SARAH JANE SMITH! | Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 3 "School Reunion" Reaction! 

The reactions from David here are genuine and as much from himself personally as from the Doctor, as he was a fan of hers as a kid and was exceedingly excited and overjoyed to work with her.

Love to see Sarah Jane. She was one of my first companions. She was the first person who made it feel like I was on the TARDIS. She is our stand in.

"Goodbye, my Sarah Jane." Still gets me emotional today, Rip Elizabeth Sladen. She was amazing and the most iconic companion in Doctor Who. I'm hoping one day you'll react to classic Who, where you'll find most of the episodes with her in.

Sarah Jane Smith first appeared in the Doctor Who story The Time Warrior, In series 11. In December 1973. She was the 3rd Doctor (Jon Pertwee) companion. She left the T.A.R.D.I.S in The Hand of Fear in series 14. In October 1976 during the 4th Doctor (Tom Baker) era. RIP Elisabeth Sladen.

Sarah Jane Smith was one of the longest lasting Companions, from back in the 1970's. Meeting Jon Pertwee's 3rd Doctor, then Tom Baker's 4th Doctor. When the Doctor received an urgent telepathic summons from his home planet, he dropped off Sarah Jane on Earth first. K-9 was first built by a human man on a space station in the 21st century, and who went with the Doctor after the episode we met him in. He's been rebuilt a few times, as the older versions have stayed behind with departing companions. K-9 has been invaluable as a bodyguard in several episodes.

Fun fact: AnthonyHead (or Giles as most people know him) had at one point screen tested to be the 8th Doctor.

It is interesting how you got emotional at the end. Can you imagine how emotional it was for us fans who grew up with Sarah Jane as a companion? The Sarah Jane adventures are really good and it would be nice if you reacted to them at some point.

Sarah Jane was the companion when I first saw Doctor Who as a kid in the mid 70s. To see her return in this episode was really quite emotional. Similarly for David Tennant too, as Elizabeth Sladen was the Doctor's companion of his childhood, so the table read with her was a surreal experience for him!

"Pain and Loss, they define us as much as happiness and love, weather it's a world or a relationship, everything has its time and everything ends."

The headmaster, Anthony Head played the Watcher in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. He was one of the best loved characters of the series.

In the history of this show, there is only one person more beloved by all of us than Sara Jane Smith. His name is Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, or simply, The Brigadier. :)

Elizabeth Sladen had three spin offs. Two on TV - 1981's K9 and Company and 2007's The Sarah Jane Adventures and the audio Sarah Jane Adventures. K9 also appeared in three spin offs the aforementioned K9 & Company, Sarah Jane Adventures snd his own spin off K9.

When SJ and Rose laughed at the Doctor behind the scenes he had a mustache drawn on his face.

Sarah Jane is probably the favorite -- or at least most popular -- original series companion, particularly in America because PBS stations would often show the Third and Fourth Doctor episodes (The Fourth Doctor was probably the most well known in the states until the relaunch with Eccleson). Why Sarah Jane called Rose an "assistant" ... Sarah Jane and her immediate predecessors Jo and Liz were usually referred to as "assistants" rather than companions because Third and Fourth were stuck on Earth working for an agency called UNIT for a while for....spoilery things the Second Doctor did... which I'll leave mysterious for if you go back and watch the older show. I am pretty sure that's the original voice of K9 too, so that's not just one but the first **two** actors from the original series to return as their original characters.

She was the one who set the standard for the companions moving forward

My favorite quote in the entire show: "Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it's a world, or a relationship... Everything has its time. And everything ends." - Sarah-Jane Smith

The Legend that is Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane), the greatest and most legendary Companion in the show's history!

RIP Liz Sladen :(

How does this channel not have 1 million subscribers? Very glad that I found this channel, it is always fun rewatching these episodes!

I forgot Giles was in this episode. Always happy to see Tony Head show up in anything.

Hello Emme!😊 Sarah Jane was my favorite companion from the original series. She spent the most time with Doctor Who, Tom Baker. Many peoples favorite original Doctor. K-9 hung around with the doctor in the disco years with Sarah Jane. She was popular enough that she would eventually get her own Doctor Who spinoff show geared towards children. I thought you would recognize the Head Master as the Watcher Giles from the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" series? Great reactions to this Doctor Who episode with a trip down memory lane, Emme!!!!🎬👏👏👏👏

5:12 was a jaw drop moment for classic Who fans - as you will guess from the earlier comments.

Sarah Jane Smith, Played by Elisabeth Sladen (1946 - 2011, may she rest in peace) was one of my favourite companions of The Doctor. It was so sad when she passed away and she even had her own show The Sarah Jane Adventures which i was a big fan of.

So this was the first episode they filmed after the Christmas episode with new earth and tooth and claw were filmed next. I always find it interesting to see what order the episodes filmed in and how they are in the series. Also Torchwood was the codename they used to film series 1 of Doctor Who

Sarah Jane is the most iconic Classic Who companion. She had a very long run and was incredibly popular. Her return to the show was a huge deal. It went so well that it led to a spin-off series for her.

Sarah traveled with the Doctor for 3 1/2 seasons back in the seventies, with both the Third and Fourth Doctors. She returned for a one-off special with K9 in 1981 (it was intended as a pilot for a spin-off series but wasn't picked up) and met the Fifth Doctor in the show's 20th anniversary special in 1983. She's considered by many fans, including me, to be the best companion the Doctor's ever had.

Seeing our Sarah Jane after so so long - from the 3rd 4th Doctor era, was such a treat. That ending. 😮‍💨 RIP Elizabeth Sladen.

I liked K9 talking about 'power supply failing'. In the original series, the K9 model was notorious for running through its batteries *way* too fast, so they put that reference in.

Emme, back in the day, many a teenage boy fancied Sarah Jane Smith like crazy. Some even wrote stories about her. I speak from personal experience.

Sarah Jane had her own spin series in childrens tv

I watched the original Doctor Who in the 70's when Sarah Jane traveled with the 4th Doctor and K-9. It was so incredible to see them come back. One of my favorite episodes of all time.

Elisabeths Sladen's passing still hurts to this day. RIP Lis.

Headmaster: Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, which led to major roles in several television series. He is best known for his roles as Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003). Time flies!

there was a generation of us who grew up with dr who whilst also watching the sarah jane adventures on cbbc, she was awesome and she did a great job defending the earth when the dr wasn’t there

And you've now met K-9, well, k-9 Mark III. But The Doctors Faithfun Robot dog, with big bite and Big Heart.

Sarah Jane: "You can tell you're getting older; you're assistants are getting younger." Rose _(offended):_ I'm not his assistant. Aren't you, though, Rose, aren't you?

K9 was a companion with the Doctor for many years during the 70's. He was with Sarah Jane (Elizabeth Sladen) and many others appearing with Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) to the Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann),

Anthony Head playing a bat creature is pretty funny considering his role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer show. Since you mentioned you're into SPN, I'd totally recommend it.

Dr Who fans 'of a certain vintage' adore this story as it brought back much loved Sarah Jane Smith, arguably the greatest companion ever. After this episode, her Dr Who career got a boost and she starred in the spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures. Sadly, she passed away unexpectedly in 2011. RIP Elizabeth Sladen, thanks for all those Saturday tea-time adventures back in the day🙂.

You have to forget the "supernatural" The DW theory about "Werewolves" is that they ARE natural, just extra terrestrial

When I was a teenager in the 80s, my first episode of Doctor Who was "The Pyramids of Mars" with the 4th Doctor, Tom Baker, and his companion, the much younger Sarah Jane Smith. So this episode meant a lot when I saw it when it first aired.

'You bad dog' 'Affirmative' Actually one of my favourite exchanges in the show

I love how the interaction between Sarah Jane and Rose was just a pissing contest between who's seen the weirdest stuff.

sarah jane has her own spin off show called 'the sarah jane adventures', and it's based at the same time as these seasons of dr who and torchwood. u should check it out.

I grew up watching this in the 90s when it was rested. Sarah Jane and k9 were two of my fave characters. This is the best show.

Sarah Jane was the companion of Doctors 3+4. She was always a fan favorite so when she returned for the revival... Also disection isnt really a thing in British schools anymore. Some schools might have a demonstation disection done by a teacher but it would be a strictly opt in class.

This was an amazing episode that put a much-loved former companion front and centre. And it was good to see Sarah Jane too.

They gave Sarah Jane her own spinoff, The Sarah Jane Adventures, made for the BBC's channel aimed at older elementary/middle school-aged kids (junior and early secondary for us Brits), CBBC. Still tells wonderfully adult, complex stories. Worth a watch. The opening special aired just after the DW Christmas Special between Series 2 and 3, and then Series 1 aired after Doctor Who Series 3.

Yes Sarah Jane Adventures is the other spinoff after Torchwood! I stand by what I said last time, you can skip them if you want, but watch the pilot episodes at the appropriate times as they introduce concepts relevant to DW itself.

I remember watching this episode as it aired and i was only like 6 or 7 and K9 instantly became one of my favourite characters in Doctor Who even though he was only in this one episode

Great episode - such a buzz for old Dr Who fans like me who loved Sara Jane. That character gets her own spin off series .. The Sara Jane Adventures.

K-9 was originally introduced in Classic Who in the late 70s, during my childhood, when the space race had just ended and the craze for technology had moved to robots on Earth. Back then communications were not that reliable, so they used expressions like "affirmative/negative" in military and law enforcement, spelled using "alpha, bravo, charlie" and at the time all those expressions sounded modern and robotic, so they went into characters like K-9. With the multiple stories and adventured, many of us, Doctor Who fans ended up liking K-9 and it was nice seeing it introduced to New Who fans together with Sarah Jane Smith.

This episode was a sort of introduction to a spin off series they made for kids (by the Dr Who Team) called 'The Sarah Jane Adventures'. That was a fun series which lasted until Elizabeth Sladen (who plays Sarah Jane) passed away (cancer). That was a sad occasion for the fans. At the same time, they also launched a spin off series for adults called 'Torchwood' and the leader of Torchwood was an old friend of the Who Universe.

After series four . . . See a comedy special for children in need with the Doctor as a teacher and a future companion as a student. Don’t do this now but definitely look it up after series 4 is over.

Torchwood, an anagram of Doctor Who. K-9 has been around for while, he was introduced in 1977...

Sarah Jane Smith was a companion of the 3rd and 4th Doctor. She was on the show from 1973-1976.

I take it by your lack of reaction to Antony Head as the Headmaster, that you haven't seen Buffy The Vampire Hunter yet? This aired just after Buffy finished, and Anthony Head was famous for playing Giles, a former school librarian and one of the good guys in Buffy.

Sarah Jane was my favourite Doctor Who companion in the 1970s when I was a kid 😊

Rip Elizabeth Sladen

Sarah Jane was the companion character that set the standard for the companions today she was the companion to the end of John Pertwee the third doctor and was the companion for half of the fourth Doctors Tom Baker me incarnation

Sarah Jane was a companion of the third and fourth Doctor(s). She was present when the third Doctor regenerated into the fourth. As for her leaving, the Doctor was required to go to his home planet of Gallifrey, and humans were not allowed there at the time (a latter companion did remain there when her time was up).

Sarah Jane and Rose getting along is my favorite scene lol

Not only is Sarah Jane Smith one of the most popular companions in the entire classic series, she got her own kid-friendly DW spinoff. Which is kinda neat. RIP Elizabeth Sladen.

FYI the Torchwood show is set in modern times. It just got its start from Queen Victoria and the previous episode.

Mickey, respectfully, you aren't even close to being K-9. And hello again Sarah Jane!

If you plan to watch Sarah Jane adventures, don't worry about spoilers. It is pretty self-contained other than two crossovers with the Doctor appearing. One with Tennant and the other with Matt Smith

Ah, what a sweet reaction. I love this episode. Makes me cry to this day. .

Sarah Jane had a spin off on CBBC after the 3rd season of Doctor Who, it ran for 5 series until the passing of her actor Elisabeth Sladen, it's aimed at a slightly younger audience but it's still worth a look. This episode was really impactful for the fandom, because until now were were unsure if it was a continuity reboot, or a continuiation of the originnal show, this episode firrmly settled that debate.

Ah, my Sarah Jane. Haha. We all do love her so much. She got her on spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures. You should check it out sometime! See ya!

There are a few spin-offs from Dr. Who. The Sarah Jane Adventures. There is at less 3 seasons. And the other spin-off call Class. I think was 1 season. And Torchwood. Not sure how many season there was. And there is the cartoons of Dr. Who. These are from the 1960's. As Dr. Who started in 1963.

Great reaction Emme, I realize your starting your journey with New Who which is great, you'll run into references from the past, but don't let that discourage you, when you feel you've reached the point when your finished, I hope you consider reacting to Classic Who from the beginning (1963) to start another journey with past Doctors and all his wonderful companions, including when the time comes Sarah Jane and K-9 too 🙂.

Sarah Jane Smith was with the Doctor starting with the 3rd Doctor. My favorite was Leela.

Sarah Jane Smith has her own spin off like torchwood you should watch some classic . .

I haven't seen it mentioned so Sarah Jane returns in 'The Sarah Jane Adventures', a 4 season series that she unfortunately died after. She was also joined by other previous companions at times.

Only just being introduced to Sarah Jane and loving her with just this story. That is what Elizabeth Sladen can do, and why we love her.

20:00 You only saw K-9 for one episode... But us Classic Whovians knew K-9 and Sarah Jane Smith from classic Who... we loved the callback and nostalgia. The End: A girl and her dog walk off into the sunset. Edit: oh and I think the next episode is one of my absolute favourites so can't wait to see you react to it.

Speaking of "Supernatural", the actor playing the Headmaster played Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", which was a definite huge influence on Supernatural.

There is a spinoff called Sarah Jane adventures. It was a kid show, but pretty good.

TORCHWOOD was mentioned in the Christmas special by Harriet Jones, another rose lol u mean companion, and Sarah Jane has her own TV show too the Sarah Jane Adventures

I love the friendship Rose and Sarah Jane develop it's so wholesome. I love that she invited her with them and had that bright smile as she did so.

I've always loved this episode, getting to see Sarah-Jane again, seeing David's genuine reactions to her, the return of the goodest boy K-9. But wow, that ending hits so much harder knowing Elisabeth Sladen is no longer with us. An absolute icon and a top tier companion.

That was K-9 mark 4. K-9 mark 1 stayed with Leela. K-9 mark 2 went with Romana. The Doctor sent K-9 mark 3 to Sarah Jane. Back in 1981 there was an attempt to do a spinoff series called K-9 and Company. It had Liz Sladen as Sarah Jane.

the next episode is one of my favourite episodes of the entire show

Sarah Jane was such a well-loved companion in the 70s that the BBC developed a spinoff for her and K9 in 1981, but it only got as far as a pilot episode. This time, she did get a successful spinoff! The Sarah Jane Adventures ran for four and a half seasons

I would recommend the Sarah Jane Adventures, it's a spinoff after this episode, but it is more geared towards kids so it's much lighter in tone mostly.

I gotta say though, the only thing that hurt worse than meeting K9 in this episode and seeing him destroyed, was knowing and loving him for 30 years and seeing him destroyed. He is a very good dog. Cheers.

I was a kid when this era of Doctor who was airing and her spin-off show Sarah Jane Adventures was something I watched all the time. She was such a big role model to me and I was heartbroken when Elisabeth Sladen died. She’ll always remain a massive part of my childhood as she will do for many people young and old. RIP Elisabeth Sladen ❤

Rose asks Sarah Jane "Where are you from? The Dark Ages?" Which is funny because that was a nod to Sarah Jane's first episode where she and the Doctor went to the dark ages.

Such a FABULOUS ending

Sarah Jane has her own spin off series it takes place after this

ALWAYS love seeing Anthony Head AKA Repoman AKA Giles

RIP Liz Sladen, aka, Sarah-Jane Smith. K-9 was an intimate part of Classic Who. He'd been around for 30 years when he appeared in this episode. Doctor Who canon goes back 60+ years now. You can't catch up after viewing only 15 episodes. You also shouldn't worry - many things are made clear about the Doctor's history in NuWho. Cheers....

I love how you call Sarah Jane a precious rose. As a lifetime dr who fan and a Brit. I’m loving your reactions😁

Sarah Jane was my first companion 50 years ago.

At the time I first saw, Sarah Jane and K9 were just a bit of an interesting nod to the Classic Series that I never saw. Having now seen Sarah Jane’s classic episodes this episode became so much better for me. She really is one of the best Companions in either era of DW, being present at a few important moments (seeing Jon Pertwee’s Doctor regenerating into Tom Baker’s, being present at the Dalek’s origins). So David/Ten being so excited to see her became so much more special 🙂

K9 never travelled with sarah, he appeared a couple of seasons later in late 70s but they made a spin off tv show called k9 and company in which the Dr sent sarah (on earth) this version of k9 and she and k9 solved mysteries together.... it never got past 1 episode though as not very good....

RIP SJS... the GOAT companion!

Don't know if you should watch Torchwood, but definitely watch the Sarah Jane Adventures.

I miss her... Like... I'm watching Classic Era right now, and I'm at the point where she is not the companion anymore... so... yeah... I miss her...

Sarah Jane Smith, likely the most popular companion in Old Who - 4 seasons.