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30 seasons · 1603 episodes total · ~53 per season.
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The News Puppets
1988 30 seasons · 1603 eps French
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★8.0TMDB · 21
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Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
Yves Lecoq
Various characters (voice)
Daniel Herzog
Various characters (voice)
Cyril Valade
Various characters (puppeteer)
Boris Scheigam
Various characters (puppeteer)
Created by
Alain Duverne, Alain de Greef
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CRAFT
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Crossed the 100-episode mark — syndication territory.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 214 hours end-to-end — 27 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 1988 to 2016 — a 28-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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AWARDS
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Show type: Scripted.
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CAST
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Created by Alain Duverne, Alain de Greef.
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DIRECTOR
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Airs on Canal+, Be tv.
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- Seasons
- 30
- Total episodes
- 1603
- Avg episode length
- 8 min
- Premiered
- 1988-08-29
- Last aired
- 2016-02-12
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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