Bulldog Clips

Two sturdy metal clips with spring-loaded jaws, used to secure wires and components during the Doctor's hasty repair of K9's interface. Jackson, Tala, Herrick, and the Doctor handle them with urgency, their hands working quickly among the exposed wiring of the crystalline guidance array as the Doomed Argo groans under gravitational strain.

3 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S15E17 · Underworld Part 1

Doctor and Leela board doomed Minyan vessel

Bulldog clips are used desperately by the Doctor to secure wires from the fractured carbon crystal to K9’s neural interface. These improvised connectors facilitate the transfer of navigational data from the failing Argo systems to K9, enabling vessel override.

Before: Junk drawer fasteners on a broken equipment cart in the flight deck

After: Clamped into a critical electrical junction, conducting high-voltage current without failure

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S15E17 · Underworld Part 1

Doctor harnesses K9 to save the Argo

Two spring-loaded bulldog clips secure wires from the crystalline guidance array to K9’s neural port, completing a high-voltage override that bypasses the Argo’s terminal systems. The Doctor’s hasty repair snaps into place as K9 yelps from the sudden interface, the clips stabilizing the junction against the vessel’s groaning mechanics.

Before: Stored in a utility panel, unremarkable and unused.

After: Clamped tightly around exposed wiring, joining crystal and cybernetic system, emitting a mild electrical hum.

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S15E17 · Underworld Part 1

Jackson drives ship into nebula peril

Two sturdy bulldog clips secure the crystalline guidance array’s connections to K9’s interface, acting as improvised clamps during the Doctor’s hasty repair of the corrupted navigation system. Their pragmatic use bridges alien technology with K9’s precision.

Before: Lying unremarkable among exposed wiring and fractured crystal.

After: Clamped tightly around the array’s cables, holding the circuit intact under gravitational stress.

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