D.C. Follies (1987)

D.C. Follies

D.C. Follies is a syndicated sitcom which aired from 1987–1989 and was set in a Washington, D.C. bar, where bartender Fred Willard would welcome puppet caricatures of that day's politicians and celebrities. The humor tended to be on the satirical side, often taking potshots at politicians and the political process. Although Willard was the only live actor appearing regularly, each episode brought a celebrity guest into the bar, such as Martin Mull, Robin Leach, Bob Uecker, and Betty White. In one episode, Robert Englund showed up as his Freddie Kruger character, and in a special Christmas episode an un-billed actor played Santa Claus. Another episode had Mike Tyson confront his own puppet character. The show was believed to be inspired by the British series Spitting Image. It was syndicated in many markets, although it often aired at odd hours, making it difficult for the show to build a following. It was produced by Sid and Marty Krofft.

D.C. Follies

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Pilot

  • 1x2

    Reagan parachutes into dc follies

  • 1x3

    Nixon's presidential library is a bookmobile

  • 1x4

    Sean penn escapes from jail and heads to d.c. follies

  • 1x5

    Ollie north raises money with "adopt-a-contra scheme

  • 1x6

    Tammy faye bakker debuts her latest song

  • 1x7

    Jesse jackson sings with dolly, barbara and cher

  • 1x8

    George h. w. bush schemes to get ronald reagan out of the white house

  • 1x9

    Nixon gives fred financial advice…and...he loses his shirt

  • 1x10

    Nixon impeached from cub scouts

  • 1x11

    Nixon acts as princess di's divorce lawyer

  • 1x12

    George h. w. bush falls into a well

  • 1x13

    Reagan accidentally gives fred a nuke for christmas

  • 1x14

    Reagan tries to wipe out national debt with tv home shopping show

  • 1x15

    For nixon's birthday, an opera based on his life

  • 1x16

    Astrologer joyce jillson predicts the future

  • 1x17

    Nixon dreams of being a movie star with heather thomas

  • 1x18

    Super bowl at the follies

  • 1x19

    George h.w. bush engages don king as his manager

  • 1x20

    Margaret thatcher confers with madonna to find a new image

  • 1x21

    Lee iacocca becomes lee ayatollah and opens a chrysler plant in iran

  • 1x22

    Recording industry behind nixon's resignation, left clues in song lyrics

  • 1x23

    Ford begs nixon to read a story from his bedtime tales

  • 1x24

    Presidential candidates selected for jury duty

  • 1x25

    George burns sends swaggert to d.c. follies to repent his sins

  • 1x26

    Mike tyson gives words of wisdom to reagan and gorbachev for world peace

  • 1x27

    Carter, nixon and ford perform ex-president do-wop blues

  • 1x28

    Ollie north and nixon plan to take over the western hemisphere

  • 1x29

    Freddy krueger's nightmare: dan quayle elected president

  • 1x30

    Nixon impersonates elvis in a moneymaking scheme

  • 1x31

    Nixon impersonates dangerfield, dolly parton and bette midler

  • 1x32

    Reagan auditions for a part on 'dynasty'

  • 1x33

    Fred plays chess with yasser arafat

  • 1x34

    Castro and arafat's new show, 'terrorists at the movies' gives bambi two guns down

  • 1x35

    Reagan gets an acting job on eightysomething

  • 1x36

    Nixon schemes to make money by becoming a surrogate mother

  • 1x37

    The pope walks on water at the boston harbor

  • 1x38

    Nixon hawks the watergate tapes for $29.99

  • 1x39

    Joan rivers debates gorbi and thatcher

  • 1x40

    Nixon contemplates a parallel universe without watergate

  • 1x41

    National rambo association allows criminally insane to possess guns

  • 1x42

    Nixon has romantic fantasies about bo derek

  • 1x43

    Dolly parton gives makeup tips to barbara bush

  • 1x44

    Political love connection profiles arafat and joan river's dream date

  • 1x45

    The contras help out on ollie north's telethon

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