Miriam Merel

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	In the only instance we see her in, she wears a [[wikipedia:Bavaria\|Bavarian]] inspired outfit, similar to her husband [[Schor de Kraai]]. She wears a [[wikipedia:Dirndl\|dirndl]], which is a dress traditionally worn by women and girls in some Alpine regions of Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.<ref name="PONS">Anette Dralle & Christiane Mackenzie (eds.): ''Standardwörterbuch Plus Englisch mit Wörterbuch-App: Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Englisch'', PONS, Stuttgart, 2019, p. 714.</ref> The outfit consists of a [[wikipedia:Bodice\|bodice]], [[wikipedia:Skirt\|skirt]] and [[wikipedia:Blouse\|blouse]], but is missing the classical [[wikipedia:Apron\|apron]]. The bodice is dark with yellow rims and a deep neckline. On her character sheet there are flowers embroidered onto it, however these aren't visible in the [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1\|episode]] she appears in and instead she has red dots over the back of it. The skirt is dark red with a lighter red underskirt. The blouse is white with frilly edges and puffed shoulders. She also wears a traditional hat with a red pompom on it.<ref>{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MalNR0FHU9k \|title=German Stereotypes: The Dirndl, Humor And German Efficiency {{!}} Meet the Germans \|date=2021-03-30 \|last=DW Euromaxx \|access-date=2025-04-26 \|via=YouTube}}</ref>		In the only instance we see her in, she wears a [[wikipedia:Bavaria\|Bavarian]] inspired outfit, similar to her husband [[Schor de Kraai]]. She wears a [[wikipedia:Dirndl\|dirndl]], which is a dress traditionally worn by women and girls in some Alpine regions of Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.<ref name="PONS">Anette Dralle & Christiane Mackenzie (eds.): ''Standardwörterbuch Plus Englisch mit Wörterbuch-App: Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Englisch'', PONS, Stuttgart, 2019, p. 714.</ref> The outfit consists of a [[wikipedia:Bodice\|bodice]], [[wikipedia:Skirt\|skirt]] and [[wikipedia:Blouse\|blouse]], but is missing the classical [[wikipedia:Apron\|apron]]. The bodice is dark with yellow rims and a deep neckline. On her character sheet there are flowers embroidered onto it, however these aren't visible in the [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1\|episode]] she appears in and instead she has red dots over the back of it. The skirt is dark red with a lighter red underskirt. The blouse is white with frilly edges and puffed shoulders. She also wears a traditional hat with a red pompom on it.<ref>{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MalNR0FHU9k \|title=German Stereotypes: The Dirndl, Humor And German Efficiency {{!}} Meet the Germans \|date=2021-03-30 \|last=DW Euromaxx \|access-date=2025-04-26 \|via=YouTube}}</ref>

	~~On the character design sketch for Miriam, the word "dirndl" is written next to her.~~

	[[File:Harald-Siepermann-Dolfs-mother.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Sketches for Miriam's character sheet with the word [[wikipedia:Dirndl\|dirndl]] on it to reference the clothing. She appears here without a hat and the flowers on her [[wikipedia:Bodice\|bodice]] are real instead of embroidered.]]		[[File:Harald-Siepermann-Dolfs-mother.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Sketches for Miriam's character sheet with the word [[wikipedia:Dirndl\|dirndl]] on it to reference the clothing. She appears here without a hat and the flowers on her [[wikipedia:Bodice\|bodice]] are real instead of embroidered.]]
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	Miriam gets her name from the book [[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)\|De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]], but she gets a different name in the translated version of [[Alfred J. Kwak : mein abenteuerliches Leben]], [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak - Mijn avontuurlijke leven]], namely '''Esther'''. It is unknown why there is a discrepancy, but because a considerable amount of the former book is dedicated to fleshing out this character, the Miriam Merel name has taken precedence.		Miriam gets her name from the book [[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)\|De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]], but she gets a different name in the translated version of [[Alfred J. Kwak : mein abenteuerliches Leben]], [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak - Mijn avontuurlijke leven]], namely '''Esther'''. It is unknown why there is a discrepancy, but because a considerable amount of the former book is dedicated to fleshing out this character, the Miriam Merel name has taken precedence.

	Miriam Merel's character design can be found on sheet 36 of the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book under the name "Dolf's Moeder" (lit. "Dolf's Mother"). According to her sheet she was set to appear in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5\|episode 5]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6\|episode 6]]. In the final product she was instead only featured in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1\|episode 1]] as Dolf's mother.		Miriam Merel's character design can be found on sheet 36 of the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book under the name "Dolf's Moeder" (lit. "Dolf's Mother"). According to her sheet she was set to appear in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5\|episode 5]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6\|episode 6]]. In the final product she was instead only featured in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1\|episode 1]] as Dolf's mother. On the sketch for the character design for Miriam, the word "[[wikipedia:Dirndl\|dirndl]]" is written next to her, relating to the inspiration for her clothing.

	Her character design reused for [[Character designs used for background characters#Miriam Merel\|other characters]] in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6\|episode 6]] in the audience, [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 11\|episode 11]] as a random passerby in the beginning of the episode, and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 27\|episode 27]] as a passenger traveling on the same train as [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak\|Alfred]].		Her character design reused for [[Character designs used for background characters#Miriam Merel\|other characters]] in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6\|episode 6]] in the audience, [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 11\|episode 11]] as a random passerby in the beginning of the episode, and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 27\|episode 27]] as a passenger traveling on the same train as [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak\|Alfred]].

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	In the only instance we see her in, she wears a [[wikipedia:Bavaria\|Bavarian]] inspired outfit, similar to her husband [[Schor de Kraai]]. She wears a [[wikipedia:Dirndl\|dirndl]], which is a dress traditionally worn by women and girls in some Alpine regions of Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.<ref name="PONS">Anette Dralle & Christiane Mackenzie (eds.): ''Standardwörterbuch Plus Englisch mit Wörterbuch-App: Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Englisch'', PONS, Stuttgart, 2019, p. 714.</ref> The outfit consists of a [[wikipedia:Bodice\|bodice]], [[wikipedia:Skirt\|skirt]] and [[wikipedia:Blouse\|blouse]], but is missing the classical [[wikipedia:Apron\|apron]]. The bodice is dark with yellow rims and a deep neckline. On her character sheet there are flowers embroidered onto it, however these aren't visible in the [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1\|episode]] she appears in and instead she has red dots over the back of it. The skirt is dark red with a lighter red underskirt. The blouse is white with frilly edges and puffed shoulders. She also wears a traditional hat with a red pompom on it.<ref>{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MalNR0FHU9k \|title=German Stereotypes: The Dirndl, Humor And German Efficiency {{!}} Meet the Germans \|date=2021-03-30 \|last=DW Euromaxx \|access-date=2025-04-26 \|via=YouTube}}</ref>		In the only instance we see her in, she wears a [[wikipedia:Bavaria\|Bavarian]] inspired outfit, similar to her husband [[Schor de Kraai]]. She wears a [[wikipedia:Dirndl\|dirndl]], which is a dress traditionally worn by women and girls in some Alpine regions of Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.<ref name="PONS">Anette Dralle & Christiane Mackenzie (eds.): ''Standardwörterbuch Plus Englisch mit Wörterbuch-App: Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Englisch'', PONS, Stuttgart, 2019, p. 714.</ref> The outfit consists of a [[wikipedia:Bodice\|bodice]], [[wikipedia:Skirt\|skirt]] and [[wikipedia:Blouse\|blouse]], but is missing the classical [[wikipedia:Apron\|apron]]. The bodice is dark with yellow rims and a deep neckline. On her character sheet there are flowers embroidered onto it, however these aren't visible in the [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1\|episode]] she appears in and instead she has red dots over the back of it. The skirt is dark red with a lighter red underskirt. The blouse is white with frilly edges and puffed shoulders. She also wears a traditional hat with a red pompom on it.<ref>{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MalNR0FHU9k \|title=German Stereotypes: The Dirndl, Humor And German Efficiency {{!}} Meet the Germans \|date=2021-03-30 \|last=DW Euromaxx \|access-date=2025-04-26 \|via=YouTube}}</ref>

	~~On the character design sketch for Miriam, the word "dirndl" is written next to her.~~

	[[File:Harald-Siepermann-Dolfs-mother.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Sketches for Miriam's character sheet with the word [[wikipedia:Dirndl\|dirndl]] on it to reference the clothing. She appears here without a hat and the flowers on her [[wikipedia:Bodice\|bodice]] are real instead of embroidered.]]		[[File:Harald-Siepermann-Dolfs-mother.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Sketches for Miriam's character sheet with the word [[wikipedia:Dirndl\|dirndl]] on it to reference the clothing. She appears here without a hat and the flowers on her [[wikipedia:Bodice\|bodice]] are real instead of embroidered.]]
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	Miriam gets her name from the book [[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)\|De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]], but she gets a different name in the translated version of [[Alfred J. Kwak : mein abenteuerliches Leben]], [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak - Mijn avontuurlijke leven]], namely '''Esther'''. It is unknown why there is a discrepancy, but because a considerable amount of the former book is dedicated to fleshing out this character, the Miriam Merel name has taken precedence.		Miriam gets her name from the book [[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)\|De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]], but she gets a different name in the translated version of [[Alfred J. Kwak : mein abenteuerliches Leben]], [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak - Mijn avontuurlijke leven]], namely '''Esther'''. It is unknown why there is a discrepancy, but because a considerable amount of the former book is dedicated to fleshing out this character, the Miriam Merel name has taken precedence.

	Miriam Merel's character design can be found on sheet 36 of the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book under the name "Dolf's Moeder" (lit. "Dolf's Mother"). According to her sheet she was set to appear in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5\|episode 5]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6\|episode 6]]. In the final product she was instead only featured in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1\|episode 1]] as Dolf's mother.		Miriam Merel's character design can be found on sheet 36 of the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book under the name "Dolf's Moeder" (lit. "Dolf's Mother"). According to her sheet she was set to appear in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5\|episode 5]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6\|episode 6]]. In the final product she was instead only featured in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1\|episode 1]] as Dolf's mother. On the sketch for the character design for Miriam, the word "[[wikipedia:Dirndl\|dirndl]]" is written next to her, relating to the inspiration for her clothing.

	Her character design reused for [[Character designs used for background characters#Miriam Merel\|other characters]] in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6\|episode 6]] in the audience, [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 11\|episode 11]] as a random passerby in the beginning of the episode, and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 27\|episode 27]] as a passenger traveling on the same train as [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak\|Alfred]].		Her character design reused for [[Character designs used for background characters#Miriam Merel\|other characters]] in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6\|episode 6]] in the audience, [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 11\|episode 11]] as a random passerby in the beginning of the episode, and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 27\|episode 27]] as a passenger traveling on the same train as [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak\|Alfred]].

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