Great Jumping Gobstoppers! | The Krotons | Doctor Who

The Doctor, Zoe and Jamie have arrived on a planet ruled by the mysterious Krotons. The Doctor soon discovers there's a form of self-perpetuating slavery going on as the best and brightest of the local population, the Gonds, are being selected to become companions of the Krotons -- a fate from which they never return. Determined to put an end to this practice Zoe and the Doctor take a test which will allow them to become companions, but will they be accepted? Classic clip from The Krotons, first shown in 1969.
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[@Leinad0001]

"All right there's no need to shout. Now go away and don't fuss me No come back what's this? It's all right I know" XD brilliant this is why I love Troughton's doctor

[@illustriouschin]

Yup and then Zoe showed him what button to push. Good duo but I don't like how they were always yelling women and saying they were stupid back then.

[@LilyCunningham-p2c]

“Now go away and don’t fuss me, no come back what’s this? It’s alright I know” - The surviving footage is slowly making him my favourite, brilliant :D

[@acorn1014]

"The Doctor is almost as clever as I am." I love Zoe.

[@zoebrugg7594]

Thank you! Love you too! ; )

[@TheSkully343]

@@zoebrugg7594 Cheeky bugger.

[@zoebrugg7594]

@@TheSkully343 We have the same name, I couldn't resists. ; ) I love her too, and Jamie. They are so cool. And I wish I had the classics, Netflix doesn't have them anymore.

[@TheSkully343]

@@zoebrugg7594 Well if its any consolation the Classic Series is slowly being re-released season by season on DVD so you could pick them up that way.

[@Ackelope]

@@TheSkully343 should've said "Cheeky Brugger", missed opportunity if you ask me.

[@richmotroni]

Even after all these years, I still miss Pat. Such a great actor.

[@MikeTaylorLives]

Oh yes, you can see where Matt Smith picked up a few of his Doctor's quirks.

[@DavideMazzetti]

MikeTaylorLives It's really odd. A lot of people have said how alike Patrick Troughton and Matt Smith are - yet whilst Troughton is one of my favourite doctors, I found Matt Smith nothing but irritating and was relieved when he left.

[@WolfTroller]

+Davide Mazzetti same Matt Smith is one of my least favorites but Patrick is one of my favorites.

[@carucath97]

Probably because Troughton was in his 40s so he had a parental relationship with his companions whereas Smith was in his 20s, so he was just the "wacky friend"

[@MaddoxProductions1]

I think it was also to do with the fact that Patrick Troughton could actually pull off the element of mystery which I feel is necessary if you're going to play the Doctor, whereas Matt Smith couldn't and David Tennant could but the scripts just wouldn't let him for the most part and instead restricted his acting to emo love drama. That's not to say that I disliked the non-mysterious Doctors like Smith, Tennant and Davison, or that they were objectively bad - they were all able to carry a sense of wonder and appreciation for travelling and seeing the universe, but they just couldn't/didn't carry the "Who" in Doctor Who.

[@carucath97]

MaddoxProductions1 I'd say in the Classic show the Doctors got less mysterious in each incarnation - until the Seventh. The Ninth Doctor was definitely the most mysterious New Who Doctor (though he was less so than Hartnell or Troughton). It works better if the companion is the viewpoint character imo (though to a limit - Clara definitely had too much focus at times) since it means the Doctor doesn't have to front and centre so he can retain an air of mystery.

[@MaddoxProductions1]

His relationship with Ben was rather forgettable, but besides that I love Troughton's interactions with his other companions. I daresay the Two/Jamie dynamic is perhaps the best Doctor/Companion relationship in the entire show, and of course his intelligence battles with Zoe are lolarious, probably just as good as the ones between Four and Romana 1.

[@SuperWolsey]

In fairness to Ben, there wasn't enough time on screen for him and 2 to gel (though the books and audios managed to recoup that). If anything, he wound up in the same spot Vicki was post her debut through the Myth Makers

[@DarthAzabrush]

@@SuperWolsey It also didn't help that Ben was a serving military man and it was in the Second incarnation that the writers decided to make the Doctor suspicious of the military. Note that's not necessarily hostile to the military, their role or violence as it was moronically retconned into in nWho but more a suspicion of the authoritarian mindset it encourages.

[@ShovelAndPick]

He's my favourite one :D It's such a shame that he's the one who suffered the most with missing episodes.

[@quqgaming]

However, this 6th season of his is second best-preserved with only 7 episodes missing

[@jaimelannister7274]

'You've divided instead of multiplying!' pretty amateurish mistake for the Doctor haha. Love this companion set up, possibly my favourite.

[@DarthAzabrush]

Zoe is a maths savant level genius the Doctor barely passed remedial classes. She's not joking when she says "the Doctor is almost as clever as I am"

[@TheEleventhWheatley]

Doctorgond?! IDIOTS!! Oh, I love Patrick's Doctor.

[@davidbanan.]

I was gonna type that

[@FalloutJack]

*Door opens, as though to say "You wanna come inside and say that?".*

[@Mrsjacktheripper09]

The 2nd Doctor:"Go away and don't fuss me! Come back what's this!" The 11th Doctor:"I'm being extremely clever up here and there's no one to stand around looking impressed! What's the point of having you all?" Me:"Yeah, no ressemblance at all."

[@daiujin]

Patrick Troughton is brilliant!

[@kirk1701]

I love Zoe and her outfit, probably one of the main reason I enjoy the episode. The banter between her and The Doctor is hilarious as well.

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

I doubt The Krotons take much notice of Zoe and her min-dress -they are artificial lifeforms. Only impressed by her test-scores. 😉

[@matthewduncan8523]

Even without taking into account that without Patrick troughton doctor who would’ve not continued, he is still the best doctor ever

[@chadlofts7926]

"My people will always remember you" "Hey!?" :)

[@LordSlarr]

I love The Krotons, its an underrated classic, but then I like every single Patrick Troughton story so I may be a little bias. Still have yet to watch the Highlanders and The Space Pirates though.

[@LordSlarr]

Cryer24597 Yeah, it was just a fun watch, I even like The Space Pirates and The Krotons too. I just like all of Troughtons era as if it's not good, its fun or sometimes both

[@LordSlarr]

Cryer24597 Poor Dominators. Fair enough but I don't see how it's that bad

[@Trev359]

I've always liked The Dominators and The Space Pirates.

[@quqgaming]

Ah yes, the last historical serial and the last missing serial

[@penfold7455]

"Sounds a bit like a dinner gong..." lol!!

[@mushroomhead3619]

Oh my giddy aunt!

[@jadepercival2287]

*_IDIOTS_* _door opens_ *instantly gets nervous*

[@scrmepal]

"Doctor Gond".........."Idiots"........:)

[@borgduck]

Zoe's so cute when she's crying!

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

She's cute when she's not crying too!

[@DarkComet360]

This is awesome. Old, but awesome.

[@scrmepal]

Frazer Hines (Jamie), says he thinks was a naff story......and to the actors it may of seemed like that, working on the serial, with its enclosed setting and wobbly Krotons...........but the viewing public, obviously liked it a lot, as it had a high audience count, and to me it must of been quite good, as i remembered watching it back in the day, particularly those extermination guns out in the wasteland!

[@beatlesfab]

2:44 “Doctor Gond? Idiots” Then ooh my giddy aunt reaction to the door opening!

[@aerelyamirart]

Awwh, poor Jamie, he was left alone as the Doctor and Zoe went to another room. His face at the end :D! I was like where have you been, Jamie?

[@DarthAzabrush]

Jamie's skillset is pretty much limited to picking things up and hitting things. He doesn't let him get it down though.

[@FalloutJack]

@@DarthAzabrush Now now, we have to give him full marks for his efforts against the Dominators and such like that there. He's the tough one.

[@simonburley2692]

Oh….Jamie solved the problems and got in there with Zoe and the Doctor. He just used a different solution.

[@RopeDrink]

Certainly made me laugh, but I don't think you can beat McCoy's "By my two tickers, what was that?"

[@niallm1699]

RopeDrink when does he say that?

[@phillipgathright8001]

Great acting by Patrick in this scene. Such a ham!

[@ciarantimothy8081]

The krotons are my favourite classic who enemy. The mind robber is also my favourite troughton story.

[@DarthAzabrush]

The concept of the Krotons is uniquely terrifying because of their longlevity and indestructibility. Even if the Daleks managed to detonate that stupid "reality bomb" the RTD made up for them it would just result in a universe full of slowly reforming very pissed off Krotons who will then go Dalek hunting.

[@matthewbolitho-jones]

This is my favorite scene from The Krotons

[@TheWilliShow-r4v]

Zoe mouthing press the button to the Doctor 😂

[@htershane]

3:27 😂😂😂 ….and cue Jamie….how long was he standing there?😂

[@doctorcraptonicus7941]

I wonder how long ago it was that the Krotons emerged from the primordial soup.

[@DJHaze36]

The 11th doctor has a lot of the second doctor in him.

[@juliaread9115]

Only a nipper of seven or eight but remember Patrick Troughton well as the doctor with his assistants Jamie, Victoria and later Zoe. Devastated that they have wiped most of these episodes.

[@quqgaming]

Well, more than half episodes with Troughton survived, it isn't that bad actually. Also, season 6 is one of the most complete

[@borgduck]

Zoe Heriot may one day become a historic figure, in Earth, future history!

[@carucath97]

I always find it weird when people say the 60s companions were just stupid damsels... did they even see Zoe (or Barbara)?

[@borgduck]

Indeed, I love Barbara just as much as Zoe! She was headstrong!

[@DarthAzabrush]

@@carucath97 Victoria Waterfield is often cited as the byword for damsel companion yet in her first full story she pops an X-Ray cap in a Cyberman's ass and beats the snot out of a martial arts trained billionaire from the future. Between her, the barmaid from Jago and Litefoot and Jenny Flint Doctor Who has a strong message of don't fuck with Victorian girls!

[@BadWebDiver]

Barbara's almost obssessed interest in the Aztecs was interesting.

[@DarthAzabrush]

@@BadWebDiver That was actually a reflection of what was happening in history scholarship around that era. After 2 world wars scholars were desperate to find an example of a peaceful society and they projected that need onto the Aztecs and Inca.

[@theyellowlightsaber3193]

When I see the snippets like this it just makes me sad so much of Troughtons good work was scrapped, so much humour and chemistry between the actors all gone cos the British dont value their TV history properly like America does.

[@jeffgalus8454]

Given this Robert Holmes first story. It's a pretty solid story giving us a glimpse of what is yet to come.

[@Monkofmagnesia]

"Oh, dear! I've been working in square roots!"

[@pressureworks]

The Krotons have the best sound design. And are great on salads.

[@_SomeRandomYoutuber_]

OMG! IVE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWERE FOR THIS VIDEO

[@newtjorden1957]

My favorite Doctor and my favorite companion (Zoe) of all time.

[@finnsempire5671]

Finn:my tests in an nutshell great great grand uncle

[@thekeeperofrecords3041]

My favorite Doctor of them all

[@adjcheeseball]

That is his catchphrase "Great jumping Gobstoppers!"

[@hungrydragonvsfrightendhob7799]

That and Oh my giddy aunt!

[@Monteray9]

What about Oh my Word?

[@DarkComet360]

Uggghhhh! old! I remember this episode. It's a classic.

[@WolfTroller]

what

[@64Studios101]

+DarkComet360 So... are you saying you like it or not?

[@Doctormario4600]

Lol, sounds like something pretty much any incarnation of the doctor would say.

[@jhibbitt1]

poor jamie

[@scl1332]

Ah poor Zoe there were literally no good companions in Troughton time besides Jamie and a little bit of Ben and Polly although they really retracted their personalities after Jamie came on board. Anyways there’s just nothing for her to do she is literally there just to look hot and say some techno babble plus give an occasional cliffhanger not really Padbury’s fault but just what happened

[@DAN44100]

this was a very funny scene

[@MrGuymanwatch]

Zoe's outfit in this episode is so incredibly distracting...

[@ewaf88]

Early attempts at computer graphics - very advanced

[@AndrewChapman]

1:35 Hmm, has the Doctor been encouraging Zoe there?

[@AndrewChapman]

MaskedMan66 I wish I could have seen Zoe in her first appearance, but unfortunately I wasn't born yet. And also, all except Episodes 3 and 6 of "The Wheel in Space" are missing.

[@AndrewChapman]

MaskedMan66 Oh yes, I forgot about the existing footage from the missing episodes of "The Wheel in Space". An alternate story eh? Cool.

[@DarthAzabrush]

@@AndrewChapman There is a Big Finish story where it is revealed that the Institute that Zoe went to was actually a 5th Column during the Cyber Wars and was brutally shut down and all members chemically lobotomised. It makes her memory wipe at the end of "The War Games" even more heartbreaking.

[@busywl69]

I miss real who

[@swiftbird4846]

I love this story. Robert Holmes is a genius.

[@Nyekye]

Are they crunchy?

[@jacob.2]

Aren’t those the bread things on salads?

[@matthewduncan8523]

That’s croutons..

[@jacob.2]

r/woooosh

[@ianstrange5674]

I remember watching this as an 8 year old. I pretended to be the Kroton probe thing using my mum's hoover.🤣

[@paulkelly6691]

Great classic

[@victorhernandez8723]

Shout out to Willy Wonka, perchance?

[@Doctormario4600]

Severe understatement.

[@htershane]

Some quality supporting acting going on here.😂

[@CowabungaCat555]

I'm sorry. I would fix it with my TARDIS but my companion seems to have a thing for Europe in the 22nd century. So yeah no time, TARDIS or no TARDIS.

[@arguspanoptes9510]

The krotons intend to drain the oceans and flood them with tomato soup. ... or is that croutons?

[@markieboy1983]

Krotons go well with soup.

[@RadekLoquendo]

A heated Gamer Moment.

[@ercaysalih5433]

the troughton years this story from 1968

[@brianleslie19]

Zoe was so hot.

[@CowabungaCat555]

Funny Stuff. Best. Show. EVER

[@borgduck]

Yes, indeed. :) And I came here..I came here.. via..TARDIS Newsroom! I..MUST..OBEY!

[@trevorinthailand]

zoe was so cute!!!😅😅😅😅

[@hopetotheworld]

yes! i agree

[@deltabilly1]

I never cared for krotons on salad

[@katie2940]

Doctorgond xD

[@blacksabbath8284]

So true

[@ktlc34]

Next doctor

[@RossM3838]

Troughton is in clover but the Krotons are weak villains.

[@SuperWolsey]

That's the Quarks that are the weak ones

[@RossM3838]

@@SuperWolsey the costumes in the dominators are the silliest in the shows history. But I still enjoy it. Can’t really explain why.

[@borusa32]

Very nice with a bowl of soup or a salad.

[@SuperWolsey]

It is the will of the Krotons

[@robinstevens7651]

No. Not good enough

[@zaynbnmacho]

Oooooo el doctor es tan hermoso que pena que se murio igual es rico ♡♥

[@JamifyYT]

Only 1 thumb down! Fair play!

[@JamifyYT]

I found myself 🤣🤣

[@JamifyYT]

Theres 2 now :-/ it isnt me

[@JamifyYT]

Whoa… I keep finding myself - still 2 dislikes

[@borgduck]

P.s.- Erm, I came here via TARDISNEWSROOM.

[@thomasstevens2746]

Never been a fan of This one