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''Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muß sein'' (''Janitor Krause - [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys|There Has to Be Order]]'') is a [[The Berlin Republic|German]] [[ |
''Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muß sein'' (''Janitor Krause - [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys|There Has to Be Order]]'') is a [[The Berlin Republic|German]] [[Sitcom]] series of [[The Noughties]]. |
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Dieter Krause is the janitor of an apartment block in the Cologne city district of Kalk, which is where he also [[Dom Com|lives with his family]]. This familiy consists of Dieter's [[Housewife|wife, Lisbeth]], and his kids, [[Hormone-Addled Teenager|Tommie and Carmen]]. But the most important family member is — at least as far as Dieter is concerned — his dachshund, Bodo! This is an [[Serious Business|obsession Dieter shares with his comrades of the dachshund club]]. |
Dieter Krause is the janitor of an apartment block in the Cologne city district of Kalk, which is where he also [[Dom Com|lives with his family]]. This familiy consists of Dieter's [[Housewife|wife, Lisbeth]], and his kids, [[Hormone-Addled Teenager|Tommie and Carmen]]. But the most important family member is — at least as far as Dieter is concerned — his dachshund, Bodo! This is an [[Serious Business|obsession Dieter shares with his comrades of the dachshund club]]. |
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* [[Almighty Janitor]]: Dieter ''thinks'' that he is one. But his supervisor, Mr. Makielski, begs to differ... |
* [[Almighty Janitor]]: Dieter ''thinks'' that he is one. But his supervisor, Mr. Makielski, begs to differ... |
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: When [[Hilarity Ensues]] and things [[It Got Worse|go worse]], Mr. Makielski always has to suffer the most. |
* [[Butt Monkey]]: When [[Hilarity Ensues]] and things [[It Got Worse|go worse]], Mr. Makielski always has to suffer the most. |
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* [[The Fun in Funeral]]: In one episode. By the way, the deceased is a dachshund. [[Serious Business|Of course.]] |
* [[The Fun in Funeral]]: In one episode. By the way, the deceased is a dachshund. [[Serious Business|Of course.]] |
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* [[Genius Ditz]]: Dieter has managed to screw together technical marvels such as security enforcement machines and an [[It Makes Sense in Context|exploding chicken]]. When [[Hilarity Ensues]] (which is ''inevitably'' the case!), then because these contraptions work a bit ''too'' well. |
* [[Genius Ditz]]: Dieter has managed to screw together technical marvels such as security enforcement machines and an [[It Makes Sense in Context|exploding chicken]]. When [[Hilarity Ensues]] (which is ''inevitably'' the case!), then because these contraptions work a bit ''too'' well. |
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* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Mrs. Ricken, the neighbour MILF, is played by Maren Gilzer, mainly known for [[Lovely Assistant|turning the letters]] in the German version of [[Wheel of Fortune]]. |
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Mrs. Ricken, the neighbour MILF, is played by Maren Gilzer, mainly known for [[Lovely Assistant|turning the letters]] in the German version of [[Wheel of Fortune]]. |
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* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Mr. Fritsch, the new general owner of the apartment block, is played Gudo Hoegel, the German dubbing voice of [[Darkwing Duck]] and [[Star Trek Enterprise|Jonathan Archer]]. |
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Mr. Fritsch, the new general owner of the apartment block, is played Gudo Hoegel, the German dubbing voice of [[Darkwing Duck]] and [[Star Trek: Enterprise|Jonathan Archer]]. |
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* [[Hilarity Ensues]] |
* [[Hilarity Ensues]] |
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* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: Herbert has a ''very'' hopeless crush on Dieter's daughter Carmen. ([[Speech Impediment|Herbert: "Ca-Ca-Carmen!"]] [[Deadpan Snarker|Carmen: "He-He-Herbert!"]]) |
* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: Herbert has a ''very'' hopeless crush on Dieter's daughter Carmen. ([[Speech Impediment|Herbert: "Ca-Ca-Carmen!"]] [[Deadpan Snarker|Carmen: "He-He-Herbert!"]]) |
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* [[German Dialects]]: The Cologne dialect in this case. |
* [[German Dialects]]: The Cologne dialect in this case. |
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* [[Get Rich Quick Scheme]]: In one episode, Dieter falls for a pyramid scheme. [[It Makes Sense in Context|(Although he doesn't quite get how the money-avalanche can go uphill.)]] |
* [[Get Rich Quick Scheme]]: In one episode, Dieter falls for a pyramid scheme. [[It Makes Sense in Context|(Although he doesn't quite get how the money-avalanche can go uphill.)]] |
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* [[Innocent Innuendo]]: In one episode, Mrs. Ricken wants Dieter to come over to her place and fix a loose screw. Dieter interprets this as a [[Intercourse |
* [[Innocent Innuendo]]: In one episode, Mrs. Ricken wants Dieter to come over to her place and fix a loose screw. Dieter interprets this as a [[Intercourse with You|veiled invitation for sexual intercourse]], while in fact it was meant [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|literally]]. |
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* [[It Got Worse]]: Many episodes end in outright worst-case scenarios! Utter chaos! |
* [[It Got Worse]]: Many episodes end in outright worst-case scenarios! Utter chaos! |
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* [[Like a Weasel]]: Dieter's modus operandi when dealing with Mr. Makielski or the president of the dachshund club. |
* [[Like a Weasel]]: Dieter's modus operandi when dealing with Mr. Makielski or the president of the dachshund club. |
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* [[The Other Darrin]]: President Karl Göbel. |
* [[The Other Darrin]]: President Karl Göbel. |
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* [[Our Presidents Are Different]]: Karl is only the president of the dachshund club (and isn't even the top of the hierarchy), but the club members treat him as if he were an actual head of state. |
* [[Our Presidents Are Different]]: Karl is only the president of the dachshund club (and isn't even the top of the hierarchy), but the club members treat him as if he were an actual head of state. |
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* [[Putting on the Reich]]: While the uniforms worn by the dachshund club members look nothing like Nazi uniforms, there is their ridiculously militaristic and ceremonial behavior. But one cue takes the cake: The title of President Göbel's superior actually is ''Gauleiter''! |
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* [[Serious Business]]: For Dieter and his pals, everything that has to do with dachshunds. |
* [[Serious Business]]: For Dieter and his pals, everything that has to do with dachshunds. |
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* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Tommie, regarding friends of his sister Carmen. |
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* [[Status Quo Is God]]: The only reason why, after all what he has done, Dieter still has his job / his dachshund club membership / his wife... |
* [[Status Quo Is God]]: The only reason why, after all what he has done, Dieter still has his job / his dachshund club membership / his wife... |
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* [[The Stoner]]: Two of the Krause's neighbours are a [[New Age Retro Hippie]] pair. Dieter wants them to be kicked out of the house, because he (rightly) suspects them to possess <s>[[Malaproper|marihuna]]</s> marijuana, but he never actually finds evidence of this. |
* [[The Stoner]]: Two of the Krause's neighbours are a [[New Age Retro Hippie]] pair. Dieter wants them to be kicked out of the house, because he (rightly) suspects them to possess <s>[[Malaproper|marihuna]]</s> marijuana, but he never actually finds evidence of this. |
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Latest revision as of 14:47, 7 November 2015
Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muß sein (Janitor Krause - There Has to Be Order) is a German Sitcom series of The Noughties.
Dieter Krause is the janitor of an apartment block in the Cologne city district of Kalk, which is where he also lives with his family. This familiy consists of Dieter's wife, Lisbeth, and his kids, Tommie and Carmen. But the most important family member is — at least as far as Dieter is concerned — his dachshund, Bodo! This is an obsession Dieter shares with his comrades of the dachshund club.
Tropes used in Hausmeister Krause include:
- Almighty Janitor: Dieter thinks that he is one. But his supervisor, Mr. Makielski, begs to differ...
- Butt Monkey: When Hilarity Ensues and things go worse, Mr. Makielski always has to suffer the most.
- The Drag Along: Dieter always manages to persuade his comrade Herbert to help him with his schemes.
- Catch Phrase: Several, but the most memorable would be the oath of the dachshund club: Alles für den Dackel, alles für den Club, unser Leben für den Hund! (Everything for the dachshund, everything for the club, our life for the dog!) There is a pun hidden in there: The last part alludes to the expression Alles für die Katz! (Everything for the cat!), meaning All in vain!
- Control Freak: Dieter; and it drives everyone around him (especially Mr. Makielski) crazy!
- Demonic Dummy: One episode features an Ax Crazy serial killer, whose Kasperle hand-puppet urges him to "play Hannibal".
- Dumb Blonde: Carmen, although she doesn't quite reach her father's level in dumbness.
- Embarrassing Nickname: Carmen always calls her brother Fettie. Perhaps you already guessed it: "Fatty"
- Failure Is the Only Option: Dieter always strives to upgrade his employment contract from part-time position to full-time position - but in the end of each episode, he can be thankful that he still has his poorly paid janitor job at all!
- The Fun in Funeral: In one episode. By the way, the deceased is a dachshund. Of course.
- Genius Ditz: Dieter has managed to screw together technical marvels such as security enforcement machines and an exploding chicken. When Hilarity Ensues (which is inevitably the case!), then because these contraptions work a bit too well.
- Hey, It's That Guy!: Mrs. Ricken, the neighbour MILF, is played by Maren Gilzer, mainly known for turning the letters in the German version of Wheel of Fortune.
- Hey, It's That Voice!: Mr. Fritsch, the new general owner of the apartment block, is played Gudo Hoegel, the German dubbing voice of Darkwing Duck and Jonathan Archer.
- Hilarity Ensues
- Hopeless Suitor: Herbert has a very hopeless crush on Dieter's daughter Carmen. (Herbert: "Ca-Ca-Carmen!" Carmen: "He-He-Herbert!")
- Hormone-Addled Teenager: Tommie and Carmen.
- Hypocritical Humor: Dieter can be very hypocritical. (For example by complaining about all the smutty stuff in a porn magazine while carefully studying it.)
- Gaydar: Subverted! Dieter needs a very long time to realize that the new neighbours (one of them very Camp Gay) are homosexual.
- German Dialects: The Cologne dialect in this case.
- Get Rich Quick Scheme: In one episode, Dieter falls for a pyramid scheme. (Although he doesn't quite get how the money-avalanche can go uphill.)
- Innocent Innuendo: In one episode, Mrs. Ricken wants Dieter to come over to her place and fix a loose screw. Dieter interprets this as a veiled invitation for sexual intercourse, while in fact it was meant literally.
- It Got Worse: Many episodes end in outright worst-case scenarios! Utter chaos!
- Like a Weasel: Dieter's modus operandi when dealing with Mr. Makielski or the president of the dachshund club.
- Limited Wardrobe: Except for Carmen, there isn't much variation regarding what the characters wear. In Dieter's case though, this is justified: Most of the time, he either wears his janitor coat or his club uniform, a visual cue to his two obsessions.
- Mistaken for Dying: Dieter in one episode. He then proceeds to appoint Herbert as his heir, including his job and the hand of his daughter...
- Ms. Fanservice: Theiss Titillation Theory tends to apply to most of Carmen's outfits. And in one episode, she even runs around in the apartment corridors in only her underwear.
- Nice Hat: Dieter even sleeps with it.
- Only Sane Man: Mr. Makielski; the problem is that Dieter only sees a Pointy-Haired Boss in him.
- The Other Darrin: President Karl Göbel.
- Our Presidents Are Different: Karl is only the president of the dachshund club (and isn't even the top of the hierarchy), but the club members treat him as if he were an actual head of state.
- Putting on the Reich: While the uniforms worn by the dachshund club members look nothing like Nazi uniforms, there is their ridiculously militaristic and ceremonial behavior. But one cue takes the cake: The title of President Göbel's superior actually is Gauleiter!
- Serious Business: For Dieter and his pals, everything that has to do with dachshunds.
- Stalker with a Crush: Tommie, regarding friends of his sister Carmen.
- Status Quo Is God: The only reason why, after all what he has done, Dieter still has his job / his dachshund club membership / his wife...
- The Stoner: Two of the Krause's neighbours are a New Age Retro Hippie pair. Dieter wants them to be kicked out of the house, because he (rightly) suspects them to possess
marihunamarijuana, but he never actually finds evidence of this. - Totally Radical: Played for laughs with Tommie's unique speech pattern. (Most importantly, he is turning all kinds of verbs into Unsound Effects.)
- Too Dumb to Live: Dieter doesn't seem to be very susceptible to everything more subtile than a sledgehammer.
- Ultimate Job Security: Considering some of the things that Dieter has done, he should have been fired a dozen times over. (Not that Makielski didn't try that...)
- Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist
- The Von Trope Family:
- Bodo's (Yes, that's the dog!) full name is Bodo von der Hermannsklause.
- In the episode where Lisbeth has a not really rich suitor, Tommie speculates that if she leaves Dieter for this guy, they will soon be named "von Krause"! (Uh, Tommie? Naming conventions do not work that way...)
- Wrong Genre Savvy: Tommie sometimes tries to apply stuff he has seen in horror movies on Real Life.
- Zany Scheme: Ends in a catastrophe most of the time.