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John Nathan-Turner

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Producer

The Resume

    (August 12, 1947-May 1, 2002)
    Produced 'Doctor Who (1980-1989)'
    Nickname was 'JNT'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was chubby and hairy.
    He wore loud Hawaiian shirts.
    Many 'Doctor Who' fans blame him for causing the show's cancellation.
    BBC felt he listened to the hardcore fans too much, while the fans thought he didn't listen enough.
    He hired Colin Baker, the least popular Doctor of them all.
    He hired some insanely pretentious writers to script the series.
    He killed off or otherwise got rid of some of the show's popular characters.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the best known Doctor Who producer.
    He got the job at a very young age.
    He attended many sci-fi conventions to support the series.
    He worked as a floor assistant with Tom Baker and Douglas Adams during the show's glory years.
    He died of liver failure at 54.
    Some 'Doctor Who' fans were vicious to him, claiming he had killed 'their' show.
    A few even celebrated when he died.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 111 Votes: 60.36% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 50 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 84 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 33 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 28 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 94 Votes: 64.89% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 160 Votes: 50.62% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 29 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 26 Votes: 73.08% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 67 Votes: 68.66% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 77 Votes: 74.03% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 116 Votes: 68.10% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 161 Votes: 67.08% Annoying