9. Doctor Eyes (1979)
A recurring theme of the Doctor Who spoof has been the play on the characters name. Over the years fans have been introduced to Doctor Why, Doctor Woo, Doctor Where, Doctor Hewson, Doctor What and even Doctor Who Are You Looking At. But in 1979 the sketch show End Of Part One featured Fred Harris as the boggle eyed Fourth Doctor caricature known as Doctor Eyes. Recognisable to many children growing up in the 70s from shows such as Play School, Ragtime and Chock-A-Block, Harris was also a comedian, mostly performing on radio. This brief sketch is a direct parody of 70s Doctor Who, complete with dodgy CSO (only a year after Underworld), a production workers hand (plonking the TARDIS down) a Mary Tamm lookalike companion glamming it up (played by Sue Holderness) and a toy robotic dog. Rather unfairly it also mocks the acting on the show as being substandard and hammy. When Harris contract gets zapped by a Dalek like robot, he immediately regenerates into Tony Aitken, who is made to look almost identical save from the lack of the googly eyes. Rumours of Jon Pertwees wage demands may well lie behind the joke the other one was getting far too expensive The short sketch opens with a synthesised variation on the theme tune, interestingly not that far removed from the reworked theme that would herald the 80s Nathan-Turner era. This is also notable for its director, Geoffrey Sax, who would go on to direct the 1996 TV Movie. Coincidence? Probably.