# Doctor Who's Yo-Yos **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [June 25, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/doctor-whos-yo-yos/340735 "2021-06-25T18:46:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chrismacg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@chrismacg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chrismacg)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/doctor-whos-yo-yos/340735/1 "2021-06-25T18:46:29Z")
Did you know Doctor Who has often been accompanied by a yo-yo, often using our favorite skill toy to ‘check the gravity’ of a planet? It’s true. Multiple versions of the Time Lord have engaged with a yo-yo in both TV and print. ![2896612d37e3a67af1d32a571c7e0cdf](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/d/d/8dd884023ab02f9f747742d89bcb6ef73d93d06b.jpeg) The 4th Doctor, played by Tom Baker, was most frequently shown with a yo-yo, and was the most accomplished actor with the toy. The Doctor can be seen with a yo-yo in _The Ark in Space_, _The Android Invasion_, and _The Brain of Morbius_. In _The Robots of Death_ the Doctor’s companion Leela played with his yo-yo thinking it to be part of the TARDIS technology. The 4th Doctor’s yo-yo was a Louis Marx Lumar 99 Competition yo-yo and there’s a fascinating exchange on the suitability of the yo-yo is [documented here](http://gallifreyrises.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-doctors-yo-yo.html). ![AENUINE](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/0/2/402502768da5cff464f215f0da223228462d38ef.jpeg) The 6th Doctor, played by Colin Baker, was shown with a yo-yo in his pocket in _The Two Doctors_, but he never played with it. ![71185280_10157142863886311_3066452863744999424_n](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/f/c/cfcc4d1e8c563e025114f2b8a5a9a5c7aeabc753.jpeg) The 7th Doctor, played by Sylvester McCoy, was never shown with a yo-yo, but in the _Doctor Who_ TV movie released in 1996 the 7th Doctor’s personal effects, including his yo-yo, were stolen from the morgue. The 7th Doctor’s yo-yo is a Tom Kuhn No Jive Mandala that was modified by the prop department. They filled in the center engraving to remove the branding, and then painted the yo-yo gold and black. Below are a set of re-created props representing the personal effects of the 7th Doctor as shown in the _Doctor Who_ movie. More details [here](https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/show-your-dr-who-props.4088/page-110#post-5042772). ![WALKERS GENERAL HOSPITAL](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/4/b/f4be125629ab0a4e31436c0e609fac828cce502b.jpeg) ![2020-01-30-tvm-yo-yo-13-finished-jpg.1274918](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/7/f/d7f9de9699358ef20c38b5fb6e061ff5ca406a9a.jpeg) The good Doctor went through a number of additional incarnations before once again throwing a yo-yo. The 12th Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi, used a yo-yo to inspect irregularities in gravity in _Kill the Moon_. Later the 12th Doctor tried to use a yo-yo to impress a Viking village into believing he was Odin in _The Girl Who Died_. There’s a great video of Capaldi trying to yo-yo and talking about his yo-yo tutor on [YouTube here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWpwNi7cleY). [Here’s a promo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alktdlAhH84) that covers the yo-yo also. ---
**Author:** ![Blaidd\_Drwg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/blaidd_drwg/32/53190_2.png) [@Blaidd\_Drwg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Blaidd_Drwg)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/doctor-whos-yo-yos/340735/2 "2021-06-25T22:27:00Z")
I remember seeing Tom Baker, but thank you for all back story. I love Doctor Who. ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGeezer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyogeezer/32/755_2.png) [@YoyoGeezer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGeezer)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/doctor-whos-yo-yos/340735/3 "2021-06-26T02:07:42Z")
I grew-up watching Tom Baker as the Doctor. He is the standard by which all Doctors are measured IMHO. Sarah Jane was like the nerdy Emma Peel. K-9 was pretty cool too. ---
**Author:** ![AndreBoulay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andreboulay/32/69662_2.png) [@AndreBoulay](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AndreBoulay)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/doctor-whos-yo-yos/340735/4 "2021-06-26T02:23:52Z")
Wow. Very cool. Thanks for sharing this! ---
**Author:** ![TheYoyoLady](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyolady/32/124843_2.png) [@TheYoyoLady](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheYoyoLady)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/doctor-whos-yo-yos/340735/5 "2021-06-26T05:47:18Z")
I am watching the old episodes for the first time now. (still with the third doctor). Nice to know that my two main pass-time activities those days collide. Thanks for letting us know ---
**Author:** ![craZivn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crazivn/32/124648_2.png) [@craZivn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/craZivn)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2021, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/doctor-whos-yo-yos/340735/6 "2021-06-26T08:23:26Z")
I do remember the Tom Baker doctor having a yellow yo-yo now, although I don’t remember ever seeing him throw! I only ever watched the Baker episodes, not a huge Dr. Who fan but I enjoyed Baker’s manic intensity. Ivan