History Series / TheJulekalender

* TheDanza: Possibly in the Danish version where the farmer's dog is named Emil -- just like the animal that was cast in the role.

* ActorAllusion: Gammel Nok points out he was a famous actor in the final episode. He was played by Poul Bundgaard in the Danish version, who was a member of the Olsen Gang, from the famous movie series of the same name. Same for Arve Opsahl in the Norwegian versions of The Julekalender and the Olsen Gang.

It was originally a Danish {{Julekalender}} that ran in 1991, but a Norwegian and a Finnish version were broadcasted in, respectively, 1994 and 1997.

In fact, it has become so popular that recently, it was decided that The Julekalender will be sent every single December, and it has been since 2010. It is the first Julekalender to get that honor, which has more or less made it the Danish equivalent of ItsAWonderfulLife and AChristmasCarol (but much longer, with 24 episodes of each 10 minutes). So yeah, it's pretty well-loved.

* BilingualBonus: As well as the numerous cases of the Nisses speaking terrible English, there are also a couple episodes in which Günther thinks he's a German tracker dog that only speaks German.

* ActingForTwo: The actors playing the Nisses also play Gertrud, Olaf, and Benny.

* TheBigDamnKiss: Inverted/parodied. When Olaf finally agrees to kiss Gertrude, their lips barely touch, then the picture freezes.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: The Nisses all the time. "We could use that line in another episode". "You can't use violence in a Julekalender". "We've spent 24 episodes on this"... On the other hand, Gertrud and Olaf, who are actually a fairly realistic, if quite caricatured depiction of a Danish provincial married couple, don't seem to be aware that they are fictional characters. Neither does Benny even though he regularly moves between the human world and the Nisse world.

* MotorMouth: Gertrude is a minor example. She doesn't speak that quickly, but she does speak for fairly long periods at a time.

* ActorAllusion: Gammel Nok points out he was a famous actor in the final episode. He was played by Poul Bundgaard in the Danish version, who was a member of the Olsen Gang, from the famous movie series of the same name.

** Olaf playing Solitaire.

* ATapToTheHead: This causes Günther to believe he's a German tracking dog [[spoiler:and later cures him of the condition]].

* EasyAmnesia: When Günther believes he's a German tracking dog.

* ItWasADarkAndStormyNight: All the episodes start with that exact phrase.

A long time ago, the Nisses lived happily in their caves in Denmark/Norway/Finaland. Then the [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Nåsåere]] came. They drove the Nisses out of their caves because they tried to find [[GreatBigBookOfEverything "The Big Book"]], which would allow them to TakeOverTheWorld. However, the Nåsåere never found the book.

* FindTheCure: An interesting variation.

Especially in Denmark, The Julekalender has become ridiculously popular, and almost all of the lines have become {{Memetic Mutation}}s among Danish people. It is probably the also the only Julekalender that has really managed to appeal to both children and adults (though the demographic are actually adults) - children will like the cosy Christmas atmosphere and the colorful characters with their funny dialects, and adults will like the jokes that the kids don't get (which are many, especially the ones [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar that have sneaked past the radar]] and satire elements.

A long time ago, the Nisses lived happily in their caves in Denmark/Norway/Finaland. Then the [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Nåsåere]] came. They drove the Nisses out of their caves because they tried to find "The Big Book", which would allow them to TakeOverTheWorld. However, the Nåsåere never found the book.

* InsigniaRipOffRitual: Fritz does this to Günther during the BlamaGame.

* GratuitousEnglish / IntentionalEngrishForFunny: The Nisses speak a combination of English and Danish/Norwegian/Finnish. It's meant to make fun of bad English.

* GratuitousEnglish: The Nisses speak a combination of English and Danish/Norwegian/Finnish. It's meant to make fun of bad English.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In the Norwegian version, the plane crashes and the propel is broken because they ran out of fuel. It might have something to do with the fact that the Nisses took a massive unnecessary detour.