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The spoofy British series makes its bow Saturday

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"DR. WHO" — The spoofy British series makes its bow Saturday, 10:30 p.m., Ch. 12, with Tom Baker in the title role. "Robot" is the title of Saturday's four episodes, in which a walking heap of nuts and bolts is up to no good. Dialogue and situations are mildly campy in a Saturday matinee serial kind of way, with cliffhanger endings. Special effects are fair, but the mock melodramatic musical score is fun, as are the stylized performances, such as Elisabeth Sladen as the plucky girl reporter. "Dr. Who" really belongs in a late afternoon time slot, since it isn't outrageous enough to attract a cult audience.

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  • APA 6th ed.: (1980-12-28). The spoofy British series makes its bow Saturday. The New Orleans Times-Picayune .
  • MLA 7th ed.: "The spoofy British series makes its bow Saturday." The New Orleans Times-Picayune [add city] 1980-12-28. Print.
  • Chicago 15th ed.: "The spoofy British series makes its bow Saturday." The New Orleans Times-Picayune, edition, sec., 1980-12-28
  • Turabian: "The spoofy British series makes its bow Saturday." The New Orleans Times-Picayune, 1980-12-28, section, edition.
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