{"id":1597,"date":"2011-10-13T01:44:11","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T01:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2014-07-18T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T15:16:34","slug":"meneer-kaktus-do-you-get-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/meneer-kaktus-do-you-get-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Meneer Kaktus: Do you get it??"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was younger, and my family moved from the Netherlands to the US, my Dutch grandmother often sent me VHS tapes of my favorite Dutch television shows so that I could watch them in New York. \u00a0Those of you who were children in the Netherlands between 1986 and 1993 will remember Meneer Kaktus, a kid’s show which is some strange crossbreed of sketch comedy, burlesque act, and talk show–marketed to seven-year-olds.<\/p>\n

Until today, I had strong but unverified memories of the show. \u00a0Now that I’ve used YouTube to walk down a full 23 minutes of memory lane, I can verify those memories: \u00a0Meneer Kaktus was all about butt jokes, mooning the audience, and wearing makeup.<\/p>\n

It may be fun for a new Dutch speaker or Dutch student to watch part or all of this episode…the characters speak really fast, and there are some obscure plot points and less-than-obscured butts (in case you are watching with children who are not Dutch and not accustomed to adult nudity in their regularly scheduled programming).<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uwHHytBHE_o&feature=related<\/a><\/p>\n

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When I was younger, and my family moved from the Netherlands to the US, my Dutch grandmother often sent me VHS tapes of my favorite Dutch television shows so that I could watch them in New York. \u00a0Those of you who were children in the Netherlands between 1986 and 1993 will remember Meneer Kaktus, a…<\/p>\n

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