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Anton Snorman is a cat born in nobility, who got his [[wikipedia:Doctorandus|doctorandus]] degree studying [[wikipedia:Dramaturgy|dramaturgy]] in [[Waterslag aan Zee]] with a minor in [[wikipedia:Literary theory|literature]]. His interest in literature is what interested [[Meester Bas Buldog]], the primary school teacher from [[Polderstad]], to visit Anton in his [[Anton Snorman's mansion]] in [[Polderstad-West]], after previously having met him on the [[Vorige Burgemeesterplantsoen]].<ref name="p159">{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 159''</ref> Anton and Bas bonded over their mutual interest into minstrel [[Kukeleku]] who Bas had just discovered, but he had intimate knowledge of.<ref name="p165">{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 165''</ref>
Anton Snorman is a cat born in nobility, who got his [[wikipedia:Doctorandus|doctorandus]] degree studying [[wikipedia:Dramaturgy|dramaturgy]] in [[Waterslag aan Zee]] with a minor in [[wikipedia:Literary theory|literature]]. His interest in literature is what interested [[Meester Bas Buldog]], the primary school teacher from [[Polderstad]], to visit Anton in his [[Anton Snorman's mansion]] in [[Polderstad-West]], after previously having met him on the [[Vorige Burgemeesterplantsoen]].<ref name="p159">{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 159''</ref> Anton and Bas bonded over their mutual interest into minstrel [[Kukeleku]] who Bas had just discovered, but he had intimate knowledge of.<ref name="p165">{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 165''</ref>


His mansion is filled with antiques that require a lot of maintenance, causing Anton to need to fire his mansion staff and needing to find a free-lance job in directing [[wikipedia:Voice-over|voice-overs]] for an advertising agency. One of the people from the street that he uses the voice of for [[K. Rokodil and Olaf Nijlpaard's companies|Nijlrok Hap-in-slik-door]] is [[Krabnagel de Kater|Krab Nagel]]. Usually Krab Nagel comes scrounging for food and it takes a whole day to get the proper lines out of him.
His mansion is filled with antiques that require a lot of maintenance, causing Anton to need to fire his mansion staff and needing to find a free-lance job in directing [[wikipedia:Voice-over|voice-overs]] for an advertising agency. One of the people from the street that he uses the voice of for [[K. Rokodil and Olaf Nijlpaard's companies|Nijlrok Hap-in-slik-door]] is [[Krabnagel de Kater|Krabnagel]]. Usually Krabnagel comes scrounging for food and it takes a whole day to get the proper lines out of him.<ref name="p164">{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Pages 164 & 165''</ref>


===Anton Snorman's girlfriend===
===Anton Snorman's fiancée===
Anton also has a '''girlfriend''', a (according to him) beautiful [[wikipedia:Turkish Angora|Angora cat]]  with whom he has a [[wikipedia:Long-distance relationship|long-distance relationship]]. She sings in  a commercial catchoir. One of their weekly meetings was reason to prematurely kick out Bas Buldog out of his house.<ref name="p167">{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 167''</ref>
Anton also has a '''girlfriend''', a (according to him) beautiful [[wikipedia:Turkish Angora|Angora cat]]  with whom he has a [[wikipedia:Long-distance relationship|long-distance relationship]]. She sings in  a commercial catchoir. One of their weekly meetings was reason to prematurely kick out Bas Buldog out of his house.<ref name="p167">{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 167''</ref><ref name="p218">{{CiteBook|DRO}}''On page 218 [[Krabnagel de Kater]] reveals that it's not just a girlfriend, but Anton Snorman's fiancée.''</ref>
 
==Burglary==
As [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] [[Flying in Alfred J. Kwak|flies]] over [[Polderstad]] using the magic of the [[The white chess queen|white chess queen]] he spots [[Dolf de Kraai]] breaking into Anton Snorman's mansion. The two take a closer look, but find Krabnagel who has it out for Alfred. The white chess queen fools Krabnagel in trying to eat her, but changes back to her chess piece form and makes Krabnagel break his teeth missing biting her. All this commotion wakes Anton and - likely - his visiting girlfriend up and he walks outside to see what is happening. Dolf then runs past him carrying some stolen antiques. Dolf is spotted by Alfred, but this causes Anton to confuse Alfred as a possible partner in crime to Dolf and Alfred flees away.


==Voice actors==
==Voice actors==

Revision as of 23:53, 17 May 2026

Doctorandus Anton Snorman
Character
"Anton Snorman"
Anton Snorman in Episode 12
SpeciesCat
BirthplaceGroot Waterland
First appearanceEpisode 12
Character Model Sheet numberNone available
Character Model Sheet nameN/A

Name in different languages
Dutch nameAnton Snorman[1][2]
Japanese nameNo name given
German nameNo name given
English nameNo name given

Doctorandus Anton Snorman is a fictional character from the animated show. He has a mansion, from which Dolf de Kraai robs jewelery[3]. He gets his name and more character backstory in the Dutch book De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak. He's also referred to as Snorremans (lit. "Moustache guy")[4], or de heer des huizes (lit. "the master of the house")[5].

Appearance

He looks like an orange cat with a big dark brown moustache and a dark brown beard goatee. His nose is large and pink and he has a furry striped tail. In his one appearance in the animated series he wears a thick purple night gown or bath robe with a sleeping cap, as well as a yellow scarf with brown spots, likely something he put on because he was going outside to check on the noise.[3]

Personality

Storyline

Anton Snorman is a cat born in nobility, who got his doctorandus degree studying dramaturgy in Waterslag aan Zee with a minor in literature. His interest in literature is what interested Meester Bas Buldog, the primary school teacher from Polderstad, to visit Anton in his Anton Snorman's mansion in Polderstad-West, after previously having met him on the Vorige Burgemeesterplantsoen.[6] Anton and Bas bonded over their mutual interest into minstrel Kukeleku who Bas had just discovered, but he had intimate knowledge of.[7]

His mansion is filled with antiques that require a lot of maintenance, causing Anton to need to fire his mansion staff and needing to find a free-lance job in directing voice-overs for an advertising agency. One of the people from the street that he uses the voice of for Nijlrok Hap-in-slik-door is Krabnagel. Usually Krabnagel comes scrounging for food and it takes a whole day to get the proper lines out of him.[8]

Anton Snorman's fiancée

Anton also has a girlfriend, a (according to him) beautiful Angora cat with whom he has a long-distance relationship. She sings in a commercial catchoir. One of their weekly meetings was reason to prematurely kick out Bas Buldog out of his house.[9][10]

Burglary

As Alfred Jodocus Kwak flies over Polderstad using the magic of the white chess queen he spots Dolf de Kraai breaking into Anton Snorman's mansion. The two take a closer look, but find Krabnagel who has it out for Alfred. The white chess queen fools Krabnagel in trying to eat her, but changes back to her chess piece form and makes Krabnagel break his teeth missing biting her. All this commotion wakes Anton and - likely - his visiting girlfriend up and he walks outside to see what is happening. Dolf then runs past him carrying some stolen antiques. Dolf is spotted by Alfred, but this causes Anton to confuse Alfred as a possible partner in crime to Dolf and Alfred flees away.

Voice actors

Japanese ¦ ??? ¦ No name given
Dutch ¦ ??? ¦ Anton Snorman[2], Snorremans[4], de heer des huizes[5]
German ¦ ??? ¦ No name given
English ¦ ??? ¦ No name given
Finnish ¦ ??? ¦ No name given
Hungarian ¦ ??? ¦ No name given

Appearances

TV Series

Audio

Books

Production background

Meester Bas Buldog teaching a history class at the Polderstad primary school.

Notes


References

  1. van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. [[Henk de Mol mentions his surname on page 75
  2. 2.0 2.1 van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Meester Bas Buldog says his full name for the first time on page 158
  3. 3.0 3.1 "チェスの女王夢冒険 (Chesu no joō yume bōken)" [Queen of chess dream adventure]. Alfred J. Kwak. Season 1. Episode 12. 1989-06-19. TV Tokyo.
  4. 4.0 4.1 van Veen, Herman (1990). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De witte koningin [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: The white queen] (in Nederlands). Weert: Uitgeverij van Reemst, M&P bv. ISBN 9035905466. Page 16
  5. 5.0 5.1 van Veen, Herman (1991). De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: het grote voorleesboek [The wonderful adventures of Alfred J. Kwak: the big reading book] (in Nederlands). Kampen, the Netherlands: Uitgeverij Kok. ISBN 9789043518383. Page 101
  6. van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Page 159
  7. van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Page 165
  8. van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Pages 164 & 165
  9. van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Page 167
  10. van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. On page 218 Krabnagel de Kater reveals that it's not just a girlfriend, but Anton Snorman's fiancée.