The News Puppets
80
Balasaur Score
Worth a look
1988–2015 · TV · 30 seasons · 1603 episodes
The read
A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8/10. The series ran 30 seasons across 1603 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
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.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
21 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 215 ep1988 |
| 2 | Season 2 | 201 ep1989 |
| 3 | Season 3 | 207 ep1990 |
| 4 | Season 4 | 189 ep1991 |
| 5 | Season 5 | 178 ep1992 |
| 6 | Season 6 | 188 ep1993 |
| 7 | Season 7 | 191 ep1994 |
| 8 | Season 8 | |
| 9 | Season 9 | |
| 10 | Season 10 | |
| 11 | Season 11 | |
| 12 | Season 12 | |
| 13 | Season 13 | |
| 14 | Season 14 | |
| 15 | Season 15 | |
| 16 | Season 16 | |
| 17 | Season 17 | |
| 18 | Season 18 | |
| 19 | Season 19 | |
| 20 | Season 20 | |
| 21 | Season 21 | |
| 22 | Season 22 | |
| 23 | Season 23 | |
| 24 | Season 24 | |
| 25 | Season 25 | |
| 26 | Season 26 | |
| 27 | Season 27 | 200 ep2014 |
| 28 | Season 28 | 34 ep2015 |
| 29 | Season 29 | |
| 30 | Season 30 |
Cast
- Yves LecoqVarious characters (voice)
- Daniel HerzogVarious characters (voice)
- Cyril ValadeVarious characters (puppeteer)
- Boris ScheigamVarious characters (puppeteer)
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Themes
politicssatireparodypolitical satirenewssatiricalanthropomorphic puppetsmedia satirepuppetsfrench politicsnews broadcastingsatirical news broadcasting
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