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Revision as of 17:49, 5 April 2007 by 74.93.192.21 (talk) (oops, sorry, very busy is busy again)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Ome Henk (Dutch for "Uncle Hank", for Henk Stubbe) is a Dutch comedy singer and song parodist. His best-known song is Opblaaskrokodil ("Inflatable crocodile"), which was the base for the popular animutation French Erotic Film by Andrew Kepple. Among his best-known parodies are Lekker, Lekker, ("Nicely, nicely" in Dutch), a parody of the Romanian pop song "Dragostea din tei", Mambo Nr. 6, a parody of Lou Bega's version of Mambo No. 5, Op De Camping, a parody of In The Navy by the Village People, and Neem een ander in de maling (a somewhat idiomatic Dutch expression loosely meaning "Go off and trick somebody else"), a parody of the Aqua song Barbie Girl. Interestingly, the latter is frequently mistaken by anglophones for a German song, and in most of these cases mis-attributed to German Industrial metal band Rammstein. This is widely believed to be the fault of a mis-labeling on a file-sharing network.
"Ome Henk" is typically portrayed as a grumpy, short-tempered, sometimes sociopathic and perverted old man. His songs are mostly humorous complaints about small nuisances of daily life, grumpy social criticism, and other such topics of interest to a grouchy old man, often peppered with long spoken rants and bickering with a cast of quirky friends and neighbors, all denizens of the fictitious town of Biggeveen. While his music forms the most important part of his body of work, Ome Henk and his neighbors also appear in cartoons drawn by popular cartoonist Eric Schreurs (still and occasionally animated) and, more recently, live-action comedic sketches. Some non-musical comedic sketches have been included in his albums, including several involving the cast of Sesamstraat, the Dutch version of Sesame Street.
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 (Sinterklaas's antisocial assistant)
- Arie de Beuker (loud, obnoxious resident)
- Tjabbe Tjibsma (shy computer specialist)
Discography
- 1991 - De spannende verhalen van Ome Henk (The Exciting Tales of Uncle Hank)
- 1992 - De nieuwe avonturen van Ome Henk (The New Adventures of Uncle Hank)
- 1993 - Ome Henk is weer bezig! (Uncle Hank Is Busy Again!)
- 1994 - Ome Henk slaat wild om zich heen (Uncle Hank Kicks Everyone Out)
- 1995 - Ome Henk is niet meer te houwe! (Uncle Hank Isn't Here Anymore)
- 1995 - Ome Henk, Gouwe Suuksesse! (Uncle Hank, the Winner)
- 1996 - Ome Henk Rost er op los! (Uncle Hank Has Been Turned Loose!)
- 1997 - Ome Henk laat zich niet kisten! (Uncle Hank Can't Be Contained!)
- 1997 - Ome Henk en de tovenaar van Salsa Borenco (Uncle Hank and the Salsa Borenco Magician)
- 1998 - Ome Henk gooit de beuk erin! (Uncle Hank Plants a Tree)
- 1999 - Ome Henk staat op springen! (Stand Up and Jump!)
- 2000 - Ome Henk maakt er een eind aan! (Uncle Hank Kills Himself (lit. 'Uncle Hank ends it'))
- 2001 - Ome Henk gaat door het lint (Uncle Hank Breaks the Ribbon)
- 2003 - Kerstfeest met Ome Henk (Christmas with Uncle Hank)
- 2004 - Op Zomervakantie Met Ome Henk (On Summer Vacation with Uncle Hank)
- 2004 - Ome Henk gaat nooit verloren! (Uncle Hank Won't Go Away)
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
- 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 girl)
- 1997 - Ik zing dit lied voor Ome Henk
- 1997 - Carnaval is niks voor mij
- 1998 - Samba la Bamba
- 1999 - Ploem ploem jenka
- 1999 - Mambo nr. 6
- 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