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'''''Trick or Treat''''' was the sixth short story in ''[[Tales of Terror (anthology)|Tales of Terror]]'', featuring the [[Sixth Doctor]]. | '''''Trick or Treat''''' was the sixth short story in ''[[Tales of Terror (anthology)|Tales of Terror]]'', featuring the [[Sixth Doctor]]. It followed on from the earlier story, ''[[Murder in the Dark (short story)|Murder in the Dark]]'', with the Doctor returning to the Toymaker's house for a second encounter. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
''to | * The trick-or-treaters with a [[Guy Fawkes|guy]] knock on the TARDIS doors while the ship is in the [[Time Vortex]]. Each boy represents the Doctor's previous five selves. They play [[blind man's buff]] with the Doctor, after he criticizes them for having a guy on [[Halloween]]. | ||
* The Toymaker claims the [[Dalek|Daleks]] were always his favorite. | |||
* Toys in the Toymaker's [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] [[dollhouse]] include [[Steven Taylor]], [[Dodo Chaplet]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Frobisher]], and [[Leela]]. The Toymaker also has a [[TARDIS control room]] set with a Sixth Doctor marionette. | |||
* The Doctor tricks the Toymaker with a game of [[two truths, one lie]]. The Toymaker refuses to answer because it would both admit defeat and result in the [[Celestial Toyroom]]'s destruction. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*The [[ | *The Toymaker mentions [[Timelash (TV story)|''Timelash'']] and [[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|''Revelation of the Daleks'']] and being "recent," and the Doctor notes that the Toymaker waiting for him to be travelling alone. As one of the Toymaker's toys resemble [[Frobisher]], this story likely takes place during the Sixth Doctor's comic run, when he travels with Frobisher and Peri is taking a break from the TARDIS. | ||
*The Toymaker's comments about the [[reality filter|reality filters]] occasionally going out refer to the bad effects of some stories from the classic era. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
*The Toymaker mentions "wobbly dinosaurs" ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | *The Toymaker mentions plastic [[Dalek|Daleks]], ([[TV]]: [[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|''Planet of the Daleks'']]) "wobbly [[dinosaur|dinosaurs]]," ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') the "[[giant rat|giant plush rat]]," ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') and the [[Kontron tunnel|time tunnel]] literally decorated with [[Christmas]] tinsel. ([[TV]]: [[Timelash (TV story)|''Timelash'']]) | ||
* The Toymaker tries to convince the Doctor that he never left the | *The Toymaker claims that, along with everything else, he's orchestrated every battle the Doctor's had with the Daleks, including his recent one. ([[TV]]: [[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|''Revelation of the Daleks'']]) | ||
* The Toymaker tries to convince the Doctor that he forfeited the game, that he, [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] , and [[Dodo Chaplet|Dodo]] never left the Toyroom, and that all his adventures and companions were created by the Toymaker. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Murder in the Dark (short story)|Murder in the Dark]]'') Both the Sixth and [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh Doctors]] later contemplated that they had never really left the [[Land of Fiction]] and that none of their adventures were real. ([[AUDIO]]: [[Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)|''Legend of the Cybermen'']], [[PROSE]]: [[Conundrum (novel)|''Conundrum'']]) | |||
* The Toymaker would later turn the [[Eighth Doctor]] into a puppet. ([[AUDIO]]: [[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]) | |||
* The Toymaker will once again refuse to admit defeat, being crushed by his Toyshop due to a time limit. ([[AUDIO]]: [[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]) | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 00:32, 23 October 2018
Trick or Treat was the sixth short story in Tales of Terror, featuring the Sixth Doctor. It followed on from the earlier story, Murder in the Dark, with the Doctor returning to the Toymaker's house for a second encounter.
Summary
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Characters
References
- The trick-or-treaters with a guy knock on the TARDIS doors while the ship is in the Time Vortex. Each boy represents the Doctor's previous five selves. They play blind man's buff with the Doctor, after he criticizes them for having a guy on Halloween.
- The Toymaker claims the Daleks were always his favorite.
- Toys in the Toymaker's TARDIS dollhouse include Steven Taylor, Dodo Chaplet, Sarah Jane Smith, Jamie McCrimmon, Frobisher, and Leela. The Toymaker also has a TARDIS control room set with a Sixth Doctor marionette.
- The Doctor tricks the Toymaker with a game of two truths, one lie. The Toymaker refuses to answer because it would both admit defeat and result in the Celestial Toyroom's destruction.
Notes
- The Toymaker mentions Timelash and Revelation of the Daleks and being "recent," and the Doctor notes that the Toymaker waiting for him to be travelling alone. As one of the Toymaker's toys resemble Frobisher, this story likely takes place during the Sixth Doctor's comic run, when he travels with Frobisher and Peri is taking a break from the TARDIS.
- The Toymaker's comments about the reality filters occasionally going out refer to the bad effects of some stories from the classic era.
Continuity
- The Toymaker mentions plastic Daleks, (TV: Planet of the Daleks) "wobbly dinosaurs," (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs) the "giant plush rat," (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang) and the time tunnel literally decorated with Christmas tinsel. (TV: Timelash)
- The Toymaker claims that, along with everything else, he's orchestrated every battle the Doctor's had with the Daleks, including his recent one. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks)
- The Toymaker tries to convince the Doctor that he forfeited the game, that he, Steven , and Dodo never left the Toyroom, and that all his adventures and companions were created by the Toymaker. (PROSE: Murder in the Dark) Both the Sixth and Seventh Doctors later contemplated that they had never really left the Land of Fiction and that none of their adventures were real. (AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen, PROSE: Conundrum)
- The Toymaker would later turn the Eighth Doctor into a puppet. (AUDIO: Solitaire)
- The Toymaker will once again refuse to admit defeat, being crushed by his Toyshop due to a time limit. (AUDIO: Solitaire)
External links
to be added
