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[[File:DavisonWIthGlasses.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Fifth Doctor]] wears his pretend eyewear.]] | [[File:DavisonWIthGlasses.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Fifth Doctor]] wears his pretend eyewear.]] | ||
The term '''"brainy specs"''' was invented by the [[Tenth Doctor]] to describe [[glasses]] that the [[Fifth Doctor]] didn't "even need" but which made him "look a bit clever". The older Doctor then admitted to wearing | The term '''"brainy specs"''' was invented by the [[Tenth Doctor]] to describe [[glasses]] that the [[Fifth Doctor]] didn't "even need" but which made him "look a bit clever". The older Doctor then admitted to wearing faux eyewear himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'') | ||
Most incarnations of [[the Doctor]] did not employ eyewear of any kind. Those that did actually needed corrective lenses. The [[First Doctor]]'s glasses, for instance, were of no use to the [[Second Doctor]], who immediately suspended their use after [[regeneration]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') Likewise, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] appropriated [[Amy Pond's reading glasses]] and noted that they did in fact making reading easier. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') Indeed, Amy's glasses were the only glasses every carried by the Doctor which were known to be genuinely corrective lenses resulting from an [[optometrist]]'s prescription. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') | Most incarnations of [[the Doctor]] did not employ eyewear of any kind. Those that did actually needed corrective lenses. The [[First Doctor]]'s glasses, for instance, were of no use to the [[Second Doctor]], who immediately suspended their use after [[regeneration]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') Likewise, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] appropriated [[Amy Pond's reading glasses]] and noted that they did in fact making reading easier. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') Indeed, Amy's glasses were the only glasses every carried by the Doctor which were known to be genuinely corrective lenses resulting from an [[optometrist]]'s prescription. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') | ||
[[Category:The Doctor's items]] | [[Category:The Doctor's items]] | ||
[[Category:Fashion and clothing]] | [[Category:Fashion and clothing]] | ||
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | [[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | ||
Revision as of 08:45, 1 February 2013
The term "brainy specs" was invented by the Tenth Doctor to describe glasses that the Fifth Doctor didn't "even need" but which made him "look a bit clever". The older Doctor then admitted to wearing faux eyewear himself. (TV: Time Crash)
Most incarnations of the Doctor did not employ eyewear of any kind. Those that did actually needed corrective lenses. The First Doctor's glasses, for instance, were of no use to the Second Doctor, who immediately suspended their use after regeneration. (PROSE: The Power of the Daleks) Likewise, the Eleventh Doctor appropriated Amy Pond's reading glasses and noted that they did in fact making reading easier. (TV: The Angels Take Manhattan) Indeed, Amy's glasses were the only glasses every carried by the Doctor which were known to be genuinely corrective lenses resulting from an optometrist's prescription. (TV: The Power of Three)
