Toen Was Geluk Heel Gewoon

Toen Was Geluk Heel Gewoon
Genre	comedy
Created by	Frank Janssen
Based on	The Honeymooners by Jackie Gleason
Written by	Gerard Cox Sjoerd Pleijsier
Directed by	Zdeněk Kraus Frans Boelen (2 episodes)
Starring	Gerard Cox Joke Bruijs Sjoerd Pleijsier Mouna Goeman Borgesius
Country of origin	Netherlands
Original language	Dutch
No. of seasons	16
No. of episodes	227
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Katholieke Radio Omroep John de Mol Produkties (seasons 1-3)
Original release
Network	KRO
Release	2 January 1994 (1994-01-02) – 3 June 2009 (2009-06-03)

The main cast members

Toen Was Geluk Heel Gewoon (Then Happiness Was Common) was a popular Dutch sitcom broadcast on KRO from January 2, 1994 till June 3, 2009. It's a Dutch adaptation of the American sitcom The Honeymooners starring Gerard Cox and Sjoerd Pleijsier in the respective roles of bus-driver Jaap Kooiman and journalist Simon Stokvis.

Running gags

• Jaap easily takes offence to Simon's remarks; he responds by moving his finger back and forth towards the door, indicating Simon to get out and ultimately raising his voice.