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* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: The series managed to turn all the initial controversies surrounding it as a trampoline to fame - the louder it was called "idiotic" and "brain-damaging", the more people were curious to check out what's all the fuss about. When it won its first audience award as the most popular series of that year, the creators congratulated their own haters for making it possible.
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** The very first episode created a ''massive'' outcry from both lay people and the Catholic Church in Poland, since it was based around devotees taking a water leak and resulting damp pattern on a wall for the wonderous picture of the Virgin Mary, treating it as downright sacrilegious. Compared with later seasons religious jokes, the reaction seems just misplaced over a pretty tame plot device.
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** The very first episode created a ''massive'' outcry from both lay people and the Catholic Church in Poland, since it was based around devotees taking a water leak and resulting damp pattern on a wall for the wonderous picture of the Virgin Mary, treating it Mary. The episode and thus the series was treated as downright sacrilegious. Compared with later seasons religious jokes, the reaction seems just misplaced over a pretty tame plot device.
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* OnceOriginalNowCommon: Back in the early 2000s the series was rather controversial; it was one of the first depictions of working-class folks in Polish TV that dared to show them as {{Lower Class Lout}}s, and there was a lot of hand-wringing about the low-brow humour and the characters being idiots. With both local and imported programming pushing the boundaries much further than ''Kiepscy'' ever dared to do over the years, the criticisms from two decades before seem ridiculously overblown.
* SacredCow: Early Okił era. The quality of episodes varies greatly, but they are ''all'' seen as eternal classics.
* SacredCow: Early Okił era. The quality of episodes varies greatly, but they are ''all'' seen as eternal classics.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Back in the early 2000s the series was rather controversial; it was one of the first depictions of working-class folks in Polish TV that dared to show them as {{Lower Class Lout}}s, and there was a lot of hand-wringing about the low-brow humour and the characters being idiots. With both local and imported programming pushing the boundaries much further than ''Kiepscy'' ever dared to do over the years, the criticisms from two decades before seem ridiculously overblown.
* ValuesDissonance: One episode involves the cast putting on {{Blackface}} and unironically acting like a bunch of tribals from DarkestAfrica; nobody considered that in poor taste at the time, especially with the racial issues being nonexistent in Polish public perception at the time the episode was made.
* ValuesDissonance: One episode involves the cast putting on {{Blackface}} and unironically acting like a bunch of tribals from DarkestAfrica; nobody considered that in poor taste at the time, especially with the racial issues being nonexistent in Polish public perception at the time the episode was made.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Back in the early 2000s the series was rather controversial; it was one of the first depictions of working-class folks in Polish TV that dared to show them as {{Lower Class Lout}}s, and there was a lot of hand-wringing about the low-brow humour and the characters being idiots. With both local and imported programming pushing the boundaries much further than ''Kiepscy'' ever dared to do over the years, the criticisms from two decades before seem ridiculously overblown.
* ValuesDissonance:ValuesDissonance:
** One episode involves the cast putting on {{Blackface}} and unironically acting like a bunch of tribals from DarkestAfrica; nobody considered that in poor taste at the time, especially with the racial issues being nonexistent in Polish public perception at the time the episode wasmade.made.
** A ''lot'' of jokes, and often entire episodes, depend on racial and national stereotypes that were seen as completely harmless when it was filmed (and, again, those types of issues are rarely seen as a big deal in Poland in the first place).
** The very first episode created a ''massive'' outcry from both lay people and the Catholic Church in Poland, since it was based around devotees taking a water leak and resulting damp pattern on a wall for the wonderous picture of the Virgin Mary, treating it as downright sacrilegious. Compared with later seasons religious jokes, the reaction seems just misplaced over a pretty tame plot device.
* ValuesDissonance:
** One episode involves the cast putting on {{Blackface}} and unironically acting like a bunch of tribals from DarkestAfrica; nobody considered that in poor taste at the time, especially with the racial issues being nonexistent in Polish public perception at the time the episode was
** A ''lot'' of jokes, and often entire episodes, depend on racial and national stereotypes that were seen as completely harmless when it was filmed (and, again, those types of issues are rarely seen as a big deal in Poland in the first place).
** The very first episode created a ''massive'' outcry from both lay people and the Catholic Church in Poland, since it was based around devotees taking a water leak and resulting damp pattern on a wall for the wonderous picture of the Virgin Mary, treating it as downright sacrilegious. Compared with later seasons religious jokes, the reaction seems just misplaced over a pretty tame plot device.
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* ValuesDissonance: One episode involves the cast putting on {{Blackface}} and unironically acting like a bunch of tribals from DarkestAfrica; nobody considered that in poor taste at the time, especially with the racial issues being nonexistent in Polish public perception at the time the episode was made.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Back in the early 2000s the series was rather controversial; it was one of the first depictions of working-class folks in Polish TV that dared to show them as {{Lower Class Lout}}s, and there was a lot of hand-wringing about the low-brow humour and the characters being idiots. With both local and imported programming pushing the boundaries much further than ''Kiepscy'' ever dared to do over the years, the criticisms from two decades before seem ridiculously overblown.
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* MemeticMutation: More like a FountainOfMemes in Poland.
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* MemeticMutation: More like a FountainOfMemes in Poland.MemeticMutation:
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** In episode 246, Paździoch tells Halina that Ferdek sang a song insulting "head of state's authority", which had a line "bites in the ass furious duck". Although the word "duck" is not heard (Paździoch whispers it to Halina), it's obvious that it meant then-President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński. Three years and two weeks after the premiere of said episode, the President would die in an air crash.
** In episode 384, Paździoch paraphrases famous Jan Twardowski's quote, saying to love the characters of TV series as long as we can since they leave too fast. Ryszard Kotys died nine years after this scene, with his character being confirmed dead in-universe in 2023.
** In episode 246, Paździoch tells Halina that Ferdek sang a song insulting "head of state's authority", which had a line "bites in the ass furious duck". Although the word "duck" is not heard (Paździoch whispers it to Halina), it's obvious that it meant then-President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński. Three years and two weeks after the premiere of said episode, the President would die in an air crash.
** In episode 384, Paździoch paraphrases famous Jan Twardowski's quote, saying to love the characters of TV series as long as we can since they leave too fast. Ryszard Kotys died nine years after this scene, with his character being confirmed dead in-universe in 2023.
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** Is the second special episode - ''Wieczna kwarantanna''[[labelnote:Translation]]Eternal Quarantine[[/labelnote]] - actually honoring the memory of Gnatowski and Kotys, or is it just an advertisement of COVID-19 vaccines?
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*** ''new episodes'' aka ''middle-late Yoka and Drabiński''[[labelnote:Explanation]]episodes directed by Patrick Yoka and Adek Drabiński[[/labelnote]], episodes ~290-588 - changing the format to 16:9, reusing/repeating old ideas, Ferdek's change into grumpy man, heavy use of greenscreen - in other words, JumpingTheShark;
** Subverted with ''late Okił-early Yoka'', episodes ~170-290 - these are universally regarded as the best.
** Subverted with ''late Okił-early Yoka'', episodes ~170-290 - these are universally regarded as the best.
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*** ''new episodes'' aka ''middle-late Yoka and Drabiński''[[labelnote:Explanation]]episodes directed by Patrick Yoka and Adek Drabiński[[/labelnote]], episodes ~290-588 - changing the format to 16:9, reusing/repeating old ideas, Ferdek's change into grumpy man, heavy use of greenscreen - in other words, JumpingTheShark;
** Subverted with ''late Okił-early Yoka'', episodes ~170-290 - these are universally regarded as the best.greenscreen.
** Subverted with ''late Okił-early Yoka'', episodes ~170-290 - these are universally regarded as the best.
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* FanNickname: The show's name gets often shortened to "Kiepscy", meaning "The Kiepskis".
* MemeticMutation: More like a FountainOfMemes in Poland. Some more prominent:
** Walduś' laughter is so characteristic, it became a meme by itself, to the point of becoming a reaction macro, ''despite being just a silent image'' - and eventually having ''its own'' MemeticMutation as "The image you can hear".
* MemeticMutation: More like a FountainOfMemes in Poland. Some more prominent:
** Walduś' laughter is so characteristic, it became a meme by itself, to the point of becoming a reaction macro, ''despite being just a silent image'' - and eventually having ''its own'' MemeticMutation as "The image you can hear".
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* BrokenBase:
** The fans are heavily divided on which episodes are good or bad, dividing them into eras and using the same or similar arguments:
***''early Okił''[[labelnote:Explanation]]episodes directed by Okił Khamidow[[/labelnote]], episodes 1-circa 170 - EarlyInstallmentWeirdness and Ferdek's ideas for earning money;
***''new episodes'' aka ''middle-late Yoka and Drabiński''[[labelnote:Explanation]]episodes directed by Patrick Yoka and Adek Drabiński[[/labelnote]], episodes ~290-588 - changing the format to 16:9, reusing/repeating old ideas, Ferdek's change into grumpy man, heavy use of greenscreen - in other words, JumpingTheShark;
**Subverted with ''late Okił-early Yoka'', episodes ~170-290 - these are universally regarded as the best.
* FanNickname: The show's name gets often shortened to"Kiepscy", meaning "The Kiepskis".
"Kiepscy" (''The Kiepskis'').
* MemeticMutation: More like a FountainOfMemes inPoland. Some more prominent:
Poland.
**Walduś' laughter is Laughing Waldek [[labelnote:Explanation]] Bartosz Żukowski managed to make Waldek's laugh so characteristic, it became a meme by itself, to the point of becoming and a reaction macro, ''despite being just a silent image'' - and eventually having ''its own'' MemeticMutation as "The image you can hear".macro.[[/labelnote]]
** The fans are heavily divided on which episodes are good or bad, dividing them into eras and using the same or similar arguments:
***''early Okił''[[labelnote:Explanation]]episodes directed by Okił Khamidow[[/labelnote]], episodes 1-circa 170 - EarlyInstallmentWeirdness and Ferdek's ideas for earning money;
***''new episodes'' aka ''middle-late Yoka and Drabiński''[[labelnote:Explanation]]episodes directed by Patrick Yoka and Adek Drabiński[[/labelnote]], episodes ~290-588 - changing the format to 16:9, reusing/repeating old ideas, Ferdek's change into grumpy man, heavy use of greenscreen - in other words, JumpingTheShark;
**Subverted with ''late Okił-early Yoka'', episodes ~170-290 - these are universally regarded as the best.
* FanNickname: The show's name gets often shortened to
* MemeticMutation: More like a FountainOfMemes in
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** A humorous pasta build on Ferdek complaining in the middle of the night to his wife about their neighbour Paździoch, while she's trying to sleep. Swap names and vices of the target and you've got a ready sketch.
** "In this country there is no job for people with my education" - while Ferdek in the series is referring to only having Elementary education, as a meme it is usually used by people with university degree who yet can't find any job whatsoever.
** "Panie, a zasadził Panu ktoś kiedyś kopa w dupę?"[[labelnote:Translation]]Mister, have anyone ever gave you a swift kick in the ass, sir?"[[/labelnote]], as a way of cutting a conversation with someone who annoys you to no end. Funny for its combination of being polite and crude in the same time.
** Word "menda" (louse), a somewhat old-timey way of calling someone out, re-entered contemporary Polish solely due to the sheer use in the series. Same with "kanalia!" (scumbag), always shouted.
** "[[{{Malaproper}} Erosoman]]" instead of erotoman (erotomaniac).
** "In this country there is no job for people with my education" - while Ferdek in the series is referring to only having Elementary education, as a meme it is usually used by people with university degree who yet can't find any job whatsoever.
** "Panie, a zasadził Panu ktoś kiedyś kopa w dupę?"[[labelnote:Translation]]Mister, have anyone ever gave you a swift kick in the ass, sir?"[[/labelnote]], as a way of cutting a conversation with someone who annoys you to no end. Funny for its combination of being polite and crude in the same time.
** Word "menda" (louse), a somewhat old-timey way of calling someone out, re-entered contemporary Polish solely due to the sheer use in the series. Same with "kanalia!" (scumbag), always shouted.
** "[[{{Malaproper}} Erosoman]]" instead of erotoman (erotomaniac).
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** A humorous pasta build on Ferdek ''I can't understand, why Paździoch is such an old louse.''[[labelnote:Explanation]]One of Ferdek's night talks with Halina is about Paździoch being a menda (lit. English "an old louse"). It evolved into a copypasta with subject of Ferdek's complaining in the middle of the night to his wife about their neighbour Paździoch, while she's trying to sleep. Swap names and vices of the target and you've got a ready sketch.
being literally everything. Including why Paździoch [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim doesn't knock anymore]].[[/labelnote]]
**"In ''In this country country, there is are no job jobs for people with my education" - while education''[[labelnote:Explanation]]Said by Ferdek in the series is referring to only having Elementary education, as a meme it is usually used by people with university degree who yet can't find when Halina asks him if he's going to get any job whatsoever.
job.[[/labelnote]]
**"Panie, a zasadził Panu ktoś kiedyś kopa w dupę?"[[labelnote:Translation]]Mister, have ''Has anyone ever gave you a swift kick in kicked your ass?''[[labelnote:Explanation]]When Ferdek loses an argument, he's going to use these words.[[/labelnote]]
** [[{{Malaproper}} Erosoman]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Mispronunciation of ''erotoman'' (sex maniac). ItMakesSenseInContext, though, as Eros was theass, sir?"[[/labelnote]], as a way Greek god of cutting a conversation with someone who annoys you to no end. Funny for its combination of being polite love and crude in the same time.
** Word "menda" (louse), a somewhat old-timey way of calling someone out, re-entered contemporary Polish solely due to the sheer use in the series. Same with "kanalia!" (scumbag), always shouted.
** "[[{{Malaproper}} Erosoman]]" instead of erotoman (erotomaniac).sex.[[/labelnote]]
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** [[{{Malaproper}} Erosoman]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Mispronunciation of ''erotoman'' (sex maniac). ItMakesSenseInContext, though, as Eros was the
** Word "menda" (louse), a somewhat old-timey way of calling someone out, re-entered contemporary Polish solely due to the sheer use in the series. Same with "kanalia!" (scumbag), always shouted.
** "[[{{Malaproper}} Erosoman]]" instead of erotoman (erotomaniac).
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** The general pattern of speech of various characters and their {{Verbal Tic}}s are memes on their own, routinely used for parodies of some serious speech delivered by politicians.
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* MemeticMutation: More like a FountainOfMemes in Poland. Some more prominent:
** Walduś' laughter is so characteristic, it became a meme by itself, to the point of becoming a reaction macro, ''despite being just a silent image'' - and eventually having ''its own'' MemeticMutation as "The image you can hear".
** The general pattern of speech of various characters and their {{Verbal Tic}}s are memes on their own, routinely used for parodies of some serious speech delivered by politicians.
** A humorous pasta build on Ferdek complaining in the middle of the night to his wife about their neighbour Paździoch, while she's trying to sleep. Swap names and vices of the target and you've got a ready sketch.
** "Panie, a zasadził Panu ktoś kiedyś kopa w dupę?"[[labelnote:Translation]]Mister, have anyone ever gave you a swift kick in the ass, sir?"[[/labelnote]], as a way of cutting a conversation with someone who annoys you to no end. Funny for its combination of being polite and crude in the same time.
** Word "menda" (louse), a somewhat old-timey way of calling someone out, re-entered contemporary Polish solely due to the sheer use in the series. Same with "kanalia!" (scumbag), always shouted.
** "[[{{Malaproper}} Erosoman]]" instead of erotoman (erotomaniac).
** Walduś' laughter is so characteristic, it became a meme by itself, to the point of becoming a reaction macro, ''despite being just a silent image'' - and eventually having ''its own'' MemeticMutation as "The image you can hear".
** The general pattern of speech of various characters and their {{Verbal Tic}}s are memes on their own, routinely used for parodies of some serious speech delivered by politicians.
** A humorous pasta build on Ferdek complaining in the middle of the night to his wife about their neighbour Paździoch, while she's trying to sleep. Swap names and vices of the target and you've got a ready sketch.
** "Panie, a zasadził Panu ktoś kiedyś kopa w dupę?"[[labelnote:Translation]]Mister, have anyone ever gave you a swift kick in the ass, sir?"[[/labelnote]], as a way of cutting a conversation with someone who annoys you to no end. Funny for its combination of being polite and crude in the same time.
** Word "menda" (louse), a somewhat old-timey way of calling someone out, re-entered contemporary Polish solely due to the sheer use in the series. Same with "kanalia!" (scumbag), always shouted.
** "[[{{Malaproper}} Erosoman]]" instead of erotoman (erotomaniac).
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* SeasonalRot: It's hard to point exactly where it started, but anything past initial 100-150 episodes is considered to just not being the same. And the final season, due to lack of [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Boczek i Paździoch]], got stone cold reception, with fans openly asking to simply end the series, rather than dragging it without two people of the PowerTrio.
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* SeasonalRot: It's hard to point exactly where it started, but anything past initial 100-150 episodes is considered to just not being the same. And the final season, due to lack of [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Boczek i and Paździoch]], got stone cold reception, with fans openly asking to simply end the series, rather than dragging it without two people of the PowerTrio.
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