Jeremy Hillary Boob, Ph.D. is a fictional character appearing in the 1968

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'' Yellow Submarine'', voiced by comedian

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. The character was conceived as a parody of

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s and

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s such as

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professor Jeremy duQuesnay Adams and theatrical director and physician

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. Inspiration for overall appearance and voice was also taken from

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Fictional character biography

In the film ''Yellow Submarine'',

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, on their way to save the fictitious region of Pepperland from the Blue Meanies, encounter Jeremy, a strange little brown-furred being with a blue face, pink ears and a fluffy,

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-like tail. He has an extremely eccentric and flamboyant personality. He lives in the Sea of Nothing, also known as Nowhere Land, and speaks mostly in

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. He describes himself as an "eminent

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, prize-winning

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, hard-biting

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, talented

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, good

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too." Jeremy also owns a mysterious purple and green object that can turn from a

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to a tree, to an

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, a piano, and numerous other things. He spends the vast majority of his time frenetically creating art, using the various transformations of the object. He is seen carving stone, editing a nearly finished book, composing piano music, and painting in rapid succession. He also reviews his own works but states "it's (his own) policy to never read them". The band realizes that one of their songs sums Jeremy up well and they sing " Nowhere Man" about him as he cavorts with their magic. However, he soon becomes sad when he realizes they are going to leave. Feeling sorry for him,

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offers to take him with them and he gratefully accepts. (He also learns about the phrase "down the hatch" saying that he must work it into his new statesman piece.) Later, the Submarine breaks down, and Jeremy helps fix one of the propellers. This makes the Submarine almost too efficient, and it speeds off without them. John, George and Paul angry with him, apologizes and Ringo defends Jeremy saying that he did fix the submarine's motor. Jeremy is later kidnapped by one of the Blue Meanies guarding the outskirts of Pepperland, and is eventually found in Pepperland, hanging by the leg to the branch of a tree. When Ringo cuts him down, he then helps The Beatles to defeat the Meanies by covering the Chief Blue Meanie with flowers, thereby proving that a Nobody can in fact, be somebody. Jeremy Hillary Boob also appears in the

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", released for the 50th anniversary of the album ''

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'' (commonly known as "the White Album").

Creation

Jeremy Hillary Boob was originally named Jeremy Y. du Q. Adams, after

professor Jeremy duQuesnay Adams. The character of Jeremy was intended as a parody of

s and

s, most notably theatrical director and physician

, with whom story writer Lee Minoff had previously worked. He is also alleged to have been inspired by Cambridge poet

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