Doctor Who: 12 Cringeworthy Moments That Completely Ruined The Daleks

12. When An Old Man Powered Slammed One

Dalek Gif Infinite scourge of the galaxy, malignant foe of the intrepid Doctor, and enemy to all of Gallifrey... also, lighter than air, apparently. With the power of a giant WWE star, Patrick Troughton was able in one episode to almost effortlessly lift one of the skirted demons above his head (carefully bending his knees, obviously) and slam it to the floor. Considering even the fake MDF prop versions must have weighed a ton, clearly Troughton was handily given one made of polystyrene. What exactly does it say for the Daleks imposing image that a relatively old man was able to not only best, but physically humiliate one? If they wore pants, he would have just pulled them down.

11. When Craig Ferguson Gave One A Lap-Dance

Dalek Ferguson Gif Back in 2010, before America was quite so in love with the Doctor, Craig Ferguson did his valiant best to bring attention to the show. Or at least, he pretended to. Rather than go full nerd to convince everyone how much they needed to commit to Who, Ferguson instead took the opportunity to make dick jokes about Daleks and rub his backside on one of them. Not cool, Fergie. Not cool. The same episode featured this rather wonderful, but unscreened musical number, which also did very little for the image of Doctor Who as the bastion of hopeless, awkward dorks...
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