Weird 90's Doctor Who Playset | Ashens 

12:46 "My species is incapable of apology, as we lack the necessary limbs to play the ukulele" got me

Ashens sure has a wealth of Dr. Who trivia and an amazing Dalek impersonation for a casual Dr. Who fan.

Now I imagine a Dalek attempting to play a ukulele even better while explain that they did not, in fact, try to take over the universe several times with evidence.

Davros PRETENDED to be just a head, which is honestly even funnier.

The set is actually from the long forgotten Dr. Who Holiday Special with karaoke segments, hence the microphone. There is also a lovely duet with a Dalek; "Stairs, Why do you matter"

Wow Stuart, I can't believe you've never seen the episode where the Doctor defeated Albino Davros with his Sonic Maracas

It's the terrifying fusion of Tom Baker and Michael Jackson that we didn't know we needed.

We call the period between 1989 and 2005 "The Wilderness Years", for the record. :) Either Stuart got a ring modulator, or his editor is going ham! Either way, I love it! I'm a huge Doctor Who fan, and I've never seen or heard of this! That's so cool!

My office had a local Dr Who man with a scarf/fedora. He would definitely point out that there was an attempt to reboot it in 1996 with the movie starring Paul Mcgann.

It was Bertie Bassett, and they got in a bit of trouble for using his likeness. That story was also a secret dig at Margaret Thatcher. On the back of the packaging what the Doctor is holding looks much more like the sonic screwdriver.

Whilst Doctor Who was cancelled it was a massively unpopular decision based mostly on Michael Grade simply not liking the show sighting poor writing and lower budget as a reason, it retained a cult following through fam clubs, magazines and later the internet with fans demanding its return. There were many attempted revivals, most notably the 1996 TV movie before it was successfully brought back in 2005.

You are right it is 'Dimension' singular not 'Dimensions' plural. HOWEVER, 1997 makes perfect sense as it was the year after the initial airing of Doctor Who: The Movie that brought us Paul McGann as the Eight Doctor. This era is called the 'Wilderness Years' by fans/Whovians and this toy wasn't produced by Bluebird at all, but by Spanish toy company, Famasa, according to the packaging. EXASPERATE! EXASPERATE!

Along with this dalek set, there were two previewed and then cancelled sets one A Tombs of the cyberman A inside of the TARDIS based on the Paul McGann movie, with a Eric Roberts as the Master

You just unlocked a core memory, I vividly remember having this set! And I absolutely loved it!

Was simply burning at the question as to whether or not the Dalek shell’s egg beater was ball jointed, let out a massive sigh of relief when your hand accidentally nudged it to confirm it was.

I had this! It was pure chaos and made my dad, a massive whovian, so angry at it's shitness

I like how the Dalek wobbles as it goes down the ramp, just like in the show!

Tom Baker was the BEST doctor! The wit, the hat, the scarf, the screw driver and jelly babies?!? How does it get better?

They made so many micro play sets for every IP back in the 90’s

I’ve never clicked on a video so fast. Ashens and Doctor Who? Yes please!

4:33 - a clear demonstration of Daleks actually being pioneers of wheelchair-friendly accessibility ramps at venues and railway stations. Maybe that's why they're so angry and hate humans so much?

THIS is nostalgic: Ashens reviewing action figures!

The apology joke at the end had in me in tears 😂😂

Stu, you have no idea how lucky you are that you can just find this stuff in charity shops and things in the UK cause here in America, stuff like this is pretty much impossible to find because of how few people in the states would have actually bought it when it came out. We still only very rarely get new Doctor Who toys over here. If I ever was saddled with a reason to go to the UK, I'd likely spend all of my time and money trying to find stuff like this, just because of how rare it is here.

That’s rather charming for just a kids toy, lovely attention to details like the insides of the TARDIS. Nice.

They'd show Dr Who on our local Public Broadcasting Channel in the 70s & 80s. That's the only place where we could see BBC shows. So yes, many of us were at least aware of Dr Who in the states long, long ago.

The ukulele joke was perfect

It came out in 1997 possibly because of the Dr Who Movie that came out the year before and the plan for an American series that was ultimately scrapped

Bluebird was actually planning on doing a whole range of mini Doctor Who toys that included prototypes for a TARDIS playset designed after the Paul McGann TV movie TARDIS from 1996 (complete with the Eye of Harmony), a Cyberman head that opened up into a playset, & 4-packs of compatible figures, but this Dalek playset was all that came out of it, sadly.

The Tom Baker era was extremely popular with PBS stations in the US, to the point that for years I assumed he was the only one. I think it was sometime in the 90s they finally aired other Doctors on the local station. The 2005 series was sort of unclear on being a sequel or a reboot, until the Tennant era finally confirmed it was a sequel by showing past Doctors. They also confirmed the US-produced Fox TV movie is canon(the "half human" thing from that movie was apparently explained in one of the later novels, somehow), with the extra War Doctor version in between him & Eccleston. The Daleks also appeared in that one live-action Looney Tunes movie shortly before the reboot in a brief cameo. And they appeared in the Lego Batman movie too when Joker gains a bunch of help from the phantom zone, as Lego still held the license from Dimensions. Oh and the Cushing movies ARE canon... just not how you'd think. One of the tie-in novels reveled that Peter Cushing had been a good friend with one of the past Doctors who had told him a lot of stories. Cushing made those movies based on them, so they exist in-universe. I believe a poster for one of them also shows up in an episode very briefly. And the whole "timeless child" thing recently didn't really retcon canon as they'd set that up back in the 4th Doctor era, "Brain Of Morbius" with the various previous faces he'd had & the implication that Hartnell was the first of them to call himself "the Doctor". It was the 6th Doctor era that reconned THAT with the 12 regeneration limit rule. Yeah, Who canon has sort of a mess that was made up[ as new writers went along, not helped either by the BBC's tape-wiping policy making a lot of older episodes hard to even watch. Big Finish stuff, the comic books & novels also further confuse things as they sometimes retcon or ignore(the 6th to 7th regeneration was completely redone in Big Finish).

That Ukelele joke caught me off guard 😂

I remember having one of the briefly mentioned Wallace And Gromit sets, if I remember correctly the case was Wallace's entire head and it was themed after the moon and the rocket. It is likely lost to time but it was a cool toy.

I remember my brother getting one of these - probably prompted by me collecting the star wars sized DrWho figures in the early 90s following a visit to Longleat. Repeats were still sometimes shown in the 90s on BBC 2... I distinctly remember watching a sea devils Pertwee episode at some point... For some reason Tom Baker was the default Dr Who of popular culture during the 90s... despite 3 actors having come after him.

The 1997 date makes sense. The TV movie with Paul McGann aired in 1996. While it was a flop in the US it was a ratings hit here and the BBC realised that while a return to TV wasnt viable it still made a bucket load of money for them in merchandising.

Even though 89-06 are considered the "dead" years of Doctor Who the fandom was still going, the BBC rerun stories on BBC2 from 1991-1994, BBC Video was putting out the classic stories on videos up until 2003, and then the DVD's started in 1999. Along with this oddity, there was also a trading card game that came out around the same time. Talking about odd 90's toylines, what would make a fun video if you could find them would be the toys for the many Gerry Anderson series released in the 90's.

Oh my god, I use to own this! My dad got it for me if I remember correctly, which is odd as this released three years before I was born - he must've found it second-hand somewhere. No clue what happened to it, but I thought it was SO cool how it was all contained in a giant Dalek - wish I still had mine!

Your review of the 80s Doctor Who toys was definitely my favourite video of yours, extremely happy you're doing another one.

I love that they chose the Doctor with the most expressive face for this set and he has no face.

Vague memories of having a battery powered dalek toy when I was wee, can't recall much about it other than as with most toys of its kind it died when the batteries leaked. Probably why they were never included. I seem to remember that the bertie basset villian (candyman) met a sticky end in a puddle of fizzy juice, which makes it more memorable than the recent series.

I remember having a Disneys Aladin playset similar to this that was basically a castle or just, a fantasy arabian house that unfolded into a bazaar and you could slide down the carpet or a character can jump into a giant pot and be launched by hitting down one of the vases in the bazaar, had it for ages, even after i lost the aladin and jasmine figures, but then it just went missing and i kinda regret not keeping track of what happened to it

Growing up in Canada, there was a TV station over here that would air old episodes of Dr. Who in the early 90's. But on top of that, there was also a Dr. Who made for TV movie of some kind that I remember watching, and it was actually filmed in Vancouver BC. It was an attempt to reboot Dr. Who, but I don't think it really caught on. It had to have aired in the mid 90's.

This is brilliant, I've never seen this before! There's some great attention to detail with the Dalek model and the Davros head, it's a bit strange that this is the Fourth Doctor since neither the Dalek nor this version of Davros are from his era but I suppose it makes sense considering he's the most popular classic incarnation It's also interesting that this setup of Davros presiding over a Dalek control room with a giant cannon aimed at the TARDIS has actually gone on to become a plot point in the real show, for the opening two-parter to Series 9. I wonder if Moffat had this set and used it for inspiration?

As long as he doesn't sing "Doctor in Distress" he can rap as much as he likes.

Sure, Cushing's doctor isn't a canon regeneration but the stories technically are, they're retellings in colour of episode arcs from the first doctors show.

The toy designer assigned to draw up the Tom Baker figure clearly got screwed my google search and got a picture of Tom Jones instead, when he was nearly finished he realised his mistake and for some reason gave him a scarf and the face of Richard Hammond's mother (May she rest in peace.) and then went to the pub.

At the risk of coming across as too much of a geek, the round, cricket-ball sized thing the Doctor is holding is the TARDIS's "gravitic anomaliser". He used it to defeat the monster of the week in "The Horns of the Nimon".

Micro machines had loads of them from 1991 (car garages, race ways, etc) to the early 2000s when they had micro machines star wars playsets. Insane. But this was amazing. Doctor Who was off the air for so long when all these seemingly random toys popped up. Loved tm all!

Bluebird toys are genuinely really charming to me. They've done tons of British franchises like Thomas & Friends, Wallace & Gromit, Doctor Who, etc. I remember seeing the Thomas set when I was little. Tiny things like this that are still super detailed (Trendmasters Godzilla comes to mind) are always favorites for me.

I have this playset unopened, still sealed. It was nice to see you playing with it. I cannot bring myself to open mine.

Back in the late 90's, they used to have "Sci-Fi Saturday's" on our our local PBS station every Saturday night at 10. They would show one episode of Red Dwarf (which I just finish binge watching) followed by a Doctor Who episode from the Tom Baker era. He was always offering his foes a "jelly baby" as a diversion. I remember the Dalek episode very well. "EXTERMINATE!"

That Diddy Dalek inside the bigger Dalek is amazing.

Y'know, I've probably mentioned this in a previous comment, but I actually had a custom Polly Pocket style play-set, themed around Tracy Island from Thunderbirds. And by custom, I mean that my mum MacGyverized it herself from a pre-existing Polly Pocket. Cheers, Mum!

So happy that you're back. Hopefully there's a Halloween special coming up or Christmas.

I was born in 1990 and absolutely would've owned this, had I known about it I used to watch Doctor Who all the time in the 90s, either on UK Gold or on video

So... What I want to know... Ashens why have you been so quiet this year! 😭 Genuinely, as someone who isn't that all into toys in the slightest, I absolutely adore your content, from the Airphones, to Pop Stations you, your sofa and your stories are always brilliant content. I thought maybe RU-vid just wasn't notifying me so I would check your site. Watch older previously seen content etc. My issue now is, if I watch it, it's watched. So I like to savour it for the right time. I can't remember which year, maybe last year, maybe the one before, but you did a Christmas stream. As someone who was alone that day, it was just really good to watch. I just want to say thank you Stuart. You make genuinely good fun harmless content and it's always good to see. You've nailed the format of your show and it's always enjoyable watching. I hope all is well and genuinely hope to see more regular content.

Only one thing stands out in my memory about Dr. Who and that's seeing the doctor regenerate either into Tom Baker or from Tom to the next Dr but i've no memory of the Dr before or after Tom.

It's funny seeing the prototype in the box color the Davros section of the playset while keeping everything below it in minimal paint while the released one does the opposite in terms of paint distribution.

Doctor Who wasn't off the air entirely after it's cancellation in 1989. The movie starring Paul Mcgann as the 8th Doctor was screened in the UK on 27 May 1996. There was a brief cameo of the Daleks at the beginning (all be it only voices). Maybe the manufacturer thought it would be a good idea to release this Dalek toy not long after the movie in an attempt to keep the Doctor Who brand fresh in the minds of the fans. Much like the comic books, novels and various other merchandise did. I find this set is very interesting, first you have the outer case painted in the grey base colour with Black Sense Globes (Bumps). These Daleks first appeared in 1972 in the Jon Pertwee story "Day Of The Daleks" and they would subsequently appear in other stories including both Tom Baker Stories "Genesis Of The Daleks (1975)" and "Destiny Of The Daleks (1979)" Then you have a miniature Silver and Black Dalek which featured in another Jon Pertwee Story " Death To The Daleks " in 1974. The doctor who figure is the 4th Doctor Tom Baker (or in this case Doctor Elvis) which kind off makes sense considering the colouring of the outer case. But then you have Davros who did first appear in the Tom Baker era however in this set he is inside the Dalek emporer casing which didn't feature until the Sylvester McCoy story "Remembrance Of The Daleks " in 1988. The Emporer Dalek casing is also the wrong colour, it is in fact white and Gold but it does look good in all silver in any case. This set is a very curious mix of era's but it is a nice item all the same.

Thanks for making these. Have been bit worried that you don't upload maybe as often as you had. Was delighted to see this on my notice feed.

This is so cool. I’ve not watched a lot of the pre-2005 stuff but do appreciate the old ones and this is awesome!

These are the dead years, this kit came out in downright lively times by comparison.

I had one the Spider-Man ones of these when I was a wee lassie (now long since gone to a charity shop), but I could never find this one! CORRECTION: I think I have the little Dalek in a box somewhere! Still missing the rest of the bloody thing though.

Ashens I haven’t watched you in forever I’m so happy you’re still uploading and another Doctor Who video I remember the destroyed Cassandra video it had me howling 🤣

I can't believe I am correctly Ashens on british pop culture - but it was Bertie Bassett, not Billy :) There was consternation between the BBC and Bassetts at the time - but instead of suing USA-Style, there was a gentlemen's agreement for the Kandyman never to appear again. Which wasn't hard as the show was canceled about 5 serials later.

Shocked and delighted to hear your favourite story was "The Happiness Patrol", it's also my favourite and I've yet to find anyone else who thought it was anything other than a write-off. In short, "I'm glad you're happy"

I was just wondering when we would get a new Ashens video & then we get Dr. Who as well. Amazing 😃

I can't believe it took me so long of hearing the name Davros like some sort of exotic villainous name, before I realized, watching "The Magician's Apprentice", that it's just a slight corruption of a quite normal hyphenated name, Dave-Ross.

very cool :) i worked at mfx making daleks for doc who live , its in my profile pic lol , love the vids as always cheers for uploading again

I'm pretty sure that davros is in his "emperor dalek" disguise from remembrance of the daleks (If I'm remembering that story correctly)

Fun fact, Moffat was going to include a poster of the Dalek movies into 'Day of the Doctor' where it would have explained that in universe the films were made after he'd told some of his adventures to Peter Cushing. However it obviously didn't happen in the final product lol.

"Ask your local doctor who fan, he's the one with the scarf" I'll have you know I have a fez thank you very much

Getting Finicky with Daleks was actually the original title for Remembrance of the Daleks.

I picked this up last Christmas and I love it, it's so cool having a micro doctor who environment. Shame the other sets such as the TV movie TARDIS and Cyberman head didn't get made.

Was genuinely just thinking about you, Stewart! Great to see you making another bit of content.

Would you believe that 10 minuets ago I was thinking, wow I haven't seen an Ashens video in a while and then BAM Ashens video!

Peter Cushing played Doctor Who in a movie? That certainly makes sense. He would have been a pretty good Doctor.

I don't recall the exact yeat, but around 1997 is when they released that Dr. Who TV movie. The one where at the very beginning the last Doctor from the original run dies and regenerates as a new doctor that was only around for the movie. Then 10-ish years later we got the new series. If the timing is correct, these might very well have been a tie in to that movie. My long scarf is at the cleaners.

that illustration of the Doctor on the packaging kind of looks like Patrick Troughton wearing 4's outfit to me

The legend has returned. We’ve missed you Stu

In S58:E7 - “The Daleks Invade America”, I played the “surprised homeowner” who thought the Dalek was at my house to plunge the toilet. “Exterminate”. “Hey, do what you gotta do! I’d wear that full suit going in there as well - it’s a big clog!”

I love doctor who Because it brings generations together, my grandfather watched it. My dad watches it. And I will continue to watch it

Had this as a kid and I loved it. Thanks for the nostalgia trip!

I watched doctor who on a public channel called tvo in Canada in the early 80s , it was my favorite but I didn't understand alot of it either. This daraleks creeped me out as a 5 year old kid. Would have liked that toy as a kid. Tom Baker was the best Doctor. Cheers 🍻 from Canada 🇨🇦

I seem to remember that they sometimes showed repeats of old series of Dr Who on BBC2 after it was cancelled, and I think they sold VHS's and stuff, so there were probably a few kids who got into it that way. They might also have thought that there were enough obsessive Whovians that would potentially buy it as a Birthday present for their kids/ nephews/ nieces/ etc whether the kids wanted it or not to justify paying for a license that was going cheap.

Had me worried there for a minute. Good to see you back

The most impressive bit of tat in this was the Sleeper reference. I saw that on late night tv when I was in single digits, didn't fully get it and has haunted me like a fever dream for the last 40 years. "It landed on a turtle"

Jon Pertwee also aired in the US. In fact, US broadcasts were used as the source for recolourising some of his episodes.

I'm a McCoy fan. Remembrance of the Daleks is my favourite story of the classic series. Happiness Patrol is also a great story tbf.

Thanks Ashens. You have officially made my year, and i havent even seen the video yet

That Dalek voice cracked me up.

I've got the original magazine this was designed in. And wish I purchased at the time the little Dalek was great.

the microphone was actually meant to be used in the unmade JNT-era story 'Interview of the Daleks'

I really appreciate that the designers put that ball bearing in the mini Dalek. Like, they could have spared the expense entirely, made it a solid lump of plastic , and no one would have batted an eye.

Good to see you’re still making videos

We miss you when you don’t upload Ashens. Cheers for the years of content. It is truly fantastic

HE RETURNS!! I thought you might've kicked it considering your past, lol. Good video!

Starfield ?!- wait what - Oh this video is just 6 months old rather than 6 years....... Ah Ashens, what a timeless video format .

It's a known fact that Daleks enjoy eating robotic chicken drumsticks. Tom was trying to make friends.

I remember the small Street fighter 2 playsets from pound land in the shape of a SNES controller. I think I had the guile and chun li set.

it is the singular "dimension" for TARDIS, as its not like a ship, the door to the TARDIS is like a portal to a pocket dimension, so all TARDIS interiors are their own dimensions.