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Jelly baby

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference

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

Second Doctor

Fourth Doctor

Sixth Doctor

On Ravalox, Drathro's minions, Humker and Tandrell, discover a bag of jelly babies in the Doctor's coat as they investigate him. He quickly snatches the bag back, before wordlessly offering them each one of the sweets. (DW: The Mysterious Planet)

Seventh Doctor

Eighth Doctor

The Master

Behind the Scenes

In the United States, jelly babies had a low as a confectionery product. When Pinnacle Books published Doctor Who novelisations in new packaging, the editorial changes made by them included changing jelly babies to jelly beans, for fear of confusing American readers. Later, when the series had a great deal more popularity, many Americans simply associated jelly babies with Doctor Who and with the Doctor as played by Tom Baker. Under license from the BBC, one company sold jelly babies in packaging resembling the Doctor's TARDIS, advertising them as "the Cosmic Candy of the Time Lords".

The "Inside the TARDIS" featurette on the UK DVD of Doctor Who: The TV Movie includes a closeup view of the tray of jelly babies enjoyed by the Seventh Doctor at the start of the film.

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