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Polskie Zoo

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Poland
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How it feels

It is a Polish TV show from the early 90s that used puppets of animals in a zoo to make fun of politicians and current events. Each episode mocked the country's political scene with humor.

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What happens

Polskie Zoo is a Polish satirical TV program, produced by Marcin Wolski, and aired every Saturday night by Telewizja Polska station TVP1 between September 21 1991 to June 25 1994. It was focused on the political reality and the leading politicians in the country; and arranged as a puppet show with animals living in a Zoo. The screenplay was written by Marcin Wolski with puppets designed by Jacek Frankowski. The music was composed by Włodzimierz Korcz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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