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Orkney Snork Nie

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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.

May 10, 19894 seasons52 episodesEndedAF

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Zack du Plessis

Hendrik van Tonder

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Frank Opperman

Neels "Ouboet" van Tonder

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Seasons

Season 1

13 episodes

Premiered May 10, 1989

Season 2

13 episodes

Premiered Aug 8, 1990

Season 3

13 episodes

Premiered Apr 22, 1992

Season 4

13 episodes

Premiered Jul 22, 1992

Episodes

1–6 of 13

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Ep 1

Bossie Botha se Longe

May 10, 1989

23m

Hendrik really stopped smoking this time after he saw Bossie Botha's lungs; even if it wasn't the cause of Bossie's death.

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Ep 2

Wingnuts

May 17, 1989

23m

Yollie goes into labour, but Ouboet is not around. He is busy buying wing nuts for their baby's cot.

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Ep 3

Die Mynbestuurder se Bal

May 24, 1989

23m

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.

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Ep 4

Man tot Man

May 31, 1989

23m

Hess and Wimpie talk about Annetjie at school who might be pregnant and Maggie thinks she might be pregnant too.

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Ep 5

Rusty Sit en Roes

Jun 7, 1989

23m

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.

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Ep 6