Story behind Dr. Bombay?

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fanatictini — 19 years ago(May 30, 2006 11:12 AM)

Can someone please fill me in as to why was he called Dr. Bombay? Is there some story behind it since I dont have access to the episodes. Was it ever mentioned ever as to how did he get the name and how did the character end up with the series finale?
Thanks! Any help is appreciated immensely!

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deemar12 — 19 years ago(October 17, 2006 09:34 AM)

What I would like to do is be able to ask Bernard Fox questions like this personaly. Is there an e-mail adress posted anywhere to do that?????
deemar@alltel.net

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zeero-1 — 13 years ago(June 04, 2012 02:12 PM)

I think it was just a humorus cultural reference. His charachter was that of an old stodgy Englishman. And Bombay (today we call it Mumbai) India was ruled for a long time by old stody colonial Englishmen so I think thats where they get the name "Bombay" Gin too.

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cluvonj — 16 years ago(January 24, 2010 02:32 PM)

I think he was called Dr. Bombay because he was a Doctor and his parents last name was Bombay.

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finvarra — 15 years ago(January 15, 2011 05:50 PM)

"Calling Dr. Bombay" just sounds funny. I don't think there was more to it than that.

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willjohn — 14 years ago(February 13, 2012 12:00 AM)

Could it be because Bernard Fox is the type of Englishman who you would expect to drink Bombay gin and tonic?