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(correcting fundamental misapprehension of this topic. total rewrite. it's absolutely wrong to assume that the first doctor's are brainy specs (i.e. "false"), and it's flatly wrong to call 11th Doctor's "false". we know they are real corrective lens)
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[[file:DavisonWIthGlasses.jpg|thumb|The [[Fifth Doctor]] wearing his pretend eyewear. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'')]]
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The term '''"brainy specs"''' was a nickname invented by the [[Tenth Doctor]] to describe [[glasses]] that the [[Fifth Doctor]] didn't "even need" but that "made him look a bit clever".  He then admitting to using such faux glasses himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'')
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}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was the name given to the glasses worn by [[the Doctor]] when he studied. The [[First Doctor]] was known to wear them ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Urrozdinee (short story)|Urrozdinee]]'', et. al), as were the [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash]]'', et. al) and [[Tenth Doctor]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash]]'', et. al)


The [[Eleventh Doctor]] used [[Amy Pond]]'s [[Amy Pond's reading glasses|reading glasses]] as brainy specs. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'')
It was unknown whether the [[First Doctor]]'s glasses were also "brainy specs", or if he actually had a genuine need for them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'', ''et al'')  By contrast, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] claimed that [[Amy Pond]]'s round glasses, which he eventually appropriated, did in fact make reading easier for him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'')  Unlike all other glases carried by the Doctor, Amy's glasses were known to have been the result of an [[optometrist]]'s prescription. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'')
 
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Revision as of 08:07, 1 February 2013

The Fifth Doctor wearing his pretend eyewear. (TV: Frontios)

The term "brainy specs" was a nickname invented by the Tenth Doctor to describe glasses that the Fifth Doctor didn't "even need" but that "made him look a bit clever". He then admitting to using such faux glasses himself. (TV: Time Crash)

It was unknown whether the First Doctor's glasses were also "brainy specs", or if he actually had a genuine need for them. (TV: The Time Meddler, et al) By contrast, the Eleventh Doctor claimed that Amy Pond's round glasses, which he eventually appropriated, did in fact make reading easier for him. (TV: The Angels Take Manhattan) Unlike all other glases carried by the Doctor, Amy's glasses were known to have been the result of an optometrist's prescription. (TV: The Power of Three)

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