History YMMV / SamsonEnGert

** The song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oucOvrhJ6E "Bobientje Gaat Verhuizen"]] has Samson and Gert singing about Bobientje (Samson's love interest) moving to North America. Throughout the song, Samson is heard crying while talking about how much he loves and misses her.

** [[MilestoneCelebration The 30th Anniversary song]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaFuo5_c-r4 "Het allerlaatste liedje"]] is this mixed with [[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Heartwarming]] since it serves as [[EndOfSeriesAwareness an official farewell song from the titular duo]]. [[note]] While the series itself isn't over, Gert has officially left the show. A month later, Samson got a new companion named "Marie". [[/note]] The song uses medleys from various music from the show's 30 years. The live performance of this song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnDBh1f3TR8 between December 2019 and January 2020 is even sadder.]]

** The episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YA5IMPe7e8 "Burgemeester Samson"]] shows Van Leemhuyzen crying over the mayor leaving the town for good to move to Hawaii. Later in the episode, he also laments about how much he misses the mayor. This doubles as a [[HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming moment]],since it shows how, despite their frequent quarrels, Van Leemhuyzen still deeply cares about the mayor.

** The episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YA5IMPe7e8 "Burgemeester Samson"]] shows Van Leemhuyzen crying over the mayor leaving the town for good to move to Hawaii. Later in the episode, he also laments about how much he misses the mayor. This doubles as a [[HeartwarmingMoment]],since it shows how, despite often acting as a [[BigBadBoss]] towards him, Van Leemhuyzen still deeply cares about the mayor.

* TookALevelInKindness: In the earliest seasons, Samson could be be quite scurrilous and mischievous, but after a few years he became an always nice, honest and morally incorruptible character.

* HilariousInHindsight: The actor who played the mayor actually became a mayor.

** [[MilestoneCelebration The 30th Anniversary song]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaFuo5_c-r4 "Het allerlaatste liedje"]] is this mixed with [[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Heartwarming]] since it serves as [[EndOfSeriesAwareness an official farewell song from the titular duo]]. [[note]] While the series itself isn't over, Gert has officially left the show. A month later, Samson got a new companion named "Marie". [[/note]] The song uses medleys from various music from the show's 30 years. The live performance of this song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q6qn6L4DAI between December 2019 and January 2020 is even sadder.]]

** De Afgevaardigde van de minister: He used to be a normal, neutral recurring character, but after too many actors left the show, the writers (rather than creating new characters or hiring other Darrins) Flanderized into a main character for the last five seasons. He also became the CreatorsPet, since many of these season's episodes went directly about him. And the man has almost never contact with the other characters, or screen-time. His only appearance is to snarl at the main cast for not doing his job properly. And keep in mind that only two of the cast (excluding de Afgevaardigde) are goverment workers (De Burgermeester and his assistant Eugene Van Leemhuyzen), so this guy comes off as a dictator to his people.

** Alberto Vermicelli became sadly the worst. In the very first seasons (1990-1993), Alberto was simply a [[SmallNameBigEgo Ted Baxter]]-looking barber-opera singer who only liked to [[BigEater eat very much]], yet he never hurt anyone with it. In fact, he even helped the others many times. But then came the Flanderization in 1994, which ran all the way until the series' end in 2005. He became a very dumb (if not retarded) Eric Cartman-like [[JerkAss]] with almost no respect for his friends, or other civilians from the same fictional town. His SmallNameBigEgo became over the top and now he thinks he is God, being better than everyone and demanding everything he wants, and then rants like a child if the others refuse to do it. His Big Eating also became exaggerating, he constantly talks about food, even during a discussion to help one of the characters who have problems ([[OnceAnEpisode a typical plot in the show]]). Many episodes show him plotting jerkish schemes to snatch food from others. Some episodes even portrays him as a complete Jerkass who delights in causing mischief and madness and bullying people; and on top of that [[KarmaHoudini he gets away with most of it]], mostly because the others just stupidly let him go. It's very hard to think of why the titular characters and the other friends are still friends of him while he's abusing them, or the creators/writers didn't put him on a bus yet, or at least have the main cast break up with him and demote him to a recurring villain, so he still would be in the show.

* TheScrappy: Even it's suppose to be children's show and the cast are Adult Childs, many characters will annoy some fans when the writers exgerrate or flanderize them too much:
** Alberto Vermicelli became sadly the worst. In the very first seasons (1990-1993), Alberto was simply a [[SmallNameBigEgo Ted Baxter]]-looking barber-opera singer who only liked to [[BigEater eat very much]], yet he never hurt anyone with it. In fact, he even helped the others many times. But then came the Flanderization in 1994, which ran all the way until the series' end in 2005. He became an very dumb (if not retarded) ManChild Eric Cartman-like JerkAss with almost no respect for his friends, or other civilians from the same fictional town. His SmallNameBigEgo became over the top and now he thinks he is God, being better then everyone and demanding everything he wants, and then rants like a child if the others refuse to do it. His Big Eating also became exgarrating, he constantly talks about food, even during a discussion to help one of the characters who has problems ([[OnceAnEpisode a typical plot in the show]]). Many episodes shows him plotting jerkish schemes to snatch food from others. Some episodes even portrays him as a complete Jerkass who delights in causing misschief and madness and bullying people; and on top of that [[KarmaHoudini he gets away with most of it]], mostly because the others just stupidly let him go. It's very hard to think of why the titular characters and the other friends are still friends of him while he's abusing them, or the creators/writers didn't put him on a bus yet, or at least have the main cast break up with him and demote him to a recurring villain, so he still would be in the show.

* NightmareFuel: The episode 'De Krokodil' ('The Crocodile') features a live crocodile crawling around the house of Samson en Gert while they're hiding in the basement and talking about how the crocodile will eat them alive if they come to close. The creepy look of the crocodile accompanied by the frightening, suspenseful music will sure keep some kids up at night.

** [[MilestoneCelebration The 30th Anniversary song]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaFuo5_c-r4 "Het allerlaatste liedje"]] is this mixed with [[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Heartwarming]] since it serves as [[EndOfSeriesAwareness an official farewell song from the titular duo]]. [[note]] While the series itself isn't over, Gert has officially left the show. A month later, Samson got a new companion named "Marie". [[/note]] The song uses medleys from various music from the show's 30 years. The live performance of this song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Px6jOAHkzg between December 2019 and January 2020 is even sadder.]]

** [[MilestoneCelebration The 30th Anniversary song]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaFuo5_c-r4 "Het allerlaatste liedje"]] is this mixed with [[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Heartwarming]] since it serves as [[EndOfSeriesAwareness an official farewell song from the titular duo]]. The song uses medleys from various music from the show's 30 years.

** [[MilestoneCelebration The 30th Anniversary song]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oucOvrhJ6E "Het allerlaatste liedje"]] is this mixed with [[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Heartwarming]] since it serves as [[EndOfSeriesAwareness an official farewell song from the titular duo]]. The song uses medleys from various music from the show's 30 years.

** The mayor also became this after too much of flanderization. Originally, the mayor appeared as a slightly bumbling, but good-hearted and well-meaning man. Mostly after the introduction of his secretary Eugène Van Leemhuyzen, the mayor TookALevelInJerkass and began to act as a selfish BadBoss to his assistent.

** The mayor also became this after too much of flanderization. Originally, the mayor appeared as a slightly bumbling, but good-hearted well-meaning man. Mostly after the introduction of his secretary Eugène Van Leemhuyzen, the mayor TookALevelInJerkass who sometimes acted as a BadBoss to his assistent.

** Eugène Van Leemhuyzen: He is a nice guy, but he has been flanderized too much. Now his cloudcuckooness is over the top, and most of his jokes are forced upon by the writers.

* Flanderization
* JerkAss: Except for Samson himself, EVERYONE can be this. They get their comeuppance though.
** Some of the guest characters (usually a villian) can be worse than them.
* JustEatGilligan: Seriously, if the characters, especially Alberto, lived in RealLife, they wouldn't survive long. In their universe, the reason why they get away with their behaviour is because no one else in the village (or the country) do nothing about it. Not only because they are much as childish as them, but dumber than them.
* KarmaHoudini: Some characters get away with the jerkish things they do, especially Alberto and the Minister's Assistant (the latter having a high position).

** Alberto Vermicelli became sadly the worst. In the very first seasons (1990-1993), Alberto was simply a [[SmallNameBigEgo Ted Baxter]]-looking barber-opera singer who only liked to [[BigEater eat very much]], yet he never hurt anyone with it. In fact, he even helped the others many times. But then came the Flanderization in 1994, which ran all the way until the series' end in 2005. He became an very dumb (if not retarded) AdultChild Eric Cartman-like JerkAss with almost no respect for his friends, or other civilians from the same fictional town. His SmallNameBigEgo became over the top and now he thinks he is God, being better then everyone and demanding everything he wants, and then rants like a child if the others refuse to do it. His Big Eating also became exgarrating, he constantly talks about food, even during a discussion to help one of the characters who has problems ([[OnceAnEpisode a typical plot in the show]]). Many episodes shows him plotting jerkish schemes to snatch food from others. Some episodes even portrays him as a complete Jerkass who delights in causing misschief and madness and bullying people; and on top of that [[KarmaHoudini he gets away with most of it]], mostly because the others just stupidly let him go. It's very hard to think of why the titular characters and the other friends are still friends of him while he's abusing them, or the creators/writers didn't put him on a bus yet, or at least have the main cast break up with him and demote him to a recurring villain, so he still would be in the show.

* RUINEDForever: Many fans had this when Samson's original voice actor (Danny Verbiest) quitted the show.
** When the show ended in 2005.

* JustEatGilligan: Seriously, if the characters, especially Alberto, lived in RealLife, they wouldn't survive long. In their universe, the reason why they get away with their behaviour is because no one else in the village (or the country) do nothing about it. Not because they are childish as them, but dumber than them.

* JustEatGilligan: Seriously, if the characters, especially Alberto, lived in RealLife, they wouldn't survive long. In their universe, the reason why is because no one else in the village (or the country) do nothing about it. Not because they are childish as them, but dumber than them.

** Unlike the two above example (who got to stick around), Frieda Kroket, a character so despised, the writers had to write her out after only three seasons.

* CreatorsPet: De Afgevaardigde van de Minister was this in the two last seasons (2004-2005)

** Alberto Vermicelli: Some episodes portray him as a uberdumb person who's basicly TheLoad for the others (it doesn't help he's the most childish of all). In other episodes he's as a complete Jerkass who delights