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Revision as of 03:24, 13 September 2006 by Djcartwright (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Ome Henk (Dutch: "Uncle Henk", 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. 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 a character created by Amsterdam entertainer Frank van der Plas. He is 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 (nephew 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
- 1992 - De nieuwe avonturen van Ome Henk
- 1993 - Ome Henk is weer bezig!
- 1994 - Ome Henk slaat wild om zich heen
- 1995 - Ome Henk is niet meer te houwe!
- 1995 - Ome Henk, Gouwe Suuksesse!
- 1996 - Ome Henk Rost er op los!
- 1997 - Ome Henk laat zich niet kisten!
- 1997 - Ome Henk en de tovenaar van Salsa Borenco
- 1998 - Ome Henk gooit de beuk erin!
- 1999 - Ome Henk staat op springen!
- 2000 - Ome Henk maakt er een eind aan!
- 2001 - Ome Henk gaat door het lint
- 2003 - Kerstfeest met Ome Henk
- 2004 - Op Zomervakantie Met Ome Henk
- 2004 - Ome Henk gaat nooit verloren!
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
- 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