144:'s dominant behaviour. She forces him to do domestic chores and beats him up when he insults her or looks at other women. Despite being a violation of the law of marriage he carries her name instead of the other way around. Madam Pheip also frequently beats him up whenever he insults her or looks at other women. In "De Terugkeer van Geeraard de Duivel" ("The Return of Geeraard de Devil") (1983) she even keeps him close to her by means of a
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was elected as mayor of the city, which caused a national crisis because, despite being democratically elected, he didn't speak Dutch and even refused to master the language. This was a violation of
Belgian linguistic laws and debates about it caused the Belgian government to collapse well into the
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everyone refers to him as "Meneer Pheip" ("Mister Pheip"), despite the fact that this is a violation of the law of marriage which insists that a woman takes her husband's name instead of the other way around. His first name is different in many albums: Isidoor, Antoine, Charles-Louis and Oscar In
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Pheip's beo is introduced in "Beo de
Verschrikkelijke" ("Beo the Terrible"), Uitgeverij het Volk, 1952. The stubborn bird runs away from home during the story, causing Meneer Pheip to be heartbroken. Nero, Madam Pheip, Petoetje and Petatje decide to look for the bird and bring him back again, in
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by injecting him with an experimental serum. When the serum's power has run out Pheip loses this ability again. Adhemar taught Pheip Dutch twice, failing in "De Groene Gravin" ("The Green
Duchess") (1975), but succeeding in "Het Spook van Zoetendaal" ("The Ghost of Zoetendaal") (1980-1981) where
171:. In "Het Spook van Zoetendaal" ("The Ghost of Zoetendaal") (1979) he is rich enough again to buy a castle in Zoetendaal. Like many rich people in Belgium during the 1950s Pheip speaks French. He also reads the French-language newspaper "Le Moniteur" and takes his holidays at the
322:. Because Pheip once again forgets everything he learned by the next story Adhemar teaches him again, with success, in "De Indiaanse Neusfluit" ("The Indian Nose Flute") (1987), but once again Pheip returns to his old, familiar language again by the end of the next story.
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is often irritated by Pheip's use of language, wondering when he'll ever master proper Dutch? However, Pheip has succeeded learning Dutch several times. In "Het
Zevende Spuitje" ("The Seventh Syringe"), Uitgeverij Het Volk, 1963
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In "De
Adhemar-Bonbons" ("The Adhemar Pralines") (1990) it is revealed that Pheip resembled Clo-Clo during his youth. In his debut appearance we don't learn his first or last name, but after marrying
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The character was inspired by the real-life mayor of
Moerbeke, Jean Mariën. Much like Meneer Pheip he too owned a local sugar factory, had a moustache and was short and obese. Some sources claim
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Meneer Pheip is a rich business man and politician, despite sometimes suffering from a lack of money in later stories. In "De
Totentrekkers" ("The Ugly Face Makers") (1970) he is declared
253:. In later stories he is no longer politically active. Only in "De Bende van Lamu" ("Lamu's Gang") (1987) does Madam Pheip ask him to return to politics. Pheip decides to become mayor of
206:. Later in the series the couple adopts Petoetje and Petatje. In "De Groene Gravin" ("The Green Duchess") the Pheips have a son of their own: Clo-Clo.
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Meneer Pheip is an obese, middle-aged man with a large moustache. He is very stingy, chauvinistic and prone to aggression. He frequently quarrels with
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Meneer Pheip made his debut in "De Zwarte Voeten" ("The Black Feet") (1951) where he is both the owner of a sugar factory as well as the
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without her. In "De Groene
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Pheip also received a statue of his own on 24 August 2012. It was sculpted by Guy Du Cheyne and placed in the
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515:"De Indiaanse Neusfluit" ("The Indian Nose Whistle"), Standaard Uitgeverij, 1987.
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629:"Beeld Meneer Pheip - Gemeente MOERBEKE"
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