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  • @gabrielberger7439
    @gabrielberger7439 3 года назад +5008

    "You only turned the picture off I'm afraid, I can still hear you"
    Zoom meeting arguments predicted right here

    • @88Timur88Bahmudov88
      @88Timur88Bahmudov88 2 года назад +136

      They also predicted that the doctor will regenerate after having no regeneration cycles left and that he will be a woman

    • @ahpook257
      @ahpook257 2 года назад +43

      And the current state of Dr Who, unfortunately.

    • @ferretfather2000
      @ferretfather2000 2 года назад +8

      lol i was 'like' 666 😂

    • @catchaser52
      @catchaser52 2 года назад +4

      " I Know !! I Know,,,,"

    • @lokilaufeyson8683
      @lokilaufeyson8683 Год назад +1

      Hello Mr. Burger

  • @barry-clark
    @barry-clark Год назад +9506

    You can easily tell this isn't a real doctor who episode by the high production value and on point script.

    • @postbunnie
      @postbunnie Год назад +470

      Woah. I stumbled across this comment posted 13 days ago, on a video posted 13 years ago.
      I have not found myself in such agreement with another comment in quite some time.

    • @gustavogutierrez6568
      @gustavogutierrez6568 Год назад +304

      This was made by Steven moffat back in the 90s so it makes sense how in universe this is

    • @timetraveler0002
      @timetraveler0002 Год назад +232

      this sketch kinda pokes fun at the writing even back then, because most of the plot points werent sufficiently explained here dr atkinson keeps saying he will explain later

    • @Slothi_Mothi
      @Slothi_Mothi Год назад +23

      This comment 🏆

    • @keithammleter3824
      @keithammleter3824 Год назад +44

      They've copied the idea of using cheap props and scenery manipulated roughly by hidden stage hands though

  • @Sasfoot
    @Sasfoot 7 месяцев назад +395

    For some of the younger viewers who may not know, the "endless gravel quarries" comment had to do with the fact that many alien worlds in the original series were filmed at Welsh gravel quarries, especially during the Pertwee and Baker eras.

    • @MichaelBirks
      @MichaelBirks 5 месяцев назад +14

      On the days when Blake's 7 wasn't using the Quarries.

    • @Sasfoot
      @Sasfoot 5 месяцев назад +4

      @@MichaelBirks Well said. B7 definitely did that, as well.

    • @ZER-sc3pc
      @ZER-sc3pc 4 месяца назад +8

      “Oh, look! Rocks!”

    • @pierredufresne996
      @pierredufresne996 2 месяца назад +7

      ... and they didn't even bother to hide the heavy equipment tire tracks.

    • @enigmagenesis7341
      @enigmagenesis7341 Месяц назад +6

      Not all Welsh by any means. They also used several in South East England (a lot closer to the studio that was in London in those days)

  • @Neville133
    @Neville133 10 месяцев назад +1721

    "Maybe even the universe can't bear to be without the Doctor.."
    That line truly captures the spirit of the show like no other.

    • @HOTD108_
      @HOTD108_ 7 месяцев назад +40

      Well, depends on what era of the show we're talking about. It's absolutely something you'd hear in a Moffat written story, which is fitting considering who wrote this.

    • @sinsitysinderella790
      @sinsitysinderella790 6 месяцев назад +5

      Absolutely. A perfect statement to convey how We all feel 🥰🪐🌌

    • @JB-vq6xv
      @JB-vq6xv 6 месяцев назад

      It’s why it’ll keep going forever

    • @lavague1186
      @lavague1186 5 месяцев назад +10

      "Look afttter the universe for me. I've put a lot of work into it." is brilliant writing

  • @TheRazzyDazzle
    @TheRazzyDazzle 10 лет назад +14680

    I feel like Atkinson would have actually made a good Doctor xD

    • @GameyRaccoon
      @GameyRaccoon 3 года назад +207

      He could still! Why not?

    • @babapambazuka2845
      @babapambazuka2845 3 года назад +238

      I was just thinking he would be the ideal casting for the Doctor's final, most infinitely-jaded-to-his-own-adventures form.

    • @MyBiologicalInsanity
      @MyBiologicalInsanity 3 года назад +119

      He's too expensive tbf

    • @kramchancel1266
      @kramchancel1266 3 года назад +27

      Who says he isnt

    • @sgdeluxedoc
      @sgdeluxedoc 3 года назад +69

      That guy that plays the master is perfect for the role.. heads and tails above those they picked for the part on the new Doctor Who..

  • @TheSonicTooth
    @TheSonicTooth 2 года назад +3771

    The Dalek going "We will explain later" is one of my favourite moments in any parody

    • @PlebNC
      @PlebNC Год назад +105

      That and it saying "sideglance" because it physically can't.

    • @Mr.Brothybear
      @Mr.Brothybear Год назад +16

      Not to mention the Rich Architect

    • @prestonhakanson1806
      @prestonhakanson1806 Год назад +8

      @@PlebNC I think he said silence

    • @flubnub266
      @flubnub266 Год назад +6

      @@PlebNC It said "silence".

    • @7Kingsmen
      @7Kingsmen Год назад +8

      Now when was that Dalek going to explain later when it was about to kill them! 😆😂🤣

  • @intelli-gent9863
    @intelli-gent9863 Год назад +1103

    The funny thing is, after all these years, the concept of "I'll explain later" is still relevant and used in the show till this day lol.

  • @user-ql1kn8yw1u
    @user-ql1kn8yw1u 4 месяца назад +215

    He lived by the sewer
    He died by the sewer
    They said it was murder
    But it was...sewerside.

  • @GameHistoriaLudovicus
    @GameHistoriaLudovicus 3 года назад +3989

    Atkinson actually seems like a really good doctor, he’s acting is on point when he’s trying to be serious

    • @Tokmurok
      @Tokmurok 3 года назад +151

      It wouldnt be the worst choice you know.

    • @KnifePhD73
      @KnifePhD73 Год назад +241

      If you watch Blackadder, he is the straight man and every other person is the buffoon and he is still the funniest person there.

    • @AndersJackson
      @AndersJackson Год назад +19

      So you don't think it a serious business acting funny? Funny thought.

    • @fibessnaredrum2775
      @fibessnaredrum2775 Год назад +16

      @@KnifePhD73 wibble...

    • @PirateCommander
      @PirateCommander Год назад +2

      @@KnifePhD73 Bullseye.

  • @itsmestan
    @itsmestan 3 года назад +1096

    "Look after the universe for me, I've put a lot of work into it" would be some pretty in character last words for the doctor tbh

    • @jaspervermeer659
      @jaspervermeer659 11 месяцев назад +66

      He says the "No, Ive put a lot of work into it" when the Atraxi say hes not of this world

    • @razorclaus9898
      @razorclaus9898 5 месяцев назад +6

      He also says the line verbatim to Ohila in the series 9 prologue

  • @AlmightyArceus
    @AlmightyArceus 7 месяцев назад +135

    The fact that so many of these things all vaguely happen in New Who shows why this is such a lasting parody.

    • @blah7983
      @blah7983 5 месяцев назад +16

      Moffat wrote this!

  • @alpha_wolf220
    @alpha_wolf220 7 месяцев назад +1106

    i find it funny how this actually predicted certain parts of dr who.
    the daleks surviving the time war
    the 9th doctor and how despite his brilliant performance had a short run
    the 10th doctor having vanity issues
    the 11th doctor seemed to be a bit more silly and immature
    the master turning good because of the 12th doctor's influence
    the doctor was supposed to die permanently in his 12th incarnation only to impossibly revive
    the doctor became a woman on his 13th transformation
    and the phrase 'never be cruel, nor cowardly' was said multiple times in 12's run (notably, during his regeneration)

    • @Leon_Tyler
      @Leon_Tyler 7 месяцев назад +49

      I don't think the time war was a thing until 2004 revival but I see ur point, very weird

    • @HOTD108_
      @HOTD108_ 7 месяцев назад +29

      ​@@Leon_Tyler
      1. The revival started in 2005.
      2. The time war wasn't established until the 2005 series. Nobody said otherwise, so why do you think that?

    • @Leon_Tyler
      @Leon_Tyler 7 месяцев назад +8

      @@HOTD108_ they wrote and filmed series 1 in 2004

    • @ranjanasharan4051
      @ranjanasharan4051 6 месяцев назад +66

      I mean this was written by steven Moffat so he can just reuse some stuff
      He even used the "i have put alot of work in this universe" in either wotch's familliar or the doctor falls

    • @MrThorfan64
      @MrThorfan64 6 месяцев назад +15

      Even the Doctor marrying!

  • @c.coleman2979
    @c.coleman2979 2 года назад +3083

    This is the best episode of Dr Who ever. I'll explain why later.

    • @mumm380
      @mumm380 Год назад +73

      Love your comment and I will explain why later .... 😆😜

    • @jogonyachickennugget4911
      @jogonyachickennugget4911 Год назад +7

      Why is the explain later thing so like funny. I don’t know anything about doctor who

    • @mumm380
      @mumm380 Год назад +29

      @@jogonyachickennugget4911 he is a Time Lord, so "later" never comes

    • @luminatron
      @luminatron Год назад +20

      @@jogonyachickennugget4911 They just always said that in the show lmao. The writing wasn't exactly spectacular.

    • @kelliwilliams8849
      @kelliwilliams8849 Год назад +3

      Oh those poor companions

  • @Playguu
    @Playguu 13 лет назад +2609

    "Say hello to the sofa of reasonable comfort."

    • @raven4k998
      @raven4k998 2 года назад +17

      your now certain death is now certain!

    • @Playguu
      @Playguu 2 года назад +5

      @@raven4k998 wow 10 years, I don't even remember this video, time to rewatch!

    • @zenthous9568
      @zenthous9568 2 года назад +6

      @@Playguu woah I feel like this is an amazing moment, you coming back a whole 10 years later

    • @davidburbage3348
      @davidburbage3348 2 года назад +9

      Did that come from the same store as Monty Python's "comfy chair" as seen in the "Spanish Inquisition"?

    • @holyshard530
      @holyshard530 2 года назад +1

      Very comfy sofa!!

  • @reeganevans6707
    @reeganevans6707 5 месяцев назад +176

    Rowan Atkinson actually pulls off a really good doctor!! I wouldn’t mind seeing him portray a few episodes in the series

    • @applepie9806
      @applepie9806 5 месяцев назад +4

      Same, I'm actually amazed at appropriate he is for this role. He really is an excellent actor.

    • @gamonstudios
      @gamonstudios 3 месяца назад

      I think Jonathan pryce would be good to interpret the classic master if they ever want to bring him back. Just like how it happened with the first doctor

  • @kildogery
    @kildogery 9 месяцев назад +56

    Thank God this happened.
    Out of this world casting.
    It's like a proper parallel universe.
    Nearly 25 years later and every cameo, still hits.

  • @ar.3040
    @ar.3040 10 лет назад +8769

    I wish Rowan Atkinson could actually be the next Doctor! He's perfect for the role!

    • @EvilDan2023
      @EvilDan2023 3 года назад +28

      Unfortunately he is not

    • @hubertlenningrad2252
      @hubertlenningrad2252 2 года назад +32

      I haven't even been following the series after they retired the eleventh doctor. But I'd come back for that!

    • @catxborsuq1
      @catxborsuq1 2 года назад +26

      @@hubertlenningrad2252 12th was actually brilliant^^ Admittedly thought the story wasn't as great... but the Doctor himself was amazing. Definetly my favorite New Who Doctor, if not overall (still making my way through Classic, can't decide that yet)

    • @hubertlenningrad2252
      @hubertlenningrad2252 2 года назад +6

      @@catxborsuq1 well, I have also not seen them all, I quite shortly after the 11th doctor quit. It was just hard to get back into the story with a character that was so different. But I'm glad you enjoyed it.

    • @dexternorcross3290
      @dexternorcross3290 2 года назад +1

      Is that Miss #GabrielleGlaister ..a.k.a "Bob" Parkhurst ?
      Saw her in the West end as "Daisy"...SO beautiful/attractive.✌

  • @stephenstrange4245
    @stephenstrange4245 9 лет назад +5560

    'Oh look! It's got THREE settings!'
    I died.

    • @AstrosElectronicsLab
      @AstrosElectronicsLab 2 года назад +22

      So did I. Oh, I can see the on switch!

    • @MsZoedog66
      @MsZoedog66 2 года назад +4

      Bit what does it mean? 😁

    • @buzzwrath645
      @buzzwrath645 2 года назад +28

      @@MsZoedog66 Poor Melinda. I can't explain it later. Ask one of your girlfriends what the settings do. ;)

    • @Vscustomprinting
      @Vscustomprinting 2 года назад +10

      British chicks are funny and hot

    • @theapexsurvivor9538
      @theapexsurvivor9538 Год назад +3

      @@MsZoedog66 to quote Aurelio "It's Bigger on the Inside" Voltaire: Ask Amy Pond!~

  • @sangmoon2464
    @sangmoon2464 Год назад +365

    This is incredible. Even as a parody, this is consistent with the Doctor Who I grew up with.

    • @savagedarksider2147
      @savagedarksider2147 Год назад +10

      I want to know what happens to Emma.

    • @HOTD108_
      @HOTD108_ 7 месяцев назад +21

      ​@@savagedarksider2147I'll explain later.

    • @strawberrycake777
      @strawberrycake777 5 месяцев назад +1

      Steven moffat wrote this skit, he recycled it for his story lines during his show run.

    • @nmg6248
      @nmg6248 5 месяцев назад +1

      Meh, started out that way and then devolved like all of Moffats writing

  • @harryhughes6124
    @harryhughes6124 Год назад +1872

    The fact that this episode is more rewatchable than any of Chibnalls episodes is outstanding

    • @Goat4459
      @Goat4459 Год назад

      Oh f off. That comment is so overrated at this point. Same with the star wars version

    • @SlapstickGenius23
      @SlapstickGenius23 Год назад +50

      As a kid, I thought Doctor Who was a series of mysteries for tv watching old timers, Anglophile mall goths and Warcraft loving gamers.
      Oh boy, am I still surprised that a small super hardcore part of its fanbase is one of the world’s most unpleasant?

    • @rockerseven
      @rockerseven Год назад +13

      @Slapstick Genius sounds like Star Wars' fanbase lol

    • @TailsFan369no2
      @TailsFan369no2 Год назад +3

      @@SlapstickGenius23 still better than friengines

    • @minicle426
      @minicle426 Год назад +2

      ​@@SlapstickGenius23 ATLA fans are far worse...

  • @MrKmoconne
    @MrKmoconne 2 года назад +641

    I've watched 5 seconds of Rowan's performance as a mock doctor. I'm sorry, but Rowan could have totally have carried the role of The Doctor. He still could. Let's hope.

    • @kalamityerstwhile7845
      @kalamityerstwhile7845 5 месяцев назад +30

      Everyone saying Atkinson is “good enough” to be a Doctor Who is just silly. He’s too good. He doesn’t want the role, I’m guessing it’s pretty stifling for him if he can’t do any of the writing.

    • @H1Guard
      @H1Guard 4 месяца назад +1

      Sorry, there is no hope. Only despair.

    • @kapparhotau181
      @kapparhotau181 4 месяца назад

      Wouldn't it be iconic

    • @tzarg
      @tzarg 3 месяца назад

      @@kalamityerstwhile7845 oh yeah, definitely

    • @masterroshi1701
      @masterroshi1701 2 месяца назад

      He is!! I'll explain later

  • @CEWThree
    @CEWThree 3 года назад +851

    The sheer amount of this that Moffatt carried over through his era is astounding.

    • @robinlillian9471
      @robinlillian9471 2 года назад +28

      Not just Moffat.

    • @turtleisland1940
      @turtleisland1940 2 года назад +29

      The Dalek technology in time lords, I think he took that hybrid idea from this video

    • @alexl3500
      @alexl3500 Год назад +96

      ​@film fan the line never cruel or cowardly, the Doctor seemingly dying but being saved last moment, the daleks asking the doctor for help, dalek time Lord hybrid, the Doctor turning into a blonde woman at the end, the doctor retiring. there's quite a lot

    • @alexl3500
      @alexl3500 Год назад +29

      @film fan in the 2012 Christmas Special The Snowmen after losing the ponds. Meeting Clara is what gets him back into action

    • @vullord666
      @vullord666 Год назад +19

      @@alexl3500 A lot of that was done by RTD beforehand. Also Moffat didn't choose Jodie, it was up to Chibnall (the next show runner). In a way that makes it more hilarious though. It wasn't even Moffat that did a lot of this but it still played out the same.

  • @Vicioussnakeboy
    @Vicioussnakeboy 5 месяцев назад +163

    "So what happened to them?"
    "They discovered fire."
    It's hilarious how you can tell what he means by this without him even needing to say it directly

  • @nicktroisi6347
    @nicktroisi6347 6 месяцев назад +41

    “Say hello to The Sofa of Reasonable comfort” 😂😂😂

  • @MrEnderkidMC
    @MrEnderkidMC 10 лет назад +2861

    I feel bad for the Master. Thats a long time in a sewer.

    • @lukeoates1248
      @lukeoates1248 3 года назад +34

      936 YEARS!!

    • @polycrystallinecandy
      @polycrystallinecandy 2 года назад +26

      I'm just impressed that despite getting 3 centuries older every time, he could climb at the same speed

    • @DonCarnage42
      @DonCarnage42 2 года назад +34

      @@polycrystallinecandy He was older every time, but had more experience climbing out of sewers

    • @polycrystallinecandy
      @polycrystallinecandy 2 года назад +5

      @@DonCarnage42 highly unlikely those two factors would exactly cancel out

    • @sergiojuanmembiela6223
      @sergiojuanmembiela6223 2 года назад +20

      @@polycrystallinecandy I will explain later

  • @TheZacula
    @TheZacula 13 лет назад +516

    I think Rowan Atkinson would have been great in a regular episode. Hell, I STILL think you could use him as an 'unknown future Doctor' in one episode, ever since Matt Smith's Doctor let slip that at some point he vastly increased his number of available regenerations to over 500 or something.

    • @legitiotjake
      @legitiotjake Год назад +8

      @film fan He didn't

    • @aidan6998
      @aidan6998 Год назад +32

      @@legitiotjake He did say it, when he appeared in the Sarah Jane Adventures, but he was just joking.

    • @resolutecub9977
      @resolutecub9977 Год назад +31

      @film fan I'll explain later

    • @smiller2044
      @smiller2044 Год назад +3

      @@resolutecub9977 🤣

    • @troywhite6039
      @troywhite6039 3 месяца назад +1

      Was this comment really made in 2011?

  • @OsamaBinLooney
    @OsamaBinLooney 8 месяцев назад +18

    "after 3 centuries of wading through those vast steamy lakes -- climbing those huge squelchy mountains... after a lifetime of only dung-slugs for food" are words i never thought i'd hear out of Jonathan Pryce's mouth

  • @TieflingKumasi
    @TieflingKumasi Год назад +40

    “Try not to be late.”
    One time traveler says to another time traveler.

  • @liamnevilleviolist1809
    @liamnevilleviolist1809 3 года назад +615

    When I clicked I was expecting Atkinson to play an absolute blundering idiot of a Doctor here.... instead, he's actually amazingly convincing as a Doctor showing great timing, facial expression and subtleties, and with a fully confident quasi-heroic voice.
    It's the first time I'm seeing his acting diversity! I can't believe he hasn't done other [serious] roles. Super impressive!

    • @kireidoll
      @kireidoll 2 года назад +84

      He really has though, he's an accomplished actor, not just Mr.Bean

    • @peterdavidasige8073
      @peterdavidasige8073 2 года назад +18

      Maigret.

    • @karenmariavandecasteele6921
      @karenmariavandecasteele6921 Год назад +27

      Or the Thin Blue Line

    • @liamnevilleviolist1809
      @liamnevilleviolist1809 Год назад +8

      @@karenmariavandecasteele6921 I love The Thin Blue Line!
      Got it on DVD as SOON as it was available in Australia :)

    • @bitteroldman
      @bitteroldman Год назад +17

      @@Nikifuj908 First season of Black Adder is a bit dicey but otherwise the best.

  • @riddikulusmusic
    @riddikulusmusic 13 лет назад +1081

    "How could I possibly forget the only time travelling companion I've ever had?"
    "You've had lots of companions."
    "The only time travelling companion I've ever HAD."
    "oh..."

  • @chartypeplays2396
    @chartypeplays2396 6 месяцев назад +62

    I'm amazed that this came out 14 years ago. This aged incredibly well.

    • @jezbount6165
      @jezbount6165 6 месяцев назад +26

      24 years ago dude. I watched it live back when it aired in 1999

    • @ek8710
      @ek8710 3 месяца назад +1

      @@jezbount6165 can't edit my first comment but you're right, jfc it was 24 years ago....

    • @jezbount6165
      @jezbount6165 3 месяца назад +1

      @@ek8710 25 years in March. I feel old lol.

    • @ek8710
      @ek8710 3 месяца назад

      @@jezbount6165 me too buddy, me too

  • @nmg6248
    @nmg6248 5 месяцев назад +39

    Julia Sawahla was absolutely brilliant and Joanna Lumley was just fabulous! I’d love to see her as a new iteration of the Doctor 😂😂😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @portantwas
    @portantwas 14 лет назад +589

    "...all those endless gravel quarries..." I nearly snorted my tea!
    Julia Sawalha was a treat.

    • @tedferkin
      @tedferkin 2 года назад +19

      Isn't she always. As a young boy I used to fancy her rotten...... Okay I still have a bit of a thing for her.

    • @eledhwenmare2403
      @eledhwenmare2403 2 года назад +2

      Gravel quarries- it took me a minute 🤣

    • @edwardlees4585
      @edwardlees4585 Год назад +2

      @@tedferkin Me too. Even when she was Ginger in Chicken Run.

    • @CanisCorvidae
      @CanisCorvidae Год назад

      I laughed so loud that my dogs started barking! Perfect!

    • @razor6552
      @razor6552 10 месяцев назад +1

      The gravel quarries line was sheer brilliance

  • @pinoypizza
    @pinoypizza 9 лет назад +3072

    The Master finally has real Dalek Bumps in the actual show!

    • @robinlillian9471
      @robinlillian9471 2 года назад +40

      No accident there. All of New Who seems to be a ripoff of this short comedy skit.

    • @almighty9539
      @almighty9539 2 года назад +53

      @@robinlillian9471 it's even more hilarious since Steven Moffat wrote this short

    • @granadosvm
      @granadosvm Год назад +2

      @film fan Wild guess that you will like the 14th Doctor.

    • @oddgorl23
      @oddgorl23 Год назад +4

      @@granadosvm i know these teeth

    • @custommediacreations
      @custommediacreations Год назад

      @@oddgorl23 What?!

  • @SBaby
    @SBaby 10 месяцев назад +22

    You know what's funny? Atkinson, kind of nailing it as The Doctor.

    • @gengarvenom1180
      @gengarvenom1180 10 месяцев назад +4

      He was considered for the role a few times.

    • @SBaby
      @SBaby 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@gengarvenom1180 I can definitely see why.

  • @andriod5160
    @andriod5160 5 месяцев назад +14

    I will never stop quoting the line "Behold, the Sofa of reasonable comfort!"

  • @MeBeMat
    @MeBeMat 9 лет назад +2095

    9:29 -- Moffat was planning tonight's episode 15 years in advance.

  • @theblackdahlia88
    @theblackdahlia88 10 лет назад +3904

    Can anyone explain to me how the Daleks make anything, all they have is a plunger and a whisk!

    • @olsirmonkey
      @olsirmonkey 3 года назад +60

      3k likes, 6 years ago, no answer, poor you

    • @cunningsmile4166
      @cunningsmile4166 3 года назад +178

      Well explain that latter

    • @olsirmonkey
      @olsirmonkey 3 года назад +91

      @@cunningsmile4166 We'll explain that later

    • @rebeccscreasman3293
      @rebeccscreasman3293 3 года назад +44

      A whisk in the hand of a good cook can produce miracles. A plumber can save, or destroy, based on skills. The first can lead to hope, the worst item in Pandora’s box. The later, in the wrong hands, can lead to to destruction, in the wrong hands (I won’t say,) as we learned about two months ago, when the washer and disposal died on the same day.

    • @TF2Scout..
      @TF2Scout.. 3 года назад +2

      They can make good

  • @gerrardjones28
    @gerrardjones28 10 месяцев назад +58

    This episode was pure comedy gold, rowan atkinson would make a fantastic doctor not only because of his great acting skills but others reason, reasons which i'll explain later

  • @alexacdc1234
    @alexacdc1234 Год назад +609

    This episode was made as a meme for charity but it’s still a thousand miles ahead of anything chibby ever put out.

    • @vullord666
      @vullord666 Год назад +52

      To be fair this is a really solid episode. Fantastic characterization, on point writing, minamalistic plot (no longer than it needs to be), good humor that doesn't detract from the plot and rather works with it, and some other details I'll explain later. Really this is exactly what a good parody is. Just really good media that knows the source material well enough to make fun of it in an intelligent way. Ranking it among single stand alone doctor who episodes I'd easily put it in the the top 100 (if not 10).

    • @Mecanotech
      @Mecanotech Год назад +1

      Who is chibby

    • @krocmaster2527
      @krocmaster2527 Год назад +8

      @@Mecanotech the recent showrunnner of Dr who

    • @frankshailes3205
      @frankshailes3205 7 месяцев назад +2

      Meme?

    • @NebLleb
      @NebLleb 7 месяцев назад +3

      It WAS intended as a comedic continuation of the show at the time... Of course, it was rendered irrelevant by further serious attempts in 'Scream of the Shalka' and Season 27/Series 1.

  • @unremoved
    @unremoved 13 лет назад +402

    When Rowan says "I'll explain later" he channels Jon Pertwee so completely!

  • @_primeday
    @_primeday 13 лет назад +654

    "Say hello to the spikes of doom!"
    "Say hello to the sofa of relative comfort."
    XD

  • @gregc.9035
    @gregc.9035 11 месяцев назад +111

    This was truly awesome. Rowan Atkinson could've easily become one of my favorite doctors had he ever taken on the role. Watching this parody, which stayed true to the real show in a lot of ways, just made my day a lot better.

  • @laurenceholloway2359
    @laurenceholloway2359 2 года назад +83

    He would've been great as the Doctor! Also, when Pryce pulls the lever, and the face he makes before falling is priceless.

  • @jennyinthepark
    @jennyinthepark 13 лет назад +511

    "Why do you have chairs on a Dalek spaceship anyway?"
    "WE WILL EXPLAIN LATER."
    :-D

  • @nathanreeves9408
    @nathanreeves9408 2 года назад +169

    "A girl more exciting than an escape up a ventilation Shaft!" 🤣 A hidden gem this video!

  • @sophiathewitch7927
    @sophiathewitch7927 6 месяцев назад +8

    i find it funny how many of Moffatt,s ideas that he brought up here as jokes got used unironically in the show

  • @richardmattocks
    @richardmattocks Год назад +151

    I come back to this whenever I need cheering up. Always love it.
    The fact that the plot holds up (as much as any DW plot does), it uses Timey-Wimey events and even has a clever twist for how The Doctor and The Master can share info secretly.
    It’s a masterpiece in its way, poking fun in a way that manages to be reverential. It’s a tricky line to tread but it does perfectly.
    … and it also involves the Daleks having a beam to destroy the universe, and sewers being a plot point….. sound familiar? (Moffat never wastes an idea) 😎

  • @SomeOrangeCat
    @SomeOrangeCat 10 лет назад +3587

    Fantastic casting. And proof that even toilet humor seems somehow classy, when the Brits do it!

  • @wmartin94
    @wmartin94 10 лет назад +1563

    17:28 "never cruel and never cowardly' Hmmm.... sounds familiar Mr. Moffat! :D

    • @jellybabiesarecool4657
      @jellybabiesarecool4657 Год назад +5

      It was originally a quote by Terrance Dicks and Malcom Hulke in a book about making Doctor Who

  • @kasbakgaming
    @kasbakgaming Год назад +292

    This has better story structure than anything Doctor Who has put out in the past five years.

    • @MrThorfan64
      @MrThorfan64 6 месяцев назад +1

      You don't need to turn everything into a pretext to scream abuse at the last run.

    • @Arkantos117
      @Arkantos117 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@MrThorfan64 >scream

    • @MrThorfan64
      @MrThorfan64 5 месяцев назад

      @@Arkantos117 I am greater than a scream.

    • @strawberrycake777
      @strawberrycake777 5 месяцев назад

      Lmao Steven moffat wrote this skit he was the show runner, for the majority of the last 5 years of doctor who. All of the story line are recycled from this one skit

    • @MrThorfan64
      @MrThorfan64 5 месяцев назад

      @@strawberrycake777 I wouldn't say all inspired.

  • @wanderingrandomer
    @wanderingrandomer 5 месяцев назад +6

    I can't get over how clumsily the middle part of the Master's TARDIS bobs up and down. It's sending me for some reason!

  • @scribe56
    @scribe56 2 года назад +258

    It's nice seeing Jonathan Pryce doing comedy. He's a treasure to

    • @carolynzaremba5469
      @carolynzaremba5469 Год назад +8

      Pryce made many appearances on the comedy show Whose Line is it Anyway?

    • @SweetSummerChild1967
      @SweetSummerChild1967 5 месяцев назад +2

      It took a minute, but I recognized him as The High Sparrow on Game of Thrones.

  • @redman8903
    @redman8903 13 лет назад +283

    "they are also extremly firm...."
    i actually think Rowan Atkinson would make a great Dr Who.

  • @Dlime04
    @Dlime04 5 месяцев назад +20

    The fact that it's Saffy playing Emma makes the ending even better

  • @jaymeseddie2160
    @jaymeseddie2160 Год назад +54

    This is shockingly close to the actual regen lineup. Her thirtieth body was a blonde lady from a regeneration that should not have been possible. Two young brunets after 9 and an older gentleman. Granted, the 11 and 12 spots would be swapped. this is fantastic.

  • @PompeySomerstown
    @PompeySomerstown 3 года назад +91

    runs through the same set twice: "these corridors all look the same!" Comedy gold.

    • @robbiereilly
      @robbiereilly 8 месяцев назад

      Didn't that line get used in a Tom Baker episode? I distinctly remember it from that era.

  • @SP3CTR0L1T3
    @SP3CTR0L1T3 14 лет назад +157

    "Say hello to the spikes of doom!"
    "Say hello to the sofa of reasonable comfort."

  • @Soktine
    @Soktine Год назад +13

    - Tell me, why do they call you the Master ?
    - I'll explain later. [evil laught]
    ... I laughed the same way xD

  • @IronCosmo
    @IronCosmo 4 месяца назад +8

    Dalek: SO DOCTOR, WE MEET AGAIN
    The Doctor: Yes, How are things?
    Dalek: *Waves*
    LMAO

  • @Wintermute01001
    @Wintermute01001 13 лет назад +551

    That must be one rich architect.

    • @thiagodeandrade7081
      @thiagodeandrade7081 2 года назад +10

      Now he is.

    • @theapexsurvivor9538
      @theapexsurvivor9538 Год назад +3

      Made a fortune taking bribes from time travellers. Unfortunately, he was eventually arrested for tax evasion, printing fake bills, and being in possession of several million in stolen cash...

  • @FreedomValentine
    @FreedomValentine 13 лет назад +1684

    The regenerations were amazingly.. prophetic.. 10 and his lick-the-mirror charms, 11 and his jumpiness, 12 and his alleged handsomeness- at least according to River Song, at least- and then.. well, 13 is just... yeah...

    • @julianbaxter2403
      @julianbaxter2403 4 года назад +9

      This comment is 9 years ago. 2011. 6 years before Jodie Wittaker. EXPLAIN! EXPLAIN! EXPLAIN!
      Edit: Oh. He just edited the comment.

    • @gyrozeppeli8940
      @gyrozeppeli8940 3 года назад +68

      Alleged??

    • @nicolesong6199
      @nicolesong6199 3 года назад +24

      Ditto that, about 12.

    • @drishalballaney6590
      @drishalballaney6590 3 года назад +20

      yes the 13th Doctor-

    • @caedmonstone
      @caedmonstone 2 года назад +48

      Yeah and the master went female first don't bull💩 me with dalek bumps

  • @andymanaus1077
    @andymanaus1077 Год назад +18

    I've watched this skit at least four times over the years it has been on RUclips but this time I noticed how many future Dr Who plot developments are prophesied in it.

  • @Reginald425
    @Reginald425 2 месяца назад +3

    You’ve got to love the Master’s consistency, always escaping the sewer in 312 years. We really do need more people in the world as stoic and as determined as the Master.

  • @rs0620
    @rs0620 9 лет назад +2468

    I'll explain later.....

  • @Rastlino
    @Rastlino 13 лет назад +314

    "They discovered fire."
    Hahahahaha

  • @kat3325
    @kat3325 Год назад +6

    Didn’t know Moffat’s “I will explain later”-mystery box shtick foundation was laid so early on haha

  • @poeterritory
    @poeterritory 3 месяца назад +4

    "You're not the man I fell in love with."
    I think that goes for many of us over the past few years.

  • @jpheller75
    @jpheller75 9 лет назад +480

    "Look after the universe for me. I've put a lot of work into it."

  • @Rikulz
    @Rikulz 10 лет назад +374

    He was never cruel or cowardly. He never gave up. He never gave in.

    • @AGENTBROCKBRAVO
      @AGENTBROCKBRAVO 2 года назад +11

      He never surrendered

    • @sumthingwikked4257
      @sumthingwikked4257 Год назад +13

      @@AGENTBROCKBRAVO never remembered to turn off the power before unplugging.

    • @AfromanRants
      @AfromanRants Год назад +10

      He never gave us up. Never told a lie. Never ran around, or deserted us. But most importantly, he never let us down.

    • @theapexsurvivor9538
      @theapexsurvivor9538 Год назад +4

      @@AfromanRants Never made us cry, Never said goodbye, Never told a lie and hurt us.

    • @defaltcm
      @defaltcm Год назад +2

      And he never pulled out...

  • @wrennewman6868
    @wrennewman6868 Год назад +44

    Rowan is actually very good in this! Guess who wrote this? Steven Moffat! The great Steven Moffat.

  • @josephgambrell1715
    @josephgambrell1715 8 месяцев назад +15

    can't believe the 50th anniversary got never cruel never cowardly from this beauty of a episode 👌

  • @Ted2of25
    @Ted2of25 10 лет назад +742

    Jonathan Pryce is always a Master.

  • @stephenstrange4245
    @stephenstrange4245 9 лет назад +1612

    I cannot begin to express my love for this video.

  • @benlevin6275
    @benlevin6275 Год назад +8

    just noticed that at 9:02 you can see someone inside the dalek on the left 🤣

  • @ladymecha8718
    @ladymecha8718 7 месяцев назад +3

    The Timeless Child debacle has made all these ‘Doctors’ canonical. 😂

  • @CrazyGood88
    @CrazyGood88 13 лет назад +62

    Richard E. Grant is...."How could I ever forget the only time time Travelling Companion I've ever HAD"...I DIED.
    Hugh Grant with that hair sweep from his face...gorgeous. "oh sister..." lolz!!!!!

  • @Drecon84
    @Drecon84 13 лет назад +416

    Rowan Atkinson could actually be the doctor I think. He's got a little bit of Paul McGann in him. And to think that when I first saw Silvester McCoy I thought he reminded me of mr bean...

    • @rosemaryclarke2348
      @rosemaryclarke2348 Год назад

      I can never forgive Silvester's episode with Bertie Bassett!

  • @dude-e
    @dude-e Год назад +24

    The master shyly hiding his beam locators at the end was a nice touch

  • @vladimirpishchalnikov6154
    @vladimirpishchalnikov6154 3 месяца назад +1

    “I'll explain later” had me dying.😊

  • @PsychoVenom777
    @PsychoVenom777 14 лет назад +86

    "They're also extremely firm"
    "What are you trying to say?!"
    "Oh...Nothing"
    LOL!! SO FUNNY!

  • @raynesperyll4873
    @raynesperyll4873 3 года назад +142

    I actually really like Rowan Atkinson and Richard E Grant as the Doctor. They both do it so well!

  • @danshull1331
    @danshull1331 4 месяца назад +7

    This skit really feels like if Classic Doctor Who continued in the 90’s!

  • @DanielVast
    @DanielVast 7 месяцев назад +2

    So that's where the "never be cruel, never be cowardly" line comes from in capaldi's speech

  • @TheHarlequinLady
    @TheHarlequinLady 13 лет назад +540

    "Doctor, why did 116 people dislike this video?" "I'll explain later."

  • @JoelCornah
    @JoelCornah 13 лет назад +141

    I simply travelled back in time and rescued myself from the Pandorica.
    Has Steven Moffat really changed so little. XD

  • @northernwinds.
    @northernwinds. Год назад +3

    Doctor who: Say hello to the sofa of reasonable comfort
    IKEA: Yess, free advertising

  • @stephensheridan1279
    @stephensheridan1279 11 месяцев назад +3

    that architect played those time lords for fools! He must have been living in the lap of luxury before his people discovered fire!!!! 😂

  • @axo4081
    @axo4081 2 года назад +613

    Y'know, Rowan Atkinson as the new doctor could most possibly save the current Dr Who series

    • @hokimaki1234
      @hokimaki1234 Год назад +63

      The actor isn’t the problem, the showrunner is

    • @vullord666
      @vullord666 Год назад +52

      @@hokimaki1234 Exactly. This comic relief alone proves it. We got 5 new Doctor Who actors who all performed the role fantastically and felt like the Doctor even in this comic relief special. It's been said over and over but it's not a super difficult role to play (not that everyone who does will be Peter Capaldi), but it does come down to the writing.

    • @annamarybrush5742
      @annamarybrush5742 Год назад +5

      After watching this, I totally agree with you! he absolutely could!

    • @Lucky_Boy79
      @Lucky_Boy79 6 месяцев назад

      Agreed.

    • @MrThorfan64
      @MrThorfan64 6 месяцев назад

      I think what's bringing it down is miserable fans like you turning everything into a pretext to sneer.

  • @ReminiscingLove4
    @ReminiscingLove4 13 лет назад +115

    "...and of course, my sonic screwdriver. *vibrates* Oh, look. It's got THREE settings." XD

  • @thesnowman9474
    @thesnowman9474 2 года назад +11

    Was great to see Jim Broadbent in this, although his part was rather short.

  • @tomnorton4277
    @tomnorton4277 Год назад +6

    Steven William Moffat. A lifelong Doctor Who fan who went from doing comedy sketches to actually running the show. I love the guy, even if I don't agree with all of his writing decisions. Whenever he hit a home run, it was due to his passion for Doctor Who and whenever he stumbled, it was also due to that same passion. He's always been a member of the fanbase and, aside from the original creators, there's nothing better than a professional writer who also happens to be a fan.

    • @Yaapo
      @Yaapo 2 месяца назад

      The diehard fans make the best writers. They KNOW the job. They KNOW the Doctor.

  • @MyAbridged
    @MyAbridged 2 года назад +46

    Fun fact: Thanks to the novels 'The Tomorrow Windows' and 'The Gallifrey Chronicles' this story and all Doctors in it are as canon as any other part of Doctor Who

  • @MagetaTheLionHeart
    @MagetaTheLionHeart 2 года назад +63

    I can only imagine how much fun this was to act in.

  • @nathanbanks5155
    @nathanbanks5155 10 месяцев назад +14

    First time I revisited this since watching all Delgado's episodes... Johnathan Price is absolutely fantastic

  • @slivoide18
    @slivoide18 Год назад +4

    2::39 "they discovered fire"...this kind of moment you can forget Mister Bean for a few minutes and enjoy Atkinson as an actor.

  • @tomwills5231
    @tomwills5231 2 года назад +65

    Arguably Moffat’s best script/episode in all the time he has written for doctor who

  • @davidstrutt77
    @davidstrutt77 14 лет назад +76

    Interesting note that this was written by Stephan Moffat who (for those not in the know) is the lead writer in the new series.

    • @harrisoncreese
      @harrisoncreese Год назад +15

      'new series' ah the good ol days 😔

    • @lexezlao
      @lexezlao Год назад

      @@harrisoncreese 2 hours ago???

    • @harrisoncreese
      @harrisoncreese Год назад

      @@lexezlao wot

    • @lexezlao
      @lexezlao Год назад

      @@harrisoncreese wow

    • @Darkagedd
      @Darkagedd Год назад +1

      @@lexezlao RUclips algorithm strikes again

  • @charlesjohnantau5199
    @charlesjohnantau5199 4 месяца назад +12

    This is better than the current Dr Who 😂😂😂😂

  • @enemiestoaster
    @enemiestoaster 4 месяца назад +7

    This is cannon now. The War Bean.