Flop Show

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Flop show was a comedy serial on Indian television. The show was directed by satirical humourist Jaspal Bhatti, and aired on DD National in 1989.

[edit] Overview

The 10 episodes of it are all satires done on social problems with the common man. The show was immensely popular and still gets repeated re-runs on Doordarshan.^{[citation needed]} The show was shot completely in Chandigarh. The cast remained same in every episode but their characters got changed. Another USP of the show was the joke in between the casting at the beginning and a song at the end of every episode.

[edit] Episodes

1. Chief Guest - Satire on punctuality of chief guests.
2. Medical Bills - When Jaspal's friend is admitted in a hospital with his name.
3. Property - Where Jaspal Bhatti was property dealer
4. Contractor - Where the whole wall falls down on the thieves for which builder gets awarded.
5. P.H.D - When Jaspal guides his student to complete his Phd., so that he can marry his sister-in-law.
6. Meeting - When Bhatti is stuck only in meetings and no work in office.
7. Govt. Officer - When the dog gets lost. It features the misuse of government machinery and resources.
8. Doctor - When the watch of Bhatti gets lost.
9. Lineman - The telephone is dead
10. TV Serial - When Jaspal Bhatti makes a TV Serial

[edit] References

• Details of each episode with credits