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'''Jelly babies''' were a form of sweet favoured by [[the Doctor]] through several of his incarnations.
 


[[Image:St--4w06.jpg|The Fourth Doctor eats a jelly baby|right|250px]]
[[Image:St--4w06.jpg|The Fourth Doctor eats a jelly baby|right|250px]]
'''Jelly babies''' are a type of [[Wikipedia:confectionery|confectionery]] that look like little [[Wikipedia:infant|babies]] in a variety of colours. They are very popular in the [[United Kingdom]]. Three [[regeneration|incarnations]] of [[the Doctor]] are known to have a fondness for the sweets, most notably the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]]. The [[Second Doctor]] ate some during the events of "[[The Three Doctors]]," and the [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]] appears to have developed a fondness for them towards the end of his life ("[[Doctor Who: The TV Movie]]").
They also make an appearance in the three part series finally of the new Doctor Who series 3 when the Master has a bag and asks his "wife" if she would like a Jelly Baby.
There are currently several companies that make Jelly babies, most predominantly [[Wikipedia:Trebor Bassett|Trebor Bassett]] (famous for their [[Wikipedia:liquorice allsorts|liquorice allsorts]]) and also by Rowntree ([[Wikipedia:Nestlé|Nestlé]]).
Jelly Babies were launched by Bassett's in [[1918]] as "Peace Babies" to mark the end of [[World War I]]. Production was suspended during [[World War II]] due to wartime shortages. In [[1953]] the product was relaunched as "Jelly Babies". In [[March]] [[1989]] Bassett's were taken over by [[Wikipedia:Cadbury Schweppes|Cadbury Schweppes]] who had earlier acquired the Trebor brand.
Like many sweets, they contain [[Wikipedia:gelatin|gelatin]] and are thus not suitable for many [[Wikipedia:Vegetarianism|vegetarian]]s.
A school experiment (see [[Wikipedia:screaming jelly babies|screaming jelly babies]]) is to put them in a strong [[Wikipedia:oxidise|oxidising]] agent, and see the resulting spectacular [[Wikipedia:chemical reaction|reaction]].
==Trivia==
* To mark Jelly Babies' 80th birthday, "Jellyatrics" were released by Age Concern featuring older jelly people.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/4658321.stm]
*In the [[1960s]], [[George Harrison]] of [[The Beatles]] stated in an interview that they were his favourite candy. This caused their British fans to begin throwing packets or handfuls at the band while they played. [[United States|American]] fans, not familiar with Jelly Babies, substituted the much harder and projectile-like [[Wikipedia:jelly bean|jelly bean]], much to the band's dismay.


*Jelly babies are a favourite confection of [[Wikipedia:Basil Brush|Basil Brush]].
==References==
*The [[Second Doctor]] offered a bag around when he was removed from his time stream to assist with the [[Omega]] 'crisis' by the [[Time Lord]]s when Omega attempted to escape his anti-matter universe, the first time. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'')
*The [[Fourth Doctor]] was particularly fond of jelly babies and offered them to numerous people:
:* The Anethans whilst aboard the [[Skonnos|Skonnonn]] freighter. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'')
:*He offered one to [[Leela]] upon their first meeting, leading her to think he ate babies. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Face of Evil]]'')
:*The Fourth Doctor offers round a bag of jelly babies whilst on the [[sandminer]] (they're slapped out of his hand when he offers them round). ([[DW]]: ''[[The Robots of Death]]'')
:*Whilst investigating the [[Fendahl]] on Earth he offers the Fendahl skull a jelly baby in jest. ([[DW]]: ''[[Image of the Fendahl]]'')
:*Whilst on [[Gallifrey]] as [[Lord President]] he requests the [[Castellan]] to remove a jelly baby from his pocket for him, in this (slightly power mad state) her preferred an orange one. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'')
:* [[Romana I|Romana]] offers a bag of jelly babies around while she and the Doctor are on [[Zanak]] pursuing the [[Key to Time]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'')
:* When the [[Randomiser]] takes the Doctor to [[Skaro]] and he re-encounters [[Davros]], he offers him a jelly baby. ([[DW]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'')
:* Whilst in the [[Eden]] projection the Doctor eats some jelly babies, and also gives a green one missing a leg to [[Bernice Summerfield]] (as she was tracking the [[Key to Time]]). ([[DW]]: ''[[Nightmare of Eden]]'', [[DWM]]: ''[[Time & Time Again]]'')
*The [[Eighth Doctor]] also seemed to develop a taste for jelly babies, he also used them to distract a police officer so he could disarm him, whilst in [[San Francisco]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The TV Movie]]'')
*[[The Master]] also appeared to enjoy a bag of jelly babies along side his [[Lucy Saxon|wife]] whilst awaiting the [[Toclafane Human|Toclafane]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'')


*The [[Wikipedia:Jelly Babies (band)|Jelly Babies]] were a [[Wikipedia:DIY punk ethic|DIY]]/[[Wikipedia:post punk|post punk]] band that were a part of the [[Wikipedia:Cassette culture|Cassette Culture]] scene during the early [[1980s]].


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Revision as of 14:34, 4 August 2007

Jelly babies were a form of sweet favoured by the Doctor through several of his incarnations.


The Fourth Doctor eats a jelly baby

References

  • The Second Doctor offered a bag around when he was removed from his time stream to assist with the Omega 'crisis' by the Time Lords when Omega attempted to escape his anti-matter universe, the first time. (DW: The Three Doctors)
  • The Fourth Doctor was particularly fond of jelly babies and offered them to numerous people:
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