Doctor Who - Iconic Quotes & Humorous Moments from "The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot"

Iconic quotes & humorous moments from Peter Davison's written and directed "The Five(ish) Doctor's Reboot", 2013.

[@SecretTimeWarp]

The funny thing about the Tom Baker scene (which of course ISN'T actually Tom's voice on the phone) is that they genuinely couldn't get in touch with him to be in this special!

[@MyNameIsBucket]

Actually, the funny part is that they used the same stock footage from when Tom refused to appear in the 25th reunion.

[@vashna3799]

Yeah I think he was avoiding them

[@retnavybrat]

Storm Hawk My guess is that Tom Baker wasn't in it in person because of his limited mobility. Remember him walking with a cane in The Day of the Doctor? That wasn't a prop, I've seen photos of him with it this past year. : )

[@MyNameIsBucket]

retnavybrat Well - that makes it even more ironic. He couldn't do a part on this special because he was busy appearing in the 50th anniversary episode.

[@graemeburns6754]

SecretTimeWarp That was Jon Culshaw who plays in deadringers who provides an incredible tom baker impression.

[@samafishal]

"You know they film it in Cardiff, don't you?" "...bugger!"

[@australfever7934]

+Sam Lord Took me a minute to realize it was him. :P

[@JadeEyes1]

"Every great decision creates ripples." "In your tea?" :D

[@MissMyoozikal]

My favorite line!

[@limerence8365]

I thought it was funny that David Tennant's father in law wrote a script where David Tennant forgets the birth of his daughter because he was filming Doctor Who and aiding his father in law's shenanigans, but what makes it even funnier was that Peter Davidson also forgot the birth of his granddaughter because he was off doing said Doctor Who shenanigans.

[@commenterjosh2428]

Doctor Who is more important than family, and in some cases a family forms due to Doctor Who, like in the case of the Tennants.

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

Hm.

[@Harvester236]

Peter Davison should do more writing. He's really good.

[@charliewarner787]

JJ H do you know what DVD to get this on

[@lewishaughey7835]

@@charliewarner787 what

[@charliewarner787]

@@feilvei4498 ooo that's a good shout

[@crimsondynamo615]

It’s like Curb Your Enthusiasm meets Doctor Who

[@andrewholliday251]

PD's DW DVD commentaries are all great to listen to - and very funny. He should do them for the entire series, not just his own stories (a sort of extended Behind the Sofa) - and the BBC could milk us all for another re-release. We're always up for it!

[@kylewhitehead1684]

"You know it's filmed in Cardiff, don't you?" "Barrowmaaaan!"

[@strife01104]

That devious smirk at the end!

[@Scikoop75]

McCoy: Every great decision creates ripples. Baker: In your tea? McCoy: Like a big boulder dropping into a lake...

[@Klamath2046]

This little film was brilliant, it deserves a stand-alone release

[@jerobriggs6861]

Tom lied. He was actually filming The Day of the Doctor.

[@colinmcphan]

Yeah....and Tom was Brilliant in it. He has been able to do some panels with Sylvester, Peter and David since the 50th anniversary special. Probably would do more but Tom has been open about his knees bothering him to a certain degree now. He took a fair amount of physical punishment as the Doctor, especially taking some hard falls in some of the episodes. He enjoyed the physical comedy aspect of the role sometimes and now its catching up to him.

[@TheatreJosh24601]

And Tom has been doing a wonderful job reprising his role as the Curator over the past few years! I've really enjoyed hearing him in Big Finish, and I kind of prefer the Curator over the Fourth Doctor (although my exposure to the Fourth Doctor is currently extremely limited; I'll get around to watching and listening to more of his stories eventually).

[@josh1216]

This was a great short film. And honestly, it felt like more of a celebration of the show than the official 50th.

[@RopeDrink]

1:50 - 7th was and will forever be my Doctor, yet it's Colin's reactions to Sylvester's quoting that cracked my ribs back when I saw this the first time.

[@mattcalloway6254]

I feel so bad for Colin. The concept of a dark Doctor isn’t why he was bad it was just the writing. Look at how the darkness of Eccelston was handled compared to Colin. Plus Colin was really good with what he got It’s a problem that Jodies Doctor suffers with: bad writing not bad casting

[@DarthNoox]

Hear! Hear!

[@mimkyodar]

I think Vengeance actually holds up pretty well.

[@feywild3839]

There are no bad doctors only bad scripts

[@sebastianrivas5274]

BIg Finish ' writers: Hold my beer...

[@thecoolmanstation]

@@sebastianrivas5274what do you mean by that are you trying to say that big finish is just as bad as they are?

[@pinoypizza]

For clarification, the ones who appear in Moffet's Androzani-esque dream are Katy Manning (Jo), Louise Jameson (Leela), Carole Ann Ford (Susan), Deborah Watling (Victoria), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Lalla Ward (Romana II), John Leeson (K9), Anneke Wills (Polly), Lisa Bowerman (Karra, from "Survival") and Matthew Waterhouse (Adric).

[@CrunkPartyBitches]

+nepomusik You mean "Lisa Bowerman (Bernice Summerfield)" right?

[@cicilys6944]

She played Karra before having the role of Bernice.

[@WhovianSentaiRiderFan]

Sophie called herself Ace.

[@Adrianovaz2007]

That's kind of a sad bit because he had the chance but brought none of them back to the show. Hopefully Chinballs will fix that.

[@BedroomScenesMovie]

Is that Lalla Ward, or is that Wendy Padbury? (Wendy is blond now, and looks a bit like her.)

[@deuce5546]

Honestly anyone who has watched the full short film understands this video isn't even the tip of the iceberg as to how hilarious this special actually is. If you haven't, please give it a watch, it's the best half hour of your life

[@harrykeepdrums]

Where can I watch it?

[@heymikey4025]

Is there actually a half hour video of the Five ish Doctors? I’ve only found a few 4min maximum videos on KZbin… like the deleted scenes, the trailer, the tribute, the swearing/bleeping video, the quotation video, and seemingly the five ish doctors main 3min ish video… If there’s a longer video I’d really appreciate any information you have available about how to find it/who might have posted it/what’s the actual title (since several things pop up when I search for “the five ish doctors”)/etc… I don’t actually need all that information but even if it’s only one piece of information it’d greatly help me narrow things down… Either way, thank you for the hope that there might be a different longer five ish doctors video than what I’ve already been able to find…

[@andrewholliday251]

@@harrykeepdrums It's in the 50th Anniversary box set (Day of the Dr, Night of the Dr, Adventure in Space and Time, etc) - so if you can't find it online...just find a DW fan with a DVD/BD collection. They'll have it. BTW, it was nominated for a Hugo back in 2014.

[@ozmomine8029]

"Oh what is the use of a good quotation, if you can't change it?"

[@jeffnettleton3858]

Loved the whole thing; but I was particularly pleased to see Sean Pertwee and David Troughton in it, representing their fathers. The gag that got me was Peter Davison's daughter eating the ice cream. At first, I was laughing, because she appeared to be avoiding her father's call, trying to get into the special, then it dawned on me that she was eating the ice cream, with a celery stalk, the symbol of her father's tenure, as the Doctor. Nice subtle joke. I also like that it is Janet Fielding who bursts his dream bubble.

[@ladycplum]

*Snort* Matthew's little cameo during Steven's "5th Doc Regeneration"....frigging hilarious! And Sylvester's Hobbit shirt is a brilliant touch

[@ionceexisted]

They are just so precious in this spoof. Also, the Dalek disguises...omg I just lost it there. It was just cute.

[@retnavybrat]

Even though I've watched The Five(ish) Doctors multiple times, it's only just dawned on me now that there's no way Colin Baker could fit into a Dalek.

[@crimsondynamo615]

retnavybrat considering it’s a paradigm Dalek I’m sure there’s plenty of room

[@shadowtheshowman]

This entire thing is just three guys sharing a braincell-

[@niall14]

Tom really didn't answer because he was in the fiftieth anniversary already.

[@colinmcphan]

Great point and Tom was Brilliant and touching in that scene with Matt Smith. Iconic moment in Who history.

[@BionicNinja123]

Or 'the Watcher'

[@candidpepper]

Stefano Pavone He's a revisited incarnation for the Doctor when he retired from being The Doctor.

[@Weasel0539]

This felt like the true celebration of the 50th. Thanks for the flashbacks. I'd never seem them

[@retnavybrat]

Aww, you left out Colin asking if Peter's contact "spoke with a Scottish accent and married to your [Peter's] daughter." Gee, I wonder who that "contact" could've been? *LOL*

[@3baxcb]

A bit ironic that Peter's daughter was using celery as a edible ice cream spoon. A vegetable that he detested to eat when he was the Fifth Doctor.

[@retnavybrat]

A celery stalk was part of Peter's costume when he was the Doctor.

[@shadowtheshowman]

I'll somehow always come back to the post of: "How many Doctors does it take to change a lightbulb?"

[@TheSkully343]

The Adric cameo had me in stitches.

[@TheMarkBullen1]

Colin Baker's DVD arrival had to be the funniest moment of it xD

[@3baxcb]

To be fair, Vengeance On Varos is good example of what Baker could do as the Doctor. Plus there were references to the Video Nasty era and almost a foretelling of reality TV.

[@cdst8888]

So glad they got to be in the recent The Power Of The Doctor episode.

[@harmonicajay91]

Funny thing about the Ian McKellan not remembering Sylvester? They're actually pretty good friends in real life.

[@Kicia84]

Those three need to have their own series full off hijinks and fun.

[@doctorwhoisbetterthanyou8714]

I LOVE TOM BAKER'S VOICEMAIL IT IS THE BEST THING EVER!!!!!

[@garyrichardson8934]

I agree it was a great line "Well I seem to be stuck in the sodding time vortex AGAIN !" in reference to his refusal to appear in the original five Doctors.The really amusing thing is that he wasn't in this either as it was Comedy Impressionist Jon Culshaw - check out the cast list at the end of the full episode.Good Bye My Dears!!!

[@patricksheehan1831]

Gary Richardson You're right, Gary. I think Peter may have left him out on purpose because of the original Five Doctors episode. Culshaw does a great Baker -- and Pertwee, too!

[@garyrichardson8934]

Patrick Sheehan Did you hear that Paul McGann has let slip that there is to be a sequel to the "Five(ish) Doctors Reboot". Evidently it's in production now and my guess is it could come out around Christmas time. Let's hope that due to the success of the original it will be on TV this time. The Beeb might even show the original on terrestrial TV as well.

[@retnavybrat]

Patrick Sheehan My guess is that Tom Baker wasn't in it in person because of his limited mobility. Remember him walking with a cane in The Day of the Doctor? That wasn't a prop, I've seen photos of him with it this past year. : )

[@colinmcphan]

+Patrick Sheehan That would be a stupid reason on Peter Davison's part and a bit inmature. I respect all of the Doctor's and something that happened 30 years ago should not be used as a reason to hold some weird grudge. I hope that is not true.

[@CarlB_1962]

The best thing to come out of the 50th anniversary by a mile. I salute you, Peter.

[@celtic5177]

This is better than the actual 50th anniversary special and I’ll fight and die on that hill.

[@andrewholliday251]

I don't many would disagree. DoTD works the first time....but repeat viewings provide diminishing returns whereas the 5ish Drs can be rewatched again and again.

[@Timewyrm1989]

RIP Adric (again)

[@HarrytheDee]

Adric exploding. Ah.

[@Forgotten_Lore]

I want Tom's answer phone greeting! XD

[@colinmcphan]

I would love any phone greeting by Tom! He is totally AWESOME!

[@Drakelx55]

From what I heard that isn't Tom, it was the well known Tom Baker impressionist Jon Culshaw voicing Tom for his voicemail

[@Hemlocke3]

The 50th Should have had the classic era doctors in it. We've gone and done multiple Doctors in the past and frankly some of those are the best Doctor Who episodes. For example, despite how poor Colin's run was (not his fault but the writers), the Two Doctors sticks out to me as possibly his best performance and the funnest episode. When Peter Davidson came back as the 5th in that special with David, it was almost like he hadn't left the roll. I'd have loved to see the classic era doctors in the episode. And it could have avoided the Zygons which I felt held little influence on the plot as a whole except just to be an enemy for them to fight.

[@tost6956]

Colin Baker's era was great

[@kdmedia1534]

@@tost6956 Much better on Big Finish.

[@KerrieRedgate]

Zygons were there for the little kids.

[@andrewholliday251]

@@tost6956 Colin Baker's era was grate (corrected the typo). Big Finish redeemed him.

[@00lays00]

This was a bazillion times beter then the true 50th anniversary. I was laughing the whole way through.

[@Silverwind87]

This leaves out my favorite scene, where Colin Baker starts watching the episode Vengeance on Varos, and locks the doors so his family can't leave.

[@Kitsonator1]

They made it into The Power Of The Doctor.

[@jerobriggs6861]

Love it. Wish it were longer.

[@SammEater]

Those 3 have quite the chemistry together, they should be in more stuff.

[@magic713m]

0:53 so basically Tom couldn't be there because he was too busy being the Doctor, irl ...I can believe that. XD

[@cesarmadero05]

The bit with Colin and Sylvester quoting themselves was my favorite.

[@tardistime6857]

Peter Davison is a really good director I wish he’d do more of it

[@cloudsparrow7729]

Colin waves Vengeance on Varos dvd about. "Special Features! Even more of me!"

[@TerryTanktop]

Weird seeing them looking really old.

[@ozmomine8029]

Well, everything can change in 30 years

[@TerryTanktop]

Ozmomine True

[@menma420]

Terry Tanktop aaajahahhajahajajaajajajaaajajahahaahhahanJkzkaks

[@menma420]

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[@adamlong6561]

Terry Tanktop they are humans not time lords

[@kezadrone]

This was brilliant. I actually preferred it to the actual 50th Ann episode.

[@Mnxeu]

JOHN BARROWMAN!

[@XxDyneXxFreeEnergyx]

Doctors 5,6 & 7 together are like the three Stooges of the Dr who franchise

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

I’ve actually met the three of them. Sylvester was much shorter then me, Colin was taller, and Peter and me were the same height

[@g1xrider13]

They need to do this again about the 60th anniversary filming with Steven Moffat begging Russell t Davies about wanting to write again for doctor who.

[@retnavybrat]

2:11 -- That's the guy who played the butler in Fresh Prince.

[@conormcguinness3215]

This Doctor Who episode was called 'Remembrance Of The Daleks'

[@cste1845]

They played off each other so well lots of funny moments! Hopefully there is a second part for the 60th anniversary.

[@RetroGaming-gp2ef]

Love these guy’s, I even met them myself.

[@bearflipstable8365]

When I was a kid watching the five doctors, I thought the fifth doctor said to the cyber men, “sorry, moustache”. I didn’t realise til I was an adult he said “must dash”.

[@adamshay3767]

John be trollin'!

[@jonathanbermudez546]

Did you know that Steven didn't realize he was the villain until much later? I wonder what that says about him.

[@stephenmcconnell1000]

Stephen? Stephen?? Steeephen... STEEEEPHEN..? STEEEEEEPHENNNNNN...

[@seanpatrickcain2]

3:13 That's the making of documentary

[@Panda.Shogun]

I didn't know these three could be so mischievous together🤣🤣

[@MarkCockerRazer]

Ah Geoffrey the butler on Dr Who.

[@JavertRA]

I like how they seem a little intimidated by Tom Baker...

[@matthew-ph6xo]

Didn’t even know this existed. Now I do! This is good.

[@JAKECOT_CENTER]

Steven Moffat is actually pretty good at acting not gonna lie

[@AlaskaRS]

The real 50th anniversary special.

[@The_Weasel_]

"Sylvester Who" *Theme starts*

[@hi-viz]

Honestly this special was so much better than trying to force the classic Doctors into the 50th episode.

[@jcrossan1351]

That sugar reference was amazing

[@TheWhoEditor]

I love the bit with them inside the Daleks.

[@johnnysmith5770]

Day of the doctor was good An adventure in space and time was very good But this was truly the best thing to come out of the 50th anniversary

[@Silverwind87]

Gandalf is in this!

[@WatermelonWatson]

Steven hasn't changed much!

[@1greatfinkerofrtimes381]

ahh now I want to watch the full length version ) :

[@FlyingPringleJJ]

sorry, mustache.

[@WhovianSentaiRiderFan]

Sorry. Must Dash

[@Raftors]

@@WhovianSentaiRiderFan sorry, mustache. periodt

[@llewtree3013]

I love 5,6 n’ 7 been listening to big finish of late and my god they’re just so good

[@cubdukat]

I wish we had gotten this in the US. I don't think BBC America ever showed it.

[@ellenmurphy2150]

Love all The Doctors! They should have put all of them in the 50th anniversary special. Once The Doctor always The Doctor. 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊

[@sophiathewitch7927]

As someone who his getting into classic who, thus rwally made me smile

[@jessica23claire]

I think of the quote "Russell...THE DAVIES" constantly

[@unhandmeprrriest4601]

Colin is hilarious

[@raptorfae.6645]

I find it funny that Peter,Colin and Sylvester happened to sneak onto the set disguised as the new paradigm daleks,a part of who history as maligned now as Colin was back in the mid eighties.

[@wrightpalmer3757]

Peter Davison looks the same

[@heavyduty96]

"TOM!!??"

[@w33shy26]

This makes me really wish that these guys will be in the 60th anneversery, just add a timer wimpy reason for why they're old and boom, if they want to return, they be in the 60th, although there'll be other things that'll need to happen for them to be I the 60th wouldn't there?

[@elenahemmersbach3538]

i luv these guys a lot😂😂😂

[@rileysutton633]

Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and Sylvester McCoy look good for their ages (Davison is 67, Baker and McCoy are both 75).

[@hannahmarie6501]

You've eaten WHAT Doctor?...😐😐😐

[@TheWatcher5292]

A possums head on live tv

[@jamesgriffin7962]

It was during that one year Colin was on I'm a celebrity get me out of here

[@retnavybrat]

+The Watcher5292 Wrong end of the body. Colin said it was an anus.

[@Andrea-wd7fe]

Gandalf the Gray was in this video

[@colinmcphan]

Next check out Tom Baker's "Iconic Quotes and Humorous Moments videos with a lot of great scenes from actual Doctor Who episodes. They are hysterical. This was a cute, short film with some of the Doctors. They should of asked Tom though because he has a tremendous sense of Humor and probably would of had a lot of fun doing it. And yes....he was awesome in the 50th anniversary special. Sylvester is very funny in this!

[@BenTedds]

Oh, they did ask Tom. But for obvious reasons he didn't want to appear so his voiceover was actually done by Jon Culshaw.

[@EmperorTenzo]

do you think Tom baker and Paul mcgann didn't answer them because they knew they they were apart of it

[@charliewarner787]

AHH! I want to watch this so bad but I don't know where to find it 😓

[@msshadows38]

they wanted to call tom baker. ut what they didn't know is he was in the 50th he got the call lol

[@TheWatcher5292]

Because the stuff in the 50th was kept top secret

[@retnavybrat]

It probably was for the best anyway. There's no way Tom would've been able to run around like the other guys did, not with that cane he's using.

[@slumdogjay]

Would love to see the whole thing again.

[@GusMcGuire]

It's still on the BBC website. Google The Five Ish Doctors and click the Wikipedia page. Scroll to the references, click on the first one (to the BBC website) and it takes you to the BBC page where (if you scroll down slightly) you can watch the full version.

[@slumdogjay]

@@GusMcGuire I don’t have an account with BBC as I don’t pay the tv tax. Need an account number to access player. Thanks for replying though. 🙂

[@jamiesworld1690]

Why isn't this on the iplayer whoniverse

[@saskiamckenna2925]

It's me isn't it? *BOOM* NoW i'LL nEvER kNOw iF I waS riGHt!

[@thedoctorwhoexpert7]

“Sorry, must dash”

[@MadmanWthABox]

Here's a thing that I bet you didn't know, Sylvester McCoy was actually about to be Bilbo Baggins in the hobbit, and he worked so hard, but then the actor who they wanted signed up, so he was left without overall, that's why he has a role in the hobbit, and he is not in the book

[@milk_is_a_lie9331]

The funny things I did and the trouble I caused when I was younger sometimes I laugh about it now. Back in the 1980's I knew Peter Davison, and he was visiting with me and he had his doctor who outfit on... and um I ate his celery lol, I wonder if that man still remembers when I did that back in the 80's. He had to go look for more celery. It wasn't a prop it was real celery that he put on what I guess was his own similar doctor who outfit.

[@heymikey4025]

Just as well that it was real celery since you ate it… If it was fake it could have been something disgusting tasting/non edible that you might have had to throw up (like if it had toxic materials in it)…or get medical treatment for…

[@wrightpalmer3757]

I want a dalek costume like that

[@MondySpartan]

Anyone notice the similarities between the scene at 0:08 and the Fifth Doctor's regeneration scene?

[@retnavybrat]

That was intentional.

[@x-venturegaming9951]

2:37 "Oi! Oi! Spannershhhhhh!"

[@teamup5705]

Steven universe in a nutshell 0:08

[@dominiquepilon5764]

Collin Baker Sylvester McCoy Peter Davidson are having flash backs lol