NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 327: "The Abominable Snowmen" Is Up!

 
"Have you thought up some clever plan, Doctor?"
"Yes, Jamie. I believe I have."
"What are you going to do?"
"Bung a rock at it."
-- Jamie McCrimmon and the Second Doctor, Doctor Who: "The Abominable Snowmen"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we're joined by special guest companion Holly Mac as we discuss "The Abominable Snowmen", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 5 in 1967, featuring Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield, and the first appearance of the Great Intelligence!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like why we're recording a week early, "The Abominable Snowmen" being reconstructed using animation, watching the surviving Episode 2 on physical media, Holly starting the new school year, Jesse's reaction to watching the serial for the first time on Tubi, Jamie being a Top 5 companion, wondering where the other 5 transmitted episodes are, writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln trying to capture Tibetan culture, original plans to melt Padmasambahava's head, Frazer Hines wearing rolled-up trousers under his kit because it was so cold while filming, the guys in the Yeti costumes falling frequently because of slippery mud from rain, the animators making the Tibetan monks actually look Tibetan but making Padmasambhava look completely different from the live-action actor, the respect between Jamie and Victoria, the Doctor throwing a rock at a Yeti, the Jewel of the Lotus mantra, Victoria faking being poisoned to escape from the monastery, the debut of the Great Intelligence, my attempt to inform Jesse about The Venture Bros., Thonmi befriending Victoria, the awkward moment when Padmasambhava lost control of his body to the Great Intelligence, the silver spheres powering the Yetis, wondering how the Doctor got the Holy Ghanta, our favorite quotes of the episode, a personal note from Dave Proctor, my wife Lori spending time with Kris Kristofferson, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, original Celestial Toymaker Michael Gough appearing in Horror of Dracula, watching "Hide" for Spooky Season, and more!

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Be sure to come back in three weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Hide", the ninth episode from Doctor Who Series 7 in 2013, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, Dougray Scott as Professor Alec Palmer, and Jessica Raine as Emma Grayling!