History Recap / BigFinishDoctorWhoSpecialsCuddlesome

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* DepartmentOfRedudancyDepartment: At one point John threatens he's going to kill the Tingus dead.
* [[[spoiler: TheDogBitesBack]]: Miranda ends up [[spoiler: killing Turvey, killing Tingus in return]].

** Angela mentions the TheTexasChainsawMassacre.

--> '''Cuddlesome Unit B''': "Inspectors? Inspect THIS."

* TotallyRadical: The Mark [=II=]s talk in 1980s slang that sounds like a cross between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Bart Simpson.

* TotallyRadical: The Mark [=II=]s talk in 1980s slang that sounds like a cross between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Bart Simpson.

* TotallyRadical: The Mark [=II=]s talk in 1980s slang that sounds like a cross between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Bart Simpson.

* MayDecemberRomance: John is implied quite a bit younger than Angela.

* TotallyRadical: The Mark IIs talk in 1980s slang that sounds like a cross between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Bart Simpson.

* TimeSkip: The Doctor tries to go back to Angela for a quick goodbye after the adventure ends. He arrives three years late. Still on top of her garden.

The episode is available for free [[http://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-cuddlesome-complete on Soundcloud]].

* AdultChild: John.

Turvey *loved* his creations and genuinely wanted every child in the world to have one, and he would have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been for that pesky Revenue and Customs Department. During his time in prison, he was also put on meds that suppressed the Thingus voice in his head. So the Thingus patiently waited, planning a new wave of Cuddlesomes during the years Turvey was locked away. The new generation could turn every adult human on earth into a Thingus.

Angela, follows the Doctor to the Cuddlesomes' main base of operations. It turns out that their inventor, a man named Turvey, was deeply traumatised and driven to madness when bullies destroyed his childhood teddybear. An alien psychic leech called the Tinghus latched onto that insanity and nestled itself inside young Turvey's mind, back in the 80's, to grow. But since the Thingus is harmed by adult hormones, it needed to get rid of all the world's grownups. So, it inspired Turvey to create the Cuddlesomes as a global virus.

The Cuddlesomes, the hottest must-have toys of the 80s, are back! These cuddly pink hamsters are the perfect toy for children of all ages, and even adult collectors will love them thanks to their advanced voice-recognition systems. The only drawback is their unfortunate tendency to spread a deadly alien plague... With the help of an eccentric female plumber, the Fifth Doctor must track down the source of the Cuddlesomes and stop a diabolical plan to wipe out the entire human race.

* CoolToy: The Cuddlesomes used to be this in the 80s, and their revival is advertised as a high-cost limited edition for collectors.

* TheLadette: Angela is a less crude example-- she works as a plumber, carries a hammer around in her bag, and drinks so much the Doctor has to be her designated driver.

* MayDecemberRomance: It's never stated outright, but John is implied to be quite a bit younger than Angela.
* NostalgiaFilter: John and Turvey both vehemently insist that the 80s Cuddlesomes were much better than the new version.

* ThePlague: The Cuddlesomes' bites spread an alien virus that causes skin lesions and eventually death.

* HardDrinkingParyGirl: Angela.

* BottleFairy: Angela.

* HalfHumanHybrid: Miranda is transformed into a human-Tinghus hybrid. [[spoiler:[[IGotBetter She gets better.]]]]