History Series / SamsonEnGert

* TheCharacterDiedWithHer: In december 2003, Ann Petersen, the actress who played Jeanine died. Although her passing is not directly mentioned in the series, the 2004 Chrismas show had dialogue that seemed to indicate that the character of Jeanine had died as well.

** Octaaf De Bolle, his daughter Miranda and his mother Jeanine all became this when their actors respectively left the show.

''Samson en Gert'' (Dutch for "Samson and Gert") is a hugely popular Flemish children's program that ran from 1990 until 2005. A movie was made in 2008, along with a Christmas special. In 2010, a 20 year anniversary special was made. In 2014 and 2017, respectively, two spin-off winter and summer series were produced.

*** The clip "Wij Willen Voetballen" features several of the extra from "FC De Kampioenen" as well as Ben Rottiers in the role of Pol De Tremmerie.

* ContinuityCavalcade: The video clip of ''Het Allerlaatste Liedje''[[note]]The Very Last Song[[/note]], the last song in was this. As it was the last new song from Samson and Gert before Gert ended his thirty-years of work on the franshise, it was packed with references to and footage from different songs, characters, live shows and episodes.

In November 2019, Gert announced that he is leaving the series. Studio 100 decided to create a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnDBh1f3TR8 special farewell song]] sung by the titular duo. In December 2019, Samson got a new companion named "Marie" and the show was retitled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYG-p5pi10o "Samson & Marie".]]

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** This became subverted in a radio interview where creator Gert Verhulst revealed that the village is called 'Ons Dorp', which literally means 'Our village'.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Although the series has featured three different female characters over the course of its run, there has never been more than one at the same time. The first female character was Octaaf's daughter Miranda, who only appeared in 1993. The second was Octaaf's mother Jeanine from 1994 to 1999, and the third one was snackbar-owner Frieda Kroket from 2000 to 2003.
** Averted with Sofie, the Mayor's niece, who starred sporadically in a few episodes from seasons 5 to 7 (1995-1996)

* LimitedWardrobe: All of the main characters wore the same outfit in every episode. It was initially [[AvertedTrope averted]] with Gert, but he also got into this trope from season 9.

* LimitedWardrobe: From season 9 onwards, all of the main characters wore the same outfit in every episode.

In November 2019, Gert announced that he is leaving the series. Studio 100 decided to create a special farewell song sung by the titular duo. In December 2019, Samson got a new companion named "Marie" and the show was retitled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYG-p5pi10o "Samson & Marie".]]

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the early seasons, the characters regularly [[BreakingTheFourthWall broke the fourth wall]] to organise contests for the viewers and collect fanmail, and even introducing short cartoons interrupting the programme. This practise is one of the reasons the earlier seasons were almost never transmitted again on television.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Koen Crucke, the actor who plays Alberto, had lost so much weight by the time the 2017 summer series was in the making that his character's gluttony would not be believable any more. To solve this problem, it was told in the series that Alberto, while on vacation, had been lost in the jungle without food for weeks before finding the way to his hotel.

* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The location of the town where the series takes place is never revealed; even its name is a mystery.

* EndOfSeriesAwareness: The 30th anniversary song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaFuo5_c-r4 "Het allerlaatste liedje"]] serves as an official farewell song from the titular duo. While the series isn't over, Samson got a new human companion named Marie. The series was retitled ''Samson & Marie'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYG-p5pi10o with a brand-new song.]]

* {{Crossover}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQB1wb2uFA8 The music video "Droom"]] which celebrated the series's 20th Anniversary features various Studio 100 characters such as Piet Piraat, ''Series/KabouterPlop'', K3, and Bumba all singing about them. Samson & Gert also had episodes where they were visited by the girls from K3 and one episode featured two female character from the series ''Spring''. Both these franchises are owned by Studio 100.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: In the very first episodes, the most important side character apart from Samson and Gert was their neighbour Joop Mengelmoes. He disappeared after two seasons with no given explanation and he was almost never mentionned again.
** This became subverted in the 2017 summer series, in which Joop's brother Jaap Mengelmoes appears.

* EndOfSeriesAwareness: The 30th anniversary song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaFuo5_c-r4 "Het allerlaatste liedje"]] serves as an official farewell song from the titular duo. While the series isn't over, Samson got a new human companion named Marie. The series was retitled ''Samson & Marie'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYG-p5pi10o with a brand new song.]]

* HumanMail: In the episode ''Reisbureau Octaaf'', Octaaf opens a travel agency that offers cheap vacations archieved by sending his customers by post to their destination. The method is tested by having Alberto bring Samson and Gert in a box from the town hall to their home. HilarityEnsues.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Koen Crucke, the actor who plays Alberto, had lost so much weight by the time the 2017 summer series was in the making that his character's gluttony would not be believable anymore. To solve this problem, it was told in the series that Alberto, while on vacation, had been lost in the jungle without food for weeks before finding the way to his hotel.

* EndOfSeriesAwareness: The 30th anniversary song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaFuo5_c-r4 "Het allerlaatste liedje"]] serves as an official farewell song from the titular duo.

* EndOfSeriesAwareness: The 30th anniversary song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oucOvrhJ6E "Het allerlaatste liedje"]] serves as an official farewell song from the titular duo.

* {{Crossover}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQB1wb2uFA8 The music video "Droom"]] which celebrated the series's 20th Anniversary features various Studio 100 characters such as Piet Piraat, Series/KabouterPlop,K3, and Bumba all singing about them. Samson & Gert also had episodes where they were visited by the girls from K3 and one episode featured two female character from the series ''Spring''. Both these franchises are owned by Studio 100.

* NeverWakeUpASleepwalker: Alberto uses this trope in the episode "Alberto Slaapwandelaar" as a way to steal food while pretending to be sleepwalking.

The show revolves around Samson, a [[TalkingAnimal talking bobtail, and his owner, Gert. Samson is a hand puppet who usually sits inside his dog basket. He is a very naive, but well meaning character who frequently mispronounces words and has to be corrected by Gert or the other humans in the room. The show relies heavily on CatchPhrase jokes.

The show revolves around Samson, a talking bobtail, and his owner, Gert. Samson is a hand puppet who usually sits inside his dog basket. He is a very naive, but well meaning character who frequently mispronounces words and has to be corrected by Gert or the other humans in the room. The show relies heavily on CatchPhrase jokes.

* CharacterOutlivesActor: Ann Petersen, the actress who portrayed Jeanine from 1994 to 2000, passed away in 2003, but her character was still regularly mentionned to be alive after her dead.

* TheGhost: Gert's Girlfriend Marleneke is often spoken about and alluded to but never shows up.