History YMMV / DoctorWhoS3E7TheCelestialToymaker

* OvershadowedByControversy: The story would generally be remembered as a middle-of-the-road MissingEpisode once previously upheld as a classic thanks to faulty reviewers, if not for the fact that it contains a scene where a minor villain, played by a white actor, [[NWordPrivileges utters the n-word]] during a game of "eeny meeny miney moe." Creator/TheBBC have had to go out of their way to censor the offending word in official releases of the story's surviving audio recording, but despite this the slur still dominates it, in part because while the Classic Series is no stranger to ValuesDissonance, this is by and large considered the most blatant example by both fans and analysts.

* HypeBacklash: For a long time, before it was possible to watch or even listen to any episodes of this story, it was regarded as a lost classic, on the basis of a positive review in the 1983 book ''Doctor Who: A Celebration''. Then, as the surviving episode 4 and the audio for the first three episodes has become widely available for public consumption, its reputation has plummeted to the point where it is now often ranked as one of the worst First Doctor stories.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Toymaker's only appearance was in ''this one'' story, of which three of its episodes are now lost, but he's still one of the most iconic villains in the franchise.

* {{Narm}}: As El Sandifer pointed out, the Trilogic Game is basically the Towers of Hanoi, a game that children can master, yet the Toymaker presents as a challenging game for the mind.
* OvershadowedByControversy: The story would generally be remembered as a middle-of-the-road MissingEpisode once previously upheld as a classic thanks to faulty reviewers, if not for the fact that it contains a scene where a minor villain [[NWordPrivileges utters the n-word]] during a game of "eeny meeny miney moe." Creator/TheBBC have had to go out of their way to censor the offending word in official releases of the story's surviving audio recording, but despite this the slur still dominates it, in part because while the Classic Series is no stranger to ValuesDissonance, this is by and large considered the most blatant example by both fans and analysts.

** Similarly, the word "celestial" is itself an old (mainly American) slur used to describe the Chinese. This is thus the first episode to include a slur in its title.

** Some, including [[http://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/the-most-totally-closed-mind-the-celestial-toymaker/ El Sandifer]] and WebVideo/DiamandaHagan criticised the story for being racist due to the titular villain appearing in {{Yellowface}} and being dressed like a Chinese Mandarin.
** Similarly, the word "celestial" is itself an old slur used to describe the Chinese. This is thus the first episode to include a slur in its title.

* OvershadowedByControversy: The story would generally be remembered as a middle-of-the-road MissingEpisode once previously upheld by a classic thanks to faulty reviewers, if not for the fact that it contains a scene where a minor villain [[NWordPrivileges utters the n-word]] during a game of "eeny meeny miney moe." Creator/TheBBC have had to go out of their way to censor the offending word in official releases of the story's surviving audio recording, but despite this the slur still dominates it, in part because while the Classic Series is no stranger to ValuesDissonance, this is by and large considered the most blatant example by both fans and analysts.

* HilariousInHindsight: The fact that the Celestial Toymaker, played by Creator/MichaelGough, appears alongside a character named Dodo and later voices ''a'' Dodo in the Creator/TimBurton ''Film/{{Alice In Wonderland|2010}}'' film.

** Some, including [[http://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/the-most-totally-closed-mind-the-celestial-toymaker/ El Sandifer]] and WebVideo/DiamandaHagan criticised the story for being racist due to the titular villain appearing in {{Yellowface}} and being dressed like a Chinese Mandarin. Furthermore, "celestial" was a derogatory term for Chinese people.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Nowdays this story is less remembered for its actual content and more heavily remembered for the fact that a minor antagonist, played by a white actor, casually drops the n-word in an "eenie-meenie-miney-moe" routine.

* HypeBacklash: For a long time, before it was possible to watch or even listen to any episodes of this story, it was regarded as a lost classic, on the basis of a positive review in the 1983 book Doctor Who: A Celebration. Then, as the surviving episode 4 and the audio for the first three episodes has become widely available for public consumption, its reputation has plummeted to the point where it is now often ranked as one of the worst First Doctor stories.

* HypeBacklash: For a long time, before it was possible to watch or even listen to any episodes of this story. it was regarded as a lost classic, on the basis of a positive review in the 1983 book Doctor Who: A Celebration. Then, as the surviving episode 4 and the audio for the first three episodes has become widely available for public consumption, its reputation has plummeted to the point where it is now often ranked as one of the worst First Doctor stories.

* HypeBacklash: For a long time, before it was possible to watch or even listen to any episodes of this story. it was regarded as a lost classic, on the basis of a positive review in the 1983 book Doctor Who: A Celebration. Then, as the surviving episode 4 and the audio for the first three episodes has become widely available for public consumption, its reputation has plummeted to the point where it is now often ranked as one of the worst First Doctor stories.

** The King of Hearts casually uses an older version of the "Eenie Meenie Miney Mo" rhyme which uses the N-word in place of "tiger". When Creator/TheBBC released an audio reconstruction of it later (due to it being a MissingEpisode), some narration is added in which has the effect of a SoundEffectBleep.

* UnfortunateImplications: Some, including [[http://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/the-most-totally-closed-mind-the-celestial-toymaker/ El Sandifer]] and WebVideo/DiamandaHagan criticised the story for bring racist due to the titular villain appearing in {{Yellowface}} and being dressed like a Chinese Mandarin. Furthermore, "celestial" was a derogatory term for Chinese people.
* ValuesDissonance: The King of Hearts casually uses an older version of the "Eenie Meenie Miney Mo" rhyme which uses the N-word in place of "tiger". When Creator/TheBBC released an audio reconstruction of it later (due to it being a MissingEpisode), some narration is added in which has the effect of a SoundEffectBleep.

* RetroactiveRecognition: The Toymaker is [[Film/{{Batman}} Alfred Pennyworth]].

* UnfortunateImplications: Some, including [[http://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/the-most-totally-closed-mind-the-celestial-toymaker/ Phil Sandifer]] and WebVideo/DiamandaHagan criticised the story for bring racist due to the titular villain appearing in {{Yellowface}} and being dressed like a Chinese Mandarin. Furthermore, "celestial" was a derogatory term for Chinese people.

* HamAndCheese: The script was heavily hampered by NoBudget conditions and the plot's central point was made impossible by copyright disputes, leading to much of the story being basically {{Padding}}. On the other hand, Michael Gough chews on scenery hand over fist and is obviously loving the opportunity to be an over-the-top, hammy villain. He even takes the script seriously in some places to deliver some surprisingly intense interactions with the Doctor.
* HilariousInHindsight: The fact that the Celestial Toymaker, played by MichaelGough, appears alongside a character named Dodo and later voices ''a'' Dodo in the Creator/TimBurton ''Film/{{Alice In Wonderland|2010}}'' film.

* ValuesDissonance: The infamous usage of the N-word.

* UnfortunateImplications: [[http://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/the-most-totally-closed-mind-the-celestial-toymaker/ Some]] criticised the story for bring racist due to the titular villain appearing in {{Yellowface}} and being dressed like a Chinese Mandarin. Furthermore, "celestial" was a derogatory term for Chinese people.

* {{Padding}}: The is packed full of this because TroubledProduction meant the point of the script had to be removed late in development. There's all sorts of dance scenes and shots of the characters rolling dice and making moves on board games, and pointless conversations. At least they had a top-class actor having a great time hamming it up as the villain.

* HilariousInHindsight: The fact that the Celestial Toymaker, played by MichaelGough, appears alongside a character named Dodo and later voices ''a'' Dodo in the Creator/TimBurton ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' film.

* HilariousInHindsight: The fact that the Celestial Toymaker, played by MichaelGough, appears alongside a character named Dodo and later voices ''a'' Dodo in the Creator/TimBurton ''Film/AliceInWonderland'' film.
* UnfortunateImplications: The story has recently come under fire for being racist. The titular villain is dressed as a Mandarin, is in Yellowface and Celestial was a derogatory slur against Asian people.
* ValuesDissonance: The infamous usage of the N-word.

* HilariousInHindsight: The fact that the Celestial Toymaker, played by MichaelGough, appears alongside a character named Dodo and later voices ''a'' Dodo in the Creator/TimBurton ''Film/AliceInWonderland'' film.