Splutter spit...haha

Well Gabby you are running true to form by posting nasty comments.

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Anniebach

Duchess of Pork - Fergie
Eyes like headlights - Eugenie
Horsey face - Camilla and P Anne
Mouth like a letterbox - Cherie Blair
All comments in articles published
by the 'unbiased' press at various times.

I have as much right to comment as they do.

I think producers will have to be careful to ensure it's politically correct..e.g no racially offensive language etc. There's plenty of other material to play with. As regards faces, there have always been caricatures portrayed in newspapers, on TV e.g 'Have I got news for you' has a whole wall of them behind the panel. I agree with a previous poster that there's alot more horrible uncensored stuff written on social media. I am hoping it will get my chuckle muscles exercised, will make a change from the many 'all too serious' dramas on TV

Yes, a GN Spitting Image might be fun. However, our posts only reveal a fraction of what makes us tick.

I'd be bloody annoyed to be portrayed incorrectly.

I find all types of cruel jibes to be tasteless and it doesn't make me laugh in the slightest ,to be honest I didn't think it was even worth posting but feel I must vent my feelings and agree with Anniebach.Gabriella I find most of your posts disagreeable you seem to take delight in being controversial .

You have a point Jabberwok - maybe they'll go for Gransnetters! I'll volunteer to be a victim!

Exactly Annie. Very cruel, as was mocking President Reagan. In fact most if not all was cruel. I don't care at all for JC, but I certainly don't want to see him lampooned. Will the new programmes include mocking religion, particularly Jews? Muslims maybe, Christians almost definitely! All good for a laugh I daresay!

Gabriella, I was referring to you mocking the face of a woman , couldn’t care less what programmes you like or dislike

Spitting Image would indeed have been cruel and inappropriate if it hadn't been based on truth. And it is this element of truth which made the more self-aware of the 'victims' (including HRH) laugh along with it.

Calendargirl, Alzheimers is indeed not a laughing matter and sufferers and their families have my deepest sympathy. However, when the most powerful person in the free world, whose finger is on the nuclear button, is either showing early signs of the disease or for other reasons is just not up to the job, political observers and reporters have a duty to report on it through their chosen media.

What I would point out about Spitting Image, is that it was scrupulously fair in its coverage - we all had our political heroes lampooned as well as those who (due to our own bias) we might have thought more deserving.

I'd definitely want to see the Anna Soubry and Chukka Umanna puppets. A lot of fun to be had there.

I enjoyed Spitting Image first time round. Politicians and public figures have been lampooned for hundreds of years. It's no worse than having them ripped to pieces by the public on social media every single day in the newspapers, on You Tube, on forums all over the place. It's the way of the world now, and I agree that's probably not a good thing to savage others, but the cork came out of the bottle years ago. It can't be put back.

We do it here on Gransnet and we can be savage about people we don't like. Let he who is without sin, etc.

It comes with the territory I think. I value my anonymity. Who'd want to be in the public eye?

I thought the Queen Mum being portrayed as Beryl Reid was a hoot.

When I watched The Queen, starring Helen Mirren I kept expecting the actress playing the Queen Mum to have a Brummie accent

Mr 'nice peas, Norma' turned out not to be so dull and grey in the end!

Ah yes, we too say 'nice peas, Norma' Crikey a few people on here need to lighten up, we are living in a time of huge characters and many of them need lampooning. If you don't like it, don't watch it, it isn't compulsory.

well I am pleased, despite some people's rather po faced reactions on here. I know it was a little cruel sometimes, but with so many people ripe for ridicule there is a fantastic crop of characters. When it was on years ago, there was a range of dog squeaky toys based on some of the characters; we had Ronnie Reagan and used to throw him around for the dog 'Go and get Ronnie, fetch!' Ah happy memories. It will be especially great to look out for the Trump character....thanks GeorginaG54, you have made my day.

Anniebach
I beg your pardon?
just to get attention ?
? Doesn't everyone who posts on here want people to read it?
That's the whole point.

If you don't like the subject matter then why are you on here making sarky comments?
There are many more pro Spitting Image posts than cons.

Move on if you don't like. I and plenty of others do like.
Each to his own...I don't care what you watch and I don't have to fit in with your idea of acceptable viewing.

Gabriella. I loved it! Can see why programme makers want to bring it back, pure comedy gold poking fun at all that's wrong in the world. Hope it's on Sunday night like it used to be!!!

I used to find some of it amusing, but not sure if bringing it back is right for nowadays.
“The President’s Brain is Missing” doesn’t sound so funny when you think how Ronald Reagan was stricken with Alzheimer’s later in life.
And it must be quite hard to see yourself portrayed as depicted by the puppets, so unflattering!
Even politicians must feel thin-skinned sometimes.

Gabriella the nastiest thing you have posted just to get attention

I loved Spitting Image!

What it would be like this time round depends on the writers - all the brilliant puppetry is nothing without talented political satirists.

I for one, shall look forward to it

Jabberwork agree with you, and especially from someone who doesn't like it done to her/him

Tbh G54,I feel rather sorry for you. To find amusement in lampooning someone for their appearance whoever they are, (which lets face it is something none of us can help,) is just sad!

Also anyone remember 'The Chicken Song' and 'I've Never met a nice South African' which couldn't be made today in our PC times!