Doctor Who: Every Doctor Ranked From Worst To Best
10. The Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee)
The Third Doctor was a horse of a different colour in the continuity of this Time Lord. Jon Pertwee, like Troughton before him, was a completely new interpretation of the traveler, spending much of his time on Earth, confined to helping out UNIT.
This snake-tattooed, Venusian aikido enthusiast was a more Rock 'Em Sock 'Em version of the Doctor. He was still a little crotchety, but was marked with a swagger that would be echoed years later by Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor.
Pertwee stepped away from the role in 1974, following the death of Roger Delgado, the actor who originated the role of the Master. His regeneration marked the beginning of a sort of knowing wink to the camera, as the Brigadier sighs "Here we go again" as the Third Doctor begins his transformation.
The frequent comparisons to James Bond are fitting for the Third Doctor: he was cool, suave, and very enjoyable to watch, with the Pertwee years standing as some of the most flat-out entertaining in all of classic Who.