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The Happiness Patrol

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  • Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
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The Happiness Patrol

This Story: Series 25, Story 2. Production Code 7L
Overall: Story 150, Episode 678-680
Airdates: 2 Nov 1988 – 16 Nov 1988
Written by Graeme Curry
Directed by Chris Clough

Links: [ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 678 - The Happiness Patrol 1/3 (Serial 7L Story 150) - 2 Nov 1988 #DoctorWho 1/2

This was one that I didn't care for when new, as I saw it as all silly, but it's grown on me. Once again, a great concept let down by production. It's a society where everyone pic.twitter.com/eJd5Ie6wVS

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 8, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 678 - The Happiness Patrol 1/3 (Serial 7L Story 150) - 2 Nov 1988 #DoctorWho 2/2

is forced to be happy, which has the expected results. It's also the first time we get told what the Doctor's school nickname was - Theta Sigma! The Tardis gets painted pink! pic.twitter.com/kd8ZJQaFky

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 8, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 679 - The Happiness Patrol 2/3 (Serial 7L Story 150) - 9 Nov 1988 #DoctorWho 1/2

As with most stories like this, there's an underground (in this case literally) resistance to the "Happiness Regime" of Helen A. The Doctor ends up there of course. The Helen A pic.twitter.com/O7fxq85tyw

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 10, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 679 - The Happiness Patrol 2/3 (Serial 7L Story 150) - 9 Nov 1988 #DoctorWho 2/2

character is just way too goofy to be credible threat, IMO. An awesome scene here w/McCoy and a guard talking his job w/McCoy using "end my life". Some of his best acting. pic.twitter.com/IUUPYJEqSe

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 10, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 680 - The Happiness Patrol 3/3 (Serial 7L Story 150) - 16 Nov 1988 #DoctorWho 1/2

This one actually turned out worse than I had it filed in my mind as. This is one I like more for the concept, but the execution is a major let down. I still like the basic pic.twitter.com/IES9W2j643

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 11, 2023

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 680 - The Happiness Patrol 3/3 (Serial 7L Story 150) - 16 Nov 1988 #DoctorWho 1/2

story though. Helen A was bad. I didn't even mind the Candyman, and Fifi was obviously a prop. I wish the modern show would remake this. Ep3 here was just bland as hell. pic.twitter.com/MVbxjgvQwX

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 11, 2023

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