Het Manneke
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| Het Manneke | |
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| Genre | Sketch show |
| Created by | Jef Cassiers |
| Directed by | Herman Wuyts |
| Country of origin | Belgium |
| Original language | Dutch |
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| Running time | 3 minutes |
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| 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]