▁major ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁characters . ▁ ▁Production ▁▁ ▁The ▁Rub ber y ▁Fig ures ▁programs ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁film ▁studio ▁of ▁Peter ▁Nich ol son , ▁who ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁pu ppets ▁themselves . ▁Al most ▁all ▁the ▁character ▁voices ▁for ▁the ▁pu ppets ▁were ▁performed ▁by ▁Melbourne ▁voice ▁actor ▁Paul ▁Jenn ings . ▁The ▁programs ▁featured ▁inser ts ▁of ▁animation ▁of ▁pu ppet ▁photo ▁cut outs ▁done ▁mainly ▁by ▁Michael ▁Nich ol son , ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁Terry ▁Gill iam ' s ▁work ▁on ▁Mont y ▁Python ' s ▁F lying ▁Circ us . ▁ ▁Fast ▁For ward ' s ▁Rub ber y ▁Fig ures ▁▁ ▁Fast ▁For ward ▁included ▁Rub ber y ▁Fig ures ▁during ▁its ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁run , ▁last ing ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁its ▁appearance ▁on ▁Fast ▁For ward ▁that ▁Rub ber y ▁Fig ures ▁acquired ▁so ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁characters . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Australian ▁polit icians ▁▁ ▁Like ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁Sp itting ▁Image ▁or ▁Hur ra ▁Deutschland , ▁the ▁primary ▁characters ▁of ▁Rub ber y ▁Fig ures ▁were ▁polit icians ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁program ' s ▁country ▁( i . e . ▁Australia ). ▁The ▁Rub ber y ▁Fig ures ▁political ▁characters ▁included : ▁ ▁Bob ▁Haw ke ▁- ▁port rayed ▁as ▁a ▁self - cent red , ▁power - h un gry ▁opportun ist ▁Paul ▁Ke ating ▁- ▁dep icted ▁as ▁Haw ke ' s