History YMMV / SuskeEnWiske

* AcceptableTargets: Revenue services, and everything else related to taxes. They are the go-to target for quick jokes, or pulling off an EvenEvilHasStandards for the villain of the week.

* AmericansHateTingle: When the album ''Het Dreigende Dinges'' (The Threatening Something), a story that partially took place in Japan and had the tale of Literature/ADogOfFlanders driving the plot, was translated and published in Japan, it was met with scathing reactions, mostly due to the tale being interpreted as "just another kid's story" and the CriticalResearchFailure considering Japanese customs, not to mention all Japanese [[PhenotypeStereotype had a yellow-ish skin color.]]

** In "De Charmante Koffiepot"[[note]]"The Charming Coffeepot"[[/note]] Lambik and a talking coffee pot hitch a ride with a Maoist driver, who is revealed to be a hypocritical communist zealot.

* WeirdAlEffect: The name "Barabas" will remind many people in Belgium and the Netherlands more of the AbsentMindedProfessor in this comic book series, rather than the Biblical character.

* AmericansHateTingle: When the album ''Het Dreigende Dinges'' (The Threatening Something), a story that partially took place in Japan and had the tale of Literature/ADogOfFlanders driving the plot, was translated and published in Japan, it was met with scathing reactions, mostly due to the tale being interpreted as "just another kid's story" and the CriticalResearchFailure considering Japanese customs, not to mention all Japanese [[UnfortunateImplications had a yellow-ish skin color.]]

* StockFootageFailure: In the late 1980s and early 1990s a TV cartoon series was made in Flanders. While the designs of the character resembled those in the comics the cartoons themselves were so cheaply made that almost every scene was stock footage. For instance, whenever a specific character was walking from one point to another, they always played the same clip. The animators also animated only one expression of a certain emotion for each main cast member. If for instance a specific character became angry, it was always the same scene without any sort of variation. As one can imagine, watching these cartoons can become rather tedious after a while, especially since they follow the stories of the comic book albums almost frame-by-frame in extremely slow pacing.

* StockFootageFailure: In the late 1980s and early 1990s a TV cartoon series was made in Flanders. While the designs of the character resembled those in the comics the cartoons themselves were so cheaply made that almost every scene was stock footage. For instance, whenever a specific character was walking from one point to another, they always played the same clip. The animators also animated only one expression of a certain emotion for each main cast member. If for instance a specific character became angry, it was always the same scene without any sort of variation. As one can imagine, watching these cartoons can become rather tedious after a while, especially since they follow the stories of the comic book albums almost frame-by-frame in extremely slow pacing.

** Ever since the death of the original author many stories have lacked any form of suspense, comedy, inspiration or charm. It got to the point that the newer stories are almost unrecognizable, compared to the classics. Even the studio itself felt it had to fire one of its employees, because his eccentric ideas became too obnoxiously awful and stupid.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Despite being Belgian, the series is far more popular in UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands nowadays than in their homecountry. Of course, this is mainly because most of the Belgian references have been replaced by Dutch ones. The characters all speak standard Dutch now, use the Dutch airlines KLM and spent more time in Dutch locations then in Belgian ones. There was even a trasition scene in the main series where the characters explicitly explained the name changes (most notably, Wiske's doll was renamed Schanulleke from the original Schalulleke, which sounds rather rude in Dutch ("lul" being a Dutch swearword for asshole).

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Despite being Belgian, the series is far more popular in UsefulNotes/TheNetherlands nowadays than in their homecountry. Of course, this is mainly because most of the Belgian references have been replaced by Dutch ones. The characters all speak standard Dutch now, use the Dutch airlines KLM and spent more time in Dutch locations then in Belgian ones.

* AmericansHateTingle: When the album ''Het Dreigende Dinges'' (The Threatening Something), a story that partially took place in Japan and had the tale of ADogOfFlanders driving the plot, was translated and published in Japan, it was met with scathing reactions, mostly due to the tale being interpreted as "just another kid's story" and the CriticalResearchFailure considering Japanese customs, not to mention all Japanese [[UnfortunateImplications had a yellow-ish skin color.]]
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Despite being Belgian, the series is far more popular in TheNetherlands nowadays than in their homecountry. Of course, this is mainly because most of the Belgian references have been replaced by Dutch ones. The characters all speak standard Dutch now, use the Dutch airlines KLM and spent more time in Dutch locations then in Belgian ones.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical?: Especially the early black-and-white albums often had TakeThat references to Belgian politics, often from a conservative Christian, Flemish nationalistic viewpoint. In later albums and the reprints many of these jokes were removed. Today the comic strip is mostly a-political. Occasionally jokes about dishonest politicians will be made, but almost never with specific targets in mind.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The series started of whimsical and original, with many fantastical elements in the stories. Over the course of the series, the art and stories got more realistic over time, with heavy layers of aesops on top.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Despite being Belgian, the series is far more popular in TheNetherlands nowadays then in their homecountry. Of course, this is mainly because most of the Belgian references have been replaced by Dutch ones. The characters all speak standard Dutch now, use the Dutch airlines KLM and spent more time in Dutch locations then in Belgian ones.

** The album "De Koeiencommissie"[[note]]"The Cow Commision"[[/note]] and "De Rebelse Reynaert"[[note]]"The Rebel Reynaert"[[/note]] both have very direct references to Belgian politics and scandals of the 1990s.

** Ever since the death of the original author many stories have lacked any form of suspense, comedy or originality. It got to the point that the stories are almost unrecognizable, compared to the classics. Even the studio itself felt it had to fire one of its employees, because his eccentric ideas became too obnoxiously awful and stupid.

** The album "De Stalen Bloempot"[[hottip:*:The Steel Flowerpot]] (1950) is a thinly disguised conservative satire at the "Koningskwestie"[[hottip:*:King Problem]] in Belgium at that time. Because of his Nazi sympathies during World War II many Belgians felt that their king, Leopold III, should abdicate. Other, more conservative Belgians were against this decision. The debate become so heated that Leopold III decided to abdicate to prevent a civil war. In "De Stalen Bloempot" Suske returns to the isle of Amoras, because he is the rightful king to the country. A villainous cult tries to prevent Suske from becoming king and wants a TowerOfBabel on the isle instead of a cathedral. The people want "the king" to return, but the cult is against it.
** In "De Charmante Koffiepot"[[hottip:*:The Charming Coffeepot]] Lambik and a talking coffee pot hitch a ride with a Maoist driver, who is revealed to be a hypocritical communist zealot.
** The album "De Koeiencommissie"[[hottip:*:The Cow Commision]] and "De Rebelse Reynaert"[[hottip:*:The Rebel Reynaert]] both have very direct references to Belgian politics and scandals of the 1990s.

* AmericansHateTingle: When the album ''Het Dreigende Dinges'' (The Threatening Something), a story that partially took place in Japan and had the tale of ADogOfFlanders driving the plot, was translated and published in Japan, it was met with scathing reactions, mostly due to the tale being interpreted as "just another kid's story" and the CriticalResearchFailure considering Japanese customs.

** One could also make a point that aside from the background art and stories, very little does actually change. Character poses and expressions seem to be little more than templates being used page after page, album after album.