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D.C. Follies (1987)

D.C. Follies poster
Genre
sitcom
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 45 episodes
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bartender in a Washington D.C. bar serves drinks to puppet versions of real politicians and celebrities. The show mixes comedy sketches with interactions among the puppet characters.

lightheartedwhimsicalsillycampysatiricalfast-pacedplayfulnostalgic

What happens

D.C. Follies is a syndicated sitcom which aired from 1987 to 1989. The show was set in a Washington, D.C. bar, where a bartender played by Fred Willard would welcome puppet caricatures of politicians and popular culture figures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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