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COLLECTION · Series · 2014

Happy Christmas

Vrolijke kerst

What do you do when you lose everything and have to start all over again? Ten-year-old Lucas, the middle child of a wealthy family, lives in an expensive neighborhood in a large house, equipped with every luxury. Everything changes completely when Lucas, while searching for his Sinterklaas surprise, finds a large box of unpaid bills. Father Maarten turns out to have enormous financial problems and the family loses everything. The family is evicted and, with the help of their cleaner Nina, finds shelter in an old office building among other new poor people. While father (Jeroen Spitzenberger) and mother (Hadewych Minis) have a hard time with themselves and each other, and big brother Thomas (15) and sister Emma (7) have a terrible time getting used to the new situation, Lucas tries to make the best of it with the highest goal: a Merry Christmas for the whole family.

Source: TMDB
* 9.5 (2)DramaFamilyNetherlands
Creators
Anna van der Heide
Countries
Netherlands
Studios
VPRO · BosBros
Release
06/12/2014
Score
9.5 / 10 (2)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
20 episodes · 2014

Season 1 of Merry Christmas appeared on 6 december 2014.

Wonderful Evening
Episode 1. Wonderful Evening
2014-12-06 · 10 min

Lucas makes the most disgusting surprise ever with the help of guinea pig Rihanna's droppings, but unfortunately, Sinterklaas eve ends up being considerably less cheerful for the Vrolijkjes than they had hoped. The Vrolijk family has to…

Episode 2. The bare necessities
2014-12-06 · 10 min

Lucas is taken off the tennis court by treasurer Bovenlander due to non-payment. The Vrolijk family will have to leave their house within twenty-four hours, leaving behind the entire estate. Does Lucas' new tennis racket actually belong…

Episode 3. Sleepover
2014-12-07 · 10 min

The Vrolijk family is thrown out of the house and Lucas, with the help of guinea pig Rihanna, successfully sabotages a sleepover at the Hubbinkjes.

Episode 4. Madhouse
2014-12-08 · 10 min

Lucas is locked up in the secret recesses of the anti-squat building where their Colombian worker Nina lives. He manages to arrange living space on his own terms with the eccentric Mr. Wammes.

Episode 5. Rihanna is homesick
2014-12-09 · 10 min

While searching for guinea pig Rihanna, Lucas meets the other extraordinary residents of his new home and is amazed by the ingredients of that delicious Polish 'borscht'.

Episode 6. In a mouse hole
2014-12-10 · 10 min

Lucas meets the other residents of his new home. He likes sharing a bathroom, but his mother can't possibly poop in a toilet that doesn't have a door and has a nervous breakdown as a result.

Episode 7. Pudding bun day
2014-12-11 · 10 min

Thursday is pudding roll day. But how do you get that when you don't even have heating, phone credit and a bike? Time for action!

Episode 8. Forty Love
2014-12-12 · 10 min

Thanks to his loyal tennis friend Jan-Willem, Lucas discovers that you can play indoor tennis in an anti-squat building.

Episode 9. Soap soup and macaroni
2014-12-13 · 10 min

Mother Eva drinks a bit more than one glass of wine with the Hubbinkjes. Lucas learns from Nynke that Google Translate comes in handy when you want to call Polish bullies to order.

Episode 10. A good chat
2014-12-14 · 10 min

Mysteriously, a Christmas tree disappears from the Hubbinkjes' garden. Maarten and Lucas strengthen their bond with each other over fries with double mayo. An illuminating family conversation led by Cathelijne has an explosive outcome.

Episode 11. The gerbils
2014-12-15 · 10 min

There is no room for the desert rats from school at the inn. Lucas flees to his old home. While he is preparing a surprise dinner there, he hears from an unexpected source that his father and mother are probably going to divorce.

Episode 12. Squatted
2014-12-16 · 10 min

Lucas tries to protect the house where he was born from creepy American tenants. He locks himself in the bathroom and in doing so brings his parents a little closer together, unintentionally but very much wanted.

Episode 13. Fear of Failure
2014-12-17 · 10 min

Lucas seems to be the only one who doesn't think his father is a failure and wants to help him improve his image. Until the police get involved.

Episode 14. Doctor Phil
2014-12-18 · 10 min

Lucas finds Mr. Wammes more dead than alive and secretly calls on the help of his uncle Philip, who appears to take the bankruptcy of the Vrolijk family completely differently than expected.

Episode 15. Mistletoe
2014-12-17 · 10 min

Lucas begins to find the friendly contact between his father and Nina somewhat threatening and does everything he can to get his mother back home. Emma exchanges her dirty ski suit for a clean communion dress.

Episode 16. Interriejoordekkoreetors
2014-12-19 · 10 min

The Vrolijk children, led by their mother, go wild and give the anti-squat building a complete Christmas makeover with the help of toilet rolls and fire blankets.

Episode 17. Act normal
2014-12-20 · 10 min

Eva tries to find herself in the Hubbinkjes' Swiss chalet and Lucas discovers that sometimes you have to push yourself beyond your own boundaries to firmly indicate those same boundaries to the people around you.

Episode 18. Jingle Balls
2014-12-21 · 10 min

Lucas discovers that his new world doesn't mix very well with that of the Hubbinkjes and the Ruitenbeekjes. But is that so bad?

Episode 19. Home
2014-12-21 · 10 min

The Vrolijk family is getting ready to spend Christmas with Uncle Philip and Aunt Noor, but they come to their senses in time, because of course you celebrate Christmas at home. And preferably with the whole family.

Episode 20. Christmas Eve
2014-12-22 · 10 min

Lucas and his family and all their new friends are getting ready for a merry Christmas Eve in the anti-squat building. An evening to never forget.

Cast by season
Jeroen Spitzenberger
Jeroen Spitzenberger
Vader/Maarten
?
Rohan Timmermans
Lucas
Hadewych Minis
Hadewych Minis
Moeder/Eva
Yenthe Bos
Yenthe Bos
Emma
Nils Verkooijen
Nils Verkooijen
Thomas
Maas Bronkhuyzen
Maas Bronkhuyzen
Jan Willem
?
Thomas Deelen
Maurits
Martha Villada Marquez
Martha Villada Marquez
Nina
Mohammed Azaay
Mohammed Azaay
Deurwaarder
?
Rihanna de cavia
Rihanna de cavia
Jacqueline Blom
Jacqueline Blom
Cathelijne
Dana Goldberg
Dana Goldberg
Lara
Michiel Nooter
Michiel Nooter
Flip Bovelander
?
Louis Hoogeboom
Pieter
June Yanez
June Yanez
Dolores
John Leddy
John Leddy
Wammes
?
Katarzyna Siewarga
Blanka
Marcino Iwicki
Marcino Iwicki
Mikolaj
?
Eryk Robak
Pawel
?
Eryk Biczak
Pjotr
?
Antonie Knoppers
The American
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