and structures (at least, to anyone who speaks both English and Danish). This was likely a good-natured jest at the heavy Danish accent that many Danes speak with, and the (back then) fairly low level of English proficiency of Danes, especially outside of large cities. Examples of particularly interesting, odd, or funny phrases are listed here (without an understanding of Danish, the humour will likely be lost): "He who first gets to the mill is he who first gets painted" "Think you da lige a little about" "Let us straks try to smake it!" "That is der simpelthen overhead not noget to do with" Additionally, key characters, events, or items are also called by odd hybrid names: the music box, for example, is a play dåse, Father Christmas is the Christmas man and the act of wood-carving is called "snitting". Since De Nattergale are actually musicians (albeit comedy musicians), the Nisser often burst into song, or find excuses to work music into each episode. Another large part of the appeal are the highly stereotypical Danes that the same three actors also play: Oluf and Gertrud Sand, a country bumpkin couple that live and work on a potato farm in Jutland, and Benny Jensen, a travelling salesman (or so he claims) from Copenhagen (who turns out to be a Nå-såer). Oluf and Gertrud speak with a broad country dialect, often leading to Benny misunderstanding what they say. There is also a large clash between the two different ways of life (as Benny comes to move in with Oluf and Gertrud in an early episode, as his car runs out of petrol, punctures, breaks down completely, and then gets stolen, supposedly by the "Polish Mafia"). Benny also thinks Oluf's father's name, Anders Sand, is funny, because it closely resembles Anders And, the Danish name for Donald Duck. Characters Oluf Sand (Viggo Sommer) is a potato farmer who lives on a farm in Jutland with his wife Gertrud. He doesn't say much, and enjoys reading the newspaper in his armchair while smoking his pipe. He often receives a call from someone (possibly the same person each time) who wants to buy potatoes, which Oluf often increases the price of and advises that a receipt is no use. He often breaks the fourth wall, remarking on the peace and quiet when Gertrud leaves, but when Benny Jensen insults her he is very quick to