 The impact of political caricature in the "Guignols" is unclear, but some polls have shown that they have influenced voters.The show also went far in how violently it challenged and portrayed public figures.Some sketches displayed for example Raymond Barre, a former Prime Minister in a gonzo pornographic scene, President Jacques Chirac and his team in a Pulp Fiction–like destruction race to eliminate their competitors or the then-Minister of Interior Department Nicolas Sarkozy as a flip-flopping politician.