Doctor Who stuck in a time loop.

May 24, 2010 6:15 AM

Please identify this Tom Baker-era Doctor Who episode. I saw it once when I was a child. All I remember from it was the Doctor fixing K-9 and time becoming a loop around him.

The story would zip back to him fixing K-9 and only figuring out after several moments that he had become stuck in time. He would then canter off to try to fix the timey-loopy thing, but of course he could only ever get so far before he would be zipped back to fixing K-9.

Of course, my memory might be a bit off on the details, but this is the best of my recollection.

posted by Sticherbeast to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

Perhaps The Armageddon Factor? I have a vague memory of this scene as well but can't place it for certain right now.
posted by mikepop at 6:21 AM on May 24, 2010

The Invasion of Time? With Sontarans!
posted by Admiral Haddock at 6:22 AM on May 24, 2010

Best answer: Meglos and it wasn't a time loop but a Chronic Hysteresis Loop, Romana was there too.
posted by MrBobaFett at 6:23 AM on May 24, 2010

Best answer: Definitely Meglos.
posted by Lemurrhea at 6:30 AM on May 24, 2010

Response by poster: Meglos it is!

God, I found that scene utterly creepy as a kid.
posted by Sticherbeast at 6:37 AM on May 24, 2010

I will never forget that scene it was great. We would act that scene out as kids. We were dorks.
posted by MrBobaFett at 6:40 AM on May 24, 2010 [1 favorite]

This scene becomes randomly stuck in my head at strange moments too. I'm glad I'm not the only one!
posted by punchdrunkhistory at 6:49 AM on May 24, 2010

and nice to see Mrs Richard Dawkins again ...
posted by Logophiliac at 11:45 AM on May 24, 2010