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Tuesday, 7 September 2004 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
Muppets Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker defeated Dr. Strangelove, Dana Scully of "X Files" fame, Star Trek's Mr. Spock and the Doctor himself to be voted Britain's favorite screen scientists, according to a poll published Monday and reported on CNN.com and other online sources. They beat their closest rival by a margin of 2 to 1 and won 33 percent of the 43,000 votes cast; Spock came in a distance second with 15 percent followed by The Doctor, from Dr Who, who garnered 13 percent. Scully, the only woman in the poll, came in sixth. The poll, sponsored by the BA and the BBC cult television website, gave the public five weeks to choose their favorite scientist from a shortlist of 10 that included Dr. Evil from the film "Austin Powers," Dr. Frankenstein, Frank N. Furter, of the "Rocky Horror Show Picture Show," Dr. Emmett Brown, of the film "Back to the Future" and Q of James Bond fame.




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