Lud Zbunjen Normalan
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| Lud, Zbunjnen, Normalan Crazy, Confused, Normal |
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| Format | Sitcom |
| Created by | Feđa Isović (screenplay) Elmir Jukić (director) |
| Starring | Mustafa Nadarević Senad Bašić Moamer Kasumović |
| Country of origin | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (to date) |
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| Location(s) | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Running time | 20-30 Minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | FTV Nova TV |
| Original airing | September 2, 2007 |
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| IMDb profile | |
Lud Zbunjen Normalan (English: Crazy Confused Normal) is a Bosnian TV comedy series that began airing in September, 2007 and is still in production. Since its debut Lud, Zbunjen, Normalan has become hugely successful in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. It is also widely circulated on the internet.
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[edit] Concept
Three generation's of the Fazlinović family all live in a Sarajevo apartment. The oldest of the family is Izet Fazlinović. Izet has a son Faruk who has a son Damir. The show's title refers to the three main chracters, with Izet being Lud (Crazy), Faruk being Zbunjen (Confused) and Damir being Normalan (Normal). The show's plot revolves around humorous situations involving the Fazlinović clan, their friends and co-workers.
[edit] Cast and Characters
- Izet Fazlinović (Mustafa Nadarević) - Izet is a widower in his mid sixties, who was orphaned as a child. He is an orthodox communist with Stalinist leanings but is nonetheless greedy and unwilling to work for money, preferring to run scams. Izet often threatens to kill people "like rabbits" (which he did when he mistakenly believed that Damir was gay or when Faruk spilled his prized and highly alcoholic Maksuzija rakija.) Izet is constantly yelling and browbeating everyone around him to great comic effect. In addition he makes outrageous claims (about his past love life and fighting the Germans during World War II, which occurred while he was an infant). He is considered the show's breakout character.
- Faruk Fazlinović (Senad Bašić) - Faruk is Izet's son and only child. He works as a music producer and owns the fledgeling studio where he works. A running gag on the show is his tendency to sleep all day and stay up all night. He has to contend with all his father's neuroses. Faruk is unmarried and the fate of Damir's mother was revealed in the latest episode no.36, where at the end of the episode she knocked on the door and Damir opened it, leaving a cliffhanger.
- Damir Fazlinović (Moamer Kasumović) - Damir is Faruk's son and only child as well as Izet's only grandchild. He is the only normal well balanced member of the family as well as a medical student at the University of Sarajevo. A running gag on the show is his attempt to lead a normal life in spite of his abnormal relatives.
[edit] Other Cast and Characters
- Šefika (Jasna Žalica) - Šefika a maid who works for the Fazlinovic family. Her job is complicated by the family's dysfunctions, especially Izet's constant sexual harassment and attempts to lower her pay.
- Enes Hadžiethemćumurović (Žan Marolt) - Enes is the Fazlinović's next door neighbor. The character is a parody of corrupt and smooth talking politicians. His last name is also a parody of post communist politicians in Bosnia because it is long, has obscure origins and religious overtones. He makes numerous references to an unnamed political party of which he is a senior member. He frequently charges personal expenses to the party's accounts (such as the furniture in his home and presents he bought for Šefika) and has ripped off the Fazlinović family on at least one occasion. Enes has a romantic relationship with Šefika. Izet calls him dugonja (strech) because of his tall stature.
- Samir Fazlinović (Emir Hadžihafizbegović) - Izet's nephew from his late brother. A notorious scam artist who always cheats the people he does business with. A running gag on the show is the fact that everytime that Izet, Faruk or Damir do any business with him they are always scammed.
- Dr. Djidjimilović - (Vanja Drach) - Dr. Djidjimoilovic is a psychiatrist and a longtime friend of Izet. The doctor is often called in by Izet to help with the family's problems which both medical and personal in nature. A running gag on the show is the fact that many of the medical problems that Dr. Djidjimilovic is called to treat are misdiagnosed prior to his arrival, so he ends up dispensing advice for a problem that doesn't exist, such as Faruk's bestiality and Damir's impotence.
- Ivana (Gordana Boban) - A secretary at the music studio owned by Faruk. She more or less runs the studio.
- Dino (Mehmeda) Mujkić (Milan Pavlović) - Sound technician at the studio. Obese and inept. The running gag with him is that he is always looking for food to eat.
- Stipe (Saša Petrović) - Owner of the Cafe San Remo which is a popular hang out for the show's characters.
- Marija (Tatjana Šojić) - Stipe's wife who also works at the cafe.
- Spomenka (Milena Dravić) - Izet's neighbor and occasional lover.
- Senka (Seka Sablić) - Senka is housesitting for Spomenka while the latter is out of the country. She is also involved with Izet.
- Selma (Zana Marjanović) - A waitress at the Cafe San Remo.
- Ines (Iva Šulentić) - Damir's girlfriend.
