Familie Heinz Becker

Familie Heinz Becker
Created by	Martin Kliemann, Marco Serafini, Rudi Bergmann, Gerd Dudenhöffer
Starring	Gerd Dudenhöffer, Gregor Weber, Andreas Gergen, Marianne Riedel, Alice Hoffmann, Sabine Urig
Country of origin	Germany
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	42
Production
Running time	30 min
Release
Original network	West 3
Original release	March 23, 1992 – March 12, 2004

Familie Heinz Becker is a German television series that aired from 1992 through 2004. The show revolves around the lives of Heinz Becker and his family, 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.

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