Dr. Third

Doctor Who meets Mr Men and Little Miss #3

by Adam Hargreaves, Roger Hargreaves (Creator)

The greatest mash-up in the Whoniverse continues. Doctor Who meets Roger Hargreaves' Mr Men in this series of fun and charming stories, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves. Follow the adventures of Dr. Third, as he is joined by friends Mike, Jo and Liz to battle the fearsome Ice Warriors!

Genres: Doctor Who, Childrens, Picture Books, Science Fiction, Media Tie In, Time Travel, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2018

About the author

Adam Hargreaves is an English author and illustrator. The son of Roger Hargreaves, he continues his father's popular Mr. Men series of children's books. Hargreaves also served as inspiration for the series. When at the age of six he asked his father "What does a tickle look like?", Roger used that question to create the first book, Mr. Tickle.

Reviews

[Farjaneh_ · Rating 3 out of 5]

《هو النور》
کسی اینجا دکتر هو دیده؟
من این سریال رو خیلی دوست دارم؛ برای همین هم وقتی دیدم قدیانی یک مجموعه کتاب کودک با محوریت دکتر داره روی طرفدار درونم مجاب شد حتما بخونتش😄
امااااا آیا مجموعه‌ی خوبی بود؟ جلد اول خیلی بد توی ذوقم زد، جلد دوم یک ذره بهتر و این سومی حداقل طنز خوبی داشت. امیدوارم همینطور روند صعودیش ادامه پیدا کنه.

[The Post Monument · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[mollie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 ⭐️’s (Liked).

[Scott Moore · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall a 3-star story, with a fun end joke. I'm giving an extra star for Dr. Third's big nose - Pertwee actively disliked Chris Achilleos' illustrations of him, so he would have hated Adam Hargreaves' depiction. But deducting a star for having Liz Shaw and Jo Grant in the same story. Adding a star for a recognisable depiction of Liz Shaw (a first in this series). Adding a star for Bessie. But deducting a star for featuring the Ice Warriors straight out of the second Doctor era. And deducting another star for excluding both the Master and the Brigadier.

[Rachel Redhead · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly really good, the characters are all rather spot on for a book like this, very pleasing :)

[Emilija · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ehhhh this was alright. It captured the characters well, but it just wasn’t amazing. I didn’t particularly like the ending.

[Polly Batchelor · Rating 5 out of 5]

The third Doctor, Mike, Jo and Liz encounter the ice warriors. The Doctor is in a rush to get back to U.N.I.T but keeps getting interupted. His experiment is ruined as his ice cream had melted. The book captured the classic era- classic monster, U.N.I.T and companions. All that was needed was the appearance of Brigader or maybe Sarah Jane but she was more known for her time with the 4th Doctor.

[Taksya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Terzo Dottore, in missione speciale con Bessie, si vede trattenere da Mike Yates, Liz e Jo... ma neppure i glaciali Ice Warriors potranno risolvere il problema finale.
Nuova, breve storia della serie realizzata da Roger Hargreaves.

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dr. Third is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves and is a part of the Doctor Who Meets Mr Men and Little Miss series, which tells a story about the Third Doctor on his way to his office from shopping in Bessie, his yellow car, for an important experiment, but is delayed several times. Today is National Dr Who/T.A.R.D.I.S. Day (23 November) and I thought it would be apropos to read this today.

The text is rather simple and straightforward. Hargreaves aptly captured the essence of the Third Doctor's suave and dapper nature fairly well. The illustrations are a perfect combination between the Doctor Who and the Mr Men and Little Miss universes. The Third Doctor depicted really looks like Jon Pertwee from the Mr Men and Little Miss universe.

The premise of the book is rather straightforward. The Third Doctor is in a rush to get back to his office to conduct an important experiment and just when he's about to push the hyperdrive button on his car, Bessie, he is interrupted first by Captain Mike Yates, then Liz Shaw, Joe Grant, and finally the Ice Warriors from Mars. Unfortunately, by the time they reached the Third Doctor's office, the experiment was done for – his ice cream has melted.

All in all, Dr. Third is a wonderful children's book about the Third Doctor and the perfect amalgamation of Dr. Who and the Mr Men and Little Miss universes.

[Chris Wing · Rating 3 out of 5]

The final batch of four Doctor Who/Mr Men mash-ups includes Dr Third.
I quite like this one, since it has an added mash-up in that the story involves characters/companions that never met in the show, which is pretty cool.

The story is a pretty basic set-up and it's very clear what the punch line for the end of the book is going to be, but it's still very well-paced and enjoyable non-the-less.

Equally satisfying is how this model of Mr Man - quite evidently Mr Uppity (indeed, he is coloured the same too - essentially Mr Uppity is cosplaying the third Doctor!) has just the right hair that makes him unmistakenly Jon Pertwee. In fact, insofar as capturing a nigh-on perfect mash-up of the two universes, I feel that Doctors 3, 10 & 12 are by far the best turn-outs.
Finally, what's with the monocle? The third Doctor never wore one, but it's a comfortable addition here!

Fun stuff.-

[Emkoshka · Rating 3 out of 5]

This reads like one of those classic children's stories where the hero is out on an adventure and attempts to pick up every animal and person they encounter (I'm thinking Room on the Broom and some book about farm animals). I found it a little hard to distinguish this depiction of Jon Pertwee's Doctor from William Hartnell's Doctor but it was fun all the same. Although I hadn't realised how WASPish the companions were back then. Not a smidge of ethnic diversity in sight.

[Dawn Livingston · Rating 5 out of 5]

So cute. Has the vibe of the 3rd Doc and his era and the other characters were accurate too. The ending made sense and was silly and cute. Great item if you want to introduce your child to the original series. Works for those that love to collect Doctor Who items. Very fun, uplifting, capturing the feel of the series.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perhaps my favorite character design of all the Mr. Doctors. Maybe. LOL, I hope I didn't already say that for #2. I also enjoyed the selection of companions they included for the Doctor, even if I don't really see him as an ice-cream kinda dude.

[Tim · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am loving this series of books but this story is one of least favourite. It dies capture the mood of this s Doctor well though. If you have read the others in the series then yes worth reading to complete the set .

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Dr. Third” by Adam Hargreaves
Opening line:
“The Doctor had been put shopping, and he was rushing back to his laboratory in Bessie, his little yellow car.”
Mike Yates, Liz Shaw, Jo Grant and the Doctor discover that their ice cream is melting!
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[Derelict Space Sheep · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doctor Who rendered in the distinctive Mr. Men style and with the same careless writing. Pertwee’s Doctor is well captured, as are the lighter aspects of the UNIT era more generally, but the text in no way does justice to the pictures.

[Danna · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a hoot! The hubs and I are finally reading this series I bought for him at Xmas. Both of us being Whovians, and me being a librarian and fond of the quirky “Little Mr./Miss/Ms.” series, we are amused. Such weird little books!

[Kieran McAndrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Third Doctor gets diverted by the Ice Warriors on his way to an urgent appointment.

A fun children's mashup between Mister Men and Doctor Who.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bessie!

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as sure about this one, Liz and Jo together for no reason, with addtional Mike Yates. And then a not very 3rd doctor monster. But at least there was Bessie!

[Richard Harrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute fun like the others in this series with bonus points for getting Mike Yates and Jo Grant and Liz Shaw and the Ice Warriors all in the same story.

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn’t care for the story in this one, although it did capture the grumpiness of the third Doctor fairly well. Definitely not one of my favorites in this series, though.

[Maggie Hesseling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where's an Iceman when you need him? Funny and fun. Another wonderful reimagining of the Doctor as a Mr. Men.

[Timo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pertwee era of Doctor Who was just as stupid as this one was. Fun, but stupid.

[Jaq · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh Pertwee is my favourite Doctor, what a joy to see him portrayed in this format. One last ride in Bessie too.

[Catherine Mason · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this one more than DR. Ninth. The look of the doctor was much better captured, and the story, although still silly, was funnier.

[K · Rating 5 out of 5]

あらすじ
愛車を飛ばして研究室に急いで戻ろうとするドクターの前に次から次へと通りすがるコンパニオン達。ドクターが急ぐ目的とはなんなのか？！

感想
思わず笑っちゃうラスト。3rdドクターには落ち着いたイメージしかなかったのですが、そこはやっぱりドクター。おちゃめさんです。

[Sophie Leary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun story - extra star for including Mike Yates... who is my favourite 😊