D.C. Follies

D.C. Follies is a syndicated sitcom which aired from 1987–1989. The show was set in a Washington, D.C. bar, where a bartender played by Fred Willard would welcome puppet caricatures of politicians and popular culture figures. The show, a satire, made frequent sardonic comments on cold war and late 1980s politics and pop culture. Although Willard was the only live actor appearing regularly, each episode featured a celebrity guest, including Martin Mull, Robin Leach, Bob Uecker, and Betty White. In one episode, Robert Englund showed up as his Freddy Krueger character, and in a special Christmas episode an un-billed actor played Santa Claus.

D.C. Follies
GenreComedy
Created bySid & Marty Krofft
Written byLarry Arnstein
Wayne Kline
Bob Dolan Smith
John Debilis
Mike Kirchenbaum
E. Jeffrey Smith
Jeff Zimmer
Directed byRick Locke
Presented byFred Willard
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes44 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)Sid & Marty Krofft
Running time30 minutes
Production company(s)Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures
Negative Entertainment (1987–1988)
Cannon Films (1988–1989)
DistributorAccess Syndication
Release
Original networkSyndication
Original releaseSeptember 26, 1987 (1987-09-26) –
September 1, 1989 (1989-09-01)

The show's use of puppets that mimicked popular culture and political figures was similar to the British series Spitting Image; it was produced by Sid and Marty Krofft, well-known puppeteers in the United States who were responsible for popular children's television shows including H.R. Pufnstuf and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. The show was originally funded and syndicated nationally by New York-based Syndicast Services Inc.

Frequently appearing puppet characters included

Home media

A series of three "Best of D. C. Follies" VHS tapes were released, with each volume containing two episodes.

On August 4, 2017, Shout! Factory announced they had acquired the rights to the series and subsequently released D.C. Follies – The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 on November 14, 2017.[1]

The show has been made available via video on demand at Amazon Video and iTunes.

gollark: It just says stupid things too.
gollark: That blog post explicitly mentions the orthogonality thing.
gollark: Basedness is measured in pH, actually.
gollark: But it's totally consistent for some geese to contain geese.
gollark: Also that.

References
  1. D.C. Follies - 'The Complete Series' Starring Fred Willard, from Sid and Marty Krofft! Shout! Factory to release a 4-DVD set into stores this fall Archived 2017-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
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