. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Barbara Wright]] | * [[Barbara Wright]] | ||
* [[Ian Chesterton]] | * [[Ian Chesterton]] | ||
* [[Buchanan (The Mother Road)|Buchanan]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor and his friends visit [[Chicago]], [[St Louis]], [[Kansas]], [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma City]], [[Texas]], [[Santa Fe]], [[Arizona]] and [[Santa Monica]]. | |||
* The Doctor and his friends drive a [[purple]] [[Oldsmobile 88]] across America. | |||
* The Doctor and his friends take [[Route 66]] across America. | |||
* The Doctor says that he and Susan have visited hundreds of worlds and hundreds of times. | |||
* When bidding for the TARDIS on RetroAuction.com, the Doctor uses the username "[[Aliases of the Doctor#First Doctor|dr_who]]". He is bid against by someone with the username [[The Master|steam_r14]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Ian notes that this is the second time the Doctor has lost the TARDIS in a bet. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') | ||
[[ | * The Doctor tells Ian that he never asked very much about what Susan learned at [[Coal Hill School]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') | ||
* Susan tells the Doctor that she misses home, and that she hopes the TARDIS will one day take them back there. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') | |||
* Susan asks Barbara if she would really rather be back at Coal Hill "teaching Cortez and the [[Mexico|Mexicans]] to spotty tearaways who couldn't care less". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:10, 3 November 2024
The Mother Road was the first short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Farewells. It was written by Gareth Wigmore. It featured the First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Susan.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor and his friends are stuck in Chicago in 2006. The Doctor has lost the TARDIS in a bet with a businessman named Buchanan, and the four must journey to California to retrieve it. They take a road trip across America. On the way, they stop to enjoy themselves in several American cities.
In Texas, Barbara and Ian wonder if the Doctor is up to something. They also discuss getting home eventually and how much they enjoy travelling with the Doctor.
When they reach California, the Doctor participates in an online auction, finally winning his TARDIS back. It turns out that it must be picked up in Chicago, and Ian wonders how long the Doctor has known that the TARDIS was in Chicago all along. The Doctor admits he thought they could all do with a vacation, then he proceeds to get plane reservations for the trip back to Chicago.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor and his friends visit Chicago, St Louis, Kansas, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Texas, Santa Fe, Arizona and Santa Monica.
- The Doctor and his friends drive a purple Oldsmobile 88 across America.
- The Doctor and his friends take Route 66 across America.
- The Doctor says that he and Susan have visited hundreds of worlds and hundreds of times.
- When bidding for the TARDIS on RetroAuction.com, the Doctor uses the username "dr_who". He is bid against by someone with the username steam_r14.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ian notes that this is the second time the Doctor has lost the TARDIS in a bet. (TV: Marco Polo)
- The Doctor tells Ian that he never asked very much about what Susan learned at Coal Hill School. (TV: An Unearthly Child)
- Susan tells the Doctor that she misses home, and that she hopes the TARDIS will one day take them back there. (AUDIO: The Beginning, TV: An Unearthly Child)
- Susan asks Barbara if she would really rather be back at Coal Hill "teaching Cortez and the Mexicans to spotty tearaways who couldn't care less". (TV: The Aztecs)