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{{wikipediainfo|Mr. Tickle}}
{{wikipediainfo|Mr. Tickle}}
{{Infobox Individual
|image            = Mr Tickle TDD 479.jpg
|first mention    = Falls the Shadow (novel)
|only              = The Daft Dimension (DWM 479 comic story){{!}}The Daft Dimension 479}}
'''Mr Tickle''' was a fictional character with his own series of books.
'''Mr Tickle''' was a fictional character with his own series of books.


== References ==
[[Bernice Summerfield]] made a mental note to herself once: "Dear diary, I'm not writing this down – if I could I'd be Mr Tickle – so I'm going to have to memorize<!--spelling in source--> this, or paint it on the walls." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'')
[[Bernice Summerfield]] made a mental note to herself once: "Dear diary, I'm not writing this down – if I could I'd be Mr Tickle – so I'm going to have to memorize<!--spelling in source--> this, or paint it on the walls." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'')


The [[Tenth Doctor]] asked [[Rose Tyler]] if she wanted to meet Mr Tickle, but then decided that he might be annoying since he lived in a universe of [[nominative determinism]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Infamy of the Zaross (audio story)|Infamy of the Zaross]]'')
The [[Tenth Doctor]] asked [[Rose Tyler]] if she wanted to meet Mr Tickle, but then decided that he might be annoying since he lived in a universe of [[nominative determinism]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Infamy of the Zaross (audio story)|Infamy of the Zaross]]'')
When [[Anya Kingdom]] protested that the Tenth Doctor had called her into a dangerous environment just to hold a switch, the Doctor defended that the process had to be simultaneous and he was not "made of arms" like Mr. Tickle only for her to not get the reference. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrong Woman (audio story)|The Wrong Woman]]'')
== Other realities ==
[[File:Daft Dimension 3.jpeg|thumb|left|Long, wiggly, [[orange]] [[arm]]s about to tickle the [[Twelfth Doctor (The Daft Dimension)|Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[COMIC]]: [[The Daft Dimension (DWM 479 comic story)|''The Daft Dimension'' 479]])]]
A version of Mr Tickle existed as a real individual in [[the Daft Dimension]]. The [[Twelfth Doctor (The Daft Dimension)|Twelfth Doctor]] explained to [[Clara Oswald (The Daft Dimension)|Clara Oswald]] that they couldn't go to meet him as he "did not exist", unaware that Mr Tickle was reaching out for him with his long arms. ([[COMIC]]: [[The Daft Dimension (DWM 479 comic story)|''The Daft Dimension'' 479]])


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
Mr. Tickle was the titular protagonist in the very first ''Mr. Men'' book by [[Roger Hargreaves]], published in 1971.
Mr. Tickle was the titular protagonist in the very first ''[[Mr. Men and Little Miss (series)|Mr. Men]]'' book by [[Roger Hargreaves]], published in 1971.


The inspiration for this character came from a question by Hargreave's 8-year-old son, [[Adam Hargreaves]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/8685793/Adam-Hargreaves-The-Mr-Men-will-always-be-part-of-me.html|title=Adam Hargreaves: 'The Mr Men will always be part of me'|author=Cavendish, Lucy|date of source=6 August 2011|website name=The Telegraph|accessdate=10 August 2019}}</ref>, who himself would go on to write all fourteen books for ''[[Dr. Men (series)|Dr. Men]]'', a ''Doctor Who'' spin on the iconic children's series, beginning in 2017.
The inspiration for this character came from a question by Hargreave's 8-year-old son, [[Adam Hargreaves]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/8685793/Adam-Hargreaves-The-Mr-Men-will-always-be-part-of-me.html|title=Adam Hargreaves: 'The Mr Men will always be part of me'|author=Cavendish, Lucy|date of source=6 August 2011|website name=The Telegraph|accessdate=10 August 2019}}</ref>, who himself would go on to write all fourteen books for ''[[Dr. Men (series)|Dr. Men]]'', a ''Doctor Who'' spin on the iconic children's series, beginning in 2017.
== External links ==
{{Mr. Menx}}


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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{{Mr. Men}}
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[[Category:Fictional characters from the real world]]
[[Category:Land of Fiction characters]]
[[Category:The Daft Dimension individuals]]

Latest revision as of 20:58, 21 September 2024

Mr Tickle

Mr Tickle was a fictional character with his own series of books.

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bernice Summerfield made a mental note to herself once: "Dear diary, I'm not writing this down – if I could I'd be Mr Tickle – so I'm going to have to memorize this, or paint it on the walls." (PROSE: Falls the Shadow)

The Tenth Doctor asked Rose Tyler if she wanted to meet Mr Tickle, but then decided that he might be annoying since he lived in a universe of nominative determinism. (AUDIO: Infamy of the Zaross)

When Anya Kingdom protested that the Tenth Doctor had called her into a dangerous environment just to hold a switch, the Doctor defended that the process had to be simultaneous and he was not "made of arms" like Mr. Tickle only for her to not get the reference. (AUDIO: The Wrong Woman)

Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]

Long, wiggly, orange arms about to tickle the Twelfth Doctor. (COMIC: The Daft Dimension 479)

A version of Mr Tickle existed as a real individual in the Daft Dimension. The Twelfth Doctor explained to Clara Oswald that they couldn't go to meet him as he "did not exist", unaware that Mr Tickle was reaching out for him with his long arms. (COMIC: The Daft Dimension 479)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Mr. Tickle was the titular protagonist in the very first Mr. Men book by Roger Hargreaves, published in 1971.

The inspiration for this character came from a question by Hargreave's 8-year-old son, Adam Hargreaves[1], who himself would go on to write all fourteen books for Dr. Men, a Doctor Who spin on the iconic children's series, beginning in 2017.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Cavendish, Lucy (6 August 2011). Adam Hargreaves: 'The Mr Men will always be part of me'. The Telegraph. Retrieved on 10 August 2019.