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A Spanish chat show broadcast from 1997 until 2005 on Telecinco and was pretty much the biggest thing on TV during its time. Presented by Xávier Sarda and, until 2002, "Galindo", a Martian played by dwarf character actor Martí Galindo; this show combined fun, shoe slapping and interviews to become almost invincible in the late-night slot from Mondays to Thursdays.
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Good Is Not Soft
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Good Is Not Soft: Galindo's a fairly mild-mannered guy, but even he has been caught to physically abuse guests he doesn't like.
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Parody Sue
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Parody Sue: Carlos Latre's character Bea, "la Becaría". He plays a woman who comes to Crónicas for work experience. Exploited by every other cast member as a reliable way to wind up Sardà!
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Early-Installment Weirdness: The first few episodes had a habit of turning the lights off and interviewing guests away from the desk.
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Tabloid Melodrama
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Tabloid Melodrama: Used on this show like hell.
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Phony Psychic
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Phony Psychic: Exploited. In one incident, the show brought on Elena Alexandri and Terry - two up-and-coming fortune tellers who ended up accusing each other of being liarsnote and it wasn't much of a surprise that they undermined each other. They pretty much lost their careers due to Crónicas.
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You Can Leave Your Hat On
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You Can Leave Your Hat On: Susana Reche performed a stripease routine at the end of every episode. Boris Izaguirre would apparently do this too!
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invoked Manual Misprint: An unusual TV show variant. On one episode, producers noticed that usually reputable newspaper El País said in its TV listings that the show was presented by Javier Capitán and the rest of the team on El informalnote a comedy chat show aired on Telecinco earlier in the evening, not Javier Sardá. Sardá's meltdown that night is a sight to behold.
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Camp Gay
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Camp Gay: Boris Izaguirre. The high-pitched voice, the outlandishness... perfect Crónicas.
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Space Elves
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Space Elves: Galindo.
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Coordinated Clothes
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Coordinated Clothes: In at least one episode in 1997, Galindo and Xavier wore the same jacket.
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Dance Party Ending
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Dance Party Ending: In 1997 the show made a mixtape of various 90s dance songs and played it at least once or twice on the show.
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Reunion Show
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Reunion Show: Quite a random series of these in 2023. Telecinco brought back Sardà for a look back at his favourite moments with his collaborators. Telecinco said it wasn't to be considered a one-off reboot.note It got great ratings, don't be surprised if it comes back.
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Catchphrase
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Catchphrase: "Bueno, vale, de acuerdo" (cue audience applause). Also Mariano Mariano's catchphrase "¿A ti qué te pasa, gilipollas?"note What's wrong with you, asshole? He never was one to mince his words.
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Issue Drift
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Issue Drift: The show became a popular show for those opposed to the Iraq War in 2003, an unpopular conflict in Spain: the show saw its ratings boosted after its collaborators largely expressed their hatred of the decision.
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Bullying the Disabled
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Bullying the Disabled: Sarda even had to pay damages after what was considered to be quite a condescending interview with a disabled man.
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Shoe Slap
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Shoe Slap: Galindo used this improvised weapon at least once on the show.
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Hollywood Darkness
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Hollywood Darkness: See Early-Installment Weirdness, but when the lights went off a couple of blue uplighters came on.
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Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
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Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Cross-dressing collaborator Manuel Reyes quickly became nicknamed 'Pozí' when he spoofed various soaps.
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Audience Participation
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Audience Participation: Sarda, Galindo and the collaborators would often go and interview audience members. They'd often ask the audience questions, such as voting on Prime Minister José María Aznar's statement that "Spain's well"note España se va bien. Even before Ask the Audience was a thing.
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Wagon Train to the Stars
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Wagon Train to the Stars: The show's set was based on a spaceship (or the 90s equivalent).
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Running Gag: In the first series, Sardà used to look at both sides of the studio as though he were unsure before entering.
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Department of Redundancy Department
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Department of Redundancy Department: Mariano Mariano.
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