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== By the Doctor ==
== By the Doctor ==
The [[Second Doctor]] used the phrase often. He said it to himself when surprised by a Kroton, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'') to [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] as a [[Gell guard]] tried to enter [[the TARDIS]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') and to [[Dastari]] during an argument in a cellar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')
The [[Second Doctor]] used the phrase often. He said it to himself when he saw the side-effects of [[RTC unit]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') to himself when he was surprised by a Kroton, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'') to [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] as a [[Gell guard]] tried to enter [[the TARDIS]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') and to [[Dastari]] during an argument in a cellar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')


A [[Second Doctor (clone)|clone of the Second Doctor]] said it as [[Lucius (Tsar Wars)|Lucius]] threatened to devour him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survivors in Space (audio story)|Survivors in Space]]'')
A [[Second Doctor (clone)|clone of the Second Doctor]] said it as [[Lucius (Tsar Wars)|Lucius]] threatened to devour him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survivors in Space (audio story)|Survivors in Space]]'')

Revision as of 17:05, 3 May 2019

"Oh, my giddy aunt" was a colloquialism that was often used as an exclamation of surprise.

By the Doctor

The Second Doctor used the phrase often. He said it to himself when he saw the side-effects of RTC units, (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People) to himself when he was surprised by a Kroton, (TV: The Krotons) to Sergeant Benton as a Gell guard tried to enter the TARDIS, (TV: The Three Doctors) and to Dastari during an argument in a cellar. (TV: The Two Doctors)

A clone of the Second Doctor said it as Lucius threatened to devour him. (AUDIO: Survivors in Space)

The Eleventh Doctor said it while facing a Diceman with Henry Gordon Jago. (AUDIO: The Jago & Litefoot Revival)

The Seventh Doctor, when asked about his family, once listed only his granddaughter and a giddy aunt, "but she was probably a metaphor". (AUDIO: Forever Fallen)

By others

In the 1890s, Henry Gordon Jago said it when he saw one of the Wet Men. (AUDIO: Dead Men's Tales)

The Brigadier said this when he found out that Professor Rubeish was missing. (TV: The Time Warrior)

Mrs. Wibbsey exclaimed it to Buddy Hudson and a cultist when realising something was wrong with the Fourth Doctor. (AUDIO: Starfall)

Missy said it to Osgood while they were on a plane. (TV: Death in Heaven)