K9, occasionally written K-9, is the name of several fictional robotic canines (dogs, the name being a pun on the pronunciation of "canine") in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, first appearing in 1977.

K9 — occasionally written as K-9 or K•9 — was the designation given to a series of intelligent, dog-like robots who served as companions of Professor Marius, the Fourth Doctor, Leela, Romana, the Mistress, Sarah Jane Smith, Tom Baker, Luke Smith, Starkey, Ace, the Tenth Doctor, and the Thirteenth Doctor.

Dec 13, 2024 · K9 — occasionally written as K-9 or K•9 — was the designation given to a series of intelligent, dog-like robots who served as companions of Professor Marius, the Fourth Doctor, Leela, Romana, the Mistress, Sarah Jane Smith, Tom Baker, Luke Smith, Starkey, Ace, the Tenth Doctor, and the Thirteenth Doctor.

Sep 27, 2017 · Today we are showing our appreciation for one of the Doctor’s most beloved companions, the all-knowing and adorable K9. Find out more about K9. The robotic canine first appeared on our screens on Oct 1, 1977 in the Fourth Doctor adventure, The Invisible Enemy.

K9 is a science-fiction adventure series focusing on the adventures of the robot dog K9 from the television show Doctor Who, achieved by mixing computer animation and live action. [2] It is aimed at an audience of 11- to 15-year-olds. [3]

Mar 5, 2023 · K9 is one of Doctor Who’s most beloved companions but never got to reunite with the Thirteenth Doctor, and there is a big legal reason why.

This K-9 is the star of the 2009 K-9 television series, in which he undergoes a sort of "regeneration" process from which a new, more sophisticated and futuristic K-9 emerges. This regenerated form is "Mark 2" (a separate and distinct model from the "Mark II" below).

K9 was the first Doctor Who-related television series to not be produced or co-produced by the BBC. It marked only the second time, after the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie, that an official Doctor Who-related production was not based in Great Britain.

Built in the year 5000 as the robot companion of Professor Marius, K-9 was a mobile computer with built-in defensive weapons. After helping defeat The Swarm, the Professor offered K-9 to the Doctor and Leela. Although this version remained on Gallifrey with Leela when she left the TARDIS, the Doctor

After many adventures with the Doctor, K9 Mark I stayed behind on Gallifrey to look after Leela. The original K9 Mark I first appeared in The invisible Enemy which aired in 1977, He last appeared in The K9 Series, Regeneration which first aired in 2009.