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The News Puppets (1988)

  • Aug 29, 1988
  • 30 seasons · 1,603 episodes

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About This Series

The News Puppets is a news and comedy series created by Alain Duverne and Alain de Greef. Its leading cast includes Yves Lecoq, Boris Scheigam and Daniel Herzog. It premiered on August 29, 1988 on Canal+. TMDB lists 30 seasons and 1,603 episodes so far and has ended. Its original language is French.

Synopsis

A parody of a newscast, the show is a caricature of the political world, the media, personalities or more generally of French society and the current world.

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Time to finish
About 214 hours, based on 1,603 episodes at 8 minutes each
Ending
Finished: all episodes are out
Language
French (subtitles or a dub may be needed)

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Cast

  • Yves Lecoq Various characters (voice) 1,603 episodes
  • Boris Scheigam Various characters (puppeteer) 1,603 episodes
  • Daniel Herzog Various characters (voice) 791 episodes
  • Cyril Valade Various characters (puppeteer) 234 episodes

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