things that freaked me out as a child: part 1 - the doctor

2011-04-09T16:56:00.000-07:00

Never really been into Dr. Who. Although, in 1987, when I was 6 years old, I do remember Dr. Who being must see TV. I must have enjoyed the fact that it was on past my bedtime, it's 'cutting edge' opening titles, space travel shtick, and my secret crush on the Dr.'s sidekick (..shhh!) - it was the best thing on telly at the time ... apart from the Paul Daniels Magic Show (although I think my enjoyment of this was enhanced by the brown sugar sandwiches my Dad made to accompany the watching of the show. As a side note, I'm pretty certain that back in the mid 80s, I was unaware of the existence of such a thing as a wig)

Reason I was thinking about Dr. Who though is that I had a flashback this afternoon of a man who haunted my nightmares when I was growing up.....Patrick Troughton. Connection being that I know he had played a version of Dr. Who back in the 1960's, and back in the day, I must have seen a brief clip of him, that for some reason, managed to tattoo itself to the inside of my skull. I still don't know why he petrified me so much. Vaguely remember my 'night terrors'. Used to imagine him being calm and serene - but underneath it all he was completely unhinged and could go nuts at any moment, start yelling at me, and chase me around garden mazes/dungeons/forests, whilst wearing a black cape.

So yeah, Troughts was my Freddy Krueger.

"why Darren, you've neglected to eat the crusts from your brown sugar sandwiches....I'm afraid I'm going to have to cut your face off..."

2011-04-09T14:31:00.000-07:00

"...yada yada yada..."

can't someone else do it?

things that freaked me out as a child: part 1 - the doctor