The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.
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- Seasons
- 9
- Episodes aired
- 82
- Latest aired
- S09E06
- Total runtime
- 1d 16h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 September 1984 – October 1984 7 episodes
- Season 2 October 1985 – November 1985 6 episodes
- Season 3 December 1986 – January 1987 6 episodes
- Season 4 November 1987 – December 1987 6 episodes
- Season 5 September 1988 – February 1989 26 episodes
- Season 6 September 1989 – October 1989 8 episodes
- Season 7 January 1991 – March 1991 10 episodes
- Season 8 January 1992 – March 1992 7 episodes
- Season 9 November 1992 – December 1992 6 episodes
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S05E01 Desperate Doings in the Dungeon
September 3 · 25min find the promo
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Herr Flick is still held in the dungeons, and if he cracks he can divulge that the painting of the Fallen Madonna has been copied. That´s why he must be rescued by Helga, Von Smallhausen, and René - dressed as Himmler. The Colonel and the Lieutenant are ordered by the General to let Herr Flick die in a rescue attempt by the Resistance, but seeing the danger of getting caught in a crossfire, they dress up as Gestapo officers to rescue Herr Flick, only to find René chained up instead.
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S05E02 The Camera in the Potato
September 10 · 24min find the promo
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Starting off in women's underwear in the dungeons of the General's castle, René is rescued by Lieutenant Gruber, and comes back just in time to be briefed by Michelle of the Resistance about the camera which will be used to photograph the safe in the château. That night, Helga and the General are supposed to dine at Café René, but Helga is ordered away by Herr Flick, and the General has to endure Edith's "seduction" before he can get away. René can get into the château, but he doesn't know that the safe is in Lieutenant Gruber's room.
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S05E03 Dinner with the General
September 17 · 25min find the promo
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Leclerc and René plan to blow the safe in Lieutenant Gruber's bedroom. Edith's job is to drop a smoke canister down his chimney, but will she get the right one?
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S05E04 The Dreaded Circular Saw
September 24 · 30min find the promo
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Having blown the safe in Lieutenant Gruber's bedroom, René and Leclerc are surprised by its contents. The Communist Resistance lies in wait for their escape, and holds them hostage in a sawmill.
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S05E05 Otherwise Engaged
October 1 · 30min find the promo
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Denise, the head of the Communist Resistance, who was René's sweetheart in his childhood in Nancy, and who's now determined to marry René. Meanwhile, Edith and the servant girls have to explain to the Lieutenant why his little tank has crashed into the public toilet, and ends up getting Gruber's compassion. René has a difficult time telling Edith that he will marry Denise, since Monsieur Alphonse has asked for Edith's hand, and Yvette has it in her heart to tell Edith that René will marry her instead.
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S05E06 A Marriage of Inconvenience
October 8 · 30min find the promo
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René's friends rally round to try and save him from his impending marriage to the formidable leader of the Communist Resistance.
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S05E07 No Hiding Place
October 15 · 30min find the promo
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René disguises himself as his father in order to escape the wrath of Denise Laroque.
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S05E08 The Arrival of the Homing Duck
October 22 · 30min find the promo
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René and the Resistance find another novel way to return the British airmen to England.
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S05E09 Watch the Birdie
October 29 · 30min find the promo
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René and his staff prepare the long-distance duck for its vital flight to England.
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S05E10 René - Under an Assumed Nose
November 5 · 30min find the promo
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Monsieur Leclerc comes to the rescue when orders are given for René to be arrested. René tries to escape using a unique disguise.
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S05E11 The Confusion of the Generals
November 12 · 30min find the promo
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René is in even more trouble as the generals gather round at the chateau.
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S05E12 Who's for the Vatican?
November 19 · 30min find the promo
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A medal for bravery, a suicide pill and a hide-out in the Vatican introduce an old habit to René.
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S05E13 Ribbing the Bonk
November 26 · 30min find the promo
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René and the Resistance need to find a huge amount of money quickly to save Mimi from the Communists.
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S05E14 The Reluctant Millionaires
December 3 · 30min find the promo
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When it is revealed that the one million francs stolen from the bank belong to Herr Flick of the Gestapo, the best place to hide them seems to be down René's trousers.
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S05E15 A Duck for Launch
December 10 · 30min find the promo
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René has got rid of the Gestapo's money, next is the secret microfilm, but he is hampered by the Communist Resistance girls in the cupboard.
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S05E16 The Exploding Bedpan
December 17 · 30min find the promo
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While under interrogation, Alfonse's dicky ticker starts playing up, and he is whisked to hospital. He must be either rescued or eliminated before he can spill the beans about the stolen Gestapo money.
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S05E17 Going Like a Bomb
December 24 · 30min find the promo
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Michelle and Crabtree hatch another plot to get the British airmen back to Blighty. Captain Bertorelli has stolen Gestapo money planted on him.
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S05E18 Money to Burn
December 31 · 30min find the promo
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Edith is in a romantic mood, and René is playing the piano.
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S05E19 Puddings Can Go Off
January 7 · 30min find the promo
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Faced with the problem of hiding 1,000 kilos of stolen high explosive, Michelle of the Resistance decides on a simple but daring course of action. It will be hidden in 500 Christmas puddings.
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S05E20 Land Mines for London
January 14 · 30min find the promo
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Not only does René nearly get blown up by an exploding Christmas pudding, he also gets roped into another Resistance plan to smuggle out the British airmen.
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S05E21 Flight to Geneva
January 21 · 30min find the promo
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René tries to sneak off to Switzerland with Yvette on the night train.
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S05E22 Train of Events
January 28 · 30min find the promo
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René attempts to sneak off to Switzerland with Yvette and four gold bars, but discovers the Resistance are intending to blow up their train.
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S05E23 An Enigma Variation
February 4 · 30min find the promo
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Chaos engulfs René as he attempts to hide the stolen gold. Meanwhile, the Resistance plan to steal the Enigma encoder.
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S05E24 Wedding Bloss
February 11 · 30min find the promo
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René asks Edith to marry him after hearing Monsieur Alphonse's intentions of asking for her hand in marriage. Meanwhile, General Von Klinkerhoffen suspects Colonel Von Strohm of stealing his gold, while Herr Flick suspects René.
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S05E25 Down the Drain
February 18 · 30min find the promo
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René is still hiding the four bars of gold he has stolen and decides it is time he left his dangerous life in Nouvion.
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S05E26 All in Disgeese
February 25 · 30min find the promo
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René is still harbouring the German Enigma machine as well as the four bars of gold he has stolen, two British airmen and the painting of the Cracked Vase with the Big Daisies by Van Gogh. So the café is now full and getting more crowded by the minute.