+cole turner He started out at that way. He doesn't trust anyone but susan at first, but Ian and Barbara change him for the better. Amy and all the others said it best--he needs humans around him and this shows why.
Yeah, Jon Pertwee's Doctor and Colin Baker's Doctor are much more harsh on average than William Hartnell's Doctor was! Not that they were bad, like Hartnell and Troughton, Pertwee and Colin Baker could be shockingly subtle too at times. Anyway, Hartnell's Doctor was far funnier than given credit for. I'm under the impression that people just watch _An Unearthly Child_ and don't go much further from there because it's not New Who at all and is admittedly not as good as _The Daleks_ or _The Reign of Terror_ when it gets right down to it. Thus fans tend to give up early on the First Doctor.
I think what a lot of people don't realise is that the first Doctor's grumpiness is something that evolves in a character arc during the first season, rather than the regeneration to the second doctor. I find the first season of Doctor Who fascinating, as we truly see the creation of the doctor as we know him today. We see the creation of his name - Barbara and Ian call him "the Doctor" because they have nothing else to call him, and that's what his occupation is listed at in the schools records. And we see him grow to become more and more selfless, and charming, and sociable, and wanting to do what's right, as he goes on new adventures with Barbara, Ian and Susan. I think particularly Barbara's actions in "The Aztecs" have a profound effect on the way the Doctor sees his role as a time traveling adventurer.
If anything, he was only a world weary person, sick of seeing the world being a shit hole, especially considering his people had the power to help those in need, but did nothing, but sit back, twitteling their thumbs.
+streamofawareness jep. That's what I love in Doctor Who. And also the reason it's so successful. Because while each Doctor is unique, there are some traits which link all of them and his urge to help out and make things better is always there :)
@@smileyman1721 if you want a fix to that outright stupid timeless child arc, it's really simple. Due to the Timeless childs dna being used to create the timelords, it also brought a genetic memory that can be seen in the matrix, no matter which timelord you have in it. This also in turn has the side effect of creating false memories on who it is used on, in this case false memories of past incarnations. Doctor just needs a good smack up the head to figure it out
"I don't see that I'm under any obligation to report my movements to you, Chesterfield." "Chesterton." "Oh, Barbara's calling you." That's hilarious, I like how they took Hartnell's trouble with the lines and actually worked it into some of the episodes.
@@AndrewChapman I'd say that Thirteen plays the Doctor like a kid all the way through. She acts like she's seen everything for the first time and everything is new and exciting. Just the first in a massive list of reasons why I hate her portrayal. Smith may have been a bit of a man child but there were these moments where he showed such world weariness and there were times he seemed almost grandfatherly towards Amy. His boundless energy felt more like an old man suddenly having a young body and deciding to have as much fun as he could with his much more energetic regeneration than simply a child going crazy.
@@jackred2362 Even the First Doctor was just under 300 when we first saw him. But I love how he's much more immature and also a little naive. He was a Doctor that was quick to dismiss a lot of things as impossible and acted as if he knew everything.
@@cameronjosephvideos5942 Yeah he was very flawed, and in all the good ways. Very fun Doctor to watch, even if some of the episodes themselves can be difficult to get through at times. Very interesting era of Doctor Who, and I actually prefer Hartnell's era over Troughton's, even if I like Troughton's Doctor a bit more.
I’m of the opinion that Hartnell is the funniest Doctor. He just consistently cracks me up so much One Hartnell line which wasn’t included in this video comes from the Smugglers where he says “you see that scanner, that is what I call a scanner” 😂
I often feel the earlier Doctors managed to be funny without trying to be overly funny. Particularly Hartnell and Pertwee. Unlike the modern Doctors, who try too hard sometimes and end up feeling a bit flat.
@@AndrewChapman "I often feel the earlier Doctors managed to be funny without trying to be overly funny." Like Two leaping and yelping loudly as the Cybermen try in vain to delete him in _The Invasion._
To be fair though, he did play him at the very end of his incarnation, which may be the reason why he's so slow. Richard Hurndall did not, and played the First Doctor in a quick and playful manner, which makes sense since One was grabbed my the prism thingy while.. well.. he *wasn't* at the end of his life?
@@feilvei4498 I think he still talks quite slow in the audio dramas he did though and they were with Ian and Barbara, though I've only listened to 2 of them so far and that was a while ago now, I do still think he's great as the first Dr if a little different
The Doctor (busy unpacking bag) -"Well, I don't know that I was under any obligation to report my movements to you, Chesterfield." Barbara (Pointed) - "Chester-ton!" The Doctor (waving a hand) - "Oh, Barbara's calling you." IAN TURNS. - mentally - "You sly, cheeky, old bugger."
And then came "The Timeless Children"... unless it'll later turn out the Master was lying to the Doctor regarding the Timeless Child. Kind of like how he hinted the Valeyard was a future incarnation of the Doctor between his twelfth and final incarnation. But obviously that never came to be. Honestly thought the Master would turn out to be the Timeless Child.
absolutely love that they made a joke out of hartnell's tendency to get the name 'chesterton' wrong. Mistake or not, I like imagining it as the doctor doing it on purpose - first as a bit of a rude jab, then later as a friendly name for Ian =P
Two of his best lines are in The Sensorites. "Tell them .... I shall fight them" "I don't make threats, but I do keep promises. And I promise you I shall make more trouble than you bargained for."
Upon listening to Hartnell's quotes, I now realize that Tom Baker is the modern-day Billy Hartnell. Both have a keen sense of imitating their enemies, especially at 2:00, and the Masque of Mandragora.
When he says "Oh i think that just might be some fluorescent substance in the walls" "Hmm, yes", I love that as it just sounds like he's making it up and then is happy with his statement :D
@@cameronbeattie3087 - Later in his run, the problems were there. I think there are questions as to how many of his flubs were Hartnell being cheeky and how many were legit. (There were few re-takes in the early days. Editing videotape _after_ taping meant laying it out on a table, cutting it with a utility knife, and joining the pieces with sticky tape. They tried to keep that to a minimum.)
IAN: Where did you get hold of this? THE DOCTOR: My fiancée. IAN: I see. YOUR WHAT?! THE DOCTOR: Yes, I made some coco and got engaged. 3:16 IAN: Whoo-Hoo! Dalek! You should have also included the bit where the Doctor calls out to the Dalek "Whoo-Hoo, Archie!"
+Andrew Chapman Hey, what episode is that first bit from? I must find it and watch it. Also, other good first doctor episodes. They're sometimes kinda dull... but some of them are amazing!
@@hothemeep1219 how about the fact that chibnall drops a huge bombshell about the doctors past and then ducks out of giving any sort of satisfying conclusion, almost like he said "what if we confirm that there were other incarnations before the first doctor and then...." Then just left, you don't just make a huge change to the doctors history like that and not have any sort of resolution it feels like he didn't have any faith in the idea itself and so he just made a mess for other show runners later down the line to clean up.
I love it when he's saying about the fluorescent bit, then says "Yes" like the explanation hes just made up is good enough and suitable for him. Shows hes just making it up as he goes, all that technobabble ;).
Two more I would have included are "What do you think it is, a space helmet for a cow?!" and the "They've all gone" speech from the end of _The Massacre._
Thats the reason why I want time travel to be real. Imagine showing william hartnell what happened to doctor who. That would be the best reaction video ever.
@@pg-jr8sy Frankly, the Chibnall era would probably the Modern era he’d have the easiest time understanding, since it’s a lot closer to Classic Who in terms of overall feel than the RTD or Moffat eras were. Also, it is WAY less progressive than the RTD or Moffat eras (as much as it wants to be), and I hate to say it, but Hartnell would probably be a lot more at home in the more centrist, almost right wing at times views of the current show than he would be in the nearly leftist 2005-2017 range.
You'll probably kill him faster due to a heart attack with the 13's doctor's writing hence why I've seen that they'll be bringing back Russell T Davies as show writer but he'll probably enjoy the rest.
for those who are wondering why some of these don't have footage its because some of the episodes are now lost and all that has been found is the audio
If I recall correctly, Doctor Who is unique in that, while some episodes are lost, likely forever (pain), every single episode exists in audio form. It's only their respective video reels that were destroyed or taped over. I hope the lost episodes will be found in private collections, but I doubt it.
@@literallyanangrymoose7717 yup, the fans have (thankfully) recorded the audio for all episodes that have aired. A lot of BBC shows from that era don't even have that, as they weren't anywhere near as popular as Dr Who, so they're fully missing - no audio and no telesnaps.
"Binky" Hartnell eh , what a lad he was , always ready for a laugh , a pint , and a sing song round the piano , and his Carrot and Cabbage surprise was to die for , lovely lad .
"That is the dematerialising control and that, over yonder, is the horizontal hold....Up there is the scanner, those are the doors, that is a chair with a panda on it - sheer poetry, dear boy!"
In all these centuries, he hasn't changed at all, has he? At least in some ways XD The sudden surprise engagements, too... XD Those go waaay back. Really, One's mischievious grins are waaay underappreciated.
I'd have been gutted if The Space Museum didn't exist cuz of 1:57. Always love that part. And the bit shown right before that from The Romans "Chester-TON." "Oh, Barbara's calling you." XD
I admit when I first got into DW I forced myself to watch First.... Now I am 2 decades older and I LOVE HARTNELL MAN. He has a sardonic humor 😂 like you almost won't catch it if you don't pay attention. I love how he told Ian off when they first met lol
I love William Hartnell, because he loved and believed in Doctor Who! It was his enthusiasm and hard work that sealed the early show's success! Thank you, Bill! ❤️ "What you need is a jolly good smacked bottom!" 🤣 ... Hilarious!
I cannot be the only person imagining the first Doctor using Shakespearean insults (or at least paraphrasing them). Imagine: The Doctor: Your brain is as dry as the remainder biscut after voyage. Barbara: Are you quoting Shakespeare? The Doctor: Whose to say he's not quoting me? He would also constantly contradict himself on if he knew Shakespeare just to confuse people.
This man put Doctor Who on the map and if it wasn't for Hartnell's excellent portrayal we wouldn't have this show still playing 55 years later. Also note that not once was Hartnell's Doctor talking down to a woman as if they were the servant or in a mean condescending way like Mofatt portrayed the first Doctor in the 2017 Christmas special! He may have been grumpy on occasion or flippant but that was one of the many facets of his character. Today's clueless politically correct generation would learn much from this era as I see it!
Re: Twice Upon A Time- as mandated by Lord Hall, Charlotte Moore, and the traitor (and former 11th Doctor era co EP) Piers Wenger. Between S10, that Christmas special and Disney's (under Bob Iger) handling of the Dumbo remake, its a fine line between historical accuracy and those fucking animated Titanic movies Nostalgic Critic touched up on.... .... Unfortunately, both Disney and the BBC swung toward the latter
One was grumpy and cynical at the beginning, and was hardly likeable at all, I would say. But during his first season he evolves to become The Doctor that we all know and love. Like, the very first Doctor had a character arc, and that baffles me.
@@feilvei4498 why baffled? He was young had escaped Gallifrey and was hiding out on Earth, and then these interlopers barged into his TARDIS without permission, can you blame him for being grumpy? He had to get used to being around people again!
The funniest thing is that both Eccleston and Hartnell have the same petty smile, and yet the 9th doctor complains about the ears. Probably something the 1st was always self conscious of.
Lost cable and still waiting for the next complete season to come out on dvd. Haven't watch any DW for quite a while, and something slowly died in me. Watching this spurred a bit of life back into that part of me.
I think Peter Capaldi forgot that. He was trying to make the Doctor stern and serious in a way that was supposedly like William Hartnell but he must have misremembered that the 1st Doctor was actually like. He had his serious moments but even in An Unearthly Child, Hartnell had a trickster like playfulness that Capaldi lacked.
@tomnorton4277 what?? No way😂 At first his grumy side definitely over powered the funny side but Peter had some of the best moments to make me laugh and literally his first episode showed his childish side too
@@tomnorton4277in fairness, Capaldi doctor is one that still remembers the Time War, the deaths of many of his friends, and dealing with all kinds of chaotic madness. I can see why they went with a more serious take, though he also had his moments of goofiness too.
"I got some cocoa and got engaged"
Proof he's never changed.
the line was "yes, I made some cocoa and got engaged"
Don’t forget Marilyn Monroe lol
My ideal proposal, I'm dying XDXD. I can see 11 saying this
Let's hope Susan's Mum had passed on by this point, otherwise she'd be very miffed!
I see I've found the inspiration for Ten's
"I'm the doctor, and I just snuffed Madame DePompadore!"
First Doctor, sitting inside a Dalek shell, laughing like Yoda.
My month has been made.
Yoda was not even made back then
@@doctorwars2 Yoda laughs like the First Doctor
Hartnell does a brilliant impression of a Hawkins Dalek.
😂😂😂😂
What is a Yoda?
Kidding. I know, I’m just not fond of that universe (franchise)
The first doctor is always described as the old, uptight, moany doctor who didnt like anyone or anything. But this really shows he enjoyed himself.
+cole turner He started out at that way. He doesn't trust anyone but susan at first, but Ian and Barbara change him for the better.
Amy and all the others said it best--he needs humans around him and this shows why.
Yeah, Jon Pertwee's Doctor and Colin Baker's Doctor are much more harsh on average than William Hartnell's Doctor was! Not that they were bad, like Hartnell and Troughton, Pertwee and Colin Baker could be shockingly subtle too at times. Anyway, Hartnell's Doctor was far funnier than given credit for. I'm under the impression that people just watch _An Unearthly Child_ and don't go much further from there because it's not New Who at all and is admittedly not as good as _The Daleks_ or _The Reign of Terror_ when it gets right down to it. Thus fans tend to give up early on the First Doctor.
I think what a lot of people don't realise is that the first Doctor's grumpiness is something that evolves in a character arc during the first season, rather than the regeneration to the second doctor.
I find the first season of Doctor Who fascinating, as we truly see the creation of the doctor as we know him today.
We see the creation of his name - Barbara and Ian call him "the Doctor" because they have nothing else to call him, and that's what his occupation is listed at in the schools records.
And we see him grow to become more and more selfless, and charming, and sociable, and wanting to do what's right, as he goes on new adventures with Barbara, Ian and Susan.
I think particularly Barbara's actions in "The Aztecs" have a profound effect on the way the Doctor sees his role as a time traveling adventurer.
If anything, he was only a world weary person, sick of seeing the world being a shit hole, especially considering his people had the power to help those in need, but did nothing, but sit back, twitteling their thumbs.
Yah :3
You can always see hints of One in all the rest of the Doctor's incarnations.
+streamofawareness jep. That's what I love in Doctor Who. And also the reason it's so successful. Because while each Doctor is unique, there are some traits which link all of them and his urge to help out and make things better is always there :)
And now, he's not even the twelth.
Zaknel The Pony fuckin hell pour one out for the show
That's because he's the original! You might say.
*Looks at Chibnail:*
*_He's the original!_*
@@smileyman1721 if you want a fix to that outright stupid timeless child arc, it's really simple. Due to the Timeless childs dna being used to create the timelords, it also brought a genetic memory that can be seen in the matrix, no matter which timelord you have in it. This also in turn has the side effect of creating false memories on who it is used on, in this case false memories of past incarnations. Doctor just needs a good smack up the head to figure it out
"I don't see that I'm under any obligation to report my movements to you, Chesterfield."
"Chesterton."
"Oh, Barbara's calling you."
That's hilarious, I like how they took Hartnell's trouble with the lines and actually worked it into some of the episodes.
"Chesterfield"
"Chesterton"
"Oh Barbara's calling you"
Good god, the SASS levels are reaching critical.
The best thing is that line was probably improvised
My favourite level 😂
Ah yes, young Ian Sofa
People who say Eccleson was the sassiest Doctor have never seen Hartnell.
or Colin Baker at some points, but Hartnell still beats them all
Jeremy Xu All the Doctors have some sarcy streak to them. But Hartnell has a lot more than most people realise!
Or Tom Baker :)
Beat me to it, Colin Baker is one salty Doctor as well.
@@ScuzzMB He is, definitely, a bit more flamboyant, maybe.
RIP William Hartnell (January 8, 1908 - April 23, 1975), aged 67
You will be remembered as a legend.
AMEN
“It all started as a mild curiosity in a junkyard” .. Those words are ICONIC
the first doctor is a young guy in an old body. and the eleventh doctor is an old guy in a young body.
And the Thirteenth Doctor is an old lady in a young body.
@@AndrewChapman I'd say that Thirteen plays the Doctor like a kid all the way through. She acts like she's seen everything for the first time and everything is new and exciting. Just the first in a massive list of reasons why I hate her portrayal. Smith may have been a bit of a man child but there were these moments where he showed such world weariness and there were times he seemed almost grandfatherly towards Amy. His boundless energy felt more like an old man suddenly having a young body and deciding to have as much fun as he could with his much more energetic regeneration than simply a child going crazy.
@@jackred2362 Even the First Doctor was just under 300 when we first saw him. But I love how he's much more immature and also a little naive. He was a Doctor that was quick to dismiss a lot of things as impossible and acted as if he knew everything.
@@cameronjosephvideos5942 Yeah he was very flawed, and in all the good ways. Very fun Doctor to watch, even if some of the episodes themselves can be difficult to get through at times. Very interesting era of Doctor Who, and I actually prefer Hartnell's era over Troughton's, even if I like Troughton's Doctor a bit more.
Now it turns out the Doctor had several other regenerations prior to Hartnell.
I’m of the opinion that Hartnell is the funniest Doctor. He just consistently cracks me up so much
One Hartnell line which wasn’t included in this video comes from the Smugglers where he says “you see that scanner, that is what I call a scanner” 😂
He is soo funny and I love when he laughs to himself
I often feel the earlier Doctors managed to be funny without trying to be overly funny. Particularly Hartnell and Pertwee. Unlike the modern Doctors, who try too hard sometimes and end up feeling a bit flat.
@@AndrewChapman
"I often feel the earlier Doctors managed to be funny without trying to be overly funny."
Like Two leaping and yelping loudly as the Cybermen try in vain to delete him in _The Invasion._
David Bradley plays this Doctor with quite a slow way of talking, but he's actually got quite a quick delivery
To be fair though, he did play him at the very end of his incarnation, which may be the reason why he's so slow. Richard Hurndall did not, and played the First Doctor in a quick and playful manner, which makes sense since One was grabbed my the prism thingy while.. well.. he *wasn't* at the end of his life?
@@feilvei4498 I think he still talks quite slow in the audio dramas he did though and they were with Ian and Barbara, though I've only listened to 2 of them so far and that was a while ago now, I do still think he's great as the first Dr if a little different
@@feilvei4498he speaks quickly in "The Tenth Planet" tho
The Doctor (busy unpacking bag) -"Well, I don't know that I was under any obligation to report my movements to you, Chesterfield."
Barbara (Pointed) - "Chester-ton!"
The Doctor (waving a hand) - "Oh, Barbara's calling you."
IAN TURNS. - mentally - "You sly, cheeky, old bugger."
The First Doctor is so good...the original you might say.
And then came "The Timeless Children"... unless it'll later turn out the Master was lying to the Doctor regarding the Timeless Child. Kind of like how he hinted the Valeyard was a future incarnation of the Doctor between his twelfth and final incarnation. But obviously that never came to be. Honestly thought the Master would turn out to be the Timeless Child.
@@AndrewChapman shut up
@@AndrewChapman it's not canon, nuff said
@@AndrewChapman sorry but the Doctor is still 12th and the first will always be the original self
@@DavidTyler Okey dokey.
"It's far from being all over"
*restarts the video*
"You think so?"
I'm dead lmao.
absolutely love that they made a joke out of hartnell's tendency to get the name 'chesterton' wrong. Mistake or not, I like imagining it as the doctor doing it on purpose - first as a bit of a rude jab, then later as a friendly name for Ian =P
9th Doctor: “Ricky…”
Mickey: “It’s Mickey”
I loved when he mentioned him in The Massacre as Chessington then corrected himself like he missed him and wanted to get his name right for once.
@@cameronjosephvideos5942 only for 8th to get it right in To The Death
"Oh, so you're my replacements - a dandy and a clown." "Come along, drop this hair dryer, or whatever it is!”
Two of his best lines are in The Sensorites.
"Tell them .... I shall fight them"
"I don't make threats, but I do keep promises. And I promise you I shall make more trouble than you bargained for."
Upon listening to Hartnell's quotes, I now realize that Tom Baker is the modern-day Billy Hartnell. Both have a keen sense of imitating their enemies, especially at 2:00, and the Masque of Mandragora.
One of my favorites is
“Do you see that scanner up there? That is what I call a scanner.”
I loved the Doctor in Dalek scene
Steven: "What are you trying to do?" *Doctor points to door* rofl
Love that scene, it's not from a Dalek story its from a story called the Time Meddler - brill story.
Hartnell is a very underrated Doctor
When he says "Oh i think that just might be some fluorescent substance in the walls" "Hmm, yes", I love that as it just sounds like he's making it up and then is happy with his statement :D
He is making it up - Hartnell suffered from mental problems and often forgot his lines
Sounds like such a typical Doctor move though. He'll just get better at it.
@@cameronbeattie3087 - Later in his run, the problems were there. I think there are questions as to how many of his flubs were Hartnell being cheeky and how many were legit. (There were few re-takes in the early days. Editing videotape _after_ taping meant laying it out on a table, cutting it with a utility knife, and joining the pieces with sticky tape. They tried to keep that to a minimum.)
Respect for Ms Hill, just keeping a straight face, staring at the ceiling while he sorted it out.
"What you need is a jolly good smacked bottom!"
Steven Moffat makes a nice nod to that line with David Bradley in Twice Upon a Time.
I now know why people loved this version so much. This has aged like fine wine.
IAN: Where did you get hold of this?
THE DOCTOR: My fiancée.
IAN: I see. YOUR WHAT?!
THE DOCTOR: Yes, I made some coco and got engaged.
3:16
IAN: Whoo-Hoo! Dalek!
You should have also included the bit where the Doctor calls out to the Dalek "Whoo-Hoo, Archie!"
+Andrew Chapman Hey, what episode is that first bit from? I must find it and watch it. Also, other good first doctor episodes. They're sometimes kinda dull... but some of them are amazing!
+Andrew Heilborn First quote was 'The Aztecs', second was (I believe) 'The Chase'.
Andrew Heilborn
The aztecs is a good story but it made me have a strong disliking torward Barbra
Re: "Whoa-Hoo! Dalek!!" I think there's a wee callback to that in the Five Companions audio*
*Spoilers: that tale takes place DURING The Five Doctors
3:20 I doubt that was acting. That felt genuine to me.
Hartnell had become very good friends with William Russell and Jacqueline Hill. He didn't want them to go.
I like it when he ends his sentences with a good ol' "hmm?!"
0:11"Yes. I made come coco and got engaged." classic Doctor.
These clips really show how much inspiration Capaldi took from Hartnell; makes Twice Upon A Time all the more special. 💜
"ChesterFIELD"
"ChesterTON"
"oh, Barbara's calling you"
1:00 I love that speech. It certainly hasn't lost its feeling throughout the years
Chris Chinball can be darned to heck, THIS guy is STILL the FIRST Doctor!
Irrelevant
@@hothemeep1219 Yes, Chris Chinball IS irrelevant!
@@johncostello6043 what are you talking about ?
Incarnations prior to Hartnell have been alluded to long before Chibnall came on the scene. Whether they ACTUALLY exist or not is anyone's guess.
@@hothemeep1219 how about the fact that chibnall drops a huge bombshell about the doctors past and then ducks out of giving any sort of satisfying conclusion, almost like he said "what if we confirm that there were other incarnations before the first doctor and then...." Then just left, you don't just make a huge change to the doctors history like that and not have any sort of resolution it feels like he didn't have any faith in the idea itself and so he just made a mess for other show runners later down the line to clean up.
Hartnell is the most underrated doctor in my opinion
I love it when he's saying about the fluorescent bit, then says "Yes" like the explanation hes just made up is good enough and suitable for him. Shows hes just making it up as he goes, all that technobabble ;).
Two more I would have included are "What do you think it is, a space helmet for a cow?!" and the "They've all gone" speech from the end of _The Massacre._
The BBC actually wanted the Beatles to appear as older versions of themselves but their manager said No.
Which, sadly, turned out to be a wise decision thanks to real life.
I can't believe you didn't have what I consider the funniest part of The Chase. Barbara: Not that horrible noise, the other one.
He seems all grumpy at first but he is actually a chaos gremlin having way too much fun
Thats the reason why I want time travel to be real. Imagine showing william hartnell what happened to doctor who. That would be the best reaction video ever.
Or the worst considering series 11
@@pg-jr8sy Frankly, the Chibnall era would probably the Modern era he’d have the easiest time understanding, since it’s a lot closer to Classic Who in terms of overall feel than the RTD or Moffat eras were. Also, it is WAY less progressive than the RTD or Moffat eras (as much as it wants to be), and I hate to say it, but Hartnell would probably be a lot more at home in the more centrist, almost right wing at times views of the current show than he would be in the nearly leftist 2005-2017 range.
You'll probably kill him faster due to a heart attack with the 13's doctor's writing hence why I've seen that they'll be bringing back Russell T Davies as show writer but he'll probably enjoy the rest.
I love the background humm of the TARDIS during the Hartnell era.
I died when he said "Why dont you speak up, I'm deaf!" XDD
One of the best doctors :)
Nothing, absolutely nothing beats the originals.
1:50 I can't help but feel this part wasn't scripted and was purely amazing acting after a mistake.
You'd be correct
"I'm not a half-wit."
“You uh... have a handkerchief I hope?”
“Course I have”
“WELL THEN USE IT MY CHILD”
To me, there is no Doctor like the first.
One person deserves a jolly good smack bottom.
Imagine if the doctor said that now
Now it's gone up to four. I think these people do want it :O
I wouldn't mind smacking Carole Anne Fords bottom!
Bean Head Yeah, about that...
Just..just watch Twice Upon a Time...
Bean Head He first Doctor say some similar in Dalek invasion of Earth
Rest in peace William Hartnell. You will always be my Doctor.
That is the chair with a panda on it LOL
Sheer poetry right there
for those who are wondering why some of these don't have footage its because some of the episodes are now lost and all that has been found is the audio
If I recall correctly, Doctor Who is unique in that, while some episodes are lost, likely forever (pain), every single episode exists in audio form. It's only their respective video reels that were destroyed or taped over. I hope the lost episodes will be found in private collections, but I doubt it.
@@literallyanangrymoose7717 - Many of the ones recovered have come from interesting corners of the British Empire. Stored away and forgotten.
@@literallyanangrymoose7717 yup, the fans have (thankfully) recorded the audio for all episodes that have aired. A lot of BBC shows from that era don't even have that, as they weren't anywhere near as popular as Dr Who, so they're fully missing - no audio and no telesnaps.
The fact that "It's far from being all over" is one of the last things he says is quite profound.
First Doctor definitely showing his (believed) youth with how lightly he takes the Daleks.
An endearing old man with a young soul and a spark in his heart, that's what the fist doctor is ❤
Hearts 😊
The best part was the doctor inside the dalek , moving his arms and laughting! So funny!
And saying he is the Master before the Master was a thing
"Binky" Hartnell eh , what a lad he was , always ready for a laugh , a pint , and a sing song round the piano , and his Carrot and Cabbage surprise was to die for , lovely lad .
"That is the dematerialising control and that, over yonder, is the horizontal hold....Up there is the scanner, those are the doors, that is a chair with a panda on it - sheer poetry, dear boy!"
In all these centuries, he hasn't changed at all, has he?
At least in some ways XD
The sudden surprise engagements, too... XD Those go waaay back. Really, One's mischievious grins are waaay underappreciated.
I love how the First Doctor and Yoda look similar.
Mmmm. Familiar. They are
And have the same laugh
Am I the only one who’s going to talk about how glad they are that the episodes with these funny moments were recovered
I'd have been gutted if The Space Museum didn't exist cuz of 1:57. Always love that part. And the bit shown right before that from The Romans "Chester-TON." "Oh, Barbara's calling you." XD
goodbye to susan was so sad, even made me like susan for a moment!
I admit when I first got into DW I forced myself to watch First.... Now I am 2 decades older and I LOVE HARTNELL MAN. He has a sardonic humor 😂 like you almost won't catch it if you don't pay attention. I love how he told Ian off when they first met lol
I love William Hartnell, because he loved and believed in Doctor Who! It was his enthusiasm and hard work that sealed the early show's success!
Thank you, Bill! ❤️
"What you need is a jolly good smacked bottom!" 🤣 ... Hilarious!
"Doctor!"
"Oh, Ch-ch-ch-child!"
That's my favorite.
I cannot be the only person imagining the first Doctor using Shakespearean insults (or at least paraphrasing them). Imagine:
The Doctor: Your brain is as dry as the remainder biscut after voyage.
Barbara: Are you quoting Shakespeare?
The Doctor: Whose to say he's not quoting me?
He would also constantly contradict himself on if he knew Shakespeare just to confuse people.
But where's "space helmet for a cow"??
Also forgot, "So you're my replacements, a dandy and a clown."
This man put Doctor Who on the map and if it wasn't for Hartnell's excellent portrayal we wouldn't have this show still playing 55 years later. Also note that not once was Hartnell's Doctor talking down to a woman as if they were the servant or in a mean condescending way like Mofatt portrayed the first Doctor in the 2017 Christmas special! He may have been grumpy on occasion or flippant but that was one of the many facets of his character. Today's clueless politically correct generation would learn much from this era as I see it!
Yeah I found that so odd.
Re: Twice Upon A Time- as mandated by Lord Hall, Charlotte Moore, and the traitor (and former 11th Doctor era co EP) Piers Wenger.
Between S10, that Christmas special and Disney's (under Bob Iger) handling of the Dumbo remake, its a fine line between historical accuracy and those fucking animated Titanic movies Nostalgic Critic touched up on....
.... Unfortunately, both Disney and the BBC swung toward the latter
I would say as much pressure was on Troughton to follow up Hartnells performance
Mofatt's take on the first Doctor was so disrespectful.
@@pietrobembo Shenanigans! I call Shenanigans!
I have been a whovian fan starting with the 13th Doctor, and already the 1st Doctor is my favorite.
My favorite too, he's an amazing doctor
0:45 I didn't realise this was a reference to what William said when David bradley said this in twice upon a time to bill
This is what I loved about Capaldi, He brought back the grumpy, cynical old man.
One was grumpy and cynical at the beginning, and was hardly likeable at all, I would say. But during his first season he evolves to become The Doctor that we all know and love. Like, the very first Doctor had a character arc, and that baffles me.
@@feilvei4498 why baffled? He was young had escaped Gallifrey and was hiding out on Earth, and then these interlopers barged into his TARDIS without permission, can you blame him for being grumpy? He had to get used to being around people again!
@@julieeverett7442 I am baffled that they managed such good character work so early on
Now in the mood to go back and rewatch all the Hartnells 😊
1st Doctor was a vibe. I really wish he could’ve met 10 thru 13
wonderful.. thank you for remembering... tune in
1:58 he's so adorable 😆☺️
Yes, whatever you say, Doc
TOR.
And that is a chair with a panda on it
Holy shit the First Doctor accidentally saying "no it ain't" is pure gold, I'm amazed I wasn't aware of this.
The funniest thing is that both Eccleston and Hartnell have the same petty smile, and yet the 9th doctor complains about the ears.
Probably something the 1st was always self conscious of.
Its funny to see a grumpy actor be such a great doctor
It’s even better to see Hartnell have fun with the role as this role pretty much changed his life for the better
Especially with Hartnell previously being pigeon holes into gruff officers
Omg thank you for these videos.
Lost cable and still waiting for the next complete season to come out on dvd.
Haven't watch any DW for quite a while, and something slowly died in me.
Watching this spurred a bit of life back into that part of me.
0:01 to 0:06 “Ha hahahaha ha ha ha ha” - William Hartnell. Truly one of the moments of all time
My favourite scene has to be when the First Doctor was hiding inside a Dalek Suit.
4:18 Steven knows his place.
I love Steven, and Peter Purves is great.
Indeed he is, one of my favourite compnanions
I just absolutely love him 🥰⭐
0:41-0:47 The two sides of the First Doctor.
Happy Birthday, William Hartnell!
Definitely the most underrated Doctor.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-child!
Love that.
Rip William Hartnell ❤️❤️❤️
"What you need is a jolly good smack button" 😂 Get me everytime
William heartnell was such a great character actor
0:01 when you laugh at your own joke you just told but none of your friends think your funny
That is a chair with a pander on it
*panda
I heard panther.
"That is a chair with a panda on it, sheer poetry dear boy. Now please stop bothering me!"
I can't with that scene where he's pretending to be a Dalek. The Doctor has literally always been a fucking goofball!
I think Peter Capaldi forgot that. He was trying to make the Doctor stern and serious in a way that was supposedly like William Hartnell but he must have misremembered that the 1st Doctor was actually like. He had his serious moments but even in An Unearthly Child, Hartnell had a trickster like playfulness that Capaldi lacked.
@tomnorton4277 what?? No way😂 At first his grumy side definitely over powered the funny side but Peter had some of the best moments to make me laugh and literally his first episode showed his childish side too
@@tomnorton4277in fairness, Capaldi doctor is one that still remembers the Time War, the deaths of many of his friends, and dealing with all kinds of chaotic madness. I can see why they went with a more serious take, though he also had his moments of goofiness too.
You missed "See that scanner? That is what I call a scanner up there!"
"Where you get this"
"My Fiance"
....
"YOUR WHAT!?"
“Yes I made some cocoa and got engaged”
He is still the Doctor. And he will always be the Doctor.
"I'm not a half-wit!" - My favourite 1st Doctor line.
He's back!!
No he's not dumbass
The first doctor is my third favourite doctor who and William Hartnell is great as him