Willie Esterhuizen
Director
Orkney Snork Nie (1989)
Season 1
Orkney Snork Nie, a popular Afrikaans sitcom, originally broadcast by the SABC in South Africa. The name translates directly into Orkney Doesn't Snore, but the message being conveyed in Afrikaans is that the town isn't sleepy, there's always something happening.
Released May 10, 1989
Episode 23 min
2+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.mining-town, tmdb.orkney-south-africa, imdb.sitcom, imdb.sitcom-comedy
Production Companies: Willie Esterhuizen Productions
Network: SABC 2
Country: South Africa
Languages:
Afrikaans
S1E1 - Bossie Botha se Longe
Hendrik really stopped smoking this time after he saw Bossie Botha's lungs; even if it wasn't the cause of Bossie's death.
May 10, 1989, midnight
S1E2 - Wingnuts
Yollie goes into labour, but Ouboet is not around. He is busy buying wing nuts for their baby's cot.
May 17, 1989, midnight
S1E3 - Die Mynbestuurder se Bal
Maggie complains that Hendrik doesn't take her out anymore and he mentions options, but Maggie isn't interested until they are invited to the mine manager's ball.
May 24, 1989, midnight
S1E4 - Man tot Man
Hess and Wimpie talk about Annetjie at school who might be pregnant and Maggie thinks she might be pregnant too.
May 31, 1989, midnight
S1E5 - Rusty Sit en Roes
Hendrik helps Rusty in the rain and explains to Maggie that he was only helping even though it looks very suspicious because she is in Hendrik's night gown.
June 7, 1989, midnight
S1E6 - Stink Pap en Stywe Lyne
Fortunately, Hendrik makes his smelly pap in the garage. He prepares for a fishing competition, but is unfairly disqualified.
June 14, 1989, midnight
S1E8 - Flaminco Plus Koffietafel
Hendrik's father accidentally signed that people may take back furniture to pay off debts.
June 28, 1989, midnight
S1E9 - Ma Staak
Maggie strikes and leaves the house. Hendrik goes to get her and everyone decides to name what they will do in the house to help.
July 5, 1989, midnight
S1E10 - Bennie Kom Huistoe
The family is very excited about Bennie coming home. Bennie mentions that he wants to go to Marion Island to work there.
July 12, 1989, midnight
S1E11 - Die Kursus
Hendrik has to go for a course for work, but unfortunately it falls on Maggie's birthday and she is very unhappy about it.
July 19, 1989, midnight
S1E12 - Ouboet en Yollie se Trek
The van Tonder's think Hendrik's bakkie was stolen because Hendrik thought Wimpie drove the bakkie and Wimpie thought Hendrik drove the bakkie.
July 26, 1989, midnight
S1E13 - Wiele
Yollie goes for her driver's license and Oupa for his learner's license.
Aug. 2, 1989, midnight
S1E7 - Kwaliteittyd
Maggie fusses with Hendrik because he doesn't spend enough quality time with his family.
June 21, 1989, midnight
SABC 2
23 min/ep
23 min
May 10, 1989
Oct. 14, 1992, midnight
Ended
NR / 2+
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