Doctor Who was just one “twit of the Week” as far as Action readers were concerned.
Twit of the Week was Action’s regular chance for readers to spotlight people in the media, who they thought were in some way ridiculous. Each twit, usually the one who managed to garner the most votes each week, was pictured in the ‘TOTW’ frame with a reader’s letter of nomination next to them.
Twit of the Week ran from the 6th March 1976 issue onwards, although nominations were invited from the very first issue. In all there were 23 pre-ban recipients of the award, one lucky individual having the award bestowed upon them twice. Below are those lucky few.
| 6th March 1976 | Bamber Gasciogne |
| 13th March 1976 | Nicholas Parsons |
| 20th March 1976 | Russell Harty |
| 27th March 1976 | The Bay City Rollers |
| 3rd April 1976 | Malcolm Allison |
| 10th April 1976 | Hughie Green |
| 17th April 1976 | Tony Blackburn |
| 24th April 1976 | Doctor Who |
| 1st May 1976 | Kojak |
| 8th May 1976 | Bruce Forsyth |
| 15th May 1976 | Batman and Robin |
| 22nd May 1976 | Cilla Black |
| 29th May 1976 | No Twit – Hook Jaw poster |
| 5th June 1976 | No Twit – Hook Jaw poster |
| 12th June 1976 | No Twit – Hook Jaw poster |
| 19th June 1976 | No Twit – Hook Jaw poster |
| 26th June 1976 | Dr. Magnus Pike |
| 3rd July 1976 | Nicholas Parsons (again) |
| 10th July 1976 | No Twit |
| 17th July 1976 | No Twit |
| 24th July 1976 | Patrick Moore |
| 31st July 1976 | William Conrad |
| 7th August 1976 | No Twit |
| 14th August 1976 | Mike Reid |
| 21st August 1976 | No Twit |
| 28th August 1976 | Mohammad Ali |
| 4th September 1976 | Donny Osmond |
| 11th September 1976 | Lee Majors |
| 18th September 1976 | Jimmy Hill |
| 25th September 1976 | No Twit |
| 2nd October 1976 | Cyril Fletcher |
| 9th October 1976 | Peter Falk |
| 16th October 1976 | Money Man |
| 23rd October 1976 | The Lost Issue – any ideas? |
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