Similar Shows Elsewhere
- Argentina
A political satire programme called Kanal K was aired by Canal 13 during the early 1990s.
- Australia
- Rubbery Figures (Fast Forward Series 1&2 (1989–1990))
- Azerbaijan
- Kuklalar was a short-life week-end show on Lider TV, similar to Russian NTV's Kukly. Only Azerbaijan opposition leaders and celebrities' puppets were presented in the program. Puppets-making and filming were both made in Kukly's base in Moscow, while script, voicing, and editing were made in Baku.
- Bulgaria
- Talking Heads (TV7)
- Brazil
- Agildo no País das Maravilhas (Rede Bandeirantes, 1987–1989)
- Cabaré do Barata (Rede Manchete, 1989–1990)
- Canada (Quebec)
- Et Dieu créa… Laflaque
- Catalonia
- Polònia
- Chile
During the 1990s, an imitation of the Spitting Image show, called Los Toppins, was aired on the television network Megavision. More successful, although oriented to a younger audience was the 31 Minutos show, which aired on TVN.
- Colombia
- Los reencauchados (Cenpro Televisión, 1995)
- Noticiero NP& con los reencauchados (Caracol TV, 2009-present)
- Czech Republic
- Gumaci (TV NOVA)
- France
- Le Bébête Show (TF1)
- Les Guignols de l'info (Canal Plus)
- Finland
- The Autocrats
- Germany
- Hurra Deutschland (ARD, RTL 2), Zak (WDR, ARD)
- Greece
- ΦΤΥΣΤΟΥΣ with George Mitsikostas, (SKAI TV)
- Hungary
- Uborka (MTV 1)
- Ireland
- Bull Island (RTÉ)
- India
- Double Take (NDTV)
- The Great Indian Tamasha (NDTV)
- Israel
- Chartzufim (Channel 2)
- Italy
- Teste di Gomma (Telemontecarlo)
- Gommapiuma (Canale 5)
- Gli Sgommati (Sky Uno)
- Japan
- Spitting Image Japan (Fuji Television) - aired in the program Raster Tunnels 94 in 1994 and followed the same format as Spitting Image but satirised Japanese politicians instead.
- Kenya
- The XYZ Show, a 15-minute political satire programme created by Godfrey Mwapembwa- a cartoonist whose pseudonym is Gado- produced by Buni, and aired on Kiss TV.
- Malta
- Teletubi (One TV) A puppet show that poked fun at local politicians and celebrities. Was banned but the puppets still make the odd appearance on TV.
- Mexico
- Hechos de Peluche (TV Azteca)
- New Zealand
- Public Eye - aired in the 1980s and followed the same format as Spitting Image but satirised NZ politicians instead. Facelift (tv show)
- Poland
- Polskie ZOO (Telewizja Polska)
- Portugal
- Contra Informação (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal)
- Romania
- Animat Planet (Antena 1)
- Russia
- Kukly
- Serbia
- Nikad izvini (RTV Pink)
- Parobrod (RTS)
- South Africa
- Za News (Web only; rejected by SABC
- Spain
- Las noticias del guiñol (Canal Plus)
- Txokolatex (Euskal Telebista)
- Sweden
- Riksorganet aired on SVT in 1998 right before the general election the same year. The show mocked the party leaders along with people working in the media. The voices were provided by Sissela Kyle, Claes Ljungmark, Anders Mårtensson, Johan Wahlström and Katarina Ewerlöf.
- Switzerland
- Les Bouffons de la Confédération (Léman Bleu) & (La Télé)
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