History Recap / TheFiveishDoctorsReboot

** Creator/PatrickTroughton's son David Troughton (who previously [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E4TheEnemyOfTheWorld appeared in]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E7TheWarGames four]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E2TheCurseOfPeladon different]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E10Midnight episodes]]) also appears, albeit as a Dalek Operator, not (presumably) as himself. And Frank Skinner is the third operator.

** Davison in particular depicts himself as a washed-up old has-been who's practically been forgotten by the world at large and for whom ''Doctor Who'' is pretty much his only meaningful accomplishment. In actuality, while it would be a stretch to suggest that ''Doctor Who'' isn't at least a prominent career highlight if not the thing he's most known, he's had a consistently busy and successful career both before and since leaving the show.

** Janet Fielding also makes a cameo similar to the one she had in the earlier video.

** Davison's ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' co-star Sarah Churm plays John Barrowman's secret wife.

* CrashingDreams: At the end of Peter's dream of being invited on to the anniversary special, Janet Fielding starts telling him he needs to walk the dog, and then he wakes up to find his wife telling him he needs to walk the dog. (This is a reprise of something she does in the video Davison made for Gallifrey One.

* DreamSue: Davison has a cheery-looking dream sequence in which he's welcomed back onto the show and everyone likes him and respects him and actually recognizes him... until Janet Fielding appears in his dream and brusquely informs him he's dreaming and tells him to go walk the dog.

* WeirdCurrency: Apparently the Doctor Who Experience exhibition in Cardiff accepts copies of John Barrowman [=CDs=] and [=DVDs=] as legal tender to let people in, although they're clearly not happy about it.

* FakeShemp: Creator/TomBaker's "appearance" is the same footage re-used from the unfinished episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E6Shada Shada]]" that was repurposed for "[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]". His voice message after that scene is actually voiced by Jon Culshaw, who's known for his uncanny Tom Baker impersonation on ''Series/DeadRingers'' (and had previously filled in for Tom in another Davison story, the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' play "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho081TheKingmaker The Kingmaker]]").

** Lots of former and current ''Doctor Who'' cast, crew members, guest stars, {{Big Name Fan}}s and cast family members pop up along the way.

** Creator/PatrickTroughton's son David Troughton (who previously [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E4TheEnemyOfTheWorld appeared in]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E7TheWarGames four]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E2TheCurseOfPeladon different]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E10Midnight episodes]]) also appears, albeit as a Dalek Operator, not (presumably) as himself. And BigNameFan Frank Skinner is the third operator.

** Davison in particular depicts himself as a washed-up old has-been who's practically been forgotten by the world at large and for whom ''Doctor Who'' is pretty much his only meaningful accomplishment. In actuality, while it would be a stretch to suggest that ''Doctor Who'' isn't at least a prominent career highlight if not the thing he's most known, he's had a consistently busy and successful career since leaving the show.

** Davison in particular depicts himself as a washed-up old has-been who's practically been forgotten by the world at large and for whom ''Doctor Who'' is pretty much his only meaningful accomplishment. In actuality, while it would be a stretch to suggest that ''Doctor Who'' isn't at least a prominent career highlight if not the thing he's most known for these days, he's had a consistently busy and successful career since leaving the show.

* FakeShemp: Creator/TomBaker's "appearance" is the same footage re-used from the unfinished episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E6Shada Shada]]" that was repurposed for "[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]". His voice message after that scene is actually voiced by Jon Culshaw, who's known for his uncanny Tom Baker impersonation on ''Series/DeadRingers'' (and had previously filled in for Tom in another Davison story, the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' play "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho081TheKingmaker The Kingmaker]]".

** Sean Pertwee shows up in the beginning, serving as a proxy to his father, Creator/JonPertwee.

* LogoJoke: The jingle of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfXNnfIxG-U the 1997-2009 BBC Video]] VanityPlate is heard when Colin Baker pops in his "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E2VengeanceOnVaros Vengeance on Varos]]" DVD. (As an aside, this causes a discrepancy with real life: the plate would peg down his copy as the 2001 standard edition... except that the disc he puts in the player is clearly the Special Edition DVD, released in 2012, which instead uses [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFBIYaTOJUY this more recent BBC Worldwide logo]].)

* FakeShemp: Creator/TomBaker's "appearance" is the same footage re-used from the unfinished episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E6Shada Shada]]" that was repurposed for "[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]". His voice message after that scene is actually voiced by Jon Culshaw, who's known for his uncanny Tom Baker impersonation on ''Series/DeadRingers'' (and had previously filled in for Tom in another Davison story, the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' play "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho081TheKingmaker The Kingmaker]]"

* FakeShemp: Creator/TomBaker's "appearance" is the same footage re-used from the unfinished episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E6Shada Shada]]" that was repurposed for "[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]". His voice message after that scene is actually voiced by Jon Culshaw, who's known for his uncanny Tom Baker impersonation on ''Series/DeadRingers'' (and had previously filled in for Tom in another Davison story, the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' play "[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho081TheKingmaker The Kingmaker]]").

** Sylvester mumbles a forlorn "Oh, no" when he picks up his ringing phone and sees that it is Peter Jackson who is trying to call him.

* OhCrap: Colin Baker's family collectively has this reaction when they realize he's ordered a special edition DVD set of his run as the Doctor, locked all the doors and windows, and is going to force them to sit down and watch the entire set from start to finish.

* RealitySubtext:[[invoked]] While it's obviously being played for laughs here, all three starring classic Doctors publicly expressed disappointment that they weren't more involved in the BBC's official 50th anniversary celebrations. In an interview with ''Doctor Who Magazine'' (#503) Davison himself states that while he would have liked to have been more involved, he at least understood why it wasn't possible; however, he claims that the others (Colin Baker in particular) really did take it a bit more personally.

* RealitySubtext:[[invoked]]
** Davison, Baker and [=McCoy=] have all publicly acknowledged being disappointed that they weren't invited to appear in the anniversary special on previous occasions, and in fact this special's existence is a follow-up to Davison's repeated assertions that if he didn't get invited back he'd [[StartMyOwn make his own]]. Paul [=McGann=] also almost joins their crusade being disappointed as well... until [[Recap/DoctorWho50thPrequelTheNightOfTheDoctor certain filming commitments]] come up. And in regards to "The Day of the Doctor", [[spoiler:there's a good reason why Tom Baker is {{Fake Shemp}}ed here...]]
** Some fans have suspected that Davison's reported comments, especially, were {{Kayfabe}} to help promote the special, since he's usually quite reluctant to publicly criticise the BBC and the show in the way that some eighties regular cast members do. In an interview in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' (#503), Davison actually acknowledges that although he would have ''liked'' to appear in "The Day of the Doctor" he personally wasn't really that disappointed and fully understood / agreed with the reasons why he wasn't going to appear, but the others (Baker in particular) really did take it a bit more personally. Baker, however, may also have been playing Kayfabe as he actually narrated the official behind-the-scenes featurette for the anniversary special and appeared on camera to identify himself as the Sixth Doctor.

** Creator/DavidTennant, Creator/RussellTDavies and Creator/StevenMoffat also play deprecatory versions of themselves, revealing that they have no life outside of ''Doctor Who''. Tennant even skips the birth of his own children to film for "The Day of the Doctor" (don't worry, the real David is not that callous).

* SomethingWeForgot: After being on the phone with his wife, David Tennant suspects he might be forgetting ''something''. It's that his wife is giving birth.

* ArmouredClosetGay: Inverted. Creator/JohnBarrowman's awful DarkSecret is revealed to be that he's actually ''straight'' and has a wife and two kids[[note]]The younger child is actually Olive Tennant, David and Georgia's real-life daughter.[[/note]]! After begging the trio to keep his secret, he decides to give them a lift to Cardiff, if only to get away from his families nagging.

* SomethingWeForgot: David Tennant suspects he might be forgetting ''something''. It's that his wife is giving birth.

* CrashingDreams: At the end of Peter's dream of being invited on to the anniversary special, Janet Fielding starts telling him he needs to walk the dog, and then he wakes up to find his wife telling him he needs to walk the dog.

* DeletedScene: [[invoked]] An unusual case where a deleted scene from another work appears. At the very end, we see part of the undergallery scene from "Day of the Doctor" in which the Eleventh Doctor is asked why he's tasting the stone dust, to which he replies "I'm just feeling a bit peckish." This line of dialogue is not in the broadcast version of the special.

''The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot'' is a half-hour WebOriginal comedy short film written and directed by former ''Series/DoctorWho'' star Creator/PeterDavison for the 50[-[[superscript:th]]-] anniversary of the show. It stars Davison and fellow former Doctors Creator/ColinBaker and Creator/SylvesterMcCoy (with a brief appearance by Creator/PaulMcGann) and revolves around the build-up to the 50[-[[superscript:th]]-] anniversary special "[[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor The Day of the Doctor]]", and features over 60 ''Who''-related cameos. It was initially made available on the BBC Red Button service after the broadcast of the main special, and subsequently released on DVD as part of a 50[-[[superscript:th]]-] anniversary box set. It was made with the full cooperation of the ''Doctor Who'' production office, and features showrunner Creator/StevenMoffat in numerous scenes. Creator/JohnBarrowman, Creator/DavidTennant, Creator/MattSmith, Creator/JennaColeman and Creator/RussellTDavies also appear.

Can be viewed for UK viewers [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01m3kfy on the BBC website]]. Americans and Australians (and the rest of the world, maybe -- apparently it is blocked on certain [=ISPs=] and/or at certain times of the day) can [[http://io9.com/classic-doctor-who-actors-try-to-join-the-special-in-a-1470442008 view it elsewhere]].

* AccidentalMisnaming: As a nod to ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' issue 61, which infamously misspelled his name on the cover, when Davison is checking into a hotel, the receptionist clearly pronounces his surname "Davidson".

** Of the three actors themselves. All three are depicted as needy and desperate to appear on the show again, but on top of that it's implied that Davison has a tendency to mooch off and annoy his [[Creator/DavidTennant famous son-in-law]], Baker insistently subjects his family to watching his old ''Doctor Who'' episodes ''ad nauseam'', and [=McCoy=] won't stop gloating about the fact that he appears in ''Film/TheHobbit'' movies.

* NiceCharacterMeanActor: All three are terrified about the prospect of calling up Creator/TomBaker to see if he wants to take part in their protest.

** Some fans have suspected that Davison's reported comments, especially, were {{Kayfabe}} to help promote the special, since he's usually quite reluctant to publicly criticise the BBC and the show in the way that some eighties regular cast members do. In an interview in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' (#503), Davison actually acknowledges that although he would have ''liked'' to appear in "The Day of the Doctor" he personally wasn't really that disappointed and fully understood / agreed with the reasons why he wasn't going to appear, but the others (Baker in particular) really did take it a bit more personally.

''The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot'' is a half-hour WebOriginal comedy short film written and directed by former ''Series/DoctorWho'' star Creator/PeterDavison for the 50[-[[superscript:th]]-] anniversary of the show. It stars Davison and fellow former Doctors Creator/ColinBaker and Creator/SylvesterMcCoy, and revolves around the build-up to the 50[-[[superscript:th]]-] anniversary special "[[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor The Day of the Doctor]]", and features over 60 ''Who''-related cameos. It was initially made available on the BBC Red Button service after the broadcast of the main special, and subsequently released on DVD as part of a 50[-[[superscript:th]]-] anniversary box set. It was made with the full cooperation of the ''Doctor Who'' production office, and features showrunner Creator/StevenMoffat in numerous scenes.

** cREATOR/JohnBarrowman turns out to be straight with children and is only pretending to be homosexual because it got him famous. He sings his own songs all the way from London to Cardiff before dropping off the Doctors with his own albums as gifts (and it's implied he's charging a fortune for his work, since the Doctors use them to buy ''three'' tickets)

* ArmouredClosetGay: Inverted. Creator/JohnBarrowman's awful DarkSecret is revealed to be that he's actually ''straight'' and has a wife and two kids[[note]]The younger child is actually Olive Tennant, David and Georgia's real-life daughter.[[/note]]! The trio blackmail him with this information to get a lift to Cardiff.