Spitting Image (90s show)

[varkanoid]

Used to scare me when I was a kid.

 

[Admiral Huddy]

haha - loved it.. Something to look forward to on a Sunday night.

I used to have a choiuce.. "A promise" or Spitting Image.. Was always Spitting Image.

I would love if Spitting Image came back to mock today's politics in the UK and also the Trump administration.

tbh, i'm not sure this would fare up today. Besides, Trump Corbyn and Boris practically look like puppets anyway so wouldn't look to different.

 

[jpaul]

Coincidentally, turns out fox are bringing it back
https://deadline.com/2019/08/what-j...alternative-comedy-push-continues-1202664991/

a sampler of what was running in france ..but they had canned it last year - pre boris ... but, as vitriolic as Spitting used to be .
Donald Trump et le KKK, réunion de famille suprémaciste - Les Guignols
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWr18fEJqtE

 

[Malevolence]

you'd be better off watching repeats of Rainbow (mind you they all slept in the same bed so someone would probably get offended at that).

Bungle slept in pyjamas but walked around naked.

 

[v0n]

Spitting image even made into Genesis video

 

[Hades]

 

[robfosters]

I almost feel like it would be considered racist nowadays to even laugh at that South Africa one.

Have to admit, I cracked up at Botha’s wipe your feet line , but I almost felt wrong doing so.

 

[aardvark]

We still like to wind up our South African friend with this:

ha! i had that on vinyl.

its definitely 80s though

 

[DarrenM343]

I was thinking about this show the other day. Not only politics but celebs too, we're awash with them these days and with the internet we're never far away from reading something or other about them all, it'd be a good time to bring the show back to make fun of it all. But, maybe would be endless litigation .Take the it to the limits of what they can get away with. I still remember watching the Harrison Ford "squeal like a pig" episode of South Park thinking "no way" - was surprised they got away with that.

 

[Crizzy]

There was even a Spitting Image beat 'em up, had it on my Atari ST... It was terrible

 

[ChroniC]

The modern version was Newzoids

It wasn't great.

I must have been alone, except for me and misses that is. I liked this show, thought it was getting better but then they binned it.
Andy Murray always made me laugh.

 

[Gerard]

Really have to wonder if this is the type of show that will appeal to the Americans.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1177629274565681152

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

I started this thread a few weeks ago, not aware that it might be coming back. If it does, then looks like I called it!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49865406

 

[SkeeterUK]

Was just about to post this as a new topic that its coming back lol. Hopefully it has the same style as the 90s one and i hope its totally anti PC. Wonder if chris barry (rimmer) will reprise his voice work on the new set of characters as i believe he did a bunch of em back in the day.

 

[pinkpound]

Zombie Zuck

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

Bumping this thread - as Spitting Image is due to return. Only on Britbox for the time being though.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51734335

Amongst those being parodied will be the Sussex royals, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and other political figures like Greta. Also celebs such as Adele and Beyonce.

 

[chroniclard]

Britbox? Nobody is going to watch it then.

 

[Skidder]

great news it's coming back, was genius. hopefully it will be shown on BBC at some stage

 

[Orionaut]