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* The Doctor's attempt to talk to a Giggle-infected civilian to figure out what's going on has some great BlackComedy,
--> ''Civilian storms in front of a speeding car''\\

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* The Doctor's attempt to talk to a Giggle-infected civilian to figure out what's going on has some great BlackComedy,
--> ''Civilian
BlackComedy:
-->[''Civilian
storms in front of a speeding car''\\car.'']\\



** For added humor, from the Doctor's perspective this is coming ''less than 15 hours'' after the Master pulled the same thing in "The Power of the Doctor", at least according to the novel. That might explain why he looks 110% done with the Toymaker's shit in this scene.

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** For added humor, from the Doctor's perspective this is coming ''less than 15 hours'' after the Master pulled the same thing in "The Power of the Doctor", at least according to the novel.novelisation. That might explain why he looks 110% done with the Toymaker's shit in this scene.



** Slightly funnier in the novel, wherein the lyrics aren't allowed to be written down due to [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope an attorney appearing to tell the Toymaker he can't use the song]]. Which prompts him to point out the Spice Girls... riding in and driving his toy train, so therefore [[InsaneTrollLogic he doesn't need to ask for permission]].
*** Another funnier thing in the novelisation of the Giggle. The Doctor confirms this incarnation has existed for about 15 hours (in his own chronological timeline), which means that ''the Doctor has had to witness two musical numbers from his enemies in less than a day!''

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** Slightly funnier in the novel, novelisation, wherein the lyrics aren't allowed to be written down due to [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope an attorney appearing to tell the Toymaker he can't use the song]]. Which prompts him to point out the Spice Girls... riding in and driving his toy train, so therefore [[InsaneTrollLogic he doesn't need to ask for permission]].
*** Another funnier thing in the novelisation of the Giggle.novelisation. The Doctor confirms this incarnation has existed for about 15 hours (in his own chronological timeline), which means that ''the Doctor has had to witness two musical numbers from his enemies in less than a day!''
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* While it's largely a heartwarming moment, TheReveal that Donna ''isn't'' going to die after the Doctor's mind reactivated inside of her is hilarious thanks to how Catherine Tate delivers the line that shows she's alive. She [[DiedInYourArmsTonight lies in the Doctor's arms and closes her eyes]], followed by the Meep's brainwashed soldiers entering and cocking their guns...only for their MindControlEyes to abruptly disappear after we see a hand flipping a few switches:
-->'''The Meep''': ...What?
-->'''The Doctor''': What?
-->'''Soldier''': [[RuleOfThree What?]]
-->'''Donna''' ''([[ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated Abruptly regaining consciousness]])'' What?
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** For added humor, from the Doctor's perspective this is coming ''less than a week'' after the Master pulled the same thing in "The Power of the Doctor". That might explain why he looks 110% done with the Toymaker's shit in this scene.

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** For added humor, from the Doctor's perspective this is coming ''less than a week'' 15 hours'' after the Master pulled the same thing in "The Power of the Doctor".Doctor", at least according to the novel. That might explain why he looks 110% done with the Toymaker's shit in this scene.
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'''Sylvia:''' Tuna madras.\\

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'''Sylvia:''' ''(casually gesturing to the food in question)'' Tuna madras.\\
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it's approaching Almost Kiss territory


* Even better is the framing when Fourteen and Fifteen are still halfway through splitting apart. After a moving overhead shot, they turn towards each other...and for a good 20 seconds, the glowing line between them is out of frame. This, combined with Fifteen examining his hands [[DistractedByMyOwnSexy in a way that looks like he's admiring Fourteen's torso]], the angle their torsos are at, Fifteen's overall excitement, and some of their lines ("Does this work?" "I don't know!"), creates a rather...[[ScrewYourself suggestive]] effect.

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* Even better is the framing when Fourteen and Fifteen are still halfway through splitting apart. After a moving overhead shot, they turn towards each other...and for a good 20 seconds, the glowing line between them is out of frame. This, combined with Fifteen examining his hands [[DistractedByMyOwnSexy in a way that looks like he's admiring Fourteen's torso]], the angle their torsos are at, Fifteen's overall excitement, the way Fifteen grabs Fourteen's neck after they've fully split, and some of their lines ("Does this work?" "I don't know!"), creates a rather...[[ScrewYourself suggestive]] effect.
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The camera work and the poses are...really interesting here

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* Even better is the framing when Fourteen and Fifteen are still halfway through splitting apart. After a moving overhead shot, they turn towards each other...and for a good 20 seconds, the glowing line between them is out of frame. This, combined with Fifteen examining his hands [[DistractedByMyOwnSexy in a way that looks like he's admiring Fourteen's torso]], the angle their torsos are at, Fifteen's overall excitement, and some of their lines ("Does this work?" "I don't know!"), creates a rather...[[ScrewYourself suggestive]] effect.
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Jackie slapped the Ninth Doctor. Still a running gag


** The [[RunningGag Running Gag]] of Tennant's Doctor being slapped by his companions' mothers makes a return when Sylvia slaps him ''again''. He even says ''"Here we go again!"'' upon being slapped.

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** The [[RunningGag Running Gag]] of Tennant's The Doctor being slapped by his companions' mothers makes a return when Sylvia slaps him ''again''. He even says ''"Here we go again!"'' upon being slapped.
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* The Toymaker, [[IncomingHam hamming it up to the maximum]], with his big Music/SpiceGirls dance number set to "Spice Up Your Life", while casually [[RealityWarper warping reality]], murdering UNIT soldiers by turning them into rubber balls, changing bullets into flower petals, making snow-angels in the aforementioned petals à la ''Film/AmericanBeauty'', and nonchalantly throwing and bludgeoning [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain every woman in the vicinity into walls or random furniture]] right as the song's lyrics suggest ''"Slam me to the left"'' and ''"Shake it to the right".'' Absolutely hilarious, or pure unleaded NightmareFuel? [[BluntYes Yes.]]

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* The Toymaker, [[IncomingHam hamming it up to the maximum]], with his big Music/SpiceGirls dance number set to "Spice Up Your Life", while casually [[RealityWarper warping reality]], murdering UNIT soldiers by turning them into rubber balls, changing bullets into flower petals, making snow-angels in the aforementioned petals à la ''Film/AmericanBeauty'', and nonchalantly throwing and bludgeoning [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain every woman in the vicinity into walls or random furniture]] right as the song's lyrics suggest ''"Slam me to the left"'' and ''"Shake it to the right".'' Absolutely hilarious, or pure unleaded NightmareFuel? [[BluntYes [[CrossesTheLineTwice Yes.]]
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(''[[BlackComedyBurst cue the faint sound of something hitting the ground many stories below]]'')

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(''[[BlackComedyBurst cue the faint sound of something hitting the ground many stories below]]'') below]]'')[[note]] this becomes even funnier when you know that Megan Shirley, who plays Megan Williams in the DW2012 Doctor Who fan series, was one of the guards. ''Once again she's falling to her death.''[[/note]]
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** Becomes ''even more hilarious'' when you realise that for the hand to work, the person in question ''must be off the side of the building and hanging in midair''.
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*** Another funnier thing in the novelisation of the Giggle. The Doctor confirms this incarnation has existed for about 15 hours (in his own chronological timeline), which means that ''the Doctor has had to witness two musical numbers from his enemies in less than a day!''
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* Despite being supposed to be taking it easy, by the time of the dinner in the epilogue Fourteen has already taken Mel to New York and Rose to Mars (behind Donna's back).

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* Despite being Though he was supposed to be taking it easy, by the time of the dinner in the epilogue Fourteen has already taken Mel to New York and Rose to Mars (behind Donna's back).
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-->'''Shaun:''' Hey-hey, dad's home- ''(notices The Meep and the Doctor)''\\

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-->'''Shaun:''' Hey-hey, dad's home- ''(notices The the Meep and the Doctor)''\\






** Every time the Doctor corrects the Toymaker, pointing out that his all of his companions lived on in some way after their "death", the Toymaker snaps, "WELL, THAT'S ALRIGHT THEN!", abruptly changing his German accent into a thick American one each time. It's equal parts funny and unnerving.

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** Every time the Doctor corrects the Toymaker, pointing out that his all of his companions lived on in some way after their "death", the Toymaker snaps, "WELL, THAT'S ALRIGHT THEN!", abruptly changing his German accent into a thick American one each time. It's equal parts funny and unnerving.
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* The Meep has its human slaves build it a [[Series/GameOfThrones suspiciously familiar-looking throne]] out of girders, and forces them to [[TooImportantToWalk carry it]] while chanting praises.

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* ** The Meep has its human slaves build it a [[Series/GameOfThrones suspiciously familiar-looking throne]] out of girders, and forces them to [[TooImportantToWalk carry it]] while chanting praises.
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** Every time the Doctor points out how his companions lived on after their "death" the Toymaker snaps, "Well that's alright then!", abruptly dropping the accent. It's equal parts funny and unnerving.

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** Every time the Doctor points corrects the Toymaker, pointing out how that his all of his companions lived on in some way after their "death" "death", the Toymaker snaps, "Well that's alright then!", "WELL, THAT'S ALRIGHT THEN!", abruptly dropping the accent.changing his German accent into a thick American one each time. It's equal parts funny and unnerving.

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-->'''Shaun:''' Something smells nice!\\
'''Sylvia:''' Tuna madras.\\

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-->'''Shaun:''' Something smells nice!\\
'''Sylvia:''' Tuna madras.\\
Hey-hey, dad's home- ''(notices The Meep and the Doctor)''\\



'''The Meep:''' Meep meep!

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'''Shaun:''' Something smells nice!\\
'''Sylvia:''' Tuna madras.\\
''(beat)''\\
'''The Meep:''' [[VerbalTic Meep meep!meep!]]
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[[WMG:'''[[Recap/DoctorWho60thASTheGiggle The Giggle]]''']]

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[[WMG:'''[[Recap/DoctorWho60thASTheGiggle The Giggle]]''']]"The Giggle"]]''']]



-->'''Donna''': No change there.

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-->'''Donna''': No change there.there, then.



-->'''Donna:''' Hello, Sooky. / My name's Donna. / Now I think that you're a goner. ''[batters Sooky against the wall with enough force to literally knock her block off]''

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-->'''Donna:''' Hello, Sooky.Stooky. / My name's Donna. / Now I think that you're a goner. ''[batters Sooky Stooky Sue against the wall with enough force to literally knock her block off]''



* As soon as he's done celebrating his appearance, the 15th Doctor asks exactly what everybody else is wondering;

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* As soon as he's done celebrating his appearance, the 15th Fifteenth Doctor asks exactly what everybody else is wondering;



---> '''Fourteen and Fifteen''': [[BluntYes Yes.]]

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---> '''Fourteen and Fifteen''': Fifteen, in unison''': [[BluntYes Yes.]]



--> '''Fifteen''': We won the game! You get a ''prize'', honey.

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--> '''Fifteen''': We won the game! You get a ''prize'', honey. And here... is ''mine!''
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* In a subtle meta joke about how even some of the most affecting ''Doctor Who'' plots sound ridiculous in concept, the Toymaker reduces Clara's death to being "[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer killed by a bird]]". He even briefly glances aside and looks confused as he says it aloud.

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* In a subtle meta joke about how even some of the most affecting ''Doctor Who'' plots sound ridiculous in concept, the Toymaker reduces [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E10FaceTheRaven Clara's death death]] to being "[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer killed by a bird]]". He even briefly glances aside and looks confused as he says it aloud.
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-->'''Not-Doctor:''' '''[[CopycatMockery "AUNTIEIRISMUMMYANDDADDYYEHYEHYEHYEHYEH-"]]''' ''WHY DOES HE TRAVEL WITH SOMEONE AS'' '''''STUPID''''' ''AS YOU?!''

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[[caption-width-right:345: ''Well, here we go [[Funny/DoctorWhoSeries13 again!]]'']]

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[[caption-width-right:345:"Well,
here we go [[Funny/DoctorWhoSeries13 again!]]'']]again!"]]
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** The entire backstory of the Meep and Meepkind. The fact that they are cruel, vicious conquerors who ''ate'' the people they conquered is horrific by itself, but the contrast with them being tiny, fluffy aliens [[CrossesTheLineTwice loops it back around to hilarity]].
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* Meet Shirley, UNIT Scientific Advisor #56 (The Doctor was #1). Apparently she gets a bonus just for meeting him!
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-->'''Donna:''' Here we are, having a coffee! [[TemptingFate What’s gonna go wrong-—?]] (''launches coffee onto the TARDIS console, causing an explosion'') Oh my God, I did it again!

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-->'''Donna:''' Here we are, having a coffee! [[TemptingFate What’s gonna go wrong-—?]] (''launches coffee onto the TARDIS console, causing an explosion'') Oh my God, '''[[BigOMG OH, MY GOD!]]''' '''''[[OhNoNotAgain I did it again!
DID IT AGAIN!]]'''''

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