- You may be looking for the Doctor's giddy aunt, herself.
"Oh, my giddy aunt" was a colloquialism that was often used as an exclamation of surprise.
By one account, the Doctor did indeed have a giddy aunt, according to the Seventh Doctor, though he mused that she was "probably metaphorical". (AUDIO: Forever Fallen [+]Loading...["Forever Fallen (audio story)"])
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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 [+]Loading...["Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)"]) to himself when he was surprised by a Kroton, (TV: The Krotons [+]Loading...["The Krotons (TV story)"]) to Sergeant Benton as a Gell guard tried to enter the TARDIS, (TV: The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"]) to himself after escaping from a group of snake-like aliens (COMIC: The Forgotten [+]Loading...["The Forgotten (comic story)"]) and to Dastari during an argument in a cellar. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"])
A clone of the Second Doctor said it as Lucius threatened to devour him. (AUDIO: Survivors in Space [+]Loading...["Survivors in Space (audio story)"])
The Eleventh Doctor said it while facing a Diceman with Henry Gordon Jago, (AUDIO: The Jago & Litefoot Revival [+]Loading...["The Jago & Litefoot Revival (audio story)"]) and when he'd simultaneously dodged the blasts of a gunstick, a cyber wrist blaster and a translation sphere. (COMIC: Doctor Who and the Last Stand [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Last Stand (comic story)"])
The Seventh Doctor, when asked about his family, once listed only his granddaughter and a giddy aunt, "but she was probably metaphorical". (AUDIO: Forever Fallen [+]Loading...["Forever Fallen (audio story)"])
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In the 1890s, Henry Gordon Jago said it when he saw one of the Wet Men. (AUDIO: Dead Men's Tales [+]Loading...["Dead Men's Tales (audio story)"])
The Brigadier said this when he found out that Professor Rubeish was missing. (TV: The Time Warrior [+]Loading...["The Time Warrior (TV story)"])
Mrs Wibbsey exclaimed it to Buddy Hudson and a cultist when realising something was wrong with the Fourth Doctor. (AUDIO: Starfall [+]Loading...["Starfall (audio story)"])
Missy said it to Osgood while they were on a plane. (TV: Death in Heaven [+]Loading...["Death in Heaven (TV story)"])
Sarah said it while on the run from the Daleks. (TV: Eve of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Eve of the Daleks (TV story)"])
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- Main article: The Doctor's giddy aunt
In the Daft Dimension, the Doctor did have an aunt whom he referred to as "his giddy aunt", after having been on a waltzer that left her dizzy. She was seen wearing the ceremonial robes of a Time Lord, clutching her head. (COMIC: The Daft Dimension 509 [+]Loading...["The Daft Dimension (DWM 509 comic story)"])