#penguintim

[irradiatedbearchewtoy]

this is written with the intention of being accessible to people who have only watched post-2005 doctor who but who knows how that will go

i want to talk about a really cool controversial-but-not-in-the-way-where-people-are-arguing-about-if-bigotry-is-acceptable-way classic doctor who serial. if you sit until the end, you get to see a selection of alien designs from other 60s serials

if you're familiar with this story, happy humming! if you're not, hopefully you will know exactly what i mean by that very soon.

if you haven't seen classic who—or at least 60s who—before, this may not be the best serial to convince you of how exciting it is, but i'm running on no sleep, a newly released episode, caffeine, and audhd so i'm at least going to try. my apologies for the stream on consciousness; i have tried to make myself somewhat coherent...

the serial in question is the 1966 pure historical 4-parter 'the gunfighters'. pure historical here meaning set in the past with no science fiction elements.

these were standard in the first few years of the show but stopped after 'the highlanders' in late '66/early '67. there was one after that—'black orchid', in '82—but the time period was less relevant and it wasn't to do with any notable historical events or figures.

the first doctor, steven, and dodo land in tombstone, arizona because the doctor has a toothache after eating a sweet in the previous serial, 'the celestial toymaker'—a serial a lot more revival-only fans are now somewhat aware of since the toymaker's appearance in the 60th anniversary special 'the giggle'—and wants to see a dentist. steven and dodo put on awful american accents the whole time. they get caught up with doc holliday (who ends up pulling the doctor's tooth) and wyatt earp, among others.

a song called 'the ballad of the last chance saloon' plays over (almost?) every transition shot. i love it, but not everyone does; people have very strong opinions about that song. if you don't like it, this serial is a lot to swallow, as it plays over 30 times in less than 2 hours. steven is forced to sing this song at gunpoint while dodo plays the piano. i wanted to just insert a still of that but i think some of you who wont watch the serial or search out clips need to see it.

speaking of the gunpoint thing, there's a good chunk of violence in this one. people get shot with actual non-laser guns and someone almost gets hanged, noose around the neck and all. this isn't abnormal for 60s who. before colour came into the picture, the doctor used to whack people around all the time. a personal favourite of mine is in 'the highlanders' when the second doctor beats up a lawyer, gags him, and locks him in a closet. even in the very first serial, 'an unearthly child', a guy is stoned to death on-screen.

'the ballad of the last chance saloon' has been released officially, most widely when it was released on streaming platforms in 2013 as part of a 50th anniversary album. that version was pulled from streaming a while ago, leaving a very sad gap in many of my playlists. even before removal, that version was cut down from the full 10:34 to 3:51!! which is probably a good thing, because that track can be a powerful weapon against the right target. here is the full version, for your listening pleasure.

on top of it just being a fun story that sticks in people's minds because of the music, there are some cool notable production/show lore moments linked to the serial. yes, you can find these all on tardis wiki, shh

doc holliday's actor, anthony jacobs, brought his 10-year-old son to set, as a treat for his birthday (the birthday detail is mentioned in this ABC radio interview from 2022). that son was named matthew jacobs and went on to write the 1996 tv film starring paul mcgann as the eighth doctor.

it was the only (on-screen) story to take place fully in the united states of america until... the tv film!

it marked the last serial for every episode to have its own name. after this, episodes are simply numbered. there are some exceptions later on in the show, but this was the end of the standard practice.

it hosts the only episode title in classic, 'a holiday for the Doctor', to refer to the character of the Doctor as such instead of Doctor Who

was this a big pile of nothing? maybe? but here are your 60s alien photos, as promised. all photos are from the tragical history tour collection! x x

finally, this is an open invitation to reblog adding as much as you wish about the gunfighters or any other classic/wilderness stories that you want to talk about. my only request is that you make it an unhinged as possible. ik that's tall talk considered this post and episode aren't notably unhinged but just go with it, okay?

i kind of want to do a bunch of these just rambling about classic stories to try and get people to actually watch it but i'm not committing to that so. we'll see.

[rjalker]

has nothing to do with anything but I just found one of my old posts so.

penguintim for your free blocklist.

Was one of the people claiming that being ace was pedophilic during the aspec harassment campaign. Used to be a mutual until this shit came across my dash.

[penguintim]

@jodie-whittaker ➡️ @penguintim

[emeraldsrabbithole]

im hinata in this situation like srsly tf are these two idiots doing

actually, why is enoshima making them do it???

[chibineko-akio]

[30.10. 12:38] Penguintime 🐧: They loved each other for so long but Fudou was forced to marry another man and run away and dyed. (Accident or was killed from that man.) [30.10. 12:39] Penguintime 🐧: Kidou was depressed after that and should also marry another woman. He don’t want to and one day he also had an accident and lost his memories. [30.10. 12:40] Penguintime 🐧: Don’t hate me but i think the really bad guy from ie 3 would fit more wheb Kageyama. and Kageyama take care of Kidou 😂💞 [30.10. 12:40] Penguintime 🐧: Kidou always had a bad feeling but ignored it . [30.10. 12:40] Penguintime 🐧: (Aldo don’t react to the woman he should marry) [30.10. 12:42] Penguintime 🐧: Rush would be cute because she ship the two xD [30.10. 12:42] Penguintime 🐧: After they played at the piano together Kidou remembered Fudou and they kissed and talk all night long. [30.10. 12:43] Penguintime 🐧: Rushe should marry that bad man in the plot now [30.10. 12:43] Penguintime 🐧: and kidou and fudou were told that they are not marry becaus death cut them (? 😅) And they search for a way. from now on it also could follow the plot and they beat the bad guy [30.10. 12:45] Penguintime 🐧: in the end fudou told kidou the same (original movie plot) but kidou said he / she is the only one ever for him. [30.10. 12:45] Penguintime 🐧: And took Akios hands in his [30.10. 12:45] Penguintime 🐧: and Rush support them and lay her hands on them too and tell Kidou: ��Akio he never would look at me like he do to you. I loves you more then anything. I never could be happy again if he lost you a second time.” Because of that Akio cryed and ask him if that is true and he answered yes. [30.10. 12:45] Penguintime 🐧: Then they do the ritual and married. Then they kiss each other there sparkle a lighg around them and they come to life again because of that big act off love [30.10. 12:46] Penguintime 🐧: (The wise dead man find the part there was something on that site xD) [30.10. 12:47] Penguintime 🐧: After half a year they marriaged again with a better wedding plan xD 💞💞💞 [30.10. 12:47] Penguintime 🐧: ;v; so cuteee…and they have a baby-? [30.10. 12:47] Penguintime 🐧: Maybe Akio is pregnent [30.10. 12:47] Penguintime 🐧: 6 month are to short to have a baby xD

[vydumaj]

13-14 year old me only logged onto this website to tear apart and read other people criticize dr who episodes and make memes of 60s and 70s rubber aliens, and that was arguably the best phase I had on this website

[penguinsflying]

Elaine and I took the backstage penguin pass for my birthday. It was amazing! Elmyr is quite the cute girl. #birthdaygirl #penguins #penguintime (at Audubon Aquarium of the Americas)

[thatssounrelatable]

penguintim’s anus be like

[maxximoffed]

Happy (possible belated) birthday!

thanks, don’t worry its not that late lol

[docholodeck]

My Tumblr Crushes:

docwithtardisfez

jan49

nebula-flames

penguintim

seanbeanisaredshirt

royalmochi

sad-eyed-lady-of-the-low-lands

just-one-cosima

dipperpinesdidnothingwrong

[crowmemes]

did you used to watch BBC Raven? (that show was my childhood)

RAVEN WAS MY FUCKIMNG LIFE SON

[erazr]

penguintim reblogged your photoset

Unfriendly reminder that Gabriel canonically raped somebody.

wait. what. when this has happened

[mollyannice]

penguintim: Darren dressed as Hugh Hefner and ElSalvador. Chris's friend, not Chris, dressed as either a Housewife from the Real Houseives of *put city name here* or a battered housewife. One is meh and if she dressed as a certain one who may have been abused would make it gross and the other is gross no matter . I haven't seen the costume so I am not to sure. I haven't seen any but Chris's which he dressed as Toad from Mario. Either way Darren can control his actions and chris can't control his friends.

[lyrangalia]

space-kase started following you

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penguintim started following you

Welcome to my blog! I hope you enjoy your stay!

[oodlyenough]

You know, I've never seen anybody accusing 11 of being a 'child murderer' or whatever after he left the Silence children stranded on Earth in 1969 (until they get slaughtered by humans). I wonder why that is?

What about all the human children who would've tried to take on a Silence on their own and presumably been exploded by the Silence's magical electricity fingers?

What about the ~~~~dalek children~~~~~~ in the 50th lmao?

Alien babies are only relevant when they weigh as much as a planet, I guess.

[steventaylors]

sometimes i just sit and remember that penguintim follows me and then I sigh dreamily