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!!Tropes of ''Spitting Image'':
* SketchComedy
* TakeThat: Well,... everybody!
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* ContinuityAnnouncement: The continuity announcer is a regular character who always makes sure to add a "we here on ITV" whenever making some commentary on the bizarre events going on. He appears in Series 1 [[Recap/SpittingImageS1E1 Episode 1]], during the credits; in Series 1, [[Recap/SpittingImageS1E11 Episode 11]], to inform the viewers that the show has fallen foul of technical difficulties; and in Series 3, [[Recap/SpittingImageS3E9 Episode 9]] to wish the Queen a happy birthday.
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* GutturalGrowler: Music/BruceSpringsteen.
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** In the Derek Jameson sketch about German television, Creator/ChrisBarrie is speaking real German.
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The show's team is also responsible for the famous video for "Music/LandOfConfusion" by Music/{{Genesis|Band}}, which features puppets of noted personalities (and the three members of the band) similar to those featured on the show.
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The show's team is also responsible for the famous video {{music video|s}} for "Music/LandOfConfusion" by Music/{{Genesis|Band}}, which features puppets of noted personalities (and the three members of the band) similar to those featured on the show.
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The show has had several {{spiritual successor}}s such as the traditional animation ''2DTV'', CGI series ''Headcases'' and part-CGI, part-puppet ''Newzoids'' but none have ever matched its popularity. The concept was brought overseas and foreign remakes have been made in [[Series/LesGuignolsDeLInfo France]], Germany, the USA,[[note]]two times, in fact; a series of specials produced for {{Creator/NBC}} by the actual ''Spitting Image'' production staff, and the unrelated ''Series/DCFollies''[[/note]] Portugal, India, Italy, Serbia, Norway, Russia, the Netherlands and [[Series/HaChartzufim Israel]] among others, with varying degrees of popularity -- some bombed, others have outlasted the British original.
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The show has had several {{spiritual successor}}s -- such as the traditional animation ''2DTV'', CGI series ''Headcases'' ''Headcases'', and part-CGI, part-puppet ''Newzoids'' -- but none have ever matched its popularity. The concept was brought taken overseas and foreign remakes various {{foreign remake}}s have been made in [[Series/LesGuignolsDeLInfo France]], Germany, the USA,[[note]]two times, in fact; a series of specials produced for {{Creator/NBC}} by the actual ''Spitting Image'' production staff, and the unrelated ''Series/DCFollies''[[/note]] Portugal, India, Italy, Serbia, Norway, Russia, the Netherlands Netherlands, and [[Series/HaChartzufim Israel]] Israel]], among others, with varying degrees of popularity -- some bombed, while others have outlasted the British original.
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''Spitting Image'' is a British {{satir|e}}ical {{puppet show|s}} which ran on Creator/{{ITV}} from 1984–96, with a {{revival}} airing on [=BritBox=] as of 2020. The series could possibly be one of the most influential programmes in British television history, as by virtue of using puppets, they could get away with things that other shows could not.
For the entirety of the original run, the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom was ruled by the [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Conservative Party]], so the government (and especially UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher) was the show's favourite target. However, it did not spare the opposition parties, the [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily royal family]], other countries' leaders, or celebrity figures outside of politics. Probably the most acerbically targeted country was UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica during UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra.
For the entirety of the original run, the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom was ruled by the [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Conservative Party]], so the government (and especially UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher) was the show's favourite target. However, it did not spare the opposition parties, the [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily royal family]], other countries' leaders, or celebrity figures outside of politics. Probably the most acerbically targeted country was UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica during UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra.
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''Spitting Image'' is a British {{satir|e}}ical {{puppet show|s}} which ran on Creator/{{ITV}} from 1984–96, with a {{revival}} airing on [=BritBox=] as of 2020. The series could quite possibly be one of the most subversively influential programmes in British UK television history, as by virtue of using puppets, they puppets it could get away with things that other shows could not.
For the entirety of the original run, the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom was ruled by the [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Conservative Party]], so the government (and especially UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher) was the show's favourite target. However, it did not spare the opposition parties, the [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily royal family]], the leaders of othercountries' leaders, countries (UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica during UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra being probably the most acerbically targeted), or celebrity figures outside of politics. Probably the most acerbically targeted country was UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica during UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra.
politics.
For the entirety of the original run, the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom was ruled by the [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Conservative Party]], so the government (and especially UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher) was the show's favourite target. However, it did not spare the opposition parties, the [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily royal family]], the leaders of other
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The show ended its original run after 18 seasons, due mostly to the fact that they couldn't afford the new puppets they would need for a change of government; that, and the relatively bland composition of the UsefulNotes/JohnMajor government, which lacked the epic grandeur of the Thatcher years and -- with the notable exception of Major himself -- almost defied satire. However, a {{revival}} premiered in late 2020 on the streaming service [=BritBox=], with prime minister UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson, then-U.S. president UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, the 2020 American election cycle, the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and prominent billionaires and celebrities like Music/KanyeWest, Elon Musk, and [[Creator/{{Amazon}} Jeff Bezos]] all providing ample opportunities for satire and parody. A 20th season premiered in late 2021. The showrunners have put all episodes of the reboot, and are currently attempting to upload the original show, onto Website/YouTube for free [[https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCCov3Uxwgh6Fq_2F7oW9-hA here]].
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The show ended its original run after 18 seasons, due mostly to the fact that they couldn't afford the new puppets they would need for a change of government; that, and the relatively bland composition of the UsefulNotes/JohnMajor government, which lacked the epic grandeur of the Thatcher years and -- with the notable exception of Major himself -- almost defied satire. However, a {{revival}} premiered in late 2020 on the streaming service [=BritBox=], with UK prime minister UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson, then-U.S. then-US president UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, the 2020 American election cycle, the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and prominent billionaires and celebrities like such as Music/KanyeWest, Elon Musk, and [[Creator/{{Amazon}} Jeff Bezos]] all providing ample opportunities targets for satire and parody. A 20th season premiered in late 2021. The showrunners have put all episodes of the reboot, and are currently attempting to upload the original show, onto Website/YouTube for free [[https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCCov3Uxwgh6Fq_2F7oW9-hA here]].
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* NorthernIrishAndNasty:
** Ian Paisley is depicted in the show as belligerent to a fault with NoIndoorVoice. He even goes to far as to berate God directly for failing to see that the Pope did not survive his assassination attempt.
** The song "Our God's Bigger Than Your God" features a puppet in a balaclava standing in front of an Irish tricolour singing the line "My god says that it's fine to kill" in a Northern Irish accent. This is then followed up with Ian Paisley responding to him with the song title.
** Ian Paisley is depicted in the show as belligerent to a fault with NoIndoorVoice. He even goes to far as to berate God directly for failing to see that the Pope did not survive his assassination attempt.
** The song "Our God's Bigger Than Your God" features a puppet in a balaclava standing in front of an Irish tricolour singing the line "My god says that it's fine to kill" in a Northern Irish accent. This is then followed up with Ian Paisley responding to him with the song title.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: One sketch had a Main/PublicServiceAnnouncement [[Main/MundaneMadeAwesome warning viewers about the dangers of]] Creator/OliverReed having a bonk.
