Spitting Image
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| + | '''''Spitting Image''''' is a British [[satire|satirical]] [[puppet show]], created by [[Peter Fluck]], [[Roger Law]] and [[Martin Lambie-Nairn]]. The series was produced by 'Spitting Image Productions' for [[ITV Central|Central Independent Television]] over 18 series which aired on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 [[BAFTA Television Awards]], including one for editing in 1989 and two [[Emmy|Emmy Awards]] in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. | ||
| - | '''Rudi Carrell''' (19 December 1934 – 7 July 2006), born '''Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar''', was a Dutch entertainer, born in [[Alkmaar]]. Along with famous entertainers such as [[Johannes Heesters]] and [[Linda de Mol]], Carrell was one of the most successful Dutch personalities active in Germany. | + | ==See also== |
| + | *[[Cultural depictions of Margaret Thatcher]] | ||
| + | *[[Cultural depictions of Ronald Reagan]] | ||
| + | *[[Les Guignols de l'info]] | ||
| + | *[[The Wrong Coast]] | ||
| + | *[[Crapston Villas]] | ||
| + | *[[Headcases]] | ||
| + | *[[2DTV]] | ||
| + | *[[The Mary Whitehouse Experience]] | ||
| + | *[[Have I Got News for You]] | ||
| + | *[[Land of Confusion]] | ||
| + | *[[The XYZ Show]] | ||
| + | *[[ZANEWS]], also known as ''Puppet Nation ZA'' | ||
| + | *[[D.C. Follies]] | ||
| + | *[[Las noticias del guiñol]] | ||
| + | *[[The Winjin Pom]] | ||
| + | *[[Rubbery Figures]] | ||
| + | *[[Newzoids]] | ||
| + | * [[Sooty]] | ||
| - | ==Controversial humor== | ||
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| - | In 1987, he famously caused a diplomatic rift between Germany and [[Iran]] with a sketch in which veiled women threw their undergarments at someone dressed like Iran's Supreme Leader [[Ayatollah Khomeini]]. The Iranian government responded by expelling two German diplomats and permanently closing the [[Goethe Institute]] in [[Tehran]]. | ||
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| - | Another controversial sketch used clever editing to show the then [[Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic)|Chancellor]] [[Helmut Kohl]] and other prominent German politicians apparently consorting with prostitutes. | ||
| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Spitting Image]] | ||
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Spitting Image is a British satirical puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. The series was produced by 'Spitting Image Productions' for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV network. The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Television Awards, including one for editing in 1989 and two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category.
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See also
- Cultural depictions of Margaret Thatcher
- Cultural depictions of Ronald Reagan
- Les Guignols de l'info
- The Wrong Coast
- Crapston Villas
- Headcases
- 2DTV
- The Mary Whitehouse Experience
- Have I Got News for You
- Land of Confusion
- The XYZ Show
- ZANEWS, also known as Puppet Nation ZA
- D.C. Follies
- Las noticias del guiñol
- The Winjin Pom
- Rubbery Figures
- Newzoids
- Sooty
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