Zig and Zag (puppets)

Zig and Zag are fictional characters, portrayed by puppets, who made their television début on Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ)'s The Den.

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Fictional character - Puppet - Television - Radio Telefís Éireann - The Den

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Apparently extraterrestrials from the Planet Zog, Zig and Zag visited Ireland, decided to stay and were adopted by Ian Dempsey (and later re-adopted by Ray D'Arcy). They brought an alien dog, Zuppy with them.

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Extraterrestrials - Ireland - Ian Dempsey - Ray D'Arcy - Dog - Zuppy

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Zig was beige with green zogabongs and Zag was purple with green spots and red zogabongs. Zag was portayed as a lecherous lady-killer, and Zig as a dull-brained, weak-willed, childish wimp, although earlier in their lifespans, Zig often came across as the more intelligent one, with Zag under his thumb (most evident in their "Story Time" segments, when Zig would read a nursery rhyme to the audience, and Zag would complainingly be forced to act it out). This image was boosted by their highly successful comic books and their number 1 selling parody song albums.

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Zogabongs - Comic books - Parody

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After having worked on The Den for a number of years, Zig and Zag worked concurrently on The Big Breakfast on Channel 4, then eventually left The Den to work on the show exclusively. On this, they acted as interviewers and were slightly less restrained with their language and actions. During this time, they also starred in a series of adverts for Yoplait yogurts. They continued to release comic books although with a much more adult theme.

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The Big Breakfast - Channel 4 - Yoplait

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After their departure from RTÉ, Dustin the Turkey took over as the recorder of parody albums. His first album had a track lamenting their loss to Ireland.

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After a revamp on The Big Breakfast, they were dropped and produced a small number of episodes of an even more risque show for ITV before returning to Ireland to present a teenager-aimed music quiz called '2Phat' with Ray D'Arcy, their father from their later years on The Den.

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ITV - Teenage - 2Phat

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They have not been seen since the last series of '2Phat' ended in 2001, although their voices, or at least good imitations of them, have appeared on some radio advertisements in late 2004. However, Ciaran Morrison and Mick O'Hara, who provided the voices for Zig and Zag respectivelyhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/z/zigandzagsdirtyd_7777165.shtml, regularly appear on RTÉ Two in their current incarnations of Podge and Rodge.

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2001 - 2004 - Ciaran Morrison - Mick O'Hara - RTÉ Two - Podge and Rodge

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Zig and Zag also had an appearance on MTV Europe on the show MTV's Most Wanted. They claimed Ray Cokes was their father.

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MTV Europe - MTV's Most Wanted - Ray Cokes

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