Samson & Gert
Season 5
Gert and his speaking dog Samson live together in the 'Dorpstraat 101', where they have lots of funny adventures with their friends. The tubby hairdresser Albert, the clumsy mayor and his hyperactive secretary as well as grocery store owners Octaaf and Jeanine De Bolle each contribute in a great way to the story.
Where to Watch Season 5
62 Episodes
- De taartenbakkers
E1Episode 1De taartenbakkersGert tries to draw Samson's picture. The mayor demands urges help to prepare for an accounts check by strict federal finance inspector Saffraan. Gert thinks of offering his favorite treat, home-baked apple-pie. Modest doesn't dare ask his bossy maid, so he commandeers Gert and Samson to bake it. Istead of helping, some 'friends' set out to out-bake them. But baking proves harder then boasting, unlike cheating, and so is not getting caught. - Harry en Bobby
E2Episode 2Harry en BobbyGert won nothing in the municipal charity lottery, but the mayor wonders why nobody has the main prize. Gert made a ride on Octaaf's new bike, but waving to Marlène made him fall and damaged the front wheel, so he hides at home, disguised as 'Harry', so Samson must play Bobby. - Het speelgoedgeld
E3Episode 3Het speelgoedgeldGert and Samson have volunteered to raise money for Marlène ballet school's new floor by baking pancakes. Alas their friends all have excuses why they can't come and/or can't afford pancakes. But Octaaf finds fake money in Gert's trash and starts spending it. Octaaf, his ma and the mayor decide to buy pancakes from their 'earnings'. - De kinderwagensE4
Episode 4De kinderwagensGert minds Marlene's baby niece. The mayor volunteers to help by babysitting, but is distracted when a donor for the soccer team arrives. Samson learns what babies eat. The De Bolles' usual self-righteous bumbling while delivering causes an empty pram to be switched with the one of the baby, who thus seems missing. Frantic searching follows. - Kapitein Carolus
E5Episode 5Kapitein CarolusFor the annual De Bolle family feast, all 125 relatives are to wear disguises. The last to be recognized will be crowned king of the party. Octaaf transforms himself into romantic 'sea captain' Carolus. After the mayor asks Jeanine why she wears a wedding dress, her disguise, she considers the supposedly dashing captain a suitable second husband, ignoring it's Octaaf masquerading. Gert and Samson know, but not how to solve the problem. - De mopofoon
E6Episode 6De mopofoonThe mayor is broke and wants to buy a model airplane, but dares not tell anyone to get a loan, so he pretends it's for books. Gert is boxing books from his attic for the ballet school's library, so he offers the mayor to borrow some of those books. One contains 1000 jokes, so the mayor starts a paying humor telephone. - De honderdste klantE7
Episode 7De honderdste klantAlberto has almost no clients left this year. Gert advises a gimmick, such as a big prize for the 100th customer. Alberto enthusiastically accepts, but lacking money for a prize, he sets his mind on Marlene's rare Chinese vase. Gert initially refuses, but comes up with a compromise: it will be the prize, but they'll cheat so Gert can 'win' it back. Clients turn up, but some have their own cheating plans, in the case of the mayor even as self-appointed one-man jury. - Huis op steltenE8
Episode 8Huis op steltenGert eagerly leaves home to attend a fashion show with Marlene, but it's canceled on account of a pigeons event. On the way home, he lets the shopkeeper sucker him into helping taking inventory. Meanwhile back home, Samson fails to restrain Alberto from organizing a party, enthusiastically helped by the mayor, who even makes sure Gert is pinned down in the shop. - CocoE9
Episode 9CocoGert must cancel his planned wood picnic with Samson when they're reminded of a forgotten promise to perform 'some act' in De Bolle's shop that evening. Looking for ideas and trying them out, Gert refuses to come admire the talking parrot Alberto is minding for his uncle. Albert however brings his charge over, only to find the strange environment makes the bird shy, then cheats using a baby-phone. Just that finally inspires Gert. - Alberto en Octaaf op eigen benen
E12Episode 12Alberto en Octaaf op eigen benenBecause Octaaf's ma's bossing feels intolerable, he decides to move out. Now homeless, he invites himself to move in at Gert's, where he gets a bed in the basement. Hearing about that, Alberto decides to do the same. Gert wanted neither as lodgers, but is confident their bickering will soon rid him of both bothersome 'guests'. - Het weekbladE14
Episode 14Het weekbladGert laughs at Octaaf's new 'village newsletter', since the thin rag is all about the nobody himself. A sneer Gert can't do better is taken as a dare. Alberto also wants his own to be its star, but is soon recruited to team up with Octaaf. Lacking inspiration and jealous of Gert's idea to hand out fliers inviting the public to report news, they try to cheat by posing as others reporting imaginary events. But Gert sees trough it, and does it better. - SpoorzoekenE15
Episode 15SpoorzoekenBecause the mayor did them a favor, the De Bolles want to offer home a bag of home-made chocolates. Glutton Alberto's incessant attempts to get to taste some inspires turning the gift into a treasure hunt. Gert keeps refusing to let Alberto have one, so he sulks and ceases drawing the arrows. Realizing he's ahead of the mayor, he cheats so the mayor is pointed to ma's kitchen, where the only bag contains Brussles sprouts, which they both hate. - PavarottiE18
Episode 18PavarottiAlberto organizes a singing concert at Gert's, helped by the mayor, but there is no audience. Gert and the mayor meanly claim that proves he lacks vocal talent and make fun of his claim once to have sung (in a choir and eaten (a theatre-catered sandwich) with Pavarotti. Samson feels the men are unfair, and Jeanine helps him sort of prove them wrong. - Wie is de cakedief?E19
Episode 19Wie is de cakedief?Gert has baked cupcakes for Marlène, who wants to treat her ballet school gang. He's stingy with pieces for passing-by friends to taste and waves comments it's a bit too dry. They mayor calls everyone to town-hall to watch his candid video recordings, showing how Alberto helps himself to sweets all over town. Back home, Gert finds cakes keep going missing and assumes Alberto stole them, although Samson notices the glutton eats less dry ones. - Journalist in het dorp
E21Episode 21Journalist in het dorpHearing that newspaper reporter Theo Voor, who publishes on someone from another town every week, is expected, the mayor, Gert and the shopkeeper each prepare a warm welcome, with refreshments, vainly hoping to be picked as subject. Alberto isn't to be found, as he masquerades as Theo to be treated to all the candy and finger-food. Then the real Voor arrives in town. - De tijgerE22
Episode 22De tijgerGert and Samson are excited about the pretty bird species the mayor has ordered for the village park. But when the delivery arrives, it turns out a mix-up in Dutch names caused the heron to be replaced with a live tiger. After loosing his key in its cage, the bumbling mayor sets the tiger free. Unsuspecting Alberto has dressed up in a tiger suit for his operatic part as Shere Kahn in a Junglebook show. - De nachtwaker
E24Episode 24De nachtwakerBecause he believes Van Leemhuizen forget to leave the town hall alarm system's key, the mayor asks Gert and Samson to act as night-guards. They accept and try to get some sleep during the day. When Alberto learns so, he's jealous of the opportunity to eat and drink at night, and wants the job. The mayor will only let him if Gert and Samson fail. So he tries anything to disturb their sleeping efforts. - De valse SinterklaasE25
Episode 25De valse SinterklaasThe mayor has invited Saint Nicholas to visit the town hall. Because the central heating suddenly broke down, the festivities are relocated to Samson and Gert's house. Alberto gets the task of waiting for the Saint at the mayor's office, but constantly leaves his post. - Samsons verjaardagsfeest
E26Episode 26Samsons verjaardagsfeestOn Samson's birthday he wants a model train and a big party, like last year. But Gert plays along with their friends to prepare a surprise party. Meanwhile they pretend each in turn they can't come and give measly presents, which Gert insists must be welcomed 'gratefully happy'. - Wie wordt postbode?E27
Episode 27Wie wordt postbode?After the mayor distributes fliers trough town to find a stand-in for the mailman the next week, Octaaf is first to volunteer and get accepted. But Gert convinced the mayor he's better fit and Octaaf is needed at the shop, so he actually gets the job. But the price he gets to pay is a deliberate mix-up of his mail deliveries behind his back, although a simple, friendly solution is being concocted. - Octaaf filmsterE29
Episode 29Octaaf filmsterOctaaf keeps deferring the handyman jobs he promised to do at Gert's home and the town hall. He rather rehearses for his lame, 3 hour 'superior theatre' show. Tired of his excuses, Gert and the mayor decide to set up the braggart 'actor. They pretend to be Hollywood studio executives looking for a new star and considering Octaaf. His audition, without lines, consists in the very jobs he has been delaying. - Alberto ontvoerdE30
Episode 30Alberto ontvoerdAlberto is furious to be denied further sweats at home after a sneaky gluttony excess. Hearing Gert explain about kidnappings to Samson inspires him to stage his own; he pulls off disguising as the fictitious police detective in charge. After consulting the mayor, Gert delivers he ten cakes ransom, then smells a rat. - Het verdriet van Jeannine
E32Episode 32Het verdriet van JeannineThe mayor saw tears in the shopkeeper's eyes and tells the gang, but nobody dares asks for a cause of grief. They decide on an operation cheer-up, copying comical tricks Alberto just saw in the circus or telling jokes. Nothing works, but it turns out there was no problem to solve. - Vreemde vogels
E33Episode 33Vreemde vogelsThe major gets instructions to organize an educational exhibition. He picks birds as theme and motivates some friends to contribute pictures by promising a waffles and hot chocolate feast. They all fail to pick proper bait and sites and are to noisy, so they fail. Alberto's theatrical costumes are used to pose as inexistent 'rare birds' (hence the Dutch title). The major ultimately finds them out, but is appeased by another trick. - De bij en de zonnebloem
E35Episode 35De bij en de zonnebloemGert is directing a play, written by the mayor, about a bee, played by himself, and a sunflower, Samson's part. When the actor planned to play a toadstool, Gert asks Alberto, and after his initial refusal pretends it's the lead. Then Alberto finds out he has no lines and refuses to play. To make him jealous, Gert makes Jeanine pretend to want the part. - Circus De Bolle
E36Episode 36Circus De BolleGert and several friends are deeply disappointed none could get tickets for the visiting circus, not even the mayor who arranged their spot on the town square. Octaaf finds a stray 'cat', which the shopkeeper soon identifies as a tiger cub. Considering both dream of a circus career, they decide to make it the star of his tamer act, and start their own circus with her as clown as manager of a resident mini-circus. The test performance at Gert's is disappointing, and Gert duly points out tigers grow fast and can't be kept by amateurs. - Chateau De BolleE38
Episode 38Chateau De BolleGert promised Marlène to keep his kitchen as spotless as he cleaned it. Octaaf commandeers him to bottle the white wine he bought, blindly. The mayor asks mother de Bolle to kook for the children's home's annual spaghetti feast. Because her kitchen is being remodeled, the mayor brings her to Gert's. She finds the bottled wine, but thinks the excess bottles Gert had to put in lemonade bottles is soft-drink. So Octaaf and she, who never drink alcohol, get drunk. - Zandkastelen
E39Episode 39ZandkastelenWhen a planned trip to the seaside falls trough, the gang is disappointed. But an artificial beach is installed in the town hall, and the mayor sweetens the day with a sandcastle competition. Gert and his competitors however all run into trouble, whether they cheat or not. - De zebra en de padE41
Episode 41De zebra en de padThe mayor is tired of firm owners showering him with requests for public works. Gert volunteers himself and Samson to help. When the mayor calls to tell he needs zebra stripes painted on a road, Samson misunderstands that he needs a zebra and a toad (the components of the Dutch word 'zebrapad'). Gert orders a zebra suit, but gets a lame bovine one, and a surprising promise. - De HIT-kwis
E43Episode 43De HIT-kwisThe mayor is quite knowledgeable about classical music, so when he hears about a radio music quiz, he enters. When Gert points out it's not a classical station, so most questions will probably concern pop, the mayor panics, for he knows none of Gert's test questions. So he considers bailing out, to spare the town a humiliation, or even move out, but Gert points out that's certain dishonor by default. - De wensput
E45Episode 45De wensputGert has constructed a wishing-well at home, as a theatrical prop. When glutton Alberto reneges on his promise to share with the friends a cake hi gets from his visiting uncle, Gert, Samson and the mayor set up an elaborate payback-prank. It all depends on Alberto believing the well actually grants wishes, and Samson making it appear so while hidden in the bucket. - Gerts verjaardagsfeest
E46Episode 46Gerts verjaardagsfeestGert looks forward to his best birthday party ever, as Marlene will attend for the first time, even if that required shifting the date. So never mind the guests' crappy gifts, all handkerchiefs. When the mayor picks up the phone, a cancellation from Marlene, he decides to keep that quiet and even arranges for a disguised, supposedly sick stand-in. - Gastvrijheid
E47Episode 47GastvrijheidWhile his bossy housekeeper is away, the mayor has arranged lodgings with an equally strict lady-friend of hers. Having seen how generously Gert treats 'brunch guest of honor" Samson (a reward for being good so long), he fakes not being welcome and invites himself to stay at Gert's for the duration, while acting as a rude and selfish 'guest'. But the truth is easily found out. - Een tweede jeugdE48
Episode 48Een tweede jeugdThe mayor is depressed because neighborhood kids regularly ridicule his old-fashioned posh exterior, and recently one threw an egg at him. Gert advises a modernized look, but the mayor overdoes that. In order to make him return to normal, Gert and Alberto dress up as rowdy youths. - Aerobic
E50Episode 50AerobicOn the 'municipal sports day', the only options are the shopkeeper's aerobics class and the mayor's fitness gym, so Gert and Alberto join the latter, which sounds manly. Seeing the crones in the first aerobics session, they are easily seduced to wager for lots of chores that they can last a session, only to find they're pitted against a squad of ultra-fit high-school girls. - The Headbangers
E51Episode 51The HeadbangersThe village's only Head Bangers rock concert is sold out. Gert has three tickets nut his fiancée has to cancel, being sick. Alberto refuses to come along instead, being a classical music buff. Mayor Modest has the same taste, but jumps at the chance for his spoiled brat nice Sofie. Then the band's singer Barry cancels because of measles. So uncle Modest enlists three friends to form a fake band version for a private performance. - Naar ChinaE52
Episode 52Naar ChinaGert and Alberto bicker over the veracity of what one reads in books. Alberto decides to 'prove' Jules Verne's story about the middle of the earth is true by digging a tunnel. Gert and friends learn he arrived in the town hall, where the mayor ordered Chinese takeaway, and dress up as Chinamen to fool Alberto, who is then tricked into a wager. - Emma en Sokkie
E53Episode 53Emma en SokkieThe mayor abandoned his planned magic act at the children's party. The hand-made sock-puppet he shows Gert and the clumsy 'ventriloquist' act he shows Gert hardly impress. But it gets worse when arrival ventriloquist Jeanine keeps him to his promise and the puppet shrinks when washed. Albert is accused of stealing the other sock-puppet, but actually has permission to borrow it for a family function. Gert finds a way to salvage both ruined acts. - Gert doet alles
E54Episode 54Gert doet allesWhen Gert hears Alberto and the shopkeeper complain about a 'stressing' yet in his eye small number of clients, and the mayor about people complaining to him, Gert claims they wine without reason. So the trio decides to take him to his word and pretend each to need a temp, at the same time, then disguise as demanding clients to make his triple job impossible to combine. - De beautyfarm
E55Episode 55De beautyfarmThe mayor and the shopkeeper are to open the football club's new stadium cantina, but need to subdue stress. Gert suggests a wellness treatment, but the beauty-farm is booked out, so he offers to improvise one at home. It goes reasonably well, until the mayor's niece Sofie asks to assist him and mixes up the facial mask tubes with equally-colored pots. - Onzichtbaar
E56Episode 56OnzichtbaarGert is insulted when his hand-painted Easter eggs are commented on meanly by the shopkeeper, who pretends her 'hobby club' is best at all handicraft, without actual evidence. An Indian legend about a golden ring which makes the wearer invisible inspires Gert to set up an elaborate punitive prank. The mayor and Alberto help him make her believe his golden egg rendered her invisible. - Alberto's dierenhotelE57
Episode 57Alberto's dierenhotelAlberto must henceforth pay for his sweets and fears never to be able to afford them as his hairdressing parlor hardly has any customers. Gert convinces him to try a second business and helps him choose minding people's animals in a 'bestial hostel', but none of their relations wants such service. The mayor's planned ball costume as prince was already rented to another, so he got stuck with a gorilla suit. Gert convinces him to ditch the party and supposedly be his ape, as client for Alberto. - De ouders van Marlène
E58Episode 58De ouders van MarlèneAll dressed-up, Gert instructs Samson on best behavior, with some ridiculous literalism results, for the first-ever visit of Marlène's parents, whom they never met before. The mayor's call to signal the childless Roggemans couple is coming to Gert's is ignored. Gert keeps bending over backwards to please his rude, glutton in-laws to be and brushes off the second couple. But in fact he mixed them up! - BallenE59
Episode 59BallenGert got a new ball for Samson and hastily noted on it Marlene's holiday center's phone number. The mayor drops by and plays with it, but kicks it too far. Gert protests buying a new one won't return his number, so all municipal staff is ordered to collect balls (even meat balls!) throughout town and drops whole baskets at Gert's, but none carries the number. - Samson speurhondE60
Episode 60Samson speurhondGert notices Samson is absentminded because his dog-girl-friend Bobientje keeps going on about her hero, police dog Sultan. To cheer him up again, Gert tries to convince Samson he's an even more gifted tracker. Alberto demands a serious test: finding him, actually in the mayor's office, but the candy-addict leaves a trace of crumbs. The mayor sets another test: finding him, this time disguised. After that succeeds, Alberto demands Samson tracks down Marlène's necklace, but the secret hiding-place holds another risk. - Koos uit Nederland
E61Episode 61Koos uit NederlandThe gang learn that the shopkeeper expects a first visit from her pen friend Koos Drop, a Frisian farmer, and intends to marry him and move. Fearing that would leave the town without a grocery shop, the mayor decides to sabotage her romance by impersonating the man whom she never even saw on photographs. - Een vervanger voor Fred
E62Episode 62Een vervanger voor FredThe mayor's niece Sophie was in love but wines heartbroken when Fred dumps her. To cheer her up, the mayor gets Gert to play a potential alternative, for starters as escort to a town-hall party. Gert disguises as paleontology student, in case Marlene might get jealous. Since she knows more about that subject, Gert tries a hippie alter-ego, but she doesn't take to that.
