Simplisties Verbond

Van Kooten en De Bie were a Dutch comedy duo formed by Kees van Kooten and Wim de Bie. Their first television appearance was in 1972 with the program 'Het Simplisties Verbond (The Simplistik [sic] League), with a carpet-beater as their symbol. The show mainly featured sketches whose returning intricate characters and running gags quickly became very well known in The Netherlands. They were mostly known for the incredible accuracy of their hilarious stereotypical characters and their critical view of the Dutch society and politics. In the course of years they performed many characters, fictional and non-fictional.