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%%* MeddlingParents: Daníel's mother and father.


* ButtMonkey: Ólafur. Picked on mercilessly by Georg, his sister, his brother-in-law, and victim of a [[FourOneNineScam Nigerian scammer]] and other misadventures. Of course, [[TheDitz he doesn't do himself any favours]]...

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Ólafur. Picked on mercilessly by Georg, his sister, his brother-in-law, and victim of a [[FourOneNineScam Nigerian scammer]] and other misadventures. Of course, [[TheDitz he doesn't do himself any favours]]...



* TheCameo: Some scenes have Icelandic celebrities, playing themselves, as customers of the filling station.



* TheChick: Ylfa Dís, the girl from the kiosk frequented by Daní­el and Ólafur. Quite literally THE Chick. The only other women normally shown are female customers and Georg's mother Bjarnfreður, [[IronLady who really doesn't count]].



* TheDitz: Ólafur isn't too bright, though he always means well.



* IdiotBall: Constantly passed around between the three main characters, almost crossing the line into an IdiotPlot at times. In particular, the employees miss just about every possible chance to get rid of Georg.
* JerkAss: Georg manages to offend, assault, or otherwise annoy the hell out of everyone who's unfortunate enough to meet him.
* OnlySaneEmployee: Daní­el.

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* IdiotBall: Constantly passed around between the three main characters, almost crossing the line into an IdiotPlot at times.characters. In particular, the employees miss just about every possible chance to get rid of Georg.
* JerkAss: {{Jerkass}}: Georg manages to offend, assault, or otherwise annoy the hell out of everyone who's unfortunate enough to meet him.
* %%* OnlySaneEmployee: Daní­el.



* TheCameo: Some scenes have Icelandic celebrities, playing themselves, as customers of the filling station.
* TheChick: Ylfa Dís, the girl from the kiosk frequented by Daní­el and Ólafur. Quite literally THE Chick. The only other women normally shown are female customers and Georg's mother Bjarnfreður, [[IronLady who really doesn't count]].
* TheDitz: Ólafur isn't too bright, though he always means well.

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* TheCameo: Some scenes have Icelandic celebrities, playing themselves, as customers of the filling station.
* TheChick: Ylfa Dís, the girl from the kiosk frequented by Daní­el and Ólafur. Quite literally THE Chick. The only other women normally shown are female customers and Georg's mother Bjarnfreður, [[IronLady who really doesn't count]].
* TheDitz: Ólafur isn't too bright, though he always means well.



* BerserkButton: Don't ask Georg why, if he has five university degrees, he works at a filling station.

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Don't ask Georg why, if he has five university degrees, he works at a filling station.



* FatBastard: Hot Dog Addict Guy.

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* %%* FatBastard: Hot Dog Addict Guy.



* MeddlingParents: Daníel's mother and father.

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* %%* MeddlingParents: Daníel's mother and father.



* TheStarscream: Ólafur [[spoiler: ''almost'' pulls it off]] when the company sends someone to investigate all the complaints against Georg.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Georg, when he learns that the night shift will be closed down.]]

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* TheStarscream: Ólafur [[spoiler: ''almost'' [[spoiler:''almost'' pulls it off]] when the company sends someone to investigate all the complaints against Georg.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Georg, [[spoiler:Georg, when he learns that the night shift will be closed down.]]


* Catchphrase: Georg has ''five'' university degrees. Also, Olafur's "Jááááá, sæll!"

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* Catchphrase: {{Catchphrase}}: Georg has ''five'' university degrees. Also, Olafur's "Jááááá, sæll!"

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* Catchphrase: Georg has ''five'' university degrees. Also, Olafur's "Jááááá, sæll!"


* YouFailBiologyForever: Ólafur's "biceps".

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So far, there have been two sequels: ''{{Dagvaktin}}'' (''Day Shift''), set in a hotel; and ''{{Fangavaktin}}'' (''Jail Shift''), set in a prison. There is also a feature-length follow-up movie ''Bjarnfreðarson'' which, on its opening weekend, proved more popular in Iceland than ''Film/{{Avatar}}''.

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So far, there have been two sequels: ''{{Dagvaktin}}'' ''Series/{{Dagvaktin}}'' (''Day Shift''), set in a hotel; and ''{{Fangavaktin}}'' ''Series/{{Fangavaktin}}'' (''Jail Shift''), set in a prison. There is also a feature-length follow-up movie ''Bjarnfreðarson'' which, on its opening weekend, proved more popular in Iceland than ''Film/{{Avatar}}''.


The show was broadcast in the United Kingdom on [[TheBBC BBC Four]] in 2011.

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The show was broadcast in the United Kingdom on [[TheBBC [[Creator/TheBBC BBC Four]] in 2011.


* HoYay: The final episode shows Georg leering as Daní­el dances with an attractive Swedish woman... [[spoiler: then he elbows the woman out of the way to dance with Daníel himself.]]


A US [[{{Remake}} remake]] is in the works. [[{{CulturalTranslation It will take place in a Los Angeles suburb, change Ólafur's name to Tommy, turn Daníel into a "hunk playing the field" and Georg into a "survivalist".]]

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A US [[{{Remake}} remake]] is in the works. [[{{CulturalTranslation [[CulturalTranslation It will take place in a Los Angeles suburb, change Ólafur's name to Tommy, turn Daníel into a "hunk playing the field" and Georg into a "survivalist".]]

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