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Orkney Snork Nie

The show was based in the mining town of Orkney, near the city of Potchefstroom (and not too far from Johannesburg), and followed the exploits of an Afrikaner family named Van Tonder, a common Afrikaans surname. The head of the household, Hendrik, worked on the mines and his wife, Maggie, was a housewife. They had four children (listed from oldest to youngest): Ouboet, Bennie, Hester and Wimpie. Neels (nicknamed Ouboet, played by Frank Opperman) was a car mechanic. He and his wife, Yolanda (nicknamed Yollie), had a little baby of their own, named Hendrik after his grandfather. Hester (nicknamed Hess) and Wimpie (called Wimps by his girlfriend) were both at school. The character of Bennie was rarely seen as he joined the army in the first season of the series. Wimpie had an on and off relationship with a girl named Sonja, and a best friend named Koert. From time to time other family members, such as grandfathers and grandmothers would stay with the family and cause all sorts of mischief. Later the family also adopted two orphans, a young Afrikaner girl named Riekie and a coloured boy named Neelsie.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 217481
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired May 10, 1989
  • Recent October 6, 1992
  • Airs Wednesday, at 6:00pm
  • Network SABC 1
  • Average Runtime 25 minutes
  • Genres Comedy Family
  • Original Country South Africa
  • Original Language English
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Created January 3, 2011 by
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  • Modified July 23, 2023 by
    Chrizane
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials 3
Season 1 May 1989 August 1989 13
Season 2 August 1990 November 1990 13
Season 3 April 1992 July 1992 13
Season 4 July 1992 October 1992 13
Unassigned Episodes 1
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 56
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 56

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