Polskie Zoo

Polskie Zoo was a popular Polish satirical TV program, produced by Marcin Wolski, and aired every Saturday night by Telewizja Polska station TVP1 between 1991–1994.[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 – mouse Lech Wałęsa – lion

References

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

External links

• Polskie Zoo at IMDb