Have you ever seen the British TV Show called "The Spitting Image" ?

[DS1]

It had some BRUTAL characterizations of anyone right-wing, especially Maggie and Reagan, and also loved to take shots at Bob Dylan and others..

[4_Legs_Good]

1. Best Genesis video ever

Particularly because it was anti-Reagan and Thatcher...

david

[DS1]

3. Yes!

That brings back memories, I wish they'd release them on DVD

[4_Legs_Good]

Yeah, I guess they're not on DVD yet huh?

I still have the old VHS versions, of course. I'm an utter Genesis nut, though I prefer the PG era by a long shot.

david

[DS1]

7. I dunno, I haven't looked

:shrug:

I'll bet if you made copies of those tapes and put them on ebay they'd sell.

I'd buy one.

[4_Legs_Good]

10. :)

Probably true! :)

You should get into "tape" trading. Tons of great Genesis stuff out there. The Genesis Museum did a DVD of all Genesis promo videos. Do a google search and there's a yahoo group.

I wonder if I still have 2 copies of the promo video tapes. Hmmmmmmm...

david

[nytemare]

14. I am a bit of a Genesis nut too!

PG is the best!

When I was in London I went to the Spitting Image place there, where they made the puppets. It was great fun!

[DS1]

2. Oh yes, Prince Charles was eviscerated by this show

:D

[Longgrain]

4. An oldie but goodie, how about the American Krofft knock off

D.C. Follies? That one was actually pretty good too.

[miss_kitty]

13. it sucked, the US version

least. funny. show. evah.

[DS1]

15. heh, sounds about right! US versions of Britcoms NEVER get it right

NEVER NEVER NEVER!

Case in point, The Office.

[miss_kitty]

16. 'Men Behaving Badly'

another loser x(

[Metatron]

5. Here are some photos of Spitting Image puppets from the Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/gallery/0,8542,1444231,00.html

[DS1]

8. ouch

[Metatron]

11. The one with Thatcher as Hannibal Lecter is good, too.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

6. Some of those puppet caricatures were brilliant

:7

[Archae]

9. Gawd, were they funny.

Can you imagine what they'd be doing with Poodle and Smirk? :D

[miss_kitty]

12. I used to know one of the writers...

my favourite line-Reagan has Thatcher bent over backward in a passionate goodbye-at-the-airport embrace and when she pulls herself up and gets her ass onto the plane, Reagen turns to the camera and says "What a woman! Too bad I'm only screwing her country." They also savaged the royal family, casting Prince Philip and 'Phil the Greek,' a dull guy who wore a fancy naval uni and hung out at souvlaki shops down by the docks.

[DS1]

17. Haha nice!

Do me a favor and buy that writer a drink for me! :toast: