Dalek (The Invasion of Bash Street)
A bronze Dalek appeared at Bash Street School as the pupils brought in their science projects. After it exterminated an object which was crackling and frizzling, Jonathan Ross began to walk through the door which the Dalek closed with its plunger, smacking him in the face. The teacher congratulated a pupil for making a robot for their project. The Dalek shown off by putting Math sums on the blackboard. The teacher commented on the Dalek being a clever pupil. He made the Dalek teacher's pet, to Cuthbert's disgust. The teacher commented on his tea not being perfect, and the Dalek shot it. The teacher called the Dalek the best pupil ever. The bell rang for dinner, the pupils wanted double portions from school cook Olive, and the Dalek gave them 5.1 Earth minutes to eat and then study. They took the top off the Dalek and put all their food inside the Dalek, and it got boils. The Tenth Doctor suddenly stepped out of the TARDIS and took the Dalek with him to somewhere safe. (COMIC: The Invasion of Bash Street)
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jonathan Ross cited having this Dalek slam a door in his face as one of several reasons that he'd "had enough", before teaming up with Dennis the Menace to shoot Red Noses onto the residents of Beanotown. (COMIC: Dennis meets Jonathan Ross)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Issue 1 of BeanoMAX opened and closed with the comic Dennis the Menace in Balloonatics. The comic featured numerous celebrities and pop culture figures (such as Jonathan Ross and Mr. Bean) riding in a hot air balloon which is knocked down over Beanotown. They group then decide to explore, giving context for the numerous celebrities and pop-culture figures which appear through the rest of the issue.
It is thus possible read that the Dalek in Dennis the Menace in Balloonatics is the same Dalek in The Invasion of Bash Street, with the hot air balloon crashing in Beanotown being the reason the Dalek appears at the school. However, two discrepancies, unintended or not, make this unlikely. Firstly, the Dalek in Balloonatics is white with red Sense globes and a large wind-up key emerging from its back, while the Dalek in Bash Street appears to be a normal Bronze Dalek. Secondly, while the Bronze Dalek in Bash Street is defeated and taken away by the Doctor, the wind-up Dalek is seen racing back to the hot-air balloon at the end of the issue.
