Line #5 Series/HaChartzufim


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3	''[=HaChraztufim=]'' (Hebrew: החרצופים[[note]]A portmanteau of חצוף, meaning audacious, and פרצוף, meaning face[[/note]]) was an Israeli satirical puppet show which ran on Telad (Channel 2) from 1996 to 2000, being essentially the local version of Series/SpittingImage.
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5	!!Famous sketches/themes include:
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7	* '''The [=SpitRoaches=] (החרג'וקים)[[note]]Due to TranslationConvention, "Spitting Image" is used instead of "Chartzufim"[[/note]]''': The daily ongoings of a family of four cockroaches, Hannan (father), Levana (mother) and their two kids Jifa and Nevo, who live under Sara Netanyahu's kitchen sink. Commonly believed by more right-leaning elements to satirize the family life of the Netanyahus themselves. Retooled to be time-travel themed after Ehud Barak's election.
8	* In a similar vein to how Geoffrey Howe was portrayed as a boring man who talks to sheep in the [[Series/SpittingImage British original]], '''Dan Meridor''' was portrayed as a spineless coward who turns invisible and talks to his pet cat Mitzi. This killed the real Meridor's political career, and is remembered in Israel to this very day for that very reason.
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12	!!''[=HaChraztufim=]'' provides examples of:
13	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In Spitting Image, Bill Clinton was just another warmongering US President just like Reagan and Bush Sr. - Contrast that with his Chraztufim version, who's practically obsessed with getting a Nobel Peace Prize.
14	* AnnoyingLaugh: Ariel Sharon had one, roughly put on text as "Heh-heh!". Sometimes, a few more "heh"'s were added, which landed him in [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Spongebob]] territory.
15	* ButtMonkey: Dan Meridor and Benny Begin for the Likud. Yossi Beilin and Shlomo Ben-Ami for the Labor Party.
16	* CatchPhrase: Several characters had a VerbalTic, sometimes derived from the real-life counterparts, other times invented or popularized by the show itself.
17	** ''Hallelujah, [...]. Hallelujah'' - Ehud Barak
18	** ''Scoop!'' - Ya'akov Melon
19	** ''Particular'' - Shlomo Ben-Ami
20	** ''Moufletta!'' - Oscilated between this and PhraseCatcher for David Levy.
21	** ''Yitzhak would have wanted [...]'' - Leah Rabin
22	** Aryeh Deri calls everyone ''Raffi'', as if he's interviewed by Raffi Reshef.
23	* DumbMuscle: Avigdor Kahalani and Rafael Eitan.
24	* FatBastard: Baiga Shochat embezzled citizens' money when he was Ehud Barak's Finance Minister.
25	* FunnyForeigner: Nathan Sharansky was depicted as absolutely clueless about Israeli customs.
26	* HuskyRusskie: Avigdor Liberman. Back when he was Bibi's chief of staff, he terrorized his boss's opponents.
27	* PhraseCatcher: Whenever the word "Innocent" came out of Aryeh Deri's mouth, it got followed by cries of "He's innocent!"
28	* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Moshe Shahal is desperate to be a Minister again and constantly asks everyone for a comeback.
29	* PornStache: Amir Peretz's puppet was nothing but this, which makes him look like a HugeHolographicHead.
30	* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Benny Begin was very verbose.
31	* SoapboxSadie: Shulamit Aloni.
32	* TalkativeLoon: Ezer Weizman, the President of Israel at the time of the show, was a rambling old man who typically made misogynistic comments, like how women shouldn't give childbirth because it's painful and demanding enough to be a men-only job.
33	* TheOldestProfession: At least two sketches showed David Levy as a prostitute.
34	* ThoseTwoGuys: Rafael Eitan and Ariel Sharon. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Lebanon_War One wonders why...]]

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