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Daleks

A Dalek  is a member of a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A Dalek is a grotesque mutated organism integrated with a tank-like mechanical casing. The resulting creatures are a powerful race bent on universal conquest and domination, utterly without pity, compassion or remorse (as all of their emotions were removed except hate). They are also, collectively, the greatest alien adversaries of the Time Lord known as the Doctor. Their most famous catchphrase is "EX-TER-MI-NATE!", with each syllable individually screeched in a frantic electronic voice.

The Daleks were created by writer Terry Nation and BBC designer Raymond Cusick and were introduced in December 1963 in the second Doctor Who serial. They became an immediate hit with viewers, featuring in many subsequent serials and two 1960s motion pictures. They have become synonymous with Doctor Who, and their behaviour and catchphrases are part of British popular culture. "Hiding behind the sofa whenever the Daleks appear" has even been cited as an essential element of British cultural identity.

The word "Dalek" has entered the Oxford English Dictionary and other major dictionaries; the Collins Dictionary defines it rather broadly as "any of a set of fictional robot-like creations that are aggressive, mobile, and produce rasping staccato speech". It is also a trademark, having first been registered by the BBC in 1964 to protect its lucrative range of Dalek merchandise.

The term is sometimes used metaphorically to describe people, usually figures of authority, who act like robots unable to break from their programming. John Birt, the Director-General of the BBC from 1992 to 2000, was publicly called a "croak-voiced Dalek" by playwright Dennis Potter in the MacTaggart Lecture at the 1993 Edinburgh Television Festival. The Daleks appeared on a postage stamp celebrating British popular culture in 1999, photographed by Lord Snowdon.

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Doctor WHO Radio Controlled Black Dalek 

Doctor WHO Radio Controlled Black Dalek

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* 12" Remote Controlled Black Dalek
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* 7 phrases, also blast sound
* Flashing lights & speech
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Dalek blogs 

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Dalek gifts on eBay 

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2.5" Classic Doctor Who Talking Dalek with Menacing Dalek Motion  

2.5" Classic Doctor Who Talking Dalek with Menacing Dalek Motion (One Random Color Dalek)

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* **Please note, you are purchasing one random color Dalek, not all of the Daleks shown in the photo. There are several different colors, and you are purchasing one random color.**

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Dalek vids 

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Dr. Who Dalek EXTERMINATE T-shirt 

Dr. Who "Dalek" Adult Size T-shirt

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* Has Dr Who Logo on back neck
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Dalek links 

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3D models of Daleks rendered in 3DS MAX from the TV series Doctor Who
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Daleks! Applet
The addictive Daleks (or Robots) game, now
rewritten and enhanced for Java. Also contains links to other versions of
Daleks available over the Web.
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)
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    turnleft93 turnleft93 Feb 28, 2009 @ 10:14 pm
    Life form detected. Exterminate, Exterminate, Exterminate!...... I mean I love your page.

    You might want to check on your youtube videos 3 of them said they were removed.
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    waynet waynet Jun 8, 2008 @ 10:32 am
    I like the Daleks out of all the doctor who aliens, they are the icons of the time lords universe, and I love the new doctor who, full of nods to classic doctor who and full of invention for the future storylines.

    The Daleks may look like pepperpots, but they are not to be messed with, except the doctor he can sort em out!!
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