History Series / K9AndCompany

* ContinuitySnarl: K-9 mentions being dropped off in 1978 (two years after "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E2TheHandOfFear The Hand of Fear]]" aired), even though the UNIT stories [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture supposedly took place a few years in the future]] and Sarah herself [[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E3PyramidsOfMars previously referred to her own time as being 1980 in an episode from 1975]]. [[FridgeLogic Mind you, if the Doctor dropped Sarah off at the wrong place, he could easily have been a few years early too.]]

* ClarkesThirdLaw: George believs K9 to be Hecate's "fire-belching" familiar.

* PoliceAreUseless: Fobbing off Sarah-Jane [[spoiler:because Sergeant Wilson is a coven member himself]].

* WhenTheClockStrikesTwelve: Midnight on the Solstice is Sarah-Jane and K9's deadline for saving Brendan.

* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Sarah-Jane cannot convince anyone about the coven.

* ContinuitySnarl: K-9 mentions being dropped off in 1978 (two years after "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E2TheHandOfFear The Hand of Fear]]" aired), even though the UNIT stories [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture supposedly took place a few years in the future]] and Sarah herself [[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E3PyramidsOfMars previously referred to her own time as being 1980 in an episode from 1975]]. [[FridgeLogic Mind you, if the Doctor dropped Sarah off at the wrong place, he could easily have been a few years early too.]]

* CurbStompBattle: K-9, a Robot Dog from the year 5000 and armed with a laser, versus a human-sacrificing cult armed with chants. The results should be obvious

-->'''Brendan''': Who is the Doctor?
-->'''K9''': Affirmative.

The one that [[UncertainAudience can't decide if it's for kids or not]].

* CoolPet: Brendan thinks that K-9, a talking robot dog, is the best thing that he has ever seen. Given that this is the ''third'' K9 model the Doctor has owned in some capacity, evidently ''he'' does too!

* CoolVsAwesome: K-9, a Robot Dog from the year 5000 and armed with a laser, versus a human-sacrificing cult.

* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Brendan pronounces "motherboard" as two words.

* ProductPlacement: Peter is seen polishing his crash helmet with Mr Sheen, a proprietary brand of furniture polish often used by motorcyclists. This is an unusual example of a product's brand name being clearly visible in a BBC drama.

Although ''K-9 and Company'' was conceived as a spinoff of ''Doctor Who'', [[FailedPilotEpisode it wasn't picked up, airing as a single special, also called "A Girl's Best Friend"]]. Nonetheless, K-9's subsequent appearances with Sarah Jane in ''[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]'' and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E3SchoolReunion "School Reunion"]] confirm that the special is part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}} {{Canon}}, and many elements of it define the character of Sarah Jane Smith after her departure in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E2TheHandOfFear "The Hand of Fear"]]. More than 25 years later, a second, more successful spinoff for Sarah Jane was made in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', with K-9 making occasional appearances. Subsequently, K-9 also got his own [[Series/{{K9}} show]]. (However, some of these stories feature different K-9 robots - the K-9 of the solo series is [[ContinuitySnarl Leela's K-9]], last seen on TV in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E6TheInvasionOfTime "The Invasion Of Time"]]. And the ''K-9'' solo series was made with the rights to the character but not to the Doctor or the larger Whoniverse, making its canon status ambiguous.)

Although ''K-9 and Company'' was conceived as a spinoff of ''Doctor Who'', [[FailedPilotEpisode it wasn't picked up, airing as a single special, also called "A Girl's Best Friend"]]. Nonetheless, K-9's subsequent appearances with Sarah Jane in ''[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]'' and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E3SchoolReunion "School Reunion"]] confirm that the special is part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}} {{Canon}}, and many elements of it define the character of Sarah Jane Smith after her departure in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E2TheHandOfFear "The Hand of Fear"]]. More than 25 years later, a second, more successful spinoff for Sarah Jane was made in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', with K-9 making occasional appearances. Subsequently, K-9 also got his own [[Series/{{K9}} show]]. (However, some of these stories feature different K-9 robots - the K-9 of the solo series is [[ContinuitySnarl Leela's K-9]] last seen on TV in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E6TheInvasionOfTime "The Invasion Of Time"]].)

Although ''K-9 and Company'' was conceived as a spinoff of ''Doctor Who'', [[FailedPilotEpisode it wasn't picked up, airing as a single special, also called "A Girl's Best Friend"]]. Nonetheless, K-9's appearances with Sarah Jane in ''[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]'' and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E3SchoolReunion "School Reunion]]" confirm that the special is part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}} {{Canon}}, and many elements of it define the character of Sarah Jane Smith after her departure in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E2TheHandOfFear "The Hand of Fear"]]. More than 25 years later, a second, more successful spinoff for Sarah Jane was made in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', with K-9 making occasional appearances. Subsequently, K-9 also got his own [[Series/{{K9}} show]]. (However, some of these stories feature different K-9 robots - the K-9 of the solo series is [[ContinuitySnarl Leela's K-9]] last seen on TV in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E6TheInvasionOfTime "The Invasion Of Time"]].)

Although ''K-9 and Company'' was conceived as a spinoff of ''Doctor Who'', [[FailedPilotEpisode it wasn't picked up, airing as a single special, also called "A Girl's Best Friend"]]. Nonetheless, K-9's appearance with Sarah Jane in ''[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]'' and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E3SchoolReunion "School Reunion]]" confirm that the special is part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}} {{Canon}}, and many elements of it define the character of Sarah Jane Smith after her departure in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E2TheHandOfFear "The Hand of Fear"]]. More than 25 years later, a second, more successful spinoff for Sarah Jane was made in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', with K-9 making occasional appearances. Subsequently, K-9 also got his own [[Series/{{K9}} show]]. (However, some of these stories feature different K-9 robots - the K-9 of the solo series is [[ContinuitySnarl Leela's K-9]] last seen on TV in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E6TheInvasionOfTime "The Invasion Of Time"]].)

Although ''K-9 and Company'' was conceived as a spinoff of ''Doctor Who'', [[FailedPilotEpisode it wasn't picked up, airing as a single special, also called "A Girl's Best Friend"]]. Nonetheless, K-9's appearance with Sarah Jane in ''[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors TheFiveDoctors]]'' and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E3SchoolReunion "School Reunion]]" confirm that the special is part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}} {{Canon}}, and many elements of it define the character of Sarah Jane Smith after her departure in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E2TheHandOfFear "The Hand of Fear"]]. More than 25 years later, a second, more successful spinoff for Sarah Jane was made in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', with K-9 making occasional appearances. Subsequently, K-9 also got his own [[Series/{{K9}} show]]. (However, some of these stories feature different K-9 robots - the K-9 of the solo series is [[ContinuitySnarl Leela's K-9]] last seen on TV in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E6TheInvasionOfTime "The Invasion Of Time"]].)

Although ''K-9 and Company'' was conceived as a spinoff of ''Doctor Who'', [[FailedPilotEpisode it wasn't picked up, airing as a single special, also called "A Girl's Best Friend"]]. Nonetheless, K-9's appearance with Sarah Jane in ''[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors TheFiveDoctors]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E3SchoolReunion "School Reunion]]" confirm that the special is part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}} {{Canon}}, and many elements of it define the character of Sarah Jane Smith after her departure in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E2TheHandOfFear "The Hand of Fear"]]. More than 25 years later, a second, more successful spinoff for Sarah Jane was made in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', with K-9 making occasional appearances. Subsequently, K-9 also got his own [[Series/{{K9}} show]]. (However, some of these stories feature different K-9 robots - the K-9 of the solo series is [[ContinuitySnarl Leela's K-9]] last seen on TV in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E6TheInvasionOfTime "The Invasion Of Time"]].)

Although ''K-9 and Company'' was conceived as a spinoff of ''Doctor Who'', [[FailedPilotEpisode it wasn't picked up, airing as a single special, also called "A Girl's Best Friend"]]. Nonetheless, it is part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}} {{Canon}} and many elements of it define the character of Sarah Jane Smith after her departure in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E2TheHandOfFear "The Hand of Fear"]]. More than 25 years later, a second, more successful spinoff for Sarah Jane was made in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', with K-9 making occasional appearances. Subsequently, K-9 also got his own [[Series/{{K9}} show]]. (However, some of these stories feature different K-9 robots - the K-9 of the solo series is [[ContinuitySnarl Leela's K-9]] last seen on TV in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E6TheInvasionOfTime "The Invasion Of Time"]].)

* AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle: Brendan pronounces "motherboard" as two words.

* TitleThemeTune: This and ''Series/Class2016'' are the only Whoniverse shows with vocal lyrics in their theme songs. In the case of this one, the lyrics are just Creator/JohnLeeson saying "K-9!" ad infinitum.

* SpotlightStealingTitle: A confusing case. Based on the title, one would assume that K-9 is the main character and end up wondering why Creator/ElisabethSladen is credited first in the title sequence instead of John Leeson. This really ''is'' Sarah Jane's show, but K-9 gets his name in the title instead. (BBC executives insisted K-9's name was in the title of the show - John Nathan-Turner wanted to call it "A Girl's Best Friend", which became the title of the first and only episode instead.)
* TitleThemeTune: This and ''Series/Class2016'' are the only Whoniverse shows with vocal lyrics in their theme songs. In the case of this one, the lyrics are just John Leeson saying "K-9!" ad infinitum.