Plus fair point to the Doctor and Susan, he and Barbara did make an unauthorized social services visit

LOL!

She was one of the very best, and I preferred her over Leela, and my favorite Romana was her second incarnation, but my all time favorite companion has to be ACE.

Stefano Pavone Jo never got over her 70's Brain.

There is an interesting back story to this. It was felt by producers - and perhaps critics- or critics that noticed or had an interest in Dr Who, that to date all the female companions had been portrayed as largely squeamish, less heroic, and almost always in need of 'rescuing' sort of echoing the old fashioned image of the 'maiden tied to the railway track'. The character of Sarah Jane Smith was carefully introduced as 'feisty' gusty reporter with a nose for a good story and a drive and determination to get to the bottom of a mystery. The scene you refer to is an example of this. You will notice that in her earlier episodes her character was bold, and lent herself quite well to facing up to monsters and aliens without cowering behind the Dr's overcoat. However you will notice that in later episodes nearer towards the end of her time in Dr Who, the Sarah Jane Smith character was becoming more like the previous female characters.

giligara30492 yes indeed rest in peace Elizabeth sladen

maxcardun she was my fave too I've watched all her shows I'm a number one fan I'm obsessed

I refer you to my earlier comment!

@@marcse7en oh yeah its just down the comments a couple ways, right next to the one saying sontaran just a few scrolls down... oh your on phone then its gonna be next to one of the long comments, at least I'm pretty sure. it's not there it may be in the replies try checking those.

I was thinking just that! XD

Don't forget the accidental abductions of an orphan girl, a secretary and a sailor!

Unauthorized social services visit so it doesn't count

Most overated, frankly. 🤷‍♂️

​@@minicle426I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I'll have to (very respectfully) agree to disagree with you when it comes to the character of Sarah Jane Smith. But I absolutely appreciate your point of view. All the best !! 👍🏼 ☮️

Oh how times change...

“Rule 1 The Doctor Lies.”

rule #1 the Doctor lies

"This sentence is false" (It's pronounced: "Mindcrack")

Rule 1: The Doctor lies

@@rebeccaworster2912 No, Rule 1: Moffat is a hack!

@@MichaelM28 Rule 1: Find the person who asked.

Ikr she's actually a gangster

Bit of an exaggeration. 🤷‍♂️

Why aren't you a fan of Classic Who? It's way better than new who, especially the doctor karen abortion we have now

@@MichaelM28 nothing compared to 9-11

she got her own series many years later. "The Sarah-Jane Mysteries". based in modern day Earth.

Tegan and Sarah... that's a very apt name...

Somehow you expect Linx to go 'huh?' at that, but he understands the local vernacular quite well.

One of my favorite stories is The Curse of Peladon. The Doctor and his companion have to make a quick exit in the Tardis at the end.

And don't forget the groovy far-out electronic synthesiser incidental musicl

It's a very underated era. Jon had the benefit of a tightly knit and consistent team both in front and behind the camera. Compared to Tom who went through three.

A different incarnation, and very early in his travels, but a fair enough jab. Hehe

well they did barge into his tardis after he warned them to stay away, and was fairly young and innocent then!!!

They did barge into the Tardis uninvited!

they are all brilliant, it's sad how some are skipped by new viewers too. some skip Eccleston (I don't understand why, he was fantastic) and a lot skip the Classic Doctor Who(I think they should at least watch the 3rd and 4th and 7th to understand some jokes and when they bring back things from the 1st-7th doctors)

I think they skip Eccleston because he's slower paced then Tennant or Smith. At least at first he is. And I agree, they should at least watch some of the classic. Whatever's on Netflix would be acceptable, you know? It's not like you have to go out and buy all of the super expensive collections.

Agreed! Give all of them a chance, they are all part of the same character. I don't think they have made a single mistake in casting (I'm sure Capaldi will be awesome too). Sometimes the actors do have to work with some lackluster scripts, though.

The 2nd and 5th are both brilliant, make sure to watch some of them if you can! "The Caves of Androzani", a 5th Dr story was voted best story ever, and "The Tomb Of The Cybermen" is a great one for the 2nd Dr..

+Brianna Fynboh The sixth Doctor is objectively the best.

We've still got Benton, Yates and Jo (his best companion)

Commander Pertwee never died, he just regenerated.

@@MichaelM28 Did you ever listen to The Sacrifice of Jo Grant in the Legacy of Time boxset, it's a very good story.

You forgot the tragic passing of Roger Delgado.

@@minicle426 Of course. The original Master. And if he hadn't passed away, maybe the only actor in the role.

Blame moffat for that

@@MichaelM28 never realised Moffat was responsible for the 7th Doctor’s era!

Richard Franklin (Capt. Yates) died just a few days ago.

They harked back to DW's original intent, which was to orient a preteen audience to both (British) history and science in an entertaining way -- making a few teaching points without being obviously an educational show which would turn kids off. Recall that Dr. #1's first two companions were a history teacher and a science teacher -- not by accident. But the Daleks soon appeared, and their popularity meant that the show veered from its original focus to become more sci-fi/fantasy in nature. This is one of the few plots that came back to the mark.

These were called 'pseudo-Historical' episodes, and always ended up being the best ones. Pyramids of Mars, Talons of Weng Chiang, Horror of Fang Rock, to name but a few.

Plus Bentham was in the Space Museum the 8 years before

Yes, it is a good one to start the uninitiated viewer with. Pretty much has the whole of Doctor Who in a nutshell in this one story, starts off with a new companion and doesn't really depend upon a lot of backstory to get rolling with the plot. Plus you've got the incomparable Jon Pertwee here and equally incomparable Elisabeth Sladen and there's the whole season following up on this episode to showcase these two as well as UNIT and some of the main aliens in the series, including the Daleks, and lead up to introducing the idea of regeneration at the end with "Planet Of The Spiders". But even on its own, "The Time Warrior" is indeed an ideal introductory episode for the newbie.

Sarah Jane isn't the greatest companion! That would be Jamie McCrimmon

Well, he has a piece of psychic paper that makes people believe he has excellent credentials… what if he has something else entirely to disguise his true appearance?

Which really is terribly unfortunate because Pertwee did SUCH an amazing job! I was so sad he only lasted 3 years. He was my absolute favorite Doctor until Capaldi came around.

Actually Pertwee lasted five years, from Seasons 7-11. He was the second-longest running Doctor of the classic era, behind only Tom Baker.

he had one season with Liz Shaw, at least two with Jo Grant (one with the Master and one without), and at least one with Sarah Jane Smith

You think?

I think it was to convince the nobility that he was more trustworthy

LOL! Triggered

It evens out - she treats him like he's a doddering old lunatic lol

Capaldi wouldve punched himself for saying it

Not really

Dave Allen? What part did he play?

The clip or the episode? The episode is her first appearance, but she does appear in the episode before this clip.

"The Time Warrior", which this clip is from, is her first story yes.

yes

And Rule Two: River Song Lies.

Not really.

Nowadays it’s akin to the shows on The CW like The Flash or Arrow. It’s all about personal drama and the adventure of the day is just a setting.

Farting Aliens...

Classic dr who was better.

It's even more depressing that Eastenders will continue forever unless the Beeb changes it's management.

+Green Whovian How about when Alfie Moon spent a whole episode searching for a condom after happily finding out Kat Slater has feelings for him? That actually felt like a humorous episode. Then later that year after things didn't initially workout between him and Kat, he gatecrashes Kat and Andy Hunter's wedding and wins Kat back. Then the Christmas episode ends with everyone celebrating after Alfie and Kat finally get married (while Phil Mitchell quietly goes on the run from the police). It's some moments like these I choose to remember from when I watched EastEnders (even if the show was already getting depressing around that time).

That can happen... Perils of the job...

Sounds accurate. :P

*never lie

Best friend? LMFAO

Chuck Norris they've been cool since Patrick Troughton

Also a type of cat.

?huh?

@@slayerofdarknssdmt9697 what micheal meant is the og boba fett

@@GlennSkywalker2305 ?huh?

@@slayerofdarknssdmt9697 have you seen Star Wars?

@@GlennSkywalker2305 yes