Familie Heinz Becker is a German sitcom that aired from 1992 through 2004, created, written and directed by and starring German comedian and cabaret artist Gerd Dudenhöffer. It is based on Dudenhöffer's most famous character Heinz Becker, whom he also had previously played live on stage and continues to play until today in various stage programs.
Synopsis The show revolves around the everday normal lives of Heinz Becker, a conservative, fuddy-duddy and reactionary ordinary Saarland man, and his family, consisting of his son Stefan and his wife Hilde, as well as those of neighbors and onlookers, although the focus of the series changed over the course of the series.
In the first season, much of the humor was derived from Heinz's petty behavior; the character of his wife, Hilde, was not played for laughs. During seasons 2–4, Hilde's character became more naive but was devoted; much of the humor came from family dialogues. After Season 4, the focus shifted more to public life. Seasons 6 and 7 are not as well esteemed by critics as they repeat a number of older jokes and much of the comedy came from awkward situations, misspeaking, and other more mainstream comedic elements.
As one of the first TV programmes regularly to broadcast the Saarland accent with elements of dialect ("Saarpfälzisch") throughout Germany, it has been seen as contributing to the recognition of the regional culture.
Episode list
Episode Season Title Original air date 01 1 Der Dia-Abend 02 1 Der neue Anzug 03 1 Das Gulasch 04 1 Der Hauptpreis 05 1 Die Bohrmaschine 06 1 Die Urlaubsreise 07 2 Stefans Geburtstag 08 2 Im Supermarkt 09 2 Im Taxi 10 2 Achtunddreißig fünf 11 2 In der Bar 12 2 Herzlich Willkommen! Die Direktion 13 3 Einschließlich Heinz 14 3 Stefans Job 15 3 In der Galerie 16 3 Alle Jahre wieder 17 3 Die Busfahrt nach Lourdes 18 3 Modenschau 19 4 Stromausfall 20 4 Hilde fährt in Kur 21 4 Der erste Preis 22 4 Die Autopanne 23 4 Die neue Küche 24 4 Stefan zieht aus 25 5 Die Berlin-Reise 1. 26 5 Die Berlin-Reise 2. 27 5 In der Telefonzelle 28 5 Ein neues Auto? 29 5 Der Hausball 30 5 Der Kurschatten 31 6 Spurlos verschwunden 32 6 Zimmer 112 A 33 6 Bier oder Wein 34 6 Krach 35 6 Hallo! 36 6 Was iss'n passiert? 37 7 Auf Händen und Knien 38 7 Abgetaucht 39 7 Ex und Hopp 40 7 Geisterfahrer 41 7 Oben rechts die 4 42 7 Stau
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