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Sixth Doctor
- ... that the Sixth Doctor had a companion named Frobisher, a "self-styled, street-smart detective" and shapeshifting alien who often took the form of a penguin?

- ALT1 ... that the Sixth Doctor wears a cat pin on his left lapel (pictured) because actor Colin Baker was inspired by the Rudyard Kipling short story "The Cat that Walked by Himself" to include it?
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Doomitron (talk) 00:38, 19 May 2026 (UTC).
- I'm not keen on the first suggestion, because Frobisher never appeared in the TV series. For many years, that penguin was only known as a character in a strip cartoon. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 20:49, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
References
- ^ Jung, Michael (7 September 2020). "Doctor Who's Greatest Companion Was A Literal Penguin". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ^ Kistler, Alan (1 October 2013). Doctor Who: A History. Lyons Press. p. 164. ISBN 9781493000166.
- ^ Kistler, Alan (1 October 2013). Doctor Who: A History. Lyons Press. p. 159. ISBN 9781493000166.