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* The Third Doctor is unique in having first appeared in the title sequence before appearing in any actual scenes on the show. | * The Third Doctor is unique in having first appeared in the title sequence before appearing in any actual scenes on the show. | ||
* The tattoo visible on the Doctor's arm during ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' was Pertwee's own, left over from his days in the navy. It can be seen more clearly in the 1955 film, ''A Yank in Ermine'', and its promotional images.<ref>''Moon Boots and Dinner Suits'', an autobiography by Jon Pertwee</ref> | * The tattoo visible on the Doctor's arm during ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'' was Pertwee's own, left over from his days in the navy. It can be seen more clearly in the 1955 film, ''A Yank in Ermine'', and its promotional images.<ref>''Moon Boots and Dinner Suits'', an autobiography by Jon Pertwee</ref> | ||
{{Quote|A green and scarlet cobra was squirming itself into a question mark on my forearm. In the middle was a small letter C, which I could only assume stood for Carlotta. On the other hand perhaps the choice of subject had been taken from a child's spelling book and the C stood for cobra.|Moon Boots and Dinner Suits, by Jon Pertwee}} | |||
* "[[Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow]]" is often thought to be the Third Doctor's most commonly-used quote, when he in fact only says it fully during his tenure in ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'', and then says it again when guest starring in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. More often than not, he used the simplified saying, "reverse the polarity". | * "[[Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow]]" is often thought to be the Third Doctor's most commonly-used quote, when he in fact only says it fully during his tenure in ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'', and then says it again when guest starring in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. More often than not, he used the simplified saying, "reverse the polarity". | ||
