I Men... ke I Den

I Men... ke I Den
Genre	Comedy series
Created by	Haris Romas, Anna Chatzissofia
Directed by	Fotini Kotrotsi
Starring	Joyce Evidi, Anna Kouri, Stelios Mainas, Haris Romas
Opening theme	Malambo No 1 by Lia Vissi
Composer(s)	Lia Vissi
Country of origin	Greece
Original language(s)	Greek
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	110
Production
Producer(s)	Frosso Ralli
Running time	25 minutes / episode
Production company(s)	Studio ATA
Release
Original network	ANT1
Original release	16 September 1993 – May 1996

I Men... ke I Den (Greek: Οι Μεν... και Οι Δεν, English: Those and the others) is a comedy series which aired on ANT1 for three seasons from 1993 to 1996. The scripts were written by Haris Romas and Anna Chatzissofia. The series is considered one of the most successful on Greek television, achieving high ratings, and it was rerun multiple times for many years after the original run.

Dionyssis Dangas (Διονύσης Δάγκας, played by Haris Romas). Dionyssis was born to a Rebetiko singer (played by Sperantza Vrana) and an unnamed father. Later in the series his father was revealed to be a successful cross-dressing singer and committed homosexual who was seduced by a female colleague while drunk.

Dionyssis was raised in poverty and sought scholastic success in order to escape it. His favorite pet as a child was a rabbit. While unemployed and unable to get other supplies, his mother killed the rabbit and served it to Dionyssis as stew. This left him with a psychological trauma.

Dionyssis grew to be a social climbing lawyer and married into an affluent and well-connected family. By the start of the series Dionyssis was highly successful in his chosen profession, having secured a position in the Supreme Court of Greece and a luxurious residence in Kolonaki. His marriage on the other hand had grown stale, largely because of his lack of interest in sexual intercourse.

Dionyssis was nouveau riche and sought to impress others by showing off his wealth and education. He essentially became a snob and hated being reminded of his lowly origins. He was also a miser and hated expenses that gained him no prestige. One episode revealed his childhood idol to be Scrooge McDuck, to the point of Dionyssis having his own Number One Dime. He earned his first dime by winning his first trial at the age of five: two kids were fighting over a loaf when he happened pass by. He asked, "Well, who does it belong to?" and one of the kids answered, "It belongs to the other kid. But if you say that it belongs to me I'll give you this dime." And so he earned his first dime by practising his future job.

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