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A Stetson was a type of wide-brimmed, high-crowned hat. It was typically associated with the western United States.
Worn by the Doctor
The First Doctor periodically wore a Stetson while he was preventing the Dalek's Master Plan with the Time Destructor. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan [+]Loading...["The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)"])
The Eleventh Doctor was given one by Craig Owens, from his friend Sean's stag. (TV: Closing Time [+]Loading...["Closing Time (TV story)"]) He wore it in Nevada in 1861. (PROSE: The Good, the Bad and the Alien [+]Loading...["The Good, the Bad and the Alien (novel)"]) He wore it during his operation to gain information on the Silents from the data core of a New Paradigm Dalek Supreme. He wore it to Calisto B, Vegas 12 and the Seventh Transept before having the Teselecta impersonate him. The real version of the Doctor wore the Stetson while he was inside the Teselecta. The Teselecta created its own Stetson to impersonate the Doctor's. (TV: The Wedding of River Song [+]Loading...["The Wedding of River Song (TV story)"]) The Doctor later wore another Stetson while protecting Mercy from Kahler-Tek in 1870. Once he made Tek the new Marshal, he gave the Stetson to Tek. (TV: A Town Called Mercy [+]Loading...["A Town Called Mercy (TV story)"]) He sometimes wore a Stetson to perform his duties as a sheriff on Trenzalore. (PROSE: The Dreaming [+]Loading...["The Dreaming (short story)"])
The Eighth Doctor visited the Lakota Sioux Nation and met General George Armstrong Custer. During this encounter, he was wearing a Stetson given to him by Samuel Clemens. (COMIC: Bad Blood [+]Loading...["Bad Blood (comic story)"])
The Fifth Doctor wore a Stetson when visiting the town of Eternity with Peri Brown. (PROSE: A Town Called Eternity [+]Loading...["A Town Called Eternity (short story)"])
Worn by Companions
After the TARDIS materialised in Buzzard Creek, Arizona in 1905, the Fifth Doctor gave his companion Turlough a Stetson. Turlough wrongly regarded Stetsons as silly and commented that they were only worn by actors in "those ridiculous cowboy films." However, he was soon grateful that the hat offered him shade from the sun. (AUDIO: Freakshow [+]Loading...["Freakshow (audio story)"])
Jenny wore a light brown Stetson during her trip to the Wild West. (AUDIO: Calamity Jenny [+]Loading...["Calamity Jenny (audio story)"])
Worn by the Master
The Reborn Master wore a white Stetson. (AUDIO: The Death of Hope [+]Loading...["The Death of Hope (audio story)"])
Worn by Others
Jeffries of Proxima 2 wore a Stetson. (PROSE: The Face-Eater [+]Loading...["The Face-Eater (novel)"])
Behind the scenes
The model of Stetson hat worn by the Eleventh Doctor is called the "Hutchins."
Stetson hats are manufactured in Missouri and Texas.