Piet Piraat
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Piet Piraat is a Flemish
children's program written and produced by Studio 100
. Shown in Belgium
on Ketnet and in the Netherlands
on Z@PP
, Piet Piraat is a good-natured pirate who crosses the Seven Seas with his crew, getting into various adventures. The five-minute stories bear resemblance
to Studio 100
's main production, Samson en Gert
, and mostly deal with the same subject matter; "cheaters never win" and "honesty
is the best policy
".
Piet Piraat "Peter Pirate" (Peter Vandevelde):
The captain of the Scheve Schuit (The Crooked Barge in English, although it is anything but crummy). He appears to be far more intelligent than the others and is always there to resolve any problems or fights.
Stien Struis "Steen Ostrich" (Anke Helsen):
Strong, but a little dim, Stien tries to solve everything by using her strength, managing only to break stuff in the process.
Berend Brokkenpap "Barry Stuffinthecereal"(Dirk Bosschaert):
The ship's chef
, and a decidedly sneaky character. Berend is constantly causing problems, staging pranks and generally annoying the rest of the crew, but he always gets his comeuppance
, only to fall back into his old behaviour after apologizing.
Steven Stil "Steven Silence" (Dirk van Vooren):
His name translates to 'Silent Steve' since he is unable to talk. Although Steven is Berend's sidekick
, he often finds himself on the receiving end of whatever it is that goes wrong.
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
children's program written and produced by Studio 100
Studio 100
Studio 100 is a Flemish company that produces popular children's television series and owns five amusement parks and four musical ensembles.-History:Studio 100 was founded in 1996 by Gert Verhulst, Danny Verbiest, and Hans Bourlon...
. Shown in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
on Ketnet and in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
on Z@PP
Z@PP
Z@PP is the child block-system of NPO. It is aimed especially at children between 6 and 12 years. Since September 2005 Z@ppelin has been the name of a block for children under 6.Z@PP also transmits Nederland 3....
, Piet Piraat is a good-natured pirate who crosses the Seven Seas with his crew, getting into various adventures. The five-minute stories bear resemblance
Resemblance
Resemblance may refer to:*Resemblance: as in "you have a resemblance to your brother" see analogy and similarity*Resemblance nominalism*Ludwig Wittgenstein's family resemblances...
to Studio 100
Studio 100
Studio 100 is a Flemish company that produces popular children's television series and owns five amusement parks and four musical ensembles.-History:Studio 100 was founded in 1996 by Gert Verhulst, Danny Verbiest, and Hans Bourlon...
's main production, Samson en Gert
Samson en Gert
Samson en Gert was a Flemish-Belgian children's television series produced by Gert Verhulst, Danny Verbiest and Hans Bourlon, the driving forces behind Studio 100. This successful production company is responsible for Bumba, Big en Betsy , Kabouter Plop, Piet Piraat, K3 and several family-musicals...
, and mostly deal with the same subject matter; "cheaters never win" and "honesty
Honesty
Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and denotes positive, virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, and straightforwardness along with the absence of lying, cheating, or theft....
is the best policy
Policy
A policy is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome. The term is not normally used to denote what is actually done, this is normally referred to as either procedure or protocol...
".
Characters
The series features four characters.Piet Piraat "Peter Pirate" (Peter Vandevelde):
The captain of the Scheve Schuit (The Crooked Barge in English, although it is anything but crummy). He appears to be far more intelligent than the others and is always there to resolve any problems or fights.
Stien Struis "Steen Ostrich" (Anke Helsen):
Strong, but a little dim, Stien tries to solve everything by using her strength, managing only to break stuff in the process.
Berend Brokkenpap "Barry Stuffinthecereal"(Dirk Bosschaert):
The ship's chef
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
, and a decidedly sneaky character. Berend is constantly causing problems, staging pranks and generally annoying the rest of the crew, but he always gets his comeuppance
Comeuppance
Comeuppance is the first full album released by British progressive rock/jazz fusion band Sphere3.-Track listing:#"A Good Example of Arbitrary Presumption"#"Shrimp.SNG"#"Sidewalking"#"Natural Light"#"First Kiss"#"Eat First, Ask Questions Later"...
, only to fall back into his old behaviour after apologizing.
Steven Stil "Steven Silence" (Dirk van Vooren):
His name translates to 'Silent Steve' since he is unable to talk. Although Steven is Berend's sidekick
Sidekick
A sidekick is a close companion who is generally regarded as subordinate to the one he accompanies. Some well-known fictional sidekicks are Don Quixote's Sancho Panza, Sherlock Holmes' Doctor Watson, The Lone Ranger's Tonto, The Green Hornet's Kato and Batman's Robin.-Origins:The origin of the...
, he often finds himself on the receiving end of whatever it is that goes wrong.