De Familie Backeljau

Het staat in de krant en dus zal het wel waar zijn : "de familie Backeljau komt op TV". Çois Backeljau kan er hoegenaamd niet mee lachen. Hij weigert het spelletje mee te spelen, want hij is absoluut niet geïnteresseerd in een televisiecarrière. Sabrina slaagt erin de aandacht af te leiden door "toevallig" aan te kondigen dat ze die avond zal koken. Franky komt nog sterker uit de hoek, want hij meldt de komst van zijn geliefd Janineke aan. Janineke blijkt echter al een hele Janine te zijn, om van de rest van haar familie maar te zwijgen.

F.C. Superbeton, the indoor football team of 'Magic Maria' Backeljau, has to compete against K.V. Ferrometal. Reason enough to make the football uniforms slightly more feminine. The men wonder what the difference is between indoor football and a fashion show. Çois promises to immediately stop smoking if Superbeton reaches the final. Since he is a true chain smoker, the Backeljau family fears the consequences. When Çois also has to determine that someone secretly plunders his stock of beer, that's it. Too much is too much!

Blacky, according to bomma Thérèse, is suffering a lot from a dry throat again. The police question Thérèse about a shoplifting and do not believe a word of her story. Bomma ends up behind the bars. The peace and seclusion inspires her and she turns out to be a real writer. Meanwhile, Çois, is looking for a sponsor for his cycling plans. He succeeds!

Neighbors. Sooner or later everyone will have to deal with it. Marcel De Neudt, the neighbor of the Backeljaus, however, deserves better. Not a day goes by, or his eccentric neighbors make him - according to his own words - a misery. Tonight the measure is full: if Çois does not want to listen to reason, then he has to proceed with drastic measures. However, the Backeljau family has other concerns, because strangers have kidnapped their beloved pet. Full of excitement they wait for a sign from the perpetrators.

Çois Backeljau has discovered his true talent. He got a role in 'Art after the Metsen', the amateur theater group of his company. He already feels like an artist. He boldly studies his texts and for once he forgets the world around him. Thérèse also does some art and strums on an electric guitar, much to the dismay of Maria. Sabrina tries to prepare herself for her theoretical driving test in the midst of these artistic fads. Although they have their hands full with the tombola, the whole family supports Çois on the evening of the performance.

Sabrina Backeljau has its birthday and that has to be celebrated. Her wish list is anything but modest. But yes, a girl only turns twenty once. A great party is therefore inevitable. Naturally, the practical test follows after Sabrina's theoretical driving test. The driving lessons are a real ordeal for daddy Çois. Still she will have to do a lot to equal the driving behavior of her grandma, because she will get a visit from the police.