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Puppet ruler. A puppet ruler is someone who holds a title of political authority, but is loyal to or controlled by outside persons or groups. When a foreign government wields such outside control, the puppet ruler's territory is referred to as a puppet state. Internal factors, such as non-elected officials, may also exert power over the puppet ...
A puppet state, puppet régime, puppet government or dummy government [1] is a state that is de jure independent but de facto completely dependent upon an outside power and subject to its orders. [2] Puppet states have nominal sovereignty , except that a foreign power effectively exercises control through economic or military support. [ 3 ]
This is a list of puppet states sponsored, created, or controlled by an occupying member of the Axis or Allied powers in World War II. These puppet states or régimes claimed to enjoy full, complete, and independent sovereignty, but took at least some direction from their countries' occupiers. [1] The puppet governments take responsibility for ...
The Bread and Puppet Theater (often known simply as Bread & Puppet) is a politically radical puppet theater, active since the 1960s, based in Glover, Vermont. The theater was co-founded by Elka and Peter Schumann. Schumann is the artistic director. The name Bread & Puppet is derived from the theater's practice of sharing its own fresh bread ...
Syndication. Release. September 26, 1987. (1987-09-26) –. September 1, 1989. (1989-09-01) 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.
Rubbery Figures was a satirical rubber puppet series and segment that screened in Australia in various forms from 1984 to 1990. The series ran on the ABC until 1988, when it was axed and subsequently revived as a segment on Seven Network 's Fast Forward in April 1989. [1] It featured puppets of major political and social characters.
Release. April 29. (2021-04-29) –. May 20, 2021. (2021-05-20) Let's Be Real is an American presidential-themed comedy puppet show that aired on Fox from April 29 to May 20, 2021. This series is based on the French show Les Guignols. It originally had an election-themed special on October 1, 2020.
Spitting Image is a British satirical television puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. First broadcast in 1984, the series was produced by 'Spitting Image Productions' for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV network. The series was nominated and won numerous awards, including ...