| Het Manneke | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Sketch show |
| Created by | Jef Cassiers |
| Directed by | Herman Wuyts |
| Country of origin | Belgium |
| Original language | Dutch |
| Production | |
| Running time | 3 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BRT (nowadays the VRT) |
| Release | 1961 – 1963 |
Het Manneke (The Little Man) was a Flemish TV sketch show broadcast on the BRT (nowadays VRT) between 1961 and 1963.
Het Manneke was a series of slapstick sketches starring Flemish comedian Jef Cassiers as the titular character. Cassiers always wore a long coat, a black hat, a long scarf and frequently carried a ladder around. [1] Most sketches centered only around him, though his brother Cois Cassiers and Doris Van Caneghem sometimes had supporting roles. All episodes were directed by Herman Wuyts. [2]
On the BRT the episodes were used as a bumper before their news reports started. [3]
In 2012 the old episodes were rebroadcast on New Year's Eve, after the BRT organized a viewer's poll to find out which of their old shows ought to be rebroadcast during that special time of the year. "Het Manneken" surprisingly ended first place. [4]
In 1962 the character was adapted into a gag-a-day comic strip. Cassiers wrote the gags, while artist Pil (Joe Meuleplas) provided the drawings. [5] [6] Later Mark Payot and Paul Ausloos [7] [8] took over. The gags were published in Kwik and Het Laatste Nieuws and later collected in about 20 albums by publishing company Zuid-Nederlandse. [9]
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