As a kid I always enjoyed Sid and Marty Kroft programs but this show was one of my favorites. At the time England had a show called Spitting Image which made political figures into puppets and is a well made satire. DC Follies is the USA version of the show. The puppets are near perfect images of the politicians they satire. The show takes place in a bar in Washington D. C. which is owned by the late great Fred Willard who with the exception of a few guest stars is the only real human out of the cast of Krofft puppets. We see puppets out of every political person of the 80s including Reagan, Bush, Ford, Carter, along with my favorite Richard Nixon (the puppet) who gets ejected from a softball game for scuffing the ball with his 5 o'clock shadow. Along with puppet celebrities Sean Penn, Cher, Princess Diana, and Pope John Paul II. The series had memorable guest stars such as Julia Duffy Ron Reagan jr and Freddy Krueger himself Robert Englund. It's a shame that there were only 2 full seasons as the series had potential to have many more seasons. The show is on DVD on Amazon but if you want a continuation of political satire check out the classic show Spitting Image. DC Follies is a fun show if you want to look back nostalgically on 80s political satire.
Review of D.C. Follies
