Rubbery Figures
Rubbery Figures was a satirical rubber puppet series that screened in Australia in various forms from 1984 to 1990. It appeared on TV comedies like The ABC's Rubbery Figures and Fast Forward. It featured puppets of major political and social characters.
Production
The Rubbery Figures programs were made in the Melbourne film studio of Peter Nicholson, who also made the puppets themselves. Almost all the character voices for the puppets were performed by Melbourne voice actor Paul Jennings. The programs featured inserts of animation of puppet photo cutouts done mainly by Michael Nicholson, in a manner reminiscent of Terry Gilliam's work on Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Fast Forward's Rubbery Figures
Fast Forward included Rubbery Figures during its 1980s run, lasting until 1990. It was during its appearance on Fast Forward that Rubbery Figures acquired so many of its characters.
Characters
Australian politicians
Like shows such as Spitting Image or Hurra Deutschland, the primary characters of Rubbery Figures were politicians native to the program's country (i.e. Australia). The Rubbery Figures political characters included:
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