Rubbery Figures was a satirical rubber puppet series and segment that screened in Australia in various forms from 1984 to 1990.
The series ran on the ABC until 1988, when it was axed and subsequently revived as a segment on Seven Network's Fast Forward in April 1989.
[3] Steve Vizard, the man behind Channel Seven's Fast Forward had seen Rubbery Figures on the ABC and thought they would make a good point of difference from competing comedy sketch series.
Due to budget constraints, Peter Nicholson semi autonomously produced five minute segments that could be inserted into the programme.
[4] During this period the figures expanded into less current political satire; for example the puppets of Prime Minister Bob Hawke and then Treasurer Paul Keating played the parts of Captain Kirk and Mr Spock on board the enterprise.