De bedenkers

De bedenkers
Presented byBart Peeters
Sofie Van Moll
JudgesSeries 1
Axel Enthoven
Marc Coucke
Els Raemdonck
Series 2
Axel Enthoven
Saskia Schatteman
Guillaume Van der Stighelen
Country of originBelgium
Original languageDutch
No. of series2
Original release
Networkéén
ReleaseSeptember 9, 2007 (2007-09-09) –
January 19, 2009 (2009-01-19)

De bedenkers was a Belgian television show aired on één that pitted inventors against each other for €25,000 in prize money and a chance to release their product into the market.[1] The show ran two series and was presented by Bart Peeters and Sofie Van Moll.[1] The show was financially supported in part by the Flemish government.[1]

Format

Around 2,000 people applied to the show each year and 100 were chosen to participate.[1] There was a wide range of age, with the first series having contestants between 11 and 83 years old.[1] 75 inventors were eliminated in the 6th episode and the remaining 25 were split into 5 groups of 5 to compete in the semi-finals.[1] The inventors were given 6 months to continue developing their project.[1] One finalist from each of the 5 groups (4 in the second series) was chosen by the jury and the audience voted for the winner.[1] This show was similar to Het Beste Idee van Nederland (The Best Idea in the Netherlands).[2]

Series 1 (2007)

Axel Enthoven, Marc Coucke, and Els Raemdonck served as the jury.[1]


The five finalists in series 1 were:

  • Safe ladder supports by Marc Missotten (from Limburg)[3]
  • "Stick It" multi-functional drink holder by Philippe Sciettecatte and Carl de Rooster[3]
  • "Slip Lift" to help those who cannot reach their feet put on underpants by Pierre Van den Broeck (from Antwerp)[3][4]
  • "Speculaas pasta" cookie butter spread by Els Scheppers (from Bornem)[3][5]
  • "Pression-X," children's clothing that with buttons that can be customized, by Joy Luts (from Antwerp)[6][3]

In first place was Pierre Van den Broeck's Slip Lift, which helps those with mobility limitations put on underwear.[7][8] In second place was Els Scheppers, who created a cookie butter made with Speculoos.[9][8][7] Lotus approached Scheppers about her creation and by 2009, it had made more than €10,000,000 on the market.[7][10] Third place went to Stick It which was later distributed by Avdys.[10] Fourth went to Missotten and was produced by Petry; last place was held by Pression-X, which was sold by JBC.[11][10] Products that did not make it into the top 5 but went to market anyway were another cookie butter, Speculla, by Danny De Maeyer and Dirk De Smet[12][13] and Place to Pee, a urinal with a built-in gaming console controlled by a urine stream.[14]

Kris Peeters presented the winner with the prize.[3]

Series 2 (2008-2009)

The jury in series 2 was made up of Axel Enthoven, Saskia Schatteman, and Guillaume Van der Stighelen.[15][8]

Four finalists were chosen in the second series:

  • Anti-Whiplash System, a headrest that prevents whiplash, by Michaël Schotte (from Ypres)[16][17]
  • Close2, a bicycle wheel changing device, by Dirk Rosiers, Gaspar Cornette, and Nico Mattan (from Roeselare)[16]
  • Papiermaat (Paper Buddy) by Sonia Wyllinck (from Schoten)[18][16][7]
  • C'Rush, an ice crusher for cocktails, by Stefaan Eeckeloo, Floris Provoost, and Tim Verplanken (from Veldegem)[16]

Sonia Wyllinck, inventor of the paper buddy, a tray that binds paper, was the winner and her product was produced by Euronyl.[7][8][18] Runner-up was Michaël Schotte's whiplash prevention headrest and in third was Close2 by Dirk Rosiers, Gaspar Cornette, and Nico Mattan.[8][7] The patent for Close2 was sold to the Hungarian company UBW.[19] C'Rush by Stefaan Eeckeloo, Floris Provoost, and Tim Verplanken came in fourth.[8]

References

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  2. ^ Constance (2008-09-21). "Speculoospasta" (in Dutch). Lifestyle Lady. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Nu zondag de finale van de Bedenkers". Front View Magazine. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  4. ^ "82-jarige wint 'De bedenkers' met Slip Lift". NieuwsBlad. 2007-11-25. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  5. ^ "Succes van speculoospasta blijft stijgen" (in Dutch). HLN. 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  6. ^ "Koerselse uitvindster scoort". HBVL. 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Papiermaatje wint De Bedenkers". De Morgen. 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  8. ^ a b c d e f de Their, Tom (2009-01-18). "Papiermaatje wint 'De bedenkers'" (in Dutch). NieuwsBlad. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  9. ^ "The Cookie Butter Patent Wars". Priceonomics. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  10. ^ a b c "De eerste 'bedenkers' een jaar later" (in Dutch). NieuwsBlad. 2008-11-30. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  11. ^ "Een idee moet niet groots zijn om goed te zijn" (in Dutch). De Morgen. 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  12. ^ De Beuckeleer, Koen (2011-02-16). "A Cookie Paste Squeezed in the Middle of a Debate". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  13. ^ "Van oma Wapsie tot Crunchy" (in Dutch). De Standard. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  14. ^ "Dit zijn de urinoirs van de toekomst". NieuwsBlad. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  15. ^ "Eén najaar: nieuw seizoen van de Bedenkers" (in Dutch). Front View Magazine. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  16. ^ a b c d "De apotheose van de bedenkers" (in Dutch). Front View Magazine. 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  17. ^ "Wie zijn de laatste zes bedenkers?" (in Dutch). Front View Magazine. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  18. ^ a b "Veel kritiek op overwinning van het 'Papiermaatje'" (in Dutch). TVvisie. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  19. ^ Crabbe, Bart (2009-03-11). "Uitvinder uit 'De Bedenkers' verkoopt Close2 aan Hongarije". NieuwsBlad. Retrieved 2022-03-12.