Polskie Zoo

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Polskie Zoo was a popular Polish satirical TV program, produced by Marcin Wolski, and aired every Saturday night by Telewizja Polska station TVP1 between 1991–1993.^[1] It was focused on the political reality and the leading politicians in the country; and arranged as a puppet show with animals living in a Zoo.^[2] The screenplay was written by Marcin Wolski with puppets designed by Jacek Frankowski.^[3] The music was composed by Włodzimierz Korcz.^[4]

Puppets featured in the Zoo

Leszek Balcerowicz – horse
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki – lynx
Ryszard Bugaj – porcupine
George H. W. Bush – turkey
Wiesław Chrzanowski – moose
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz – jackal
Bill Clinton – bison
Bronisław Geremek – goat
Maciej Giertych – rhinoceros
József Antall - antelope
Aleksander Hall – toad
Václav Havel – marmot
Gabriel Janowski – butterfly
Wojciech Jaruzelski – rook (crow)
Boris Yeltsin – polar bear
Marek Jurek – rat
Jarosław i Lech Kaczyńscy – hamsters
Helmut Kohl – morse
Janusz Korwin-Mikke – fly
Jacek Kuroń – hippo
Aleksander Kwaśniewski – boar
Maciej Jankowski – bison

Antoni Macierewicz – setter
John Major - Unicorn
Tadeusz Mazowiecki – turtle
Adam Michnik – fox
Leszek Miller – spider
Alfred Miodowicz – bee
François Mitterrand – cock
Leszek Moczulski – Sparrowhawk
Stefan Niesiołowski – bat
Andrzej Olechowski – kangaroo
Józef Oleksy – dinosaur
Jan Olszewski – koala
Janusz Onyszkiewicz - tiger
Waldemar Pawlak – bull
Jan Rokita – devil
Andrzej Stelmachowski – ground squirrel
Krzysztof Skubiszewski – beaver
Hanna Suchocka – llama
Donald Tusk – Donald Duck
Stanisław Tymiński – Condor
Danuta Wałęsa – mice
Lech Wałęsa – lion

References

↑ "Polskie ZOO" featuring selected YouTube clips. Niecodziennik Satyryczno-Prowokujacy Joe Monster.org. (Polish)
↑ Jerzy Kryszak, An interview for ratio station TOF FM. (Polish)
↑ Jan Herman, Polskie ZOO. June 14, 2011. Matuzalem-in-spe. Niezależne forum publicystów Salon 24.
↑ "Korcz, Włodzimierz. Biografia". Biblioteka Polskiej Piosenki. 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2012. (Polish)

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