# Familie Heinz Becker

Familie Heinz Becker is a German sitcom that aired from 1992 through 2004, created, written and directed by and starring German comedian and cabaret artist Gerd Dudenhöffer. It is based on Dudenhöffer's most famous character Heinz Becker, whom he also had previously played live on stage and continues to play until today in various stage programs.

## Synopsis

The show revolves around the everday normal lives of Heinz Becker, a conservative, fuddy-duddy and reactionary ordinary Saarland man, and his family, consistiong of his son Stefan and his wife Hilde, as well as those of neighbors and onlookers, although the focus of the series changed over the course of the series.
In the first season, much of the humor was derived from Heinz's petty behavior; the character of his wife, Hilde, was not played for laughs. During seasons 2–4, Hilde's character became more naive but was devoted; much of the humor came from family dialogues. After Season 4, the focus shifted more to public life. Seasons 6 and 7 are not as well esteemed by critics as they repeat a number of older jokes and much of the comedy came from awkward situations, misspeaking, and other more mainstream comedic elements.
As one of the first TV programmes regularly to broadcast the Saarland accent with elements of dialect ("Saarpfälzisch") throughout Germany, it has been seen as contributing to the recognition of the regional culture.

## Episode list

| Episode | Season | Title | Original air date |
| 01 | 1 | Der Dia-Abend | 23 March 1992 |
| 02 | 1 | Der neue Anzug | 30 March 1992 |
| 03 | 1 | Das Gulasch | 6 April 1992 |
| 04 | 1 | Der Hauptpreis | 13 April 1992 |
| 05 | 1 | Die Bohrmaschine | 20 April 1992 |
| 06 | 1 | Die Urlaubsreise | 27 April 1992 |
| 07 | 2 | Stefans Geburtstag | 30 April 1993 |
| 08 | 2 | Im Supermarkt | 7 May 1993 |
| 09 | 2 | Im Taxi | 14 May 1993 |
| 10 | 2 | Achtunddreißig fünf | 21 May 1993 |
| 11 | 2 | In der Bar | 28 May 1993 |
| 12 | 2 | Herzlich Willkommen! Die Direktion | 4 June 1993 |
| 13 | 3 | Einschließlich Heinz | 14 June 1994 |
| 14 | 3 | Stefans Job | 21 June 1994 |
| 15 | 3 | In der Galerie | 12 July 1994 |
| 16 | 3 | Alle Jahre wieder | 19 July 1994 |
| 17 | 3 | Die Busfahrt nach Lourdes | 9 August 1994 |
| 18 | 3 | Modenschau | 7 October 1994 |
| 19 | 4 | Stromausfall | 16 January 1996 |
| 20 | 4 | Hilde fährt in Kur | 23 January 1996 |
| 21 | 4 | Der erste Preis | 30 January 1996 |
| 22 | 4 | Die Autopanne | 6 February 1996 |
| 23 | 4 | Die neue Küche | 13 February 1996 |
| 24 | 4 | Stefan zieht aus | 20 February 1996 |
| 25 | 5 | Die Berlin-Reise 1. | 5 May 1998 |
| 26 | 5 | Die Berlin-Reise 2. | 12 May 1998 |
| 27 | 5 | In der Telefonzelle | 19 May 1998 |
| 28 | 5 | Ein neues Auto? | 26 May 1998 |
| 29 | 5 | Der Hausball | 2 June 1998 |
| 30 | 5 | Der Kurschatten | 9 June 1998 |
| 31 | 6 | Spurlos verschwunden | 23 October 2001 |
| 32 | 6 | Zimmer 112 A | 30 October 2001 |
| 33 | 6 | Bier oder Wein | 6 November 2001 |
| 34 | 6 | Krach | 13 November 2001 |
| 35 | 6 | Hallo! | 20 November 2001 |
| 36 | 6 | Was iss'n passiert? | 18 December 2001 |
| 37 | 7 | Auf Händen und Knien | 6 February 2004 |
| 38 | 7 | Abgetaucht | 13 February 2004 |
| 39 | 7 | Ex und Hopp | 20 February 2004 |
| 40 | 7 | Geisterfahrer | 27 February 2004 |
| 41 | 7 | Oben rechts die 4 | 5 March 2004 |
| 42 | 7 | Stau | 12 March 2004 |