10 'So Bad It's Good' Classic Doctor Who Stories

10. The Gunfighters - 1966

Arguably the first story in the show's long history to fall under the 'so bad it's good' label, The Gunfighters is Doctor Who's laughable attempt at a Western. Coming in towards the end of William Hartnell's tenure, this story sees the Doctor and his companions accidentally being caught up in the gunslinging adventures of Tombstone, Arizona, in the Wild West.

Cowboy hats and boots are aplenty with this story, along with lots of horrific American accents coming from the mostly British cast. The Gunfighters is most famous for the scene in which Steven and Dodo are forced to sing a song about The Last Chance Saloon over and over again at gunpoint for a gang of rowdy cowboys. The story then peaks in episode four, with a cheesy gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which is guaranteed to have you in fits of laughter.

The story also contains some interesting lore, which, in true 'so bad it's good' fashion, is soon tossed aside. When offered some alcohol, the Doctor refuses and claims never to drink it, despite indulging in some wine only four stories prior in The Daleks' Master Plan, and several times over the rest of the classic series.