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'''Vitex''' was a health drink developed by [[Pete Tyler]]. | |||
Pete kept bottles of the juice in the flat at the [[Powell Estate]], which Rose pointed out to the [[Ninth Doctor]] when they visited the flat during the [[alternative timeline]] created when Rose saved her father from being hit by a car. [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]] described it as [[tonic]] water. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'') | Pete kept bottles of the juice in the flat at the [[Powell Estate]], which Rose pointed out to the [[Ninth Doctor]] when they visited the flat during the [[alternative timeline]] created when Rose saved her father from being hit by a car. [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]] described it as [[tonic]] water. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'') | ||
Though nothing came from it in the main [[universe]], in a [[Pete's World|parallel world]] it became extremely successful and made Pete a millionaire. The Vitex company was bought by [[Cybus Industries]] at some point in [[2005]]. Their slogan was ''"Trust me on this."'' After the [[President of Great Britain]] commented that it tasted like pop, Pete told him it actually ''was'' pop. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cyberman]]'') | Though nothing came from it in the main [[universe]], in a [[Pete's World|parallel world]] it became extremely successful and made Pete a millionaire. The Vitex company was bought by [[Cybus Industries]] at some point in [[2005]]. Their slogan was ''"Trust me on this."'' After the [[President of Great Britain]] commented that it tasted like pop, Pete told him it actually ''was'' pop. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cyberman]]'') | ||
According to the book 'The Time | ==Behind the scenes == | ||
According to the book ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'' each flavour of Vitex was advertised to have various beneficial properties to the human body. | |||
The flavours and properties were: | The flavours and properties were: | ||
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* '''Violet (Blackcurrant)-'''Melts Fat-Vitamin C Boost | * '''Violet (Blackcurrant)-'''Melts Fat-Vitamin C Boost | ||
* '''Water Lite-'''Plain water with additives | * '''Water Lite-'''Plain water with additives | ||
Pete's confirmation to the President of it being 'pop' implies that these advertised benefits were probably fictitious [[Category:Companies]] | Pete's confirmation to the President of it being 'pop' implies that these advertised benefits were probably fictitious | ||
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[[Category:Beverages]] | [[Category:Beverages]] | ||
