Aibu spitting image

[Dianneabbottsmathsteacher]

Those of us old enough to remember? The Maggie sketch with the vegetables 'they will have what I have'

Wish back today would love to see what they would do with May, Corbyn and Trump

[BollardDodger]

They'd have a field day these days

[jayho]

If lib Dems we're in charge would have all gone to pot..

[Asmoto]

Oh, yes, that one was a classic! They could have had amazing fun with Trump especially.

I always remember Dennis Healey's snowing eyebrows .

Is there a 'bring back Spitting Image' petition we could sign?

[RandomMess]

It was great, I remember Major getting ever greyer...

[NancyDonahue]

I loved Spitting Image. John Major and his wife were brilliant. It totally needs to be brought back!

[disastrouslee]

It was amazing. Thanks for the reminder, I'll have to seek out some DVDs.

[Ifailed]

It wouldn't be allowed now, could you imagine the outrage from the papers if a TV show started taking the piss out of the saintly Tories?

[DJBaggySmalls]

Peas.....I love peas...

[Chesntoots]

You can find episodes on YouTube.... We were talking about it at work the other day. Most of my early political education was from Spitting Image. If it hadn't been for that programme I would never have recognised any politician. Even now, they are the ones I remember most easily - "Little David Steele" anyone?!

[Dianneabbottsmathsteacher]

Oh yes peas Norma

Wasn't one of the Tory front bench a slug? Can't think who that was?

Also the royal family Fergied laugh snd Edward being useless.

Wasn't Edwina Curry a vampire?

[Dianneabbottsmathsteacher]

Going to watch some u Tube tonight and revive memories

[Asmoto]

Little David Steele - yes - tucked into David Owen's breast pocket .

[Okite]

Think the slug was the minister in charge of education but his name escapes me at the moment

[RustyBear]

The slug was Kenneth Baker (Minister for Education, responsible for inset days, known for years as Baker days)

There have been rumours of a remake, but I'm not sure how much substance there is in them.

[SweetChickadee]

Fergie putting her freckles on with a can of brown spray paint and a colander

[Gingernaut]

A few sketches that stick in my mind

John Major takes acid "Look at all the shades of grey"

The "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" sequence recreating the scene from "Cabaret" with politicians' puppets standing in for the original actors

The scientist discovering that Margaret Thatcher is indeed an Alien - she transforms into one and destroys him

And the real, actual, Sting singing a reworked version of "Every Breath You Take" after being asked for permission and really liking the idea.

[NickAngel]

Roger Moore's eyebrow range
Chicken song
The Queen Mum and Gordon's.
Loved spitting image- does anyone remember their exhibition in Covent Garden?

[FreeSpiritJen]

Maggie goes into the hairdressers (on one episode) and says 'give me a universally popular haircut,' and the hairdresser cuts off her head! 😂

Remember 'I've never met a nice south african?' 🤣

[Chesntoots]

There is a man at work from South Africa and that is all that is what went through my head the first time he spoke (and each time ever since....)

[Gingernaut]

The Atheist Tabernacle Choir, Santa Claus is on the Dole, The Chicken Song......young'uns these days; they have no idea about political satire. Sigh

[jayho]

Bdays, fnar

[gren]

Just listened to John Lloyd - writer - on desert island discs. Really interesting.

Politicians got more upset about their big nose etc than their character assassination 😂

[FurryLittleTwerp]

It was hilarious

[Maudlinmaud]

I loved spitting image. Princess Di and Fergie ok ya

[Titsywoo]

Newszoids on ITV recently was very similar. I hope they bring it back. Apparently they are going to do Spitting Image in America on Fox. Not sure the humour will be quite the same though.