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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The [[Seventh Doctor]] explains to [[Ace]] the original plans for the [[Kandyman]] which had to be abandoned because of design problems.
The [[Seventh Doctor]] explains to [[Ace]] the original plans for the [[Kandyman]], which had to be abandoned because of design problems.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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== References ==
== References ==
* The Doctor tells Ace that one of his previous [[regeneration]]s was going to battle the [[Kandyman]] but there were problems with the design.
* The Doctor tells Ace that one of his previous [[regeneration]]s was going to battle the [[Kandyman]], but there were problems with the design.
* Nathan-Turner asks whose idea it was to make the Kandyman a giant [[jelly baby]] while the Fourth Doctor begins [[drool]]ing and starts to [[eating|eat]] it.
* Nathan-Turner asks whose idea it was to make the Kandyman a giant [[jelly baby]], while the Fourth Doctor begins [[drool]]ing and starts to [[eating|eat]] it.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This story references the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]'s encounter with the [[Kandyman]] in ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]''. The design of the Kandyman in that story was also a subject of much controversy; the similarities to the mascot of Bassett Foods, Bertie Bassett, led to a letter of complaint from the company and an assurance by [[John Nathan-Turner]] to them that the character would not reappear in the series.
* This story references the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]]'s encounter with the [[Kandyman]] in ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]''. The design of the Kandyman in that story was also a subject of controversy, as the similarities to the mascot of Bassett Foods, Bertie Bassett, led to a letter of complaint from the company, and an assurance by [[John Nathan-Turner]] to them that the character would not reappear in the series.
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[[Category:1989 comic stories]]

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The eighty-third instalment of Doctor Who? was printed in DWM 147 with a cover date of April 1989.

Summary

The Seventh Doctor explains to Ace the original plans for the Kandyman, which had to be abandoned because of design problems.

Characters

References

  • The Doctor tells Ace that one of his previous regenerations was going to battle the Kandyman, but there were problems with the design.
  • Nathan-Turner asks whose idea it was to make the Kandyman a giant jelly baby, while the Fourth Doctor begins drooling and starts to eat it.

Notes

  • This story references the Seventh Doctor and Ace's encounter with the Kandyman in The Happiness Patrol. The design of the Kandyman in that story was also a subject of controversy, as the similarities to the mascot of Bassett Foods, Bertie Bassett, led to a letter of complaint from the company, and an assurance by John Nathan-Turner to them that the character would not reappear in the series.