''Zeg 'ns Aaa'' (''Say Aah'') was one of the longest running and most popular Dutch sitcoms, situated in the medical practice of a general practitioner and revolving around herself, her family, and her housekeeper. The title refers to the imperative phrase ''Say Aah'', often said by doctors when they want to inspect the mouth cavity of a patient. The series ran for 212 episodes from 1981 until 1993 and was broadcast by the VARA. It was also shown on

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and with English subtitles on Super Channel and on

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in Australia. There also was a German spin-off, "Sag mal Aah". Chiem van Houweninge and

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originally wrote the scripts, later aided by

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, Van Houweninge's wife. In the last season

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also wrote scripts. The title music was composed by Ruud Bos. In 1984 the series won the Gouden Televizier-Ring for best show on Dutch television that year. In 1991 the series was given a spin-off, ''Oppassen!!!'' (''Take Care!!!''), which ran until 2003. Between 2007 and 2008 there was a theatre show of ''Zeg 'ns Aaa''. In 2009 the series was unsuccessfully reprised for one season on RTL4.

Cast

* Sjoukje Hooymaayer (deceased) - Dr. Lydie van der Ploeg *

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(deceased) - Dr. Hans Lansberg *

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- Mien Dobbelsteen *

John Leddy Johannes Nicolaas Leddy (12 January 1930 – 25 December 2022) was a Dutch television and film actor. He was most known for his roles as Jan Engelmoer in the television series '' De kleine waarheid'' and as Koos Dobbelsteen in ''Zeg 'ns Aaa''. ...

(deceased) - Koos Dobbelsteen Dutch television sitcoms 1981 Dutch television series debuts 1993 Dutch television series endings