William Hartnell started the series off as the first Doctor. He was an amazing actor, but due to old age and health problems he had difficulty delivering his lines. Some claim this was due to memory loss, others claim he could not pronounce the words. Either way he could not always deliver his lines properly, and had extreme difficulty saying the word space. When trying to say the word space it ended up sounding like the word Spain. I'm sorry to say, even though he is the original, Hartnell will not be moving on to the finals of the best of Doctor Who.
Replacing, and recommended by Hartnell, Patrick Troughton became the second Doctor. Patrick started introducing a more childish Doctor. Playing his recorder at the oddest times, his childish nature knew no bounds. The 'cosmic hobo', Patrick loved to joke around, but when his serious side showed there was no doubt who he was. His style inspired Matt Smith, while deciding on a costume. Many of his episodes were lost, so I could not acquire too much information, but from what I gathered he was a Doctor to remember.
Jon Pertwee, became the first Doctor who seemed to care about his appearance. He focused a little too much on seeming intelligent, and forgot about having the charming childish nature. Personally I find that his Doctor was barely even the Doctor anymore. He was defiantly timelord, but he was too different from the other Doctors. To be a proper Doctor you have to have no fashion sense and he was actually getting close to having a fashion sense. He just didn't seem right for the part.
The fourth Doctor, and the only one I currently have an action figure of, was Tom Baker. From his amazing scarf, and fro, to his odd obsession with jelly babies(like gummy bears) Tom Baker caught the watchers attention almost instantly. He was defiantly the most eccentric, and most popular according to Doctor Who Magazine. In Doctor Who Magazine he lost best Doctor only three times, two of which were to David Tennent. His quirky childish nature somehow made him seem even more intelligent, and therefore helped him fit his role better. No matter how long this series runs I think he will always be remembered as one of the best Doctors.
After Tom Baker, Peter Davison seemed like just a disappointment. The only interesting thing about Davison was that he constantly had a stick of celery in his pocket. He was an okay Doctor, but he was too average. Not horrible, but not good enough to write about. Just can't find anything extraordinary about him.
Colin Baker, no relation to Tom Baker,was one of the Doctors with the shortest career. The only way I can think to describe him is narcissistic. He had some good moments and managed to bring the standard up slightly after Davison. Obviously he wasn't considered anything special, because he was fired and his season was cut short. No chance for him making it into the finals.
After Colin, the seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy seemed absolutely brilliant. His portrayal of the Doctor was completely original. McCoy Gave the Doctor a dark, more manipulative side, while still keeping the cheeky responses. He used his slight Scottish accent to his advantage by rolling his R's. The best part of his Doctor was his habit of changing classic proverbs into new sayings. His original twist on this old role inspired future actors to explore the Doctor's dark side. He revolutionized the role of the Doctor.
Paul McGann was the last Doctor before the nine year break in which no Doctor Who episodes were made. While he did not appear in any real episodes, he appeared as the eighth Doctor in the Doctor Who Movie. The series was scheduled to continue after the movie, but due to low ratings for the movie the series was cancelled. I now personally blame Paul for this long break, and therefore put him in last place.
The series came back in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston. The humour that the fans came to love was still there, but the Doctor was still a manipulative bad boy. The Doctor softens up a bit after getting together with Rose, but the bad boy mentality does not completely go away until Matt Smith. I thought he did a good job of bringing the Doctor back. Well done, but compared to the masters of the past and the two brilliant actors that succeeded him, he doesn't quite cut it for the finals. I would like to mention, he's not the worst looking Doctor, he's kind of cute.
The tenth Doctor, David Tennant, was my favourite for quite a while.The thing that I loved most about David Tennant (other than being Scottish) was that he was the fighting doctor. Despite his strong hate for war, and always running away, his sword fight on Christmas defiantly solidified his role as a fighter. He was quirky, intelligent, and let's face it, the best looking doctor to date. Continuing what Eccleston started, Tennant gave the Doctor a little bad boy charm, while staying cheeky and quirky. Tennant helped more recent Doctor Who fans warm up to the Doctor when he told some childhood Gallifreyian tales. Unless they found a real Gallifreyian to play the Doctor who could beat David?
Somehow Matt Smith reminds me of the fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, and because of this he is not out of the running yet. As a person, I have to admit I prefer Matt Smith, but as the doctor it's a toss up. While Tennant was the fighting doctor, Smith is a more quirky doctor. I think the best description of his Doctor is when Matt Smith says I'm "a madman with a box". His intelligence mixed with a childlike nature, makes him charming. There doesn't seem to be a lot of bad boy left, but that doesn't seem to be a horrible choice.
Now that the descriptions have been made, the finalists are, Patrick Troughton, Tom Baker, Sylvester McCoy, David Tennant, and Matt Smith. Due to the longest screen time as Doctor and most voted for in Doctor Who Magazine, first place is awarded to Tom Baker. Second place is awarded to Matt Smith, for reviving the Tom Baker childish nature, while taking inspiration from Patrick Troughton and that amazing bow tie and fez. Third place is awarded to David Tennant, because although he was an amazing and popular actor, the slight bad boy charm makes me question his Doctor role. I did consider him for second place because of his experience in Shakespearean plays, but sometimes experience isn't enough. Fourth place goes to Sylvester McCoy, who would have been higher up the list if not for his manipulative nature. His version of the Doctor was unique, but seemed more like the Master to me than the Doctor. Finally in fifth place, Patrick Troughton who started the whole childish mentality I know and love. It was a tough choice, and I know there are many people who will argue my decision, and all I can say to that is, leave a comment if your so annoyed. In all seriousness feel free to say who you think should win in comments. If I get enough similar votes I may even change the results.
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Doctor Who Quote
In celebration of Tom Baker being number one, here is his main catchphrase.
Doctor: Would you like a jellybaby?
Tom Baker all the way!!
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