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{{Infobox Object | {{Infobox Object | ||
|image = | |image = Vitex webcast.jpg | ||
|aka = | |aka = | ||
|type = Beverage | |type = Beverage | ||
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|made by = [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]] | |made by = [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]] | ||
|used by = [[Human]]s | |used by = [[Human]]s | ||
|first = | |first = Father's Day (TV story) | ||
| | |appearances = {{Il|[[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[Vitex (webcast)|Vitex]]''}} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Vitex''' was a health drink developed by [[Pete Tyler]]. | '''Vitex''' was a health drink developed by [[Pete Tyler]] and [[Pete Tyler (Pete's World)|his counterpart]] in "[[Pete's World]]". | ||
Pete kept bottles of the juice in | == History == | ||
In [[1987]], Pete kept bottles of the juice in [[48 Bucknall House|his flat]] in the [[Powell Estate]], which Rose pointed out to the [[Ninth Doctor]] when they visited the flat during the [[alternate 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 | Though nothing came from it in [[the Doctor's universe]], in a [[Pete's World|parallel world]] it became extremely successful and made Pete a [[millionaire]]. The Vitex brand 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]]'') An advert for Vitex was present on the [[Cybus website]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Vitex (webcast)|Vitex]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
=== Information from invalid sources === | |||
Each [[flavour]] of Vitex was advertised to have various beneficial properties to the [[human]] [[body]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'') | |||
The flavours and properties were: | The flavours and properties were: | ||
* [[Cherry]] - reduces [[Wrinkle]]s. | * [[Cherry]] - reduces [[Wrinkle]]s. | ||
* [[Pineapple]] - probiotic; prevents [[hair loss|Hair Loss]]. | * [[Pineapple]] - [[probiotic]]; prevents [[hair loss|Hair Loss]]. | ||
* [[Sunrise]] ([[berry|berries]]) - | * [[Sunrise]] ([[berry|berries]]) - [[antioxidant]]s; lengthens [[Life]]. | ||
* [[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. | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
[[Category:Beverages]] | [[Category:Beverages]] | ||
[[Category:Pete's World]] | [[Category:Pete's World]] | ||
