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	Robots On TV - Plot Summaries: 'D'

	Days of Our Lives/Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives/DOOL/Days (1965...)
		A (very) long-running American daytime drama/soap about the people who live in the fictional city of Salem. One plot-line featured Sico - a robot "with an oval head and large eyes" - which was written into the series as a focus for learning-disabled children.
	Doctor Who/Dr. Who (1963-89)
		The adventures of the mysterious Doctor Who, a Time Lord, who - in various incarnations (8 so far), and with various companions - travels through time and space in his Tardis, righting wrongs and defeating assorted (and often recurring) baddies.
		Key storylines in which robots/androids feature are listed below. The Doctors' robot dog K9 also appeared in a number of episodes. (Note that the Yetis also appeared in the film Downtime.)
		The Chase (1965)
		On his space-time visualizer, the Doctor sees the Daleks in hot pursuit. Eventually, the Daleks and the Doctor end up on Mechanus, a planet which the robot Mechonoids  were sent to colonize, but have now taken over as a 'space zoo' for unwary travellers.
		Galaxy 4 (1965)
		The Doctor and his companions land on a planet where they help the friendly Rills and their robots the Chumblies to defeat an evil matriarchal race.
		The War Machines (1966)
		In contemporary London, the Doctor and his companions fight the evil machinations of the super computer Wotan, and its robot servants, the War Machines.
		The Celestial Toymaker (1966)
		When the Tardis materializes in the domain of the Clestial Toymaker, the Doctor and his companions are separated and have to play some sinister games in order to win their freedom. The Toymaker allows the Doctor to watch his companions' progress on a screen embedded in a robot's chest.
		The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967)
		On the planet Telos, after an Earth expedition opens an ancient tomb, the Doctor soons finds himself battling against the Cybermen and the Cybermats, small robotic weapons which home in on their victims' brain waves.
		The Abominable Snowman (1967)
		On Earth, in Tibet, the Doctor and companions meet an explorer and come face to face with the Yetis - who are really fur-covered robots under the evil control of the Great Intelligence.
		The Web of Fear (1968)
		The Doctor - together with Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart  - again fights the Yetis and the Great Intelligence, this time in the London Underground system. (The Colonel - later to become the Brigadier - forms UNIT as a result of the adventures in this storyline.)
		The Wheel In Space (1968)
		On a giant space station, the Doctor again fights the Cybermen. This storyline features a Servo Robot, which operates and maintains a spacecraft, the Silver Carrier.
		The Dominators (1968)
		When the Doctor travels to the planet Dulkis for a holiday, he finds the island he has landed on has been taken over by the evil Dominators and their robots, the Quarks.
		The Mind Robber (1968)
		The Doctor and his companions find themselves in the Land of Fiction, populated by mythical monsters, fictional characters, the White Robots and the robotic Clockwork Soldiers.
		Spearhead From Space (1970)
		Exiled on Earth, the Doctor helps UNIT battle the Nestene - an alien intelligence which intends to take over the world by replacing key humans with Autons, plastic replica robots
		Terror of the Autons (1971)
		The Doctor, his companions and UNIT battle against The Master (a renegade Time Lord), who plans to help the Nestene invade Earth with their robot Autons (see the storyline above).
		Colony In Space (1971)
		The Doctor and Jo land on a bleak planet where they come across the unscrupulous IMC (Interplanetary Mining Corporation), which is using its IMC Robot servant to terrorize the planet's colonist farmers.
		The Time Warrior (1973/74)
		The Doctor tracks down some missing scientists and finds them in the hands of Linx, a Sontaran warrior. The storyline features the Robot Knight, a mechanical soldier built by Linx.
		Robot (1974/75)
		The Doctor tries to stop a group of scientists from precipitating a world war. The scientists include Professor Kettlewell, who has invented a giant robot which goes on the rampage.
		The Sontaran Experiment (1975)
		The Doctor battles against a Sontaran, Styre, who is conducting experiments on humans, and who has created a robot to assist him.
		The Pyramids of Mars (1975)
		The Doctor fights the evil god Sutekh, which is trying to escape from its ancient tomb. Sutekh has 'possessed' an Egyptologist and built robot Mummies.
		The Android Invasion (1975)
		The Doctor lands on the planet of the Kraals, who plan to take over the Earth using android replicas of humans.
		The Robots of Death (1977)
		The Doctor fights a demented scientist who has incited a robot rebellion aboard a mining factory, the Sandminer. The Sandminer robots are:
		The Dums Basic worker robots. The Vocs Robots that could speak. The Super Vocs Robots that could not only speak, but could also think for themselves.
		The Androids of Tara (1978)
		On the planet of Tara, the Doctor and Romana find themselves caught up in a conspiracy, in which Romana/Princess Strella and Prince Reynart are impersonated by android doubles.
		Destiny of the Daleks (1979)
		The Doctor and Romana find themselves on Skaro, where the Daleks are searching for Davros to provide them with an advantage in their war against the Movellans. Thinking the Movellans to be a race of beatiful humanoids, they are soon discovered to be merciless robots.
		The Visitation (1982)
		The Doctor and his companions find themselves on Earth in the 17th century, where the Terileptils are trying to wipe out mankind using the Great Plague bacillus. The Terileptils employ an android servant.
		Terminus (1983)
		On a spaceship carrying Lazar plague victims, the Black Guardian tries to get Turlough (one of the companions) to murder the Doctor. This storyline features drone robot herding machines.
		The King's Demons (1983)
		In the age of King Richard and the Crusades, the Doctor pits his wits against Kamelion (a shape-changing android under the control of the Master), who has assumed the identity of King John.
		Planet of Fire (1984)
		The Doctor and his companions again battle against Kamelion, over whom the Master has regained control.
		Timelash (1985)
		On the planet Karfel, the Doctor and Peri find the populace ruled over by the sinister Borad. This storyline featured an android.
		The Trial of a Time Lord (1986)
		The Doctor faces trial for breaking the laws of time. During the proceedings, the Doctor and Peri visit the planet Ravalox (Earth), where they meet Drathro and his robot, L3.
		The Happiness Patrol (1988)
		On Terra Alpha, the Doctor and Ace come across the Happiness Patrol, whose purpose is to dispose of killjoys. The robotic monster Kandyman murders its victims by drowning them in sugar-sweet liquid confectionery.
	Duracell Commercials (1990s)
		The Duracell battery commercials featured the Puttermans - a family of plastic robots, each of the robots having a large battery protruding from its back. The family comprised Herb, his wife Flo, their children Zack and Trish, and Grandma.