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** The character Marc Vertonghen was originally a bright, straight side character, but as CharacterizationMarchesOn he evolved into an infantile, naïve buffoon and the most popular character of the cast.
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** The character Marc Vertonghen was originally a bright, straight side character, but as CharacterizationMarchesOn he evolved into an infantile, naïve buffoon and the most popular character of the cast. In the last seasons he became more assertive in a comic way.
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* StonersAreFunny: One episode revolves around a group of hippies camping on the soccer pitch. One of them grants Mark a space cake, which he eats without knowing what's in it. HilarityEnsues.
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* StonersAreFunny: One episode revolves around a group of hippies camping on the soccer pitch. One of them grants Mark Marc a space cake, which he eats without knowing what's in it. HilarityEnsues.
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* TooDumbToLive: Marcske.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Xavier and Carmen.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Xavier and Carmen.
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* TooDumbToLive: Marcske.
Marcske and Xavier. Downplayed with Marc because he tried a study as doctor and sometimes has clever ideas. Xavier can't count properly and he fails every exam to get promoted.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Xavier andCarmen.Carmen.
* Violently Protective Girlfriend: Carmen likes to make fun of Xavier his skills in football, his work and their sexlife,mostly in public. But don't you dare to tease him about that when she is around. She will say the same again if necessary.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Xavier and
* Violently Protective Girlfriend: Carmen likes to make fun of Xavier his skills in football, his work and their sexlife,mostly in public. But don't you dare to tease him about that when she is around. She will say the same again if necessary.
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* CurtainClothing: The series has an interesting case of this with Boma's suits, which look like they were made from curtains (later interviews with the wardrobe department revealed that they were, in fact, made of curtain fabric).
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: see HurricaneOfEuphemisms below.
** Boma's address is Konijnenveld 69 (69 Rabbit Field).
** Boma's address is Konijnenveld 69 (69 Rabbit Field).
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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: see HurricaneOfEuphemisms below.
** Boma's addressGettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is Konijnenveld 69 (69 Rabbit Field).on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
** Boma's address
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** She once dressed up as Marc's secret admirer (to prove that men are very likely to to cheat on their wife while she is pregnant, but after she got caught by Pol, she pulled a knife and threatend to kill him.
** Got into the frontpage of the magazines and an internet sesation because of her hillarious behaviour phone-in quiz.
** Got into the frontpage of the magazines and an internet sesation because of her hillarious behaviour phone-in quiz.
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** She once dressed up as Marc's secret admirer (to prove that men are very likely to to cheat on their wife while she is pregnant, pregnant), but after she got caught by Pol, she pulled a knife and threatend to kill him.
** Got into the frontpage of the magazines and became an internet sesation because of her hillarious behaviour during her own phone-in quiz.
** Got into the frontpage of the magazines and became an internet sesation because of her hillarious behaviour during her own phone-in quiz.
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* Fiery Redhead: Carmen has (dyed) red hair and she isn't afraid of insulting people (even her boss Boma, the police and the mayor gets some tirades), swearing with made up swear words and hit people with handbag. Her most wellknown examples:
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* Fiery Redhead: FieryRedhead: Carmen has (dyed) red hair and she isn't afraid of insulting people (even her boss Boma, the police and the mayor gets some tirades), swearing with made up swear words and hit people with handbag. Her most wellknown examples:
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* Fiery Redhead: Carmen has (dyed) red hair and she isn't afraid of insulting people (even her boss Boma, the police and the mayor gets some tirades), swearing with made up swear words and hit people with handbag. Her most wellknown examples:
**She was in a straitjacket twice (which is rarely used in Belgium)
** She once dressed up as Marc's secret admirer (to prove that men are very likely to to cheat on their wife while she is pregnant, but after she got caught by Pol, she pulled a knife and threatend to kill him.
**Got into the frontpage of the magazines and an internet sesation because of her hillarious behaviour phone-in quiz.
**Got arrested (along with Pascale) because she was trying to disturb the visit of the then-prince Filip I.
**She was in a straitjacket twice (which is rarely used in Belgium)
** She once dressed up as Marc's secret admirer (to prove that men are very likely to to cheat on their wife while she is pregnant, but after she got caught by Pol, she pulled a knife and threatend to kill him.
**Got into the frontpage of the magazines and an internet sesation because of her hillarious behaviour phone-in quiz.
**Got arrested (along with Pascale) because she was trying to disturb the visit of the then-prince Filip I.
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* [[Bulungi]]: {{Bulungi}}: The third movie takes place in this setting.
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** This also somewhat happened to Billie, Doortje's son. The character went to university in the 18th series (2008), but he became almost forgotten after that. The character wasn't even present up nor was he even mentioned at his mother's marriage in the first film. The character did only reappear in the 2020 Christmas special, in which it was revealed that he had emigrated to New York where he works as a [[ChippendaleDancers Chippendale dancer]].
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** This also somewhat happened to Billie, Doortje's son. The character went to university in the 18th series (2008), but he became almost forgotten after that. The character wasn't even present up nor was he even mentioned at his mother's marriage in the first film. The character did only reappear in the 2020 Christmas special, in which it was revealed that he had emigrated to New York where he works as a [[ChippendaleDancers Chippendale [[ChippendalesDancers Chippendales dancer]].
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** Even though he did technically got PutOnABus, BTW was never heard from again after he sold his restaurant despite being Xavier's cousin. He was only briefly mentioned once by Fernand and it is completely unknown what has become of him.
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** The most blatant examples is probably Pico, who was a main character in the first four seasons, but was written out from season 5 with the HandWave that he got away with another woman. Probably [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor as a consequence of the real-life circumstances the actor subsequently got himself]], the character's existance was almost entirely ignored for the rest of the series's run.
** Even though he did technically got PutOnABus, BTW was never heard from again after he sold his restaurant despite being Xavier's cousin. He was only briefly mentioned once by Fernand and itis was completely unknown what has become of him.him. It was only in the fourth movie, which came out 19 years after his last mentionning, that he reappeared for a short cameo, in which it became clear that he had become a pastry chef.
** Even though he did technically got PutOnABus, BTW was never heard from again after he sold his restaurant despite being Xavier's cousin. He was only briefly mentioned once by Fernand and it
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** This also somewhat happened to Billie, Doortje's son. The character went to university in the 18th series (2008), but he became almost forgotten after that. The character wasn't even present up nor was he even mentioned at his mother's marriage in the first film. The character did only reappear in the 2020 Christmas special, in which it was revealed that he had emigrated to New York where he works as a [[ChippendaleDancers Chippendale dancer]].
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The huge popularity of the show turned it into a CashCowFranchise, which spawned musical records, toys and a comic book series. After the ending of the series, the franchise has continued its success as a movie series, with four feature films that came out in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. To this day, the last installment of the series was a Christmas tv special in 2020. The comic strip remains also a best seller, even now that the series have ended, because older episodes are still repeated and available by viewer demand on TV.
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The huge popularity of the show turned it into a CashCowFranchise, which spawned musical records, toys and a comic book series. After the ending of the series, which remains a best seller to this day. Older episodes are still repeated and available by viewer demand on TV, but even now the series itself has ended, the franchise has continued its success as a movie series, with four feature films that came out in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. To this day, the last installment of the series was 2019, as well as a televised Christmas tv special in 2020. The comic strip remains also a best seller, even now that the series have ended, because older episodes are still repeated and available by viewer demand on TV.
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The huge popularity of the show turned it into a CashCowFranchise, which spawned musical records, toys, a comic book series and even a feature film in 2013, a second one in 2015, a third one in 2017 and a fourth one in the making for 2019. The comic strip remains a best seller, even now that the series have ended, because older episodes are still repeated and available by viewer demand on TV.
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The huge popularity of the show turned it into a CashCowFranchise, which spawned musical records, toys, toys and a comic book series and even series. After the ending of the series, the franchise has continued its success as a movie series, with four feature film films that came out in 2013, a second one in 2015, a third one in 2017 and a fourth one in the making for 2019. To this day, the last installment of the series was a Christmas tv special in 2020. The comic strip remains also a best seller, even now that the series have ended, because older episodes are still repeated and available by viewer demand on TV.
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* HardTruthAesop: The season 2 episode 'De Controleur' ('The Inspector') concludes with the almost anarchist aesop that undeclared employment and minor tax evasion are actually a good thing as, according to Boma, it keeps the economy straight.
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* ArmedFarces: There are many jokes featuring a local army bases where Xavier works as a sergeant.
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* ArmedFarces: There are many jokes featuring a local army bases where Xavier works as a sergeant. It is also used as a subtle satire on the Belgian army, with most lower ranks consisting of middle-aged men who's main motivation behind being in the army is the fact that they don't really have to do anything other than drinking beer, while most higher ranks are filled by corrupt and aggressive sociopaths. And then there's the fact that the base's colonel Vandesijpe is Boma's main companion in visiting the local brothel...
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** Despite originally being written out of the series due to being [[TheScrappy unpopular]] with the audience, also BTW made a short appearance in the fourth movie.
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** The fourth movie is the first of the film series to fully take place in Belgium, although a major sequence is set around the carnival in the city of Aalst.
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** The fourth movie is the first of the film series to fully take place in Belgium, Belgium-one quick cutaway scene in Africa excepted- although a major sequence is set around the carnival in the city of Aalst.
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** The first movie is about the characters travelling to southern France.
** The second movie takes mostly place around the cafe and the soccer field itself, but has a sequence in which Xavier and Marc go to Thailand to search for Oscar.
** In the third movie, the characters travel to Africa.
** The fourth movie is the first of the film series to fully take place in Belgium, although a major sequence is set around the carnival in the city of Aalst.
** The first movie is about the characters travelling to southern France.
** The second movie takes mostly place around the cafe and the soccer field itself, but has a sequence in which Xavier and Marc go to Thailand to search for Oscar.
** In the third movie, the characters travel to Africa.
** The fourth movie is the first of the film series to fully take place in Belgium, although a major sequence is set around the carnival in the city of Aalst.
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* ArchEnemy: DDT, then BTW and then Fernand. They really hate having the titular "Kampioenen" as neighbours. Each of them has experienced bother from their soccer matches, and has a personal vendetta with at least one of the team members. It's really closer to SitcomArchNemesis most of the time, but DDT, after escaping/getting released from prison, has genuinely proven to hate the Kampioenen above the other two.
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* AfraidOfNeedles: Pascale in one episode.
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* AnnoyingPatient: Carmen is this in two different episodes in which she has to go to the hospital. In the first she hits the head nurse with her handbag, and in the second she manages to terrorize the medical staff of the hospital so much that she ends up in a straitjacket.
* ArchEnemy: DDT, then BTW and then Fernand. They really hate having the titular "Kampioenen" as neighbours. Each of them has experienced bother from their soccer matches, and has a personal vendetta with at least one of the team members. It's really closer to SitcomArchNemesis most of the time, but DDT, after escaping/getting released from prison, has genuinely proven to hate the Kampioenen above the other two.
* ArmedFarces: There are many jokes featuring a local army bases where Xavier works as a sergeant.
* ArchEnemy: DDT, then BTW and then Fernand. They really hate having the titular "Kampioenen" as neighbours. Each of them has experienced bother from their soccer matches, and has a personal vendetta with at least one of the team members. It's really closer to SitcomArchNemesis most of the time, but DDT, after escaping/getting released from prison, has genuinely proven to hate the Kampioenen above the other two.
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* DirtyOldMan: Balthazar Boma is obsessed with women who are generally much youger than him.
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* FormerTeenRebel: Bieke, as she transformed over the course of the series from a BrattyTeenageDaughter to the OnlySaneMan of the cast.
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* FriendlyEnemy: On their better days DDT and Fernand, despite their hate for the soccer team, also had an underlying friendship with them. Fernand, in one episode, ''insists'' on getting invited to the marriage of Marc and Bieke, and DDT was always fairly kind to Doortje, and on multiple occasions tried to be friendly with the team. Fernand even sells his shop to Bieke at a lower price in exchange for getting invited to Pascale's wedding during the series second-to-last episode, because he insists on saying goodbye to them. During the final episode, he even chears them on during their soccer game.
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* FriendlyEnemy: On their better days DDT and Fernand, despite their hate for the soccer team, also had an underlying friendship with them. Fernand, in one episode, ''insists'' on getting invited to the marriage of Marc and Bieke, and DDT was always fairly kind to Doortje, and on multiple occasions tried to be friendly with the team. Fernand even sells his shop to Bieke at a lower price in exchange for getting invited to Pascale's wedding during the series second-to-last episode, because he insists on saying goodbye to them. During the final episode, he even chears cheers them on during their soccer game.
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** DDT had a crush on Doortje, who was alsohis secretary and the only person related to the soccer team he consistently got along with.
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* FriendlyEnemy: On their better days DDT and Fernand, despite their hate for the soccer team, also had an underlying friendship with them. Fernand, in one episode, ''insists'' on getting invited to the marriage of Marc and Bieke, and DDT was always fairly kind to Doortje, and on multiple occasions tried to be friendly with the team. Fernand even sells his shop to Bieke at a lower price in exchange for getting invited to Pascale's wedding during the series second-to-last episode, because he insists on saying goodbye to them. During the final episode, he even sheers on them during their soccer game.
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* FriendlyEnemy: On their better days DDT and Fernand, despite their hate for the soccer team, also had an underlying friendship with them. Fernand, in one episode, ''insists'' on getting invited to the marriage of Marc and Bieke, and DDT was always fairly kind to Doortje, and on multiple occasions tried to be friendly with the team. Fernand even sells his shop to Bieke at a lower price in exchange for getting invited to Pascale's wedding during the series second-to-last episode, because he insists on saying goodbye to them. During the final episode, he even sheers on chears them on during their soccer game.
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* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: Especially of the sexual kind... It's part of the reason there are so many misunderstandings.
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** Pico, who cheated on and divorced with Doortje in between seasons 4 and 5, as the actor that portrayed him was getting increasingly difficult to work with due to drinking troubles. He was never heard from again and he doesn't seem to care how his own son is doing neither.
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** Pico, who cheated on and divorced with Doortje in between seasons 4 and 5, as the actor that portrayed him was getting increasingly difficult to work with due to drinking troubles. He was never heard from again and he doesn't seem to care how his own son is doing neither.
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* StonersAreFunny: One episode revolves around a group of hippies camping on the soccer pitch. One of them grants Mark a space cake, which he eats without knowing what's in it. HilarityEnsues.
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** Maurice was originally introduced as a quiet, intelligent man with somewhat of a complex personality. After a few seasons, he evolved in a slight Cloudcuckoolander with his intelligence being enormously exaggerated, including him knowing an entire encyclopedia literally by heart and making a puzzle with 1500 pieces in only a few minutes.
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** Maurice was originally introduced as a quiet, intelligent man with somewhat of a complex personality. After a few seasons, he evolved in a slight Cloudcuckoolander {{Cloudcuckoolander}} with his intelligence being enormously exaggerated, including him knowing an entire encyclopedia literally by heart and making a puzzle with 1500 pieces in only a few minutes.
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** Maurice was originally introduced as a quiet, intelligent man with somewhat of a complex personality. After a few seasons, his intelligence was enormously exaggerated, including him knowing an entire encyclopedia literally by heart and making a puzzle with 1500 pieces in only a few minutes.
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** Maurice was originally introduced as a quiet, intelligent man with somewhat of a complex personality. After a few seasons, he evolved in a slight Cloudcuckoolander with his intelligence was being enormously exaggerated, including him knowing an entire encyclopedia literally by heart and making a puzzle with 1500 pieces in only a few minutes.
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** Maurice was originally introduced as a quiet, intelligent man with somewhat of a complex personality. After a few seasons, his intelligence was enormously exaggerated, including him knowing an entire encyclopedia literally by heart and making a puzzle with 1500 pieces in only a few minutes. The mysteriousness of his character was further explored by different absurd revelations, going from him turning out to be a close friend of the Belgian royal family and having been addicted to alcohol and gambling to having been a Catholic missionary in Africa for several years.
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** Maurice was originally introduced as a quiet, intelligent man with somewhat of a complex personality. After a few seasons, his intelligence was enormously exaggerated, including him knowing an entire encyclopedia literally by heart and making a puzzle with 1500 pieces in only a few minutes. The mysteriousness of his character was further explored by different absurd revelations, going from him turning out to be a close friend of the Belgian royal family and having been addicted to alcohol and gambling to having been a Catholic missionary in Africa for several years.
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** Maurice was originally introduced as a quiet, intelligent man with somewhat of a complex personality. After a few seasons, his intelligence was enormously exaggerated, including him knowing an entire encyclopedia literally by heart and making a puzzle with 1500 pieces in only a few minutes. The mysteriousness of his character was further explored by different absurd reveletion, revelations, going from him turning out to be a close friend of the Belgian royal family and having been addicted to alcohol and gambling to having been a Catholic missionary in Africa for several years.
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* FakingTheDead: Xavier fakes his death in one episode after Fernand threatens him with a gun. The others manage to make him believe that he thus has murdered Xavier, and by having the latter haunt him disguised as a spirit, they blackmail him into organizing a party for everyone.
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** Being the shows at the time most popular character, DDT eventually made two returning appearances; in the 20th season finale and the second post-series movie as the BigBad. At the beginning of the movie, he finally got released from prison.
** Oscar returned in the second post-series movie as well, having been gone for a full ''twenty-one'' years both in real-life and InUniverse. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of De Kampioenen, Xavier and Marc travelled to India to look for him and bring him temporarily back to celebrate along with the rest. After some insistence, he accepts. The rest of De Kampioenen had mixed feelings about his return. Oscar also finds out that he has a granddaughter and that Pascale got remarried.
** Oscar returned in the second post-series movie as well, having been gone for a full ''twenty-one'' years both in real-life and InUniverse. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of De Kampioenen, Xavier and Marc travelled to India to look for him and bring him temporarily back to celebrate along with the rest. After some insistence, he accepts. The rest of De Kampioenen had mixed feelings about his return. Oscar also finds out that he has a granddaughter and that Pascale got remarried.
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** Being the shows show's at the time most popular character, DDT eventually made two four returning appearances; in the 20th season finale and the second second, third and fourth post-series movie movies as the BigBad. At the beginning of the movie, he finally got released from prison.
** Oscar returned in the second post-seriesmovie movies as well, having been gone for a full ''twenty-one'' years both in real-life and InUniverse. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of De Kampioenen, Xavier and Marc travelled to India to look for him and bring him temporarily back to celebrate along with the rest. After some insistence, he accepts. The rest of De Kampioenen had mixed feelings about his return. Oscar also finds out that he has a granddaughter and that Pascale got remarried.
** Oscar returned in the second post-series
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** Fernarnd: ''Man, man, man! Miserie, miserie!''
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** Fernarnd: Fernand: ''Man, man, man! Miserie, miserie!''
