De Club van Sinterklaas


De Club van Sinterklaas is a Dutch kids' soap opera based on the legend of Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet. The series follows a group of Black Pieten on their misadventures on their yearly way to the Netherlands. The series has a different subtitle every year in relation to the plot of the year. The show is incredibly popular in the Netherlands and has been the most successful show on the Dutch Jetix channel for several years and seems to be gaining in popularity with every season that comes by. Enormous merchandising has also appeared around the show over the years, ranging from CDs and DVDs to board games and collectible figures.

Seasons

Pieten and Sint

Wegwijspiet - The Piet responsible for making sure Sinterklaas find his way through the Netherlands. Quite the bossy type, tries to take control of any situation he's not in charge of. He's the owner of the Paella restaurant Pedro's Paella Palacio, which he runs with his best friend Chefpiet. Obvious is that he's been losing it over the years, with his most memorable quality his forgetfulness, as well as his life motto "Recht zo die gaat". Earlier mentioned went over the limit over the years which basically forced him into retirement in 2005.
Chefpiet - The chef of Pedro's Paella Palacio, owned by his best friend Wegwijspiet. He used to work for Sinterklaas as his personal cook before joining Wegwijs in his Paella venture. He's usually the correcting one of the duo, always stopping Wegwijs from doing something wrong. Returned to the kitchen of the Saint in 2005 when Wegwijspiet turned to do his own cooking at Pedro's.
Testpiet
Hoge Hoogte Piet
Profpiet
Muziekpiet
Coole Piet "Diego"
Hoofdpiet
Sinterklaas

Villains

Meneer de Directeur
Jacob
Tante Toets

Side characters / allies

Rosita
Tante Soesa