It’s a puppet-powered punch-up, a felt-fueled faceoff!

This week on Flick Fights, we’re diving into two wildly different takes on R-rated puppet comedy: Team America: World Police (2004) vs The Happytime Murders (2018).

One is a razor-sharp, no-holds-barred satire that pulls zero punches and somehow turns marionettes into one of the most brutal comedies of the 2000s.
The other drops puppets into a gritty noir world, aiming for edgy laughs, adult themes, and a totally different kind of chaos.

We break it all down across 10 rounds, including:

• Comedy Style
• Worldbuilding
• Satire & Commentary
• Use of Puppetry
• And which film actually sticks the landing from start to finish

Over-the-top musical numbers.
Hard-boiled puppet detectives.
Unhinged satire vs shock-driven comedy.

Which film proves puppets aren’t just for kids—and which one does it better?