Buurman en Buurman (neighbour and neighbour) is a doll animation and one of my all time favorite shows. Two neighbours are trying to fix things in or around the house, which goes wrong every time.<\/p>\n
Orginally those two funny men find their roots in the Czech Republic. They saw their first glimpse of light in 1976 and were named Pat a Mat. Their creator was Lubom\u00edr Bene\u0161 and the dolls are completely hand made. Lubomir made the decision not to let the dolls speak and the same concept was taken over by all countries. Well, except the Dutch of course. They decided to tell the dolls to speak.<\/p>\n
The name of the first episode in the Czech Republic was called The Thinkers. It would take three years before another episode would appear. In 1979 the makers made a second season, called \u201cThat\u2019s all!\u201d The third season was showed in 1989 and called \u201cPat and Mat.\u201d The year of 1998 was a big one, because episode fifty was born. The Czechs were less proud of that fact, because the episode never got aired. They did, however, return after a long break in 2003 with a fifth season, with an appropiate name: Pat and Mat are back.<\/p>\n
The first show in The Netherlands\u00a0 was showed on the network the NCRV. They called them \u201cDe tweestuntels\u201d (the two clumsy guys). They didn\u2019t get their Dutch fame until the VPRO took the two men over. They decided to call the neighbours \u201cBuurman en Buurman.\u201d The VPRO showed it in several kid shows, like \u201cNieuwegein rechtsaf\u201d and \u201cVilla Achterwerk.\u201d They also decided to give the dolls something to say. The voices were recorded by Kees Prins and Simon van Leeuwen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Buurman en Buurman (neighbour and neighbour) is a doll animation and one of my all time favorite shows. Two neighbours are trying to fix things in or around the house, which goes wrong every time. Orginally those two funny men find their roots in the Czech Republic. They saw their first glimpse of light in…<\/p>\n