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Familie Backeljau (1994)
Wacky Family!
Probably the dumbest Belgian sitcom, but probably the best ever made! It had over 3 million viewers per week! During the show, we follow a very crazy family living in Antwerp. Father Cois is an aggressive man that always beats up his son. His wife Maria seems to be a pretty normal woman, yet she is the hard hand that keeps her family together. Their children are Franky and Sabrina. Franky is a lazy macho that has no job and loves to make his father go crazy. Daughter Sabrina is a corrupt police officer, yet she doesn't realize it. She is a dumb blond girl...10 times worse. And there is also the grandmother Thérése: a 69 woman that has the strangest hobbies, such as skydiving, skateboarding, base jumping. She ofter gets into jail. But the most memorable character in the show must be the silly neighbor: Marcel De Neudt! The most hilarious sitcom in Belgium ever!
Debby & Nancy Laid Knight (2000)
Hilarious Talk-Show!
'Debby & Nancy Laid Knight' is one of the most hilarious sitcoms I have ever seen. The concept of the show was two transvestites having the most crazy conversations with Belgian celebrities. Peter Van den Begin played the blond one, Debby and Stany Crets as Nancy, the crazy redhead.
The show was laughing from the beginning until the end. Together with their guests, they talked about the most crazy and impossible topics. Mix this with a HUGE dose of humor and you got yourself a relaxing night filled with a lot of laughters.
Too bad the show was canceled after 2 seasons. One thing is for sure, these ladies are a monument in Belgium!
Familie (1991)
Good in the beginning...weak these days!
'Familie' is the longest running soap in Belgium and is still one of the most popular. Even though its story lines became more and more predictable.
They describe the show as 'a show based on real-life' experiences. I doubt that. You can't imagine which situations the characters went through. Thousands of murders, dead people becoming alive again, love affairs, hostage by terrorists, ...you think of something, they've been through it.
In the beginning, the characters were all one big family: the nagging grandmother, the oldest son who is a famous businessman, the other dumb and clumsy son, the daughter with a messed up life (she was an alcoholic, survived cancer, lost 3 children,...). These days, there is almost nothing left of the original family. Which is a shame.