2014: "In the 80s, your enemy was mad and bad and plain in view. Satirists today have to fire at more oblique targets." What a difference six years has made. Perhaps it's not surprising Spitting Image is back.

@chriswilson3126

3 жыл бұрын

In this day and age I have to ask; Who are you getting at? Or is that the point?

@naturetubeUK

3 жыл бұрын

@@chriswilson3126 I don't think you have to ask that, but your asking suggests there's a selection of figures one might choose from

@ThiccboiSalmon

3 жыл бұрын

@@chriswilson3126 Well as far as characters in modern UK politics that are easy to satarise, there is a selection from both sides. On the right you have Farage and Johnson and the left Corbyn and a plethora of activists. In the early 2010's politicians were often criticised for all having fairly similar personalities and views, with Miliband emulating many Tory policies and One Nation Conservatism incorporating many of Labour's progressive reforms. Now politics has become a lot more stark for better or worse, as the two major parties and their voter bases have shifted closer to their respective poles. Boris Johnson is a traditional Eton raised conservative with a pompous accent and the bad habit of saying the first thing that comes to his mind, whilst the ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is a shaggy old man who promised free wifi to all and a host of poorly thought through pledges in hopes of winning the 2019 election. Satirists however, now have the issue of creating crazier parodies then ever befoee to stay relevant. I feel as if that is why the new Splitting Image series has been met with poor ratings as it's need to seem more outlandish has only removed it's nuance.

@DenkyManner

2 жыл бұрын

It also shows society does change in waves. There really was less relevance for satire for about 20 years. Sadly, we're in a new golden age for satire as things have regressed so badly.

Can you imagine today's politicians and "celebrities' being ripped apart on Spitting image? Johnson,Rees Mogg,Corbyn,Trump, Sturgeon,Foster,Abbott,May,Farage,Cowell,Rooney,etc etc. It would be amazing. Bring it on.

@Hysteria98

4 жыл бұрын

Just as an aside, it had a spiritual successor called 2DTV which dealt with the early 2000's. Didn't catch on at all, but was just as good, look it up.

@petergreen2552

4 жыл бұрын

@@Hysteria98 I remember 2DTV. Not bad but puppets work better than cartoons when it comes to ripping the piss

@N75911_

4 жыл бұрын

The Leftist clowns are a vastly more entertaining comedy than Israeli-shilled conservative party satire.

@mattmacdonald7391

4 жыл бұрын

Not long to wait...

@Garangus

4 жыл бұрын

@@N75911_ ?

God that puppet of thatcher is scary

@abunchofpaella

7 жыл бұрын

The original was scarier.

@thecinematicmind

7 жыл бұрын

Alex Cros A monstrosity the original was.

@h13r0nymu5

4 жыл бұрын

Hah, you should see the one for Tony Blair

@Cryptokat

4 жыл бұрын

she was much scarier in real life.... morons and racists will of course look back very fondly of maggie. cunts.

@jakehughes6087

4 жыл бұрын

@@Cryptokat seems like someone forgot about Tonny Blair and calls every one who has a different opinion fascists

We need this show back to end the careers of some of today's politicians.

@simongregory5519

5 жыл бұрын

that's why they got rid of it.The social engineers wouldn't be able to cope

@spyrofan9681

4 жыл бұрын

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!!!

@toyotaprius79

4 жыл бұрын

@@spyrofan9681 What is it, professor?

@spyrofan9681

4 жыл бұрын

@@toyotaprius79 Spitting Image has been revived for the 2020 season, photo's of several prototype puppets are already available to see and a pilot has been filmed.

@ram64man

3 жыл бұрын

I vote for the us congress as sheep

THEY NEED TO BRING THIS BACK

@ianucci

7 жыл бұрын

What was that similar CGI show they did a few years back? That was supposed to be a new spitting image. Wisely they didnt use the name as I think everyone would have been pissed off that they didnt use puppets.

@SPM0717

7 жыл бұрын

ianucci Headcases. And the puppetry one they did recently was Newzoids. Both were pretty average.

@bobguy4727

3 жыл бұрын

It's back but on britbox

“Hello, how marvellous to talk down to you” - thatcher

It warms my heart all this. Magnificent. They're back. Real comedy isn't dead yet.you can't kill the human spirit

These puppets scared the shit out of me as a kid and it’s brilliant! Great news that it’s coming back, wonder what it will be like.

@ThePinkBinks

2 жыл бұрын

Accurate.

I lived in England in the 80s and remember this well. Seeing these faces that I haven't thought of in years like Tebbit and Kinnock brings back memories.

@thelastpendragon4758

3 жыл бұрын

The world needs comedy and quick!

@Eleventhearlofmars

3 жыл бұрын

Comedy died long ago. People are not prepared to hear anyone having the piss taken out of them anymore. Try writing a decent quality comedy today and you’d have to go through your script about 100 times and then get an editor to double check it just in case you upset some little snowflakes out there who are just waiting for the chance for their 15 minutes of fame and make it bbc newsworthy racist accusations against. Someone will probably be upset that I’ve pointed that out lol.

@kingsman428

3 жыл бұрын

@@Eleventhearlofmars Tell that to Jimmy Carr, Frankie Boil etc

@Eleventhearlofmars

3 жыл бұрын

Kingsman I said comedy?!

@kingsman428

3 жыл бұрын

@@Eleventhearlofmars Yes but _comedy_ is an umbrella term, what you or I consider to be *comedy* is purely subjective. The idea that comedy is long dead just isn't true EG The Office, The IT Crowd, The Inbetweeners etc. That's a bit like saying "...music of today is shit because in my day, it was proper music and so much better..." when in truth, it's just different. Take Laurel and Hardy which, in _my opinion_ are the finest pair of comedians to have graced the screens. I think they are hilarious but my daughter thinks they are crap, not even remotely funny.

New episodes of Spitting Image have returned to TV this year. Some bits are already on KZread.

It was criminal that spitting image stopped just before Blair came to power. All those walking caricatures in his cabinet, it was screaming out for the spitting image treatment: Gordon Brown, Frank Dobson, Robin Cook, David Blunkett, Jack Straw, John Prescott, Alistair Darling, Margaret Beckett, Harriet Harman, Mo Mowlam, Clair Short and, of course, Blair himself with his pet Gerbil (I mean Goebbels) Peter Mandelson.

@AndreVanKammen

3 жыл бұрын

Their back kzread.info/dash/bejne/oGR-ttaaZprHhag.html

@AndreVanKammen

3 жыл бұрын

@drdavid They did Greta Thunberg does it get more left then that? They also did Pelosi and a lot of artists. Just stop with this stupid dividing bullshit that's going around. The world isn't divided in left and right, that comes mostly from Trump's lala land so he can grab power again.

@AndreVanKammen

3 жыл бұрын

@drdavid We have way more parties here in the Netherlands some are left in local politics and right for immigration. But if I read comments on KZread video's of American issues they react like "Your not right so you must be left", that's why I reacted a bit harsh because that is just not true. Even the current leading party in the Netherlands that is considered a right wing party here would be considered left wing to Americans so it's not that simple. I think spitting image is doing the comedy just right without offending the politics but more playing it on the persons. And most media leans a bit to the left as that comes from trying to keep an open view on things. It's just easier to target the prejudice of some of the right's conservatism.

@Sparhafoc

3 жыл бұрын

@@AndreVanKammen >>"Just stop with this stupid dividing bullshit that's going around. " Sadly, it's never going to stop. Small-minded tribalism is at the root of politics, and you don't get much smaller than a colour divided binary - easy consumption for idiots.

@PeasMinister

Жыл бұрын

Blair, Brown, Cook, Prescott, Blunkett, Beckett and Mandelson appeared in the show but near the end of its runtime as opposition MPs

Spitting image was brilliant. Bring it back.

@lauralishes1

4 жыл бұрын

An American version is to be shown in America but it won't touch how good ours was.

@DavidLLambertmobile

4 жыл бұрын

The Spitting Image Genesys music video was cool. It got a lot of play on MTV... 🇬🇧

@cristianluna5568

4 жыл бұрын

Bring back the benny hill show too. I mean it was one of the best shows ever made.

@thelastpendragon4758

3 жыл бұрын

Bevis and butthead do politics in the UK... Ermmm okk I'm the great cornhollio I need pee per for my bung hole

"hello, how marvelous to talk down to you". I nearly hurt my stomach laughing at that. Brilliant would be an understatement 😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏

@bletheringfool

2 жыл бұрын

and the funny thing is the guy she was talking down to was Steve Nallon the voice of Margaret Thatcher on Spitting Image

I just started watching this show about a month ago. Its genius. I had no idea that Spitting Image was so old. Very cool

I guess Jearmy paxman dosnt talk about his puppet.

@lwnf360

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. His editors went out of their way to show it multiple times, but deafening silence from him.

@halfaworldaway

4 жыл бұрын

Yyyyeeeeeeesss.

@JohnSheppard1

3 жыл бұрын

They should really do something with the Paxman puppet and University Challenge, in the same way Saint & Greavsie did it with Jimmy Greaves' puppet when he was ill one week and couldn't make it to the TV studio for filming. It was classic.

@francawdron3864

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he does

@royhenderson4561

3 жыл бұрын

Pacman, puppet, says it all.

Absolutely Brilliant Outstanding Memorable, So Missed The Spitting Image, I Still Often Wonder Of It's Return Back To Our Screens Again

@a.i.m.projectrecordings7844

3 жыл бұрын

It’s back on in couple of weeks on BritBox, you can watch the trailer

@humzakhalid7902

3 жыл бұрын

Full episodes are on KZread Aswell

Welcome back Spitting Image! What the world needs now, is satire, sweet satire... (And check out that very young Ian Hislop talking head!)

I loved this. I wish it would come back. An American version is to be shown in America but it won't be the same.

@generalzucc462

3 жыл бұрын

Copycats of British shows are just terrible

@dominichazell7862

3 жыл бұрын

General Zucc Indeed, look at ‘Sanford And Son’ 🙄 WTF??

And for us who worked and raised families in the nightmare of the Thatcher years ,especially in the North of England ,this was the one programme that showed that someone in the broadcasting industry was really on our side .And yet I think ,who was worse ,the beastly Thatcher ,or the pathetic Kinnock?.

@thehipbip1678

2 жыл бұрын

Roy Hattersley

That "healthy contempt" has been sadly lacking for too long.

@catherinescullion7901

7 жыл бұрын

Princess ナコルル I

@bermudarailway

3 жыл бұрын

If we hadn't lost it the mob we have now would not be so out of control.It might be the best weapon we have to regain our freedoms .

I love spitting image!! We need it now more than ever

Those Guys who made the puppets, should have got 'Oscars'!

2:25 I remember that rectangular pattern in the top right hand corner when the programmes were about to have a commercial break.

Love love love the old spitting image.

Glad it's coming back. We need it *now* more then ever.

*This needs to be revived!* *Desperately!* 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The John Major in Spitting Image scared the shit out of me as a kid

trust the BBC to have a tribute for an ITV show! More respect then the progenitor

Anyone watching this in 2020???

Who else is getting recommended this since the new one came out

2019...it's now official....Spitting Image is returning.

@lauralishes1

4 жыл бұрын

No it isn't. An American version is to be shown in America.

@JesusFriedChrist

3 жыл бұрын

Laura Walker No it isn’t

@BetterCallStan

3 жыл бұрын

It is

OMG Just read in paper that this incredible iconic show IS RETURNING!! I'M SO PLEASED. Can't wait to see it!

We need this more than ever

I'm glad they're back!!

That slap 1:02 jesus christ im in tears lol

Spitting Image was bloody brilliant

Great it's coming back, needed.

Spitting image was great. I used to love that show.......better times to.

Bring back spitting image God knows theres enough material out there.

@NateDoktor

3 жыл бұрын

GOOD NEWS kzread.info/dash/bejne/oGR-ttaaZprHhag.html

@jaxonwright2243

3 жыл бұрын

Thats the difference between then and now. Although it'd probably mostly Americans who sue...the Poms have a healthy sence of humor. I really hope they stick it to Mrs Markle and her lapdog.

@jaxonwright2243

3 жыл бұрын

Spitting image is British...proves my point really. The British enjoy a good joke even if its at their own expense. For the most part they arent snowflakes like their American cousins. The Americans dont have anything that compares to Spitting Image or the Goon Show...not even close. With them it's all politically correct sitcoms. Boring as f$&k and predictable as Tuesday following Monday.

ahhhh.... the good old days!

Can anyone tell me which series and episode 2:29 is from?

@dominospizza4386

6 жыл бұрын

Rhys Benjamin its the end scene from the 1987 election special

A great show that should be resurrected.

I still wanted Paxman to say “Yyyyesss”

We need this show back.

@lauralishes1

4 жыл бұрын

An American version is to be shown in America but it won't touch how good ours was

it's coming back on britbox this autumn and i can't wait!

So glad they’re bringing it back now, Britain post-Corbyn and post-referendum has so may extremities that it’ll work a trick.

Will they just stop harping on about how this satire is over! It's NOT! If they put spitting image back on, it would be funnier than ever. Look at Trump! look at farage! look at May! look at JCJ! Look at marine le pen! bloody hell. If any time now, it would be funnier now than it would be ever before. get your act together! and be positive

@douglasballantine2712

7 жыл бұрын

boxeriain Corbyn, Sanders, Chavez, Clinton the list goes on.

@duckndive666

6 жыл бұрын

boxeriain Think we know your bollitics lol how about obama , Hilary Clinton , jess Phillips , jermery corbin, Boris Johnston, Diane abbot , Nicola sturgeon, Vince cable ( gift) ????

@prigemini

3 жыл бұрын

@John Bowkett

@somerandompersonidk2272

3 жыл бұрын

It's back.

@kothar6159

3 жыл бұрын

Your wish is my command

One of the funniest programmes ever, satire the only genre of comedy

I would love this show back

My entire creative respect to the creators what a brilliant idea., with all its shades of biting humor.

I grew up with this right from 1984 funny then still funny today

This has to come back for today

SPITTING IMAGE, BRASS EYE, BREMNER, BIRD & FORTUNE are arguably the best and sharpest of British satire. 2DTV, HEADCASES, and NEWZOIDS all follow SPITTING IMAGE's legacy but didn't last too long. Wish I grew up on the SPIT but I was a tad too young for this programme in the day because of the 15-cert and adult humour.

The first time I saw spitting image was in 1989 and I loved it.

Im looking forward to seeing the new show coming soon.

It was amazing to think Thatcher was played by a man, Steve Nallon

@oldtimer5111

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that's him sitting on the bench saying he's unemployed.

@fp4man542

3 жыл бұрын

@@oldtimer5111 Yes, it is him.

You don’t need spitting image today - they are all a joke already.

@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317

3 жыл бұрын

The show or the people they make fun of? Because so much for the show to attack.

@williemherbert1456

3 жыл бұрын

@@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317 I guess the people, these politician nowadays.

@phoenixcoleman7777

3 жыл бұрын

Bro that’s the point of the show 😂

@rosshilton

3 жыл бұрын

Phoenix Coleman Back when it started Politicians etc managed to make it look like they lived respectable sensible lives. SI ripped that apart. But now we see them all for the greedy stupid liars that they are....

@Deebz270

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed - In fact Splitting Image would appear extremely serious compared to todays political reality.

02:10 probably one of the best moments in British Television history

That takes me back

"Tatcher's was the most popular and unpopular of governments" Boris Piffle-waffle - "Hold my beer!"

@llewbach77

3 жыл бұрын

She knew about her pedophile cabinet and brushed it under the carpet!.

It's back baby

It’s back on tv....new series October 2020

Was that a very, very young Ian Hislop I spotted from before the days of "Have I got news for you?"

@supertramp6011

3 жыл бұрын

A Koster think so!

Omg at 3:50 that's a young Ian Hislop.

Is the Arena on BBC4 special from 2014 available on KZread/stream/torrent/anywhere?

The Master Ship of the British comedi. ! ! !

I'm surprised the narrator hasn't fallen asleep reading his own lines.

"Nigel pinched my pen." 😂😂😂😂😂

5:31 Amazing the realism of the modern Spitting Image puppets!

this looks like a great show

One of the best comedies ever! 😆👏😜

Good memories

When Spitting Image is aired this Autumn which news story will it be? 1) Spitting Image is racist as they are making fun of black people by exaggerating their features. 2) Spitting Image is racist as they have no black characters.

@jneal21

3 жыл бұрын

Andrew Davies but it would be racist

@timonsolus

3 жыл бұрын

Today’s BLM SJW Twittermob crowd absolutely, positively NEED to have the urine mercilessly extracted from them. They take themselves FAR too seriously. People who can’t laugh at themselves don’t deserve to be taken seriously. Either scream with laughter, or stop screaming.

@andrewdavies1312

3 жыл бұрын

@Edgy-Big-Boi lol thats my point 👍

@matthewjones4423

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, grow up.

@andrewdavies1312

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewjones4423 instead of growing out. Like your mum

I really love this it's funny 😃

We want a spitting brexit immage special.

@lauralishes1

4 жыл бұрын

You mean a Spitting Imagine Brexit Special. I agree.

The thumbnail borders on uncanny valley and then when you start the video you get that terrifying shot of Thatcher 😂💔 this video was quite a ride lol

3:38 what's Jezza Corbyn doing?

@ewen666

4 жыл бұрын

Peter Davies nah chap he’s the one that wants to stop selling weapons to the Saudis

It's back baby 😘

Paraphrasing the late Vladimir Putin: Anyone who does not miss the eighties, has no heart. Anyone who wants to bring them back, has no brain.

its back n its brill

You're telling me I've not been watching Spitting image...?

Leather Jacketed Norman Tebbit rocked. :)

I thought Tony Hayers was dead!

@LukeMLTD

7 жыл бұрын

PJL1973 what was he doing up on that roof

@stevedixon6468

6 жыл бұрын

he was getting the aerial down

@rumham6703

6 жыл бұрын

Steve Dixon I know it was a figure of speech

@randomuploadsism

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevedixon6468 So the TV, really did kill him then

It became a badge of honour. The worst fate that could befall a politician was NOT to have a puppet

It was great

We need Maggie now.

chris was rockin it .. xx

Spitting image can replace the BBC!! I'll start paying your licence then

Yeah, bring it back, would be great to see Diane Abbott, you wouldn't need to make many changes to make her a funny character....get Jan Ravens to voice both her and Mrs May

Love it, Love it . If got a John Major.

lol love it

I believe the duty of a citizen in a democracy is to hold their leaders with healthy contempt and with dark ironic humour ;-) Britain was transforming into a post industrial knowledge economy.

What a shame Blair was never exposed to Spitting Image.

@stephenwilliams1269

3 жыл бұрын

with his ghastly wife

@mikeywest2007

3 жыл бұрын

he was.......and then in a spin off called 2DTV a few years later

Loved this show, it could be vicious against the politicians

I expect to watch this mentioned on the crown next season

I can't even imagine growing up with the surname Fluck.

Wait! Mr Bean was involved.

@Marcjames1986

3 жыл бұрын

No

From Aristophanes in ancient Greece, via Gillray in the 18th century, and through to Spitting Image in the 20th century, satire (brilliant satire) was par for the course. Now, things are so sanitised it's unbelievable.

At first I thought the guy @ 5:34 was another puppet!

@charliecatesby3346

4 жыл бұрын

No just Jewish. This man has made a lot of money based solely on his ethnicity.

Wish they would bring it back they would have a field day