Editing Rubbery Figures (section)

==== Australian politicians ====

The primary characters of ''Rubbery Figures'' were politicians native to [[Australia]]. The ''Rubbery Figures'' political characters included:

*[[Bob Hawke]] – portrayed as a self-centred, power-hungry opportunist
*[[Paul Keating]] – depicted as Hawke's down-to-earth but ambitious crony
*[[John Howard]] – an irritating, nerdy loser
*[[Andrew Peacock]] – vain and snobbish, often seen filing his nails
*[[Joh Bjelke-Petersen|Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen]] – senile and rambling, with a tendency for [[malapropism]] ("you mark my verbs")
*[[John Elliott (businessman)|John Elliott]] – a beer-swilling "yobbo", with his catchphrase of "pig's arse"<ref>{{Cite web |title=How TV satire died in Australia |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2016/05/12/how-tv-satire-died-australia |access-date=2020-10-01 |website=Guide |date=12 May 2016 |language=en}}</ref>