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A '''dummy''' or '''mannequin''' was an artificial [[humanoid]] figure, constructed from [[plastic]], generally used to display [[clothing]]. As such, they were typically seen behind the [[window]]s of [[Earth]] [[shop]]s, and so became referred to as '''shop window dummies''', ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]''), or simply '''shop dummies'''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') Though naturally inanimate, their plastic bodies made them to susceptible to manipulation by the [[Nestene Consciousness]], who used them to attack [[human]]s during its numerous attempts to conquer the [[planet]] Earth. To that end, the [[Auton]]s were fitted with a concealed [[wrist-gun]] within their hands. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | A '''dummy''' or '''mannequin''' was an artificial [[humanoid]] figure, constructed from [[plastic]], generally used to display [[clothing]]. As such, they were typically seen behind the [[window]]s of [[Earth]] [[shop]]s, and so became referred to as '''shop window dummies''', ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[Children in Need Special (TV story)|Children in Need Special]]'', ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]''), or simply '''shop dummies'''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') Though naturally inanimate, their plastic bodies made them to susceptible to manipulation by the [[Nestene Consciousness]], who used them to attack [[human]]s during its numerous attempts to conquer the [[planet]] Earth. To that end, the [[Auton]]s were fitted with a concealed [[wrist-gun]] within their hands. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | ||
During a visit to [[Ealing Broadway]] in [[1990]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] eyed the window displays of store manikins with curiosity and suspicion. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | During a visit to [[Ealing Broadway]] in [[1990]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] eyed the window displays of store manikins with curiosity and suspicion. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 19:10, 26 March 2020
A dummy or mannequin was an artificial humanoid figure, constructed from plastic, generally used to display clothing. As such, they were typically seen behind the windows of Earth shops, and so became referred to as shop window dummies, (TV: Rose, Children in Need Special, Love & Monsters), or simply shop dummies. (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen) Though naturally inanimate, their plastic bodies made them to susceptible to manipulation by the Nestene Consciousness, who used them to attack humans during its numerous attempts to conquer the planet Earth. To that end, the Autons were fitted with a concealed wrist-gun within their hands. (TV: Spearhead from Space, Rose)
During a visit to Ealing Broadway in 1990, the Seventh Doctor eyed the window displays of store manikins with curiosity and suspicion. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible)
