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Aibu spitting image

35 replies

Dianneabbottsmathsteacher · 17/05/2017 19:10

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

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

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BollardDodger · 17/05/2017 19:13

They'd have a field day these days

jayho · 17/05/2017 19:14

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

Asmoto · 17/05/2017 19:14

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

I always remember Dennis Healey's snowing eyebrows Grin.

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

RandomMess · 17/05/2017 19:15

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

NancyDonahue · 17/05/2017 19:18

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

disastrouslee · 17/05/2017 19:19

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

Ifailed · 17/05/2017 19:22

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 · 17/05/2017 19:22

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

Chesntoots · 17/05/2017 19:29

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 · 17/05/2017 19:29

Oh yes peas Norma Grin

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. Grin

Wasn't Edwina Curry a vampire? Grin

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Dianneabbottsmathsteacher · 17/05/2017 19:31

Going to watch some u Tube tonight and revive memories Grin

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Asmoto · 17/05/2017 19:36

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

Okite · 17/05/2017 19:40

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

RustyBear · 17/05/2017 19:45

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 · 17/05/2017 19:50

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

Gingernaut · 17/05/2017 19:58

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 · 17/05/2017 20:01

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 · 17/05/2017 20:02

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 · 17/05/2017 20:07

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 · 17/05/2017 20:08

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 · 17/05/2017 20:08

Bdays, fnar

gren · 17/05/2017 20:23

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 · 17/05/2017 20:26

It was hilarious Grin

Maudlinmaud · 17/05/2017 20:28

I loved spitting image. Princess Di and Fergie ok ya

Titsywoo · 17/05/2017 20:31

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.