Meester Bas Buldog

Meester Bas Buldog
Character
"Meester Bas"
Meester Bas in Episode 4
Species	Dog
Birthplace	Groot Waterland
First appearance	Episode 4
Character Model Sheet number	TBD
Character Model Sheet name	Meester Bars
Name in different languages
Dutch name	Meester Bas
Japanese name	バート先生 (Bāto-sensei) Mister Bart
German name	Herr Bas
English name	Mister Bart Bulldog

Meester Bas Buldog (lit. "Mister Bas Buldog") is a fictional character from the animated show and several books and comics. He is a teacher at the Polderstad primary school and taught Alfred Jodocus Kwak, Ollie de Ooievaar, Pikkie de Ekster and Dolf de Kraai among other characters. As Alfred grows up Meester Bas disappears from his life.

Appearance

TBD

Personality

TBD

Storyline

Meester Bas Buldog is an aging teacher at the Polderstad school where he teaches primary school students. He is nearing his retirement when Alfred Jodocus Kwak is a student of his, but is still discussing with himself whether or not he should retire early. However he cares too much about his students and he's afraid he'll feel lonely.

Retirement

He had a wife who passed away a while ago and had two daughters with her. One of them married a doctor who works in the Global South and lives in Dor Hongerland. The other, Bella, lives with four children at the far end of Polderstad-Noord. When Bas eventually retires he is invited to live with her and her kids, her daughter requesting that he help them with their homework in exchange; Charley with history, Tommy with everything including physical education, Danny with staying on task, Woody perhaps with some sexual education as she thinks her husband Marcel should do that, however he has not been home for 13 months.

Voice actors

Japanese	¦	???	¦	スティップ (Sutippu)
Dutch	¦	???	¦	Stip
German	¦	???	¦	Stip
English	¦	???	¦	Strip

Appearances

TV Series

• 
  Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1

Books

• 
  De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen (1989) (Dutch)
• 
  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren (1989) (Dutch)
• 
  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 1 (1989) (Dutch)
• 
  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren (mini) (1991) (Dutch)
• 
  Alfred J. Kwak Mijn avontuurlijke leven (1991) (Dutch)
• 
  Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 1 (2006) (Dutch)
• 
  De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: het grote voorleesboek (2010) (Dutch)

Production background

Stap and his colleague Stip were both part of the original outline written by Herman van Veen and were explicitly named in that document. They share a character sheet, with Stip labeled as (2/1) and Stap as (3/1). A visual gag depicted on the sheet, but unused in the animated series, highlights their contrasting heights: while Stip is significantly taller than Stap, he holds a much shorter measuring stick, whereas Stap carries one that is nearly as tall as Stip. The character sheet was created in April 1988.

Stip's name translates to "dot" in Dutch, while Stap's name translates to "step." This naming convention references their roles as surveyors, as they systematically mark dots on a map at measured steps. Most other languages retain these names, even though their original meaning is obscured.

In the English dub, their names are changed to Strip and Strap, introducing a new interpretation. However, this change does not carry the same thematic significance as the original Dutch names.

Stip and Stap are introduced by Olaf Nijlpaard during the meeting with Alfons Rokodil and Bart 'Bever' Beton at an office of the Beton Maatschappij in episode 1 of the animated series.