D.C. Follies

Created by TV puppet show legends Sid and Marty Krofft, this 1988-1990 syndicated American show could be seen as a less biting version of the UK's Spitting Image. Set in the Washington DC bar "D.C. Follies", lifesize puppets depicting celebrated people from both the world of Entertainment and the world of Politics engaged in various storylines. The cast were all puppets except for Fred Willard — who played Bartender Fred Willard — and a Guest of the Week.

Tropes used in D.C. Follies include:

• Author Avatar: For the second season two puppets named Sid and Marty ran a newsstand in front of the bar.
• Betty White: Was the guest star in one episode.
• Dan Quayle: One of the regular puppets seen each week.
• The Danza: Fred Willard.
• Even Evil Has Standards: The only reason Freddy Krueger doesn't go through with killing George H. W. Bush is because it would make Dan Quayle president of the United States.
• Expansion Pack Past: A Running Gag was that Fred had shared history with nearly every regular cast member.
• George H. W. Bush: One of the regular puppets seen each week.
• Gerald Ford: One of the regular puppets seen each week.
• Henry Kissinger: One of the regular puppets seen each week.
• Jimmy Carter: One of the regular puppets seen each week.
• John Madden: One of the regular puppets seen each week.
• Muppet: Many, many puppets of the Krofft variety.
• Richard Nixon: One of the regular puppets seen each week.
• Ronald Reagan: One of the regular puppets seen each week.
• Title Drop: Each episode begins with a Cold Opening sketch, ending with a character saying some form of "Let's go to D.C. Follies!"
• Trans-Atlantic Equivalent: Of Spitting Image