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* [[Authentication by Newspaper]]: Parodied in an old sketch; the hostage ("played" by the puppet for Christopher Lambert) is registering a video proving he's well, before realizing the facetious hostage-taker has given him a porn magazine instead of a newspaper.

* [[Badass Spaniard]]: Some recent and highly controversial sketches feature Spanish sport stars such as Rafael Nadal or Alberto Contador as explicitly doped super-humans who kicked [[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]' ass, among other feats. It caused a diplomatic scandal as Spanish authorities and sport federations really didn't like these jokes.

* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: Some [[Catch Phrase|Catch Phrases]] were never actually said by the people the puppets satirize.

* [[Big Eater]]: Jacques Chirac (may be linked to the food expenses affair in real life).

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* [[Canis Latinicus]]: When Pope Benedict XVI speaks, he often adds the suffix "-us" to his words.

* [[Captain Obvious]]: François Léotard

{{quote| '''Léotard:''' You mean a giant alien like in... ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]''?}}

{{quote|'''Léotard:''' You mean a giant alien like in... ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]''?}}

* [[Catch Phrase]]: Many; among the most notable:

** "You're watching the ancestor of the Internet. Good evening." (PPD's current opening phrase)

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** Bernadette Chirac

* [[Completely Unnecessary Translator]]: Every time the Qatar prince shows up, he whispers a few words to his translator, who then repeats it in broken French. Also, every time he shows up, it concludes with:

{{quote| '''PPD:''' The prince doesn't speak French?~~<br />~~

{{quote|'''PPD:''' The prince doesn't speak French?

'''Leonardo:''' [[Brutal Honesty|He does, but not to you.]] }}

* [[Conspicuous Consumption]]

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* [[Creator Cameo]]: More than that actually. Alain De Greef is essentially the man behind the show's existence; he got the idea to make a French version of ''[[Spitting Image]]''. His puppet was offered by the puppet makers.

* [[Daddy's Little Villain]]: Marine Le Pen, daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen (far right), is portrayed as such.

{{quote| '''Marine:''' Daaaddyyyyyyy!! Sarkozy keeps stealing my votes!}}

{{quote|'''Marine:''' Daaaddyyyyyyy!! Sarkozy keeps stealing my votes!}}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Most political parties have a main one:

** For the UMP (former RPR, right-wing), it is Alain Juppé, former Prime Minister and mayor of Bordeaux, or François Fillon, Nicolas Sarkozy's prime minister.

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* [[Prehensile Hair]]: Bernadette Chirac

* [[Priceless Ming Vase]]: In ''The Fiction'', a few Ming vases are smashed during a brawl in the Élysée Palace.

* [[Purple Prose]]: Philippe de Villiers, whenever he talks about something sexual.

{{quote| '''Philippe de Villiers:''' You should know, sir, that God created the holy vaginal orifice so that the penis gently slides inside it for the purpose of childbirth. Any other orifice is proscribed.}}

{{quote|'''Philippe de Villiers:''' You should know, sir, that God created the holy vaginal orifice so that the penis gently slides inside it for the purpose of childbirth. Any other orifice is proscribed.}}

* [[The Quiet One]]

** Vladimir Putin

** Valérie Trierweiler, François Hollande's domestic partner

* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: François Mitterrand gave [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX_I0aT2Uis a memorable one] to Édouard Balladur after the 1995 presidential election.

{{quote| '''Édouard Balladur:''' Mister President, may I ask you a question? Please be frank: why do French people hate me?~~<br />~~

{{quote|'''Édouard Balladur:''' Mister President, may I ask you a question? Please be frank: why do French people hate me?

'''François Mitterrand:''' ''(takes a deep breath)'' Because you look full of yourself, pedantic and contemptuous; you constantly show the arrogance of a peacock; you are distant with the people and puffy with pride; you parade at the smallest success and are petrified with fear at the smallest breeze; the polls made you presomptuous, and you so much wanted to be unavoidable that you made yourself unbearable. That's it. Anything else?~~<br />~~

'''François Mitterrand:''' ''(takes a deep breath)'' Because you look full of yourself, pedantic and contemptuous; you constantly show the arrogance of a peacock; you are distant with the people and puffy with pride; you parade at the smallest success and are petrified with fear at the smallest breeze; the polls made you presomptuous, and you so much wanted to be unavoidable that you made yourself unbearable. That's it. Anything else?

'''Balladur:''' ''(gets 10 cm smaller)'' And... and why do you hate me?~~<br />~~

'''Balladur:''' ''(gets 10 cm smaller)'' And... and why do you hate me?

'''Mitterrand:''' Because thanks to you, Chirac was elected. Dumbass. }}

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The show can be very offensive at times, and is often very aggressive towards some personalities.