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Rubbery Figures

Rubbery Figures poster
Genre
comedy television series
Country
Australia
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Australian TV series uses rubber puppets to parody real political and social figures. It originally aired on the ABC from 1984 to 1988, then became a segment on Fast Forward in 1989.

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What happens

Rubbery Figures was a satirical rubber puppet series and segment that screened in Australia in various forms from 1984 to 1990. The series ran on the ABC until 1988, when it was axed and subsequently revived as a segment on Seven Network's Fast Forward in April 1989. It featured puppets of major political and social characters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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