Toen Was Geluk Heel Gewoon
| Toen Was Geluk Heel Gewoon | |
|---|---|
 The main cast members | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Frank Janssen |
| Based on | The Honeymooners by Jackie Gleason |
| Written by | Gerard Cox Sjoerd Pleijsier |
| Directed by | Zdeněk Kraus Frans Boelen (2 episodes) |
| Starring | Gerard Cox Joke Bruijs Sjoerd Pleijsier Mouna Goeman Borgesius |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Original language | Dutch |
| No. of seasons | 16 |
| No. of episodes | 227 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Katholieke Radio Omroep John de Mol Produkties (seasons 1–3) |
| Original release | |
| Network | KRO |
| Release | 2 January 1994 – 3 June 2009 |
Toen was geluk heel gewoon (When Happiness Was Very Common) was a popular Dutch television sitcom. It was broadcast on KRO from January 2, 1994, through June 3, 2009. The series, a Dutch adaptation of the American sitcom The Honeymooners, stars Gerard Cox and Sjoerd Pleijsier as friends and neighbors. Cox and his real-life spouse Joke Bruijs play spouses on the show. The show is the longest-running sitcom in the Netherlands.
The show's title is taken from a song, "Het dorp" by Wim Sonneveld.
Cast
- Gerard Cox as Jaap Kooiman, a bus driver
- Joke Bruijs as Nel Kooijman, Jaap's wife
- Sjoerd Pleijsier as Simon "Siem" Stokvis, a journalist
- Mouna Goeman Borgesius as Zus Stokvis-Mollema, Siem's wife
- Koos van der Knaap as Karel van Dam
- Huib Rooymans as Mijnheer Harmsen, Jaap's boss
- Paul van Soest
- Elisabeth Versluys
- Ton van der Velden
- Walter Crommelin
Running gags
- Jaap easily takes offence to Simon's remarks; he responds by wagging his finger back and forth towards the door, indicating Simon should leave, as Jaap raises his voice.