The Dutch Wikipage of Kabouter Plop
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Kabouter plop (''Plop the
Gnome
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'') is the eponymous protagonist in a children's television series by
Studio 100
Studio 100 is a Belgian production company with four television channels, four animation studios and 8 theme parks around the world. The headquarters of the group is based in Schelle, with offices in Breda, Munich, Paris, New York, Sydney and Lo ...
.
History
Kabouter Plop was born on August 27, 1997. Then the first episode, entitled "The pendulum gramophone", was broadcast on VTM. On August 28, 1997, the second episode Taart for Kwebbel was broadcast. A total of 295 episodes were recorded and broadcast. A few feature films were also shot after that time. From September 2017, new episodes were broadcast under the name
Plop en Felle.The children's program was a huge success. For a new TV series in September, actor
Walter De Donder
Walter De Donder (born 12 July 1960) is a Belgian actor and politician and is best known for parts in Flemish children's television series.
De Donder started in entertainment as an amateur and performed with a puppet called Bibberlip. His break ...
(61) is again in front of the camera as Plop after 14 years. "I'm still wearing my first suit and it still looks nice," jokes
Walter De Donder
Walter De Donder (born 12 July 1960) is a Belgian actor and politician and is best known for parts in Flemish children's television series.
De Donder started in entertainment as an amateur and performed with a puppet called Bibberlip. His break ...
when he recalls memories.
The television series is directed by
Bart Van Leemputten and
Gert Verhulst
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. Most episodes last about five minutes and are set in Plop's milk inn, which is a toadstool in which he sells plopmilk and plopcookies, and it's also the place where most gnome's go for some Plop-cookies, Plop-milk, or Gnome-porridge. All the gnomes live in the Gnome forest. The stories often involve pranks by naughty Kabouter Klus ("Handy"). Each episode starts with Plop lying in bed and reviewing what happened the past day. At the end of the episode he says he goes to "Gnome dream land". Most episodes contain a moral.
Characters
The characters in the movies are caricatured. Each gnome has its own typical quirks. Characteristic of all gnomes are the extremely fat bellies, long
Elf noses, the large clown shoes, and the two-pointed hats, the tips of which come up when they are startled. Their language is also typical of their exclamations.
*Plop is the most responsible Gnome. He owns the milk inn and his Red Gnome-toque shows the symbol of a heart. He wears glasses and has a white beard. Played by
Walter De Donder
Walter De Donder (born 12 July 1960) is a Belgian actor and politician and is best known for parts in Flemish children's television series.
De Donder started in entertainment as an amateur and performed with a puppet called Bibberlip. His break ...
.
*Lui ("Lazy") tends to fall asleep often, and may be considered a
narcoleptic
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. He is a mailman, and has the symbol of a letter on his Blue Gnome-toque and a dark beard. Played by
Chris Cauwenberghs
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People with the given name
*Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...
.
*Klus ("Handy") is a prankster, although he tends to be victim of his own pranks. He likes to build things, and brags about it. He has a patched Green Gnome-toque and wears overalls, has glasses and a red beard. Played by
Aimé Anthoni.
*Kwebbel ("Chatter") is a gnome girl with long blond hair. She talks a lot and tends to repeat whatever was just said or just happened. She has a flower in her cap, and is frequently startled. Played by
Agnes De Nul.
*Smul ("Glutton") is obsessed by food and eats a lot. He is the leprechaun's cook, and heavier than the other Gnomes. He was added to the show in the second season. He has a short dark beard. Played by
Luc Caals.
*Smal ("Smal") is the prettiest Gnome. She has brown hair, a tiny waist, and is very vain. Her yellow Gnome-toque has the symbol of a butterfly. She was introduced together with Smul (Glutton) in the second season. Played by
Hilde Vanhulle.
* Felle ("Felle") is the young niece of Kabouter Plop. She was added on the occasion of the twentieth birthday of Kabouter Plop (Gnome Plop). Just like Plop, Felle has a heart on her hat and she can be recognized by her bright blue shoes. Played by
Maxine Janssens
The Gnome-Toque's
Every gnome in the Franchise Kabouter Plop wears a hat called a "gnome-toque," this translation of the term makes sense in English, which has two hatpoints on the sides that raise when the gnomes are startled or surprised. There is a bell on both hatpoints that creates an iconic sound when the hat tips rise from shock or fear.
Popularity
The Franchise Gnome Plop is not doing badly at all. Since 1997, the franchise has managed to conquer the hearts of all of the
Netherlands
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Belgium
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. Millions of children, who now go to Plop's shows with their children, have grown up with the Gnomes. Kabouter Plop writes hit history again on November 26, 2001. After previously breaking the record for longest-listed single, the Flemish gnome sets a new hit record on this date. Never before has a single been listed in the Dutch charts for one year. At that date that happens for the first time with the
Kabouterdans (Mercury 5627152). The single rises to place 41 in the
Mega Top 100 __NOTOC__
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and is therefore noted in this list for exactly 52 weeks.
Orderable Gnome-Toque's (Plopmutsen)
Foreign versions
''Lutin Plop'' is the French version of Kabouter Plop. Dubbed episodes from 2005 to 2007. Since 2007, the episodes are re-recorded.
''Plop el Gnomo'' is the Spanish version of Kabouter Plop. Dubbed episodes from 2009.
''Kabauter'' Plop is the German version of Kabouter Plop. Dubbed episodes from 2010.
Songs
The songs of gnome Plop were a great success with young and old. Hits like 'de Kabouterdans' were in the charts of both
Belgium
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and the
Netherlands
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for weeks and the songs were even played at parties (with an often adult target audience). 'De Kabouterdans' was in the Mega Top 100 in
the Netherlands
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in 2000, 2001 and 2002 for 64 weeks. This made it the longest-listed single ever for eight years. The record was broken on February 2, 2010. This song stayed in the Top 100 for 67 weeks.
Usually the songs are linked to specific, simple dance steps (se
Kabouter Plop – De ganzenpas.
Amusement Parks
Plopsaland of the production house
Studio 100
Studio 100 is a Belgian production company with four television channels, four animation studios and 8 theme parks around the world. The headquarters of the group is based in Schelle, with offices in Breda, Munich, Paris, New York, Sydney and Lo ...
, which also includes gnome Plop, is located in Adinkerke – De Panne in Belgium (formerly Meli Park). There is currently also an indoor amusement park in Hasselt, and the park near the waterfalls of Coo was also purchased by Studio 100. In April 2010, the first Dutch park Plopsa Indoor Coevorden opened. The park in Germany is called Holiday Park Plopsa.
The Plop Newspaper
From 11 March 1998 there was 'De Plopkrant' as a free supplement to Het
Laatste Nieuws and
De Nieuwe Gazet. This was a magazine with letters, stories and games. On July 19, 2000, 'De Plopkrant' made way for 'De Plopsakrant' after 124 editions.
List of Movies and Specials
1
De Kabouterschat 1999
2
Plop in de Wolken 2000
3
Plop en de Toverstaf 2003
4
Plop en Kwispel 2004
5
Plop en het vioolavontuur 2005
6
Plop in de stad 2006
7
Plop en de Pinguïn 2007
8
De kabouterschat (remake) 2008
9
Plop en de kabouterbaby 2009
10
Plop wordt Kabouterkoning 2012
Products
From 'Kabouter Plop' there are various commercial products available, such as:
school supplies
Clothing
Plop cookies (Which by the way were also used in the series itself)
Polp klim (Which, by the way, were also used in the series itself)
bread bins
References
External links
Studio 100Kabouter PlopKabouter Plop – YouTube
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