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A [[bowl]] containing pears was present at [[Sutcliffe Manor]] during the [[1814 frost fair]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'') | A [[bowl]] containing pears was present at [[Sutcliffe Manor]] during the [[1814 frost fair]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]]'') | ||
When the [[Seventh Doctor]] turned himself into [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]], he left instructions for [[Bernice Summerfield]], one of which was to not let him eat pears, as he did not like them and did not want to wake up tasting that. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'') | When the [[Seventh Doctor]] turned himself into [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|John Smith]], he left instructions for [[Bernice Summerfield]], one of which was to not let him eat pears, as he did not like them and did not want to wake up [[Taste|tasting]] that. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'') | ||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] hated the taste of pears, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Chelsea 426 (novel)|The Taking of Chelsea 426]]'') at least in [[ice cream]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[One Mile Down (audio story)|One Mile Down]]'') After he turned himself into [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]] in [[November]] [[1913]], he ate a pear as he wandered near his [[biodata module]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'') When the Tenth Doctor was restored, he was disgusted by the taste left in his mouth. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | |||
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] also warned [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] not to eat pears as they were too "squishy" and always made your [[chin]] wet, just before he lost his [[memory|memories]] of her. He stated that it was extremely important, and told her to write it down. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') The Twelfth Doctor later gave his [[Thirteenth Doctor|future self]] some advice before [[Regeneration|regenerating]], one of which was "never, ever, eat pears" ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | The [[Twelfth Doctor]] also warned [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] not to eat pears as they were too "squishy" and always made your [[chin]] wet, just before he lost his [[memory|memories]] of her. He stated that it was extremely important, and told her to write it down. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') The Twelfth Doctor later gave his [[Thirteenth Doctor|future self]] some advice before [[Regeneration|regenerating]], one of which was "never, ever, eat pears" ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') He considered his disdain for pears "his personal taste" and "a quirk born of experience" which he didn't want squandered by any of his future incarnations. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') | ||
Pears were [[Rory Williams]]' favourite fruit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Borrowed Time (novel)|Borrowed Time]]'') | Pears were [[Rory Williams]]' favourite fruit. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Borrowed Time (novel)|Borrowed Time]]'') | ||
By the [[67th century]], [[Gifftan]] culture confused fruits such as pears and [[avocado]]s for a legendary [[Earth]] hero called [[Avocado Pear]]. Such meant that [[Yoss Inkl]] named his son [[Avocado Inkl|Avocado]] in honour of the humans [[Ryan Sinclair]] and [[Graham O'Brien]] who assisted him during his birth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)|The Tsuranga Conundrum]]'') | By the [[67th century]], [[Gifftan]] culture confused fruits such as pears and [[avocado]]s for a legendary [[Earth]] hero called [[Avocado Pear]]. Such meant that [[Yoss Inkl]] named his son [[Avocado Inkl|Avocado]] in honour of the humans [[Ryan Sinclair]] and [[Graham O'Brien]] who assisted him during his [[birth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)|The Tsuranga Conundrum]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
In a deleted scene from ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'', when the Tenth Doctor turned himself into [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]], he left instructions for [[Martha Jones]], one of which was to not let him eat pears, as he did not like them and did not want to wake up tasting that. | In a deleted scene from ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'', based on a scene from [[Human Nature (novel)|the original novel]], when the Tenth Doctor turned himself into [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]], he left instructions for [[Martha Jones]], one of which was to not let him eat pears, as he did not like them and did not want to wake up tasting that. | ||
Despite the scene's deletion, this quirk of the Doctor's was carried over into revived series media starting with ''[[The Taking of Chelsea 426 (novel)|The Taking of Chelsea 426]]'', and eventually made its way to the [[Doctor Who|TV series]] in ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]''. [[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|The novelisation]], which, like both versions of ''Human Nature'', was written by [[Paul Cornell]], references the deleted scene. | |||
[[Category:Fruit from the real world]] | [[Category:Fruit from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Edible plants from the real world]] | [[Category:Edible plants from the real world]] | ||
