Ome Henk
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Ome Henk is the main character of a Dutch
CD, DVD and comic series of the same name. The Ome Henk CDs consist of stories which depend on dialogue and sound effects, and songs, some of which are parodies
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Ome Henk is a character created and performed by actor Frank van der Plas. He is portrayed as a cranky, unemployed, and often aggressive old man living in the fictitious town of Biggeveen, which is full of other obnoxious, feeble-minded and otherwise extraordinary characters. The stories on the Ome Henk CDs highlight these various personalities and build up to many painful and embarrassing situations. The sketches have an absurd, caricatural character, and traditionally end with an explosion. Ome Henk's songs are about daily nuisances and other topics of interest to a grouchy old man. They're built upon (sometimes spoken) couplet
s and refrain
s and often feature a lively crowd, cheering and singing along. This makes the songs very suitable for après-ski
and carnival
parties. While his music and sketches form the most important part of his body of work, Ome Henk and his neighbors also appear in cartoons drawn by cartoonist Eric Schreurs and in live comedic sketches.
His most well-known song is "Opblaaskrokodil" ("Inflatable crocodile"), which was used by animator Andrew Kepple to make the popular soramimi
animutation
'French Erotic Film'.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
CD, DVD and comic series of the same name. The Ome Henk CDs consist of stories which depend on dialogue and sound effects, and songs, some of which are parodies
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
.
Ome Henk is a character created and performed by actor Frank van der Plas. He is portrayed as a cranky, unemployed, and often aggressive old man living in the fictitious town of Biggeveen, which is full of other obnoxious, feeble-minded and otherwise extraordinary characters. The stories on the Ome Henk CDs highlight these various personalities and build up to many painful and embarrassing situations. The sketches have an absurd, caricatural character, and traditionally end with an explosion. Ome Henk's songs are about daily nuisances and other topics of interest to a grouchy old man. They're built upon (sometimes spoken) couplet
Couplet
A couplet is a pair of lines of meter in poetry. It usually consists of two lines that rhyme and have the same meter.While traditionally couplets rhyme, not all do. A poem may use white space to mark out couplets if they do not rhyme. Couplets with a meter of iambic pentameter are called heroic...
s and refrain
Refrain
A refrain is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song...
s and often feature a lively crowd, cheering and singing along. This makes the songs very suitable for après-ski
Après-ski
Après-ski refers to going out, having drinks, dancing, and generally socializing after skiing. It is popular in the Alps, where skiers often stop at bars on their last run of the day while still wearing all their ski gear. The concept is similar to the nineteenth hole in golf. This can also...
and carnival
Carnival
Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...
parties. While his music and sketches form the most important part of his body of work, Ome Henk and his neighbors also appear in cartoons drawn by cartoonist Eric Schreurs and in live comedic sketches.
His most well-known song is "Opblaaskrokodil" ("Inflatable crocodile"), which was used by animator Andrew Kepple to make the popular soramimi
Soramimi
or ; is a Japanese term for homophonic translation of song lyrics, that is, interpreting lyrics in one language as similar-sounding lyrics in another language...
animutation
Animutation
Animutation or fanimutation is a form of web-based computer animation, typically created in Adobe Flash and characterized by unpredictable montages of pop-culture images set to music, often in a language foreign to the intended viewers...
'French Erotic Film'.
Regular Characters
- Henk Stubbe (Ome Henk)
- Jantje (neighbouring boy and 'friend' of Ome Henk)
- Pietje (friend of Jantje)
- Ed van Hooydonck
- Tet Tetterdetet (resident who tends to make "tetetetet" sounds instead of talking)
- Koos Korswagen (the manager)
- Floris-Jan van Fleppensteyn (elitist neighbour)
- Harry Witkamp (antisocial assistant of SinterklaasSinterklaasSinterklaas is a traditional Winter holiday figure still celebrated today in the Low Countries, including the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as French Flanders and Artois...
) - Arie de Beuker (aggressive and obnoxious resident)
- Tjabbe Tjibsma (shy computer specialist)
Albums
- 1991 - De spannende verhalen van Ome Henk (The Exciting Tales of Uncle Henk)
- 1992 - De nieuwe avonturen van Ome Henk (The New Adventures of Uncle Henk)
- 1993 - Ome Henk is weer bezig! (Uncle Henk is at it again!)
- 1994 - Ome Henk slaat wild om zich heen (Uncle Henk lashes out at all around)
- 1995 - Ome Henk is niet meer te houwe! (Uncle Henk is out of control!)
- 1995 - Ome Henk, Gouwe Suuksesse! (Uncle Henk, Golden Successes)
- 1996 - Ome Henk rost er op los! (Uncle Henk punches away!)
- 1997 - Ome Henk laat zich niet kisten! (Uncle Henk won't be boxed in!)
- 1997 - Ome Henk en de tovenaar van Salsa Borenco (Uncle Henk and the wizard of Salsa Borenco)
- 1998 - Ome Henk gooit de beuk erin! (Uncle Henk starts the brawl!)
- 1999 - Ome Henk staat op springen! (Uncle Henk is about to explode!)
- 2000 - Ome Henk maakt er een eind aan! (Uncle Henk puts an end to it!)
- 2001 - Ome Henk gaat door het lint (Uncle Henk goes postal)
- 2003 - Kerstfeest met Ome Henk (Christmas with Uncle Henk)
- 2004 - Op Zomervakantie Met Ome Henk (Summer holidays with Uncle Henk)
- 2004 - Ome Henk gaat nooit verloren! (Uncle Henk will never be lost!)
- 2006 - Het Grote Duettenalbum (The Big Album of Duets)
Singles
- 1990 - Snip - Ik ben verkouwe
- 1991 - Olee olee, Sinterklaas is here to stay
- 1992 - Sneeuwwitje waar zit je?
- 1992 - Holadiejee! Holadiejoo!
- 1992 - Oranje!! (We worden kampioen!)
- 1993 - Stelletje halleve zole!
- 1993 - Ome Henk viert feest
- 1994 - Moeve
- 1995 - Op de camping (In the NavyIn the Navy"In the Navy" is a song recorded by American disco group Village People released in 1979. It was the last top 10 hit for the group in the United States.-Background and writing:...
) - 1995 - Heftig!
- 1996 - Dombo TV
- 1996 - Ja dat is a-sociaal
- 1996 - Olleke Bolleke
- 1996 - Die is dom ja!
- 1997 - Neem een ander in de maling (Barbie girlBarbie Girl"Barbie Girl" is a song by the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua, who released the song in 1997 as their third single overall, and the first United Kingdom release...
) - 1997 - Ik zing dit lied voor Ome Henk (Ik zing dit lied voor jou alleen)
- 1997 - Carnaval is niks voor mij
- 1998 - Samba la Bamba
- 1999 - Ploem ploem jenka
- 1999 - Mambo nr. 6 (Mambo No. 5Mambo No. 5"Mambo No. 5" is a mambo and jive dance song originally recorded and composed by Pérez Prado in 1949.The song's popularity was renewed by Lou Bega's sampling of the original, released under the same name on Bega's 1999 debut album A Little Bit of Mambo....
) - 2000 - Aaai oehoe aai
- 2001 - Opblaaskrokodil
- 2001 - Sieb van der Kast - 't Leven gaat niet over rozen!
- 2002 - Opblaaskrokodil (Heppie Summer Miks Live versie)
- 2004 - Lekker, Lekker (Dragostea din teiDragostea din tei"Dragostea din tei" , also informally known as "The Numa Numa Song" , is the most successful single by the Moldovan pop group O-Zone, sung in Romanian. It shot to the number one spot on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it remained for 12 weeks between June and early September 2004...
) - 2006 - Ik Wil Knallen (with Patty BrardPatty BrardPatty Brard is a famous Indo entertainer. She is a TV personality and a singer notable as a member of the girl group Luv'...
) - 2007 - M'n Tiete zijn Okee (My Boobs Are OKMy Boobs Are OK-Story of the title:The initial idea for the song came in summer 2006, when Lene Alexandra was playing football. She hit one of her breasts, and after a few days someone asked her in Norwegian: "Is your boob okay?", to which Lene Alexandra answered in English: "Yes, my boobs are okay".-Music...
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