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The Doctor's Rules were a series of guidelines created by the Doctor for his companions. As Jackson Lake, at a time in which he believed himself to be the Doctor, told his companion, Rosita:
The Doctor's companion does what the Doctor says.
The Rules
- 001 a: The Doctor lies. (DW: The Big Bang, Let's Kill Hitler, The Wedding of River Song)
- 001 b: Don't wander off. (DW: The Girl in the Fireplace, The Eleventh Hour, The Rebel Flesh)
- 001 c: I'm in charge (DW: Dragonfire)
- 002 a: Don't ask stupid questions
- 002 b: I'm not the professor, I'm The Doctor (DW: Dragonfire)
- 007: Never run when you are scared. (DW: Let's Kill Hitler)
- 010: Don't eat anything until you're sure it's totally safe. Unless it's a badly cooked kronkburger - in which case don't eat at all. (NSA: The Price of Paradise)
- 027: Never knowingly be serious. (DW: Let's Kill Hitler)
- 054: Anything can come from outside of the universe, but nothing can come from before the universe. (DW: The Satan Pit)
- 408 a: Time is not the boss of you. (DW: The Waters of Mars, The Time of Angels, Let's Kill Hitler)
- 408 b: You should always waste time when you don't have any. (DW: Let's Kill Hitler)e
- Always bring a bananna to a party (DW: The Girl in the Fireplace)