Friday, 28 November 2025

Which Doctor

November is the month of Doctor Who Day (Nov 23) so, of course, this month's parodies have a Whovian theme. First a twist on a Cartoons song.

Witch Doctor Which Doctor not by The Cartoons (v1 - for this you have to imagine it's set c.2013)
Hartnell Troughton Pertwee Baker Davison Baker
McCoy McGann Eccleston Tennant Smith Capaldi
Hartnell Troughton Pertwee Baker Davison Baker
McCoy McGann Eccleston Tennant Smith Capaldi
(Oh, oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Hartnell Troughton Pertwee Baker Davison Baker
McCoy McGann Eccleston Tennant Smith Capaldi
Hartnell Troughton Pertwee Baker Davison Baker
McCoy McGann Eccleston Tennant Smith Capaldi

[Verse 1]
(Oh-oh-oh-oh)
So tell me which Doctor you think is just the best (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
So tell me which Doctor you think is just the best (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
We must know which doctor is better than the rest

[Chorus]
So tell me
Hartnell Troughton Pertwee Baker Davison Baker
McCoy McGann Eccleston Tennant Smith Capaldi
Hartnell Troughton Pertwee Baker Davison Baker
McCoy McGann Eccleston Tennant Smith Capaldi

[Verse 2]
(Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Just pick out which doctor you think is best of all (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Just pick out which doctor that is your number one (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
To help choose which doctor, here’s who you can choose from

[Chorus]
Hartnell Troughton Pertwee Baker Davison Baker
McCoy McGann Eccleston Tennant Smith Capaldi
Hartnell Troughton Pertwee Baker Davison Baker
McCoy McGann Eccleston Tennant Smith Capaldi

[Bridge]
It might be so difficult, for you to pick your fav’rite
But if you are to’tly true and honest
There’s always one who stands out even if you won’t admit it
Deep down you know who you think is the best

[Chorus]
Hartnell Troughton Pert (wee)
Hartnell Troughton Pert (wee)
Hartnell Troughton Pert (wee)
Hartnell Troughton Pertwee Baker Davison Baker
Come on who?
Hartnell Troughton Pertwee Baker Davison Baker
McCoy McGann Eccleston Tennant Smith Capaldi
Hartnell Troughton Pertwee Baker Davison Baker
McCoy McGann Eccleston Tennant Smith Capaldi
(Hartnell Troughton Pert (wee))
(Hartnell Troughton Pert (wee))
(Hartnell Troughton Pert (wee))
(Hartnell Troughton Pert (wee)) 

Tbh, I'm not completely sold on this - it's a bit of tongue twister and only goes up to Capaldi. But the only way I could fit all of them in and make it scan was to do it as numbers, which goes like this:

Witch Doctor Which Doctor not by The Cartoons (v2)
One two three or four five six seven eight nine or ten
Or eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen which one?
One two three or four five six seven eight nine or ten
Or eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen which one?
(Oh, oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
One two three or four five six seven eight nine or ten
Or eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen which one?
One two three or four five six seven eight nine or ten
Or eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen which one?

[Verse 1]
(Oh-oh-oh-oh)
So tell me which Doctor you think is just the best (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
So tell me which Doctor you think is just the best (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
We must know which doctor is better than the rest

[Chorus]
So tell me
One two three or four five six seven eight nine or ten
Or eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen which one?
One two three or four five six seven eight nine or ten
Or eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen which one? 

[Verse 2]
(Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Just pick out which doctor you think is best of all (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
Just pick out which doctor that is your number one (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
To help choose which doctor, here’s who you can choose from

[Chorus]
One two three or four five six seven eight nine or ten
Or eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen which one?
One two three or four five six seven eight nine or ten
Or eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen which one?

[Bridge]
It might be so difficult, for you to pick your fav’rite
But if you are to’tly true and honest
There’s always one who stands out even if you won’t admit it
Deep down you know who you think is the best

[Chorus]
One two three or four
One two three or four
One two three or four five six seven eight nine or ten
Come on who?
One two three or four five six seven eight nine or ten
Or eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen which one?
One two three or four five six seven eight nine or ten
Or eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen which one?
(One two three or four)
(One two three or four)
(One two three or four)
(One two three or four)

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