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'''''Ontbijt Piet!''''' (English: ''Breakfast Pete!'') is a Dutch Christmas-themed live-action series produced by Endemol & broadcasted by Nickelodeon in the Netherlands. It features characters based on the legend of Zwarte Piet ('Black Pete', the mischievous assistant of Sinterklaas/Santa Claus) and ran for 2 seasons between late November and early December in 2007-2008. It stars Rein Hofman as Ontbijtpiet, Eva van der Gucht as Smulpiet and Bram van der Vlugt as Santa ''aka'' Saint Nicholas.<ref>[https://www.televisiegeheugen.nl/sinterklaas-series/ontbijtpiet-2007-2008#informatie Dutch article that has information on the show.] Retrieved 05 Nov '19</ref> The show was partially sponsored by a Dutch supermarket chain and made to encourage children to eat a healthy breakfast.<ref>[https://www.adformatie.nl/craft/nickelodeon-zet-ontbijtpiet-voor-beter-ontbijt-kinderen News article about the show.] Retrieved 05 Nov '19</ref> In total, around 28 episodes were made.
'''''Ontbijt Piet!''''' (English: ''Breakfast Pete!'') is a Dutch educational Sinterklaas-themed live-action series produced by Endemol & broadcasted by Nickelodeon in the Netherlands. It features characters based on the legend of Zwarte Piet ('Black Pete', the mischievous assistant of Sinterklaas (Dutch Santa Claus)) and ran for 2 seasons between late November and early December in 2007-2008. It stars Rein Hofman as Ontbijtpiet, Eva van der Gucht as Smulpiet and Bram van der Vlugt as Sinterklaas ''a.k.a'' Saint Nicholas. <ref>[https://www.kindertvgeheugen.nl/series/sinterklaas-series/3639-ontbijtpiet Dutch article that has information on the show.] Retrieved 05 Nov '19</ref>  


As of now, all of the episodes are lost. Given the characters are portrayed - as is traditional for Zwarte Piet - by white actors in blackface, a tradition that has since become the subject of fierce international controversy, they are not likely to resurface in any official format.  
The show was partially sponsored by a Dutch supermarket chain (PLUS)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160506022005/http://89.146.47.128/tbk/data/epaper/tilburgsekoerier/epaperarchive/2007/11-08/epaper/156109.htm Archived regional news article about supermarket promotion for "sjoelstenen" (shuffleboard pucks) related to the Ontbijtpiet show. Promotion ran through November 12th until December 8th, 2007.] Retrieved 01 May '22, Archived 11 Aug '07</ref> and made to encourage children to eat a healthy breakfast, after studies showed that only one in seven of the country's children did so.<ref>[https://www.adformatie.nl/craft/nickelodeon-zet-ontbijtpiet-voor-beter-ontbijt-kinderen News article about the show.] Retrieved 05 Nov '19</ref> Season 1 is presented as a story-oriented show while Season 2 takes the form of a news program. The overarching premise is that all of Sinterklaas' Pieten (Dutch plural of Piet; roughly akin to Santa's elves) have become slow and error-prone in their preparations for the upcoming holiday, thanks to eating unhealthily. Distressed over the delays, Sinterklaas commissions Ontbijtpiet to gather tips from human children on what makes for a good breakfast; these are implemented back at the Pieten's workshop by the cook Smulpiet - with mixed results, as Ontbijtpiet doesn't always choose the most nutritious recipes.
 
28 episodes are confirmed to have been made including two music videos by DJ Nicky called "Jump de hele dag" (one containing Zwarte Piet<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yRmE54TaWI YouTube re-upload of the original music video with Ontbijtpiet] Retrieved 01 May '22, Uploaded 04 Feb '08</ref>, the other with him removed in order to release it outside of the festive season<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zfNaVL-KGc Official music video YouTube upload without Ontbijtpiet] Retrieved 01 May '22, Uploaded 07 Apr '08</ref>). Both versions of the song have been officially released as a single.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb6O-tmadCw Official YouTube Music release of the Ontbijtpiet version of the song.] Retrieved 01 May '22, Uploaded 15 Sep '15, Officially Released 26 Nov '07</ref><ref>[https://open.spotify.com/album/6Tjjk0LEPteQH5siT8A4sc Jump De Hele Dag single release on Spotify, both Ontbijtpiet and regular versions available to listen.] Retrieved 01 May '22</ref> Given that the characters are portrayed - as is traditional for Zwarte Piet - by white actors in blackface, a tradition that has since become the subject of fierce international controversy, neither the show nor associated media are likely to be re-released in any official format.  


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File:Screenshot 2019-11-02 ontbijtpiet2008.png|The website for the show.
File:Screenshot 2019-11-02 ontbijtpiet2008.png|The website for the show.
File:Screenshot_2019-12-19_Nickelodeon.png|Screenshot from a Ontbijt Piet flash game. (Found on a archive of the Dutch Nickelodeon website.
File:Screenshot_2019-12-19_Nickelodeon.png|Screenshot from a Ontbijt Piet flash game. (Found on a archive of the Dutch Nickelodeon website.

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Rein Hofman & Eva van der Gucht as Ontbijtpiet & Smulpiet.

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Ontbijt Piet! (English: Breakfast Pete!) is a Dutch educational Sinterklaas-themed live-action series produced by Endemol & broadcasted by Nickelodeon in the Netherlands. It features characters based on the legend of Zwarte Piet ('Black Pete', the mischievous assistant of Sinterklaas (Dutch Santa Claus)) and ran for 2 seasons between late November and early December in 2007-2008. It stars Rein Hofman as Ontbijtpiet, Eva van der Gucht as Smulpiet and Bram van der Vlugt as Sinterklaas a.k.a Saint Nicholas. [1]

The show was partially sponsored by a Dutch supermarket chain (PLUS)[2] and made to encourage children to eat a healthy breakfast, after studies showed that only one in seven of the country's children did so.[3] Season 1 is presented as a story-oriented show while Season 2 takes the form of a news program. The overarching premise is that all of Sinterklaas' Pieten (Dutch plural of Piet; roughly akin to Santa's elves) have become slow and error-prone in their preparations for the upcoming holiday, thanks to eating unhealthily. Distressed over the delays, Sinterklaas commissions Ontbijtpiet to gather tips from human children on what makes for a good breakfast; these are implemented back at the Pieten's workshop by the cook Smulpiet - with mixed results, as Ontbijtpiet doesn't always choose the most nutritious recipes.

28 episodes are confirmed to have been made including two music videos by DJ Nicky called "Jump de hele dag" (one containing Zwarte Piet[4], the other with him removed in order to release it outside of the festive season[5]). Both versions of the song have been officially released as a single.[6][7] Given that the characters are portrayed - as is traditional for Zwarte Piet - by white actors in blackface, a tradition that has since become the subject of fierce international controversy, neither the show nor associated media are likely to be re-released in any official format.

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