New Kids
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New Kids is a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 comedy sketch show about a group of anti social
Anti-social behaviour
Anti-social behaviour is behaviour that lacks consideration for others and that may cause damage to society, whether intentionally or through negligence, as opposed to pro-social behaviour, behaviour that helps or benefits society...

 youths from Maaskantje
Maaskantje
Maaskantje is a village in the Dutch province North Brabant. The village is part of the municipality Sint-Michielsgestel, south east of 's-Hertogenbosch....

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The show was first shown on Flabber.nl, a Dutch weblog. Later it was picked up by 101 TV and Comedy Central
Comedy Central Netherlands
Comedy Central Netherlands is a Dutch speaking television channel equivalent to Comedy Central. The channel is available on cable, digital terrestrial and satellite operators in the Netherlands. It broadcasts many imports as well as original programming...

. It was named New Kids on the Block for the first two seasons.

The show became highly popular in both the Netherlands and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 and spawned a movie, New Kids Turbo.

Most of the locations shots in New Kids are filmed in the nearby village Den Dungen
Den Dungen
Den Dungen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel next to the village Maaskantje.Den Dungen was a separate municipality until 1996, when it was merged with Sint-Michielsgestel....

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