[Freak_NL]

> "Pat & Mat" is silent-duo home-improvement slapstic comedy that we kinda like :)

Did you know that Pat and Mat became a very popular export product of the Czech Republic? You might be surprised to learn that most Dutchmen know who Pat and Mat are (though not their names).

Something odd happened when it got imported into the Netherlands in the eighties: a soundtrack with spoken voices was added, and it gradually became a cult hit. Blasphemous as this may sound, the dialogue is as silly as the episodes themselves, and actually works.

The popularity of the show in the Netherlands actually helped create the demand for the new episodes made in this century.

Have a look at 'Buurman en Buurman' (neighbour and neighbour) on Youtube to see the Dutch rendition of Pat and Mat.

[a-saleh]

We have watched a few episodes of 'Buurman en Buurman' :D I was quite shocked to see they have been dubbed, but it still seems to work :)