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'''Tarzan''' was a fictional character, the protagonist of ''Tarzan of the Apes'' by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]] and numerous sequels. Formally known as John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, he had been orphaned as a baby but brought up by apes, before returning to civilisation as an adult.
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'''Tarzan''' was a fictional character created by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], and the protagonist of the novel ''[[Tarzan of the Apes]]''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Eater of Wasps (novel)}})


[[Ace]] nicknamed [[Nimrod]] (a [[Neanderthal]], a primitive man perhaps resembling an ape) 'Tarzan' ([[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'')
[[Ace]] nicknamed the [[Neanderthal]] [[Nimrod]] "Tarzan". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Ghost Light (TV story)}})


When [[Hilary Pink]] asked the [[Eighth Doctor]] if he had ever read ''Tarzan of the Apes'', the Doctor replied that he had met him, too. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Eater of Wasps]]'')
When [[Hilary Pink]] asked the [[Eighth Doctor]] if he had ever read ''Tarzan of the Apes'', the Doctor replied that he had met him, too. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Eater of Wasps (novel)}})


:''This implies that Tarzan exists as a real person in the ''[[Doctor Who universe|Doctor Who'' universe'']]''.''
Met by a succession of [[The Doctor|eight Doctors]] on [[23 November]] [[1963]], [[Bob Dovie]] noted to [[Eighth Doctor|the last]] that [[Leela|one]] looked like a "female Tarzan". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Light at the End (audio story)}})
 
While celebrating [[Christmas]] with [[George Smythe]] and his family in [[2004]], the [[First Doctor]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] were told the joke, "What's yellow and swings through the jungle?", the answer being "Tarzipan" (a combination of Tarzan and [[marzipan]]). Vicki, who had never heard of marzipan, didn't get the joke. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Every Day (short story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[Brian Blessed]] played Clayton in the [[Wikipedia:Tarzan (1999 film)|1999 Disney film]].
* [[Brian Blessed]] and [[Wayne Knight]] both appeared in the {{w|Tarzan (1999 film)|1999 Disney film}}.
* Phil Collins (who wrote the music to the 1999 Disney film) was one of the many actors thrown out to play The Master in the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 Doctor Who TV Movie]].
* Phil Collins, who wrote the music to the 1999 film, was one of the many actors considered to play {{Roberts|n=the Master}} in the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 ''Doctor Who'' TV movie]].
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Tarzan
Tarzan in COMIC: Once Upon a Time-Lord [+]Loading...["Once Upon a Time-Lord (comic story)"].

Tarzan was a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the protagonist of the novel Tarzan of the Apes. (PROSE: Eater of Wasps [+]Loading...["Eater of Wasps (novel)"])

Ace nicknamed the Neanderthal Nimrod "Tarzan". (TV: Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"])

When Hilary Pink asked the Eighth Doctor if he had ever read Tarzan of the Apes, the Doctor replied that he had met him, too. (PROSE: Eater of Wasps [+]Loading...["Eater of Wasps (novel)"])

Met by a succession of eight Doctors on 23 November 1963, Bob Dovie noted to the last that one looked like a "female Tarzan". (AUDIO: The Light at the End [+]Loading...["The Light at the End (audio story)"])

While celebrating Christmas with George Smythe and his family in 2004, the First Doctor, Barbara, Ian and Vicki were told the joke, "What's yellow and swings through the jungle?", the answer being "Tarzipan" (a combination of Tarzan and marzipan). Vicki, who had never heard of marzipan, didn't get the joke. (PROSE: Every Day [+]Loading...["Every Day (short story)"])

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