So... For those who watch Doctor Who, who was your favorite Doctor, and why?

My all time favorite Doctor is Number Four, Tom Baker, The Scarfed One. Like many Americans who started watching the show in the Eighties, Tom Baker was the first Doctor I saw. I always looked forward to the PBS broadcasts, and was absolutely floored to meet a girl in my school who loved the show too. Only when I met her did I learn that there were six other actors (at the time) who played the same character. And it was from her that I learned the Truth: You never forget your first Doctor.

Now that I'm older, and have seen most of the incarnations, Tom is still my favorite. The eccentric behavior that he personified so well, and the sheer number of expressions that went with it all still resonate through the years. And that voice! That sonorous baritone, so deep and resonant, could always be counted on to give me chills. Even today, during the retrospective of his time on the show, that voice is as clear and strong as ever. I know it is cliché, but Tom Baker will always be My Doctor.