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De Familie Backeljau

1994 – 1997Show5 seasons60 episodes

Comedy
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5

A nostalgic, quirky comedy series about family and everyday modern life.

Good for friends night · teens · background watch

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Not for scares, big ideas or brutality.

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Episodes

5 seasons · 60 episodes · best: S2E2 "De duivemelker van het jaar" 8.6

Episodes

7.3
7.8
7.6
7.4

Story

This Flemish sitcom is entirely about the entirely wacky lower-class family Backeljau, which always speaks the most common Antwerp dialect. It consists of father François 'Cois' Backeljau, his wife Maria, the rather cunning Bomma ('granny' Thérèse, his mother), the even older pet (in dog years) Blacky, their son Franky and his wife Janine, daughter Sabrina and her husband Antonio and little nephew Lionel, the youngest but more intelligent then all his dumb relatives together and various lovers, friends and regular guests, such as the mailman and the policeman.

Feels like

  • Flemish Sitcom
  • Working-Class Humor
  • Family Chaos
  • Nostalgic Comedy
  • Cringe Humor
  • Fast-Paced Dialogue
  • Eccentric Characters
  • Situational Comedy
  • Local Dialect
  • Physical Comedy

Cast

8 of 8 · most episodes first

Facts

January 1, 1994 · March 8, 1997 · Ended

First aired
January 1, 1994
Last aired
March 8, 1997
Status
Ended
Length
5 seasons · 60 episodes
Content
Strong Language
Genres
Comedy
Original language
Dutch
Made in
Belgium
Available in
1 country

Q&A

7 questions, like "Where can I stream De Familie Backeljau?"

Questions about De Familie Backeljau

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream De Familie Backeljau?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is De Familie Backeljau worth watching?

79
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79 (IMDb 7.5).

Does De Familie Backeljau get better after season 1?

Yes: season 1 has an IMDb average of 7.3, and season 2 peaks at 7.8. The highest-rated episode is De duivemelker van het jaar (season 2, episode 2) at 8.6, and the lowest is Alles voor de sport (season 1, episode 2) at 6.0.

How long does it take to watch De Familie Backeljau?

30 h

About 30 hours: 60 episodes in 5 seasons of about 30 minutes each, aired from 1994 to 1997.

Will De Familie Backeljau make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (9 of 10) and slapstick (7 of 10).

Can I half-watch De Familie Backeljau?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

Is De Familie Backeljau in English?

Dutch

No, it was made in Dutch.