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[[Ashildr]] made puppets. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'') | [[Ashildr]] made puppets. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'') | ||
When {{Delgado}} was watching [[Clangers|a television series]], [[George Trenchard]] informed him that | When {{Delgado}} was watching [[Clangers|a television series]], [[George Trenchard]] informed him that the characters were not actual aliens, but merely a puppet show for children to the disappointment of the [[Time Lord]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] was transformed into a ventriloquist's dummy by the [[The Toymaker|Celestial Toymaker]]. The Doctor then reverted to normal as they travelled away from the [[Celestial Toyroom]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]'') | |||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] vaguely recalled seeing an adaptation of ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' that involved puppets. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50]]'') | The [[Tenth Doctor]] vaguely recalled seeing an adaptation of ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' that involved puppets. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 (audio story)|The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50]]'') | ||
The [[Ninth Doctor]] sarcastically compared [[Dieter Jovanovic]]'s skills in puppeteering [[Cyber-Scout (Monsters in Metropolis)|a Cyberman]] to [[Jim Henson]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Monsters in Metropolis (audio story)|Monsters in Metropolis]]'') | The [[Ninth Doctor]] sarcastically compared [[Dieter Jovanovic]]'s skills in puppeteering [[Cyber-Scout (Monsters in Metropolis)|a Cyberman]] to [[Jim Henson]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Monsters in Metropolis (audio story)|Monsters in Metropolis]]'') | ||
In one theory of the [[Dalek Prime Strategist]]'s history that supposed the Strategist had been fighting [[the Doctor]] since the [[Thal-Dalek battle]], it was thought that the Strategist had been lying in wait until [[Emperor of the Restoration|an emperor]] who could serve as a useful puppet ascended to the throne. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Restoration Empire (short story)|The Restoration Empire]]'') | |||
[[File:Stooky Bill.png|left|thumb|The puppet [[Stooky Bill]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)|timestamp=00:18:53}})]] | |||
The Toymaker created the puppets [[Stooky Bill]], [[Stooky Sue]] and the [[Stooky Babbies]], and sold Stooky Bill to [[Charles Banerjee]] so that he could be used in [[John Logie Baird]]'s experiment for the first ever [[television]] [[broadcast]], whicvh was part of the Toymaker's plan to embedded Stooky Bill within every [[screen]] on [[Earth]]. Stooky Sue and Stooky Babbies remained in the [[Celestial Toyroom]], and attacked [[Donna Noble]] when she got separated from the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] inside the Toyroom. The Toymaker later performed a puppet show for the Doctor and Donna, featuring puppets of [[Amy Pond]], [[Clara Oswald]], [[Bill Potts]] and the planets destroyed by [[the Flux]], to show Donna what the Doctor had been up to since he last saw her, and taunt the Doctor on his failures. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
[[File:Eighth Doctor puppet.jpg|thumb|Eighth Doctor puppet]] | |||
* Puppet versions of the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] in the style of {{wi|Spitting Image}} were featured on the cover of [[DWM 144]] and [[DWM 157]]. They were made by [[Stephen Mansfield]], [[Susan Moore]] and Mike Goddard with costumes by [[Paul Lunn]]. | |||
* The puppet [[Eighth Doctor]] on the cover of ''[[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]'' was created by [[Alex Mallinson]]. | |||
* ''[[Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor]]'' #[[13D 1|1]] Cover J by Alisa Stern featured a "Doctor Puppet" version of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. | |||
Revision as of 15:57, 13 January 2024
A puppet was a movable model of a person that was controlled by another person, typically with strings.
The Carrionite Lilith in 1599 used a wooden puppet of William Shakespeare to hypnotise him into writing Love's Labour's Won without his knowledge of having ever written it. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
Ashildr made puppets. (TV: The Girl Who Died)
When the Master was watching a television series, George Trenchard informed him that the characters were not actual aliens, but merely a puppet show for children to the disappointment of the Time Lord. (TV: The Sea Devils)
The Eighth Doctor was transformed into a ventriloquist's dummy by the Celestial Toymaker. The Doctor then reverted to normal as they travelled away from the Celestial Toyroom. (AUDIO: Solitaire)
The Tenth Doctor vaguely recalled seeing an adaptation of The War of the Worlds that involved puppets. (AUDIO: The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50)
The Ninth Doctor sarcastically compared Dieter Jovanovic's skills in puppeteering a Cyberman to Jim Henson. (AUDIO: Monsters in Metropolis)
In one theory of the Dalek Prime Strategist's history that supposed the Strategist had been fighting the Doctor since the Thal-Dalek battle, it was thought that the Strategist had been lying in wait until an emperor who could serve as a useful puppet ascended to the throne. (PROSE: The Restoration Empire)
The Toymaker created the puppets Stooky Bill, Stooky Sue and the Stooky Babbies, and sold Stooky Bill to Charles Banerjee so that he could be used in John Logie Baird's experiment for the first ever television broadcast, whicvh was part of the Toymaker's plan to embedded Stooky Bill within every screen on Earth. Stooky Sue and Stooky Babbies remained in the Celestial Toyroom, and attacked Donna Noble when she got separated from the Fourteenth Doctor inside the Toyroom. The Toymaker later performed a puppet show for the Doctor and Donna, featuring puppets of Amy Pond, Clara Oswald, Bill Potts and the planets destroyed by the Flux, to show Donna what the Doctor had been up to since he last saw her, and taunt the Doctor on his failures. (TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes
- Puppet versions of the Seventh Doctor and Ace in the style of Spitting Image were featured on the cover of DWM 144 and DWM 157. They were made by Stephen Mansfield, Susan Moore and Mike Goddard with costumes by Paul Lunn.
- The puppet Eighth Doctor on the cover of Solitaire was created by Alex Mallinson.
- Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #1 Cover J by Alisa Stern featured a "Doctor Puppet" version of the Thirteenth Doctor.
