Deka mikroi Mitsoi (English: Ten little Mitsoi) is a Greek satirical comedy series that aired on Mega Channel from 1992 to 2003, and returned after 15 years on ANT1 with 5 new episodes. The series was created and starred by writer and comedian Lakis Lazopoulos, directed by Grigoris Petriniotis and Athina Aidini.

Deka mikroi Mitsoi
GenreSatirical Comedy
Created byLakis Lazopoulos
Directed byGrigoris Petriniotis
Athina Aidini
StarringLakis Lazopoulos
Eleni Gerasimidou
Christos Chatzipanagiotis
Maria Georgiadou
Pavlos Chaikalis
Sofia Filippidou
Tasos Palantzidis
Vasilis Charalampopoulos
Country of originGreece
Original languageGreek
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes49
Production
Production locationsAthens, Greece
Running time45-120 minutes
Original release
NetworkMega Channel (1992-2003)
ANT1 (2018)
ReleaseMarch 31, 1992 (1992-03-31) March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05) –
March 31, 2018 (2018-03-31) June 2, 2018 (2018-06-02)

Through a total of 20 main characters, played by Lazopoulos himself, this series attempted to satirize and comment on the ills of society at that time. The success of the series is due to the variety of roles, as well as the caustic humor of the creator.

Characters

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Below is a brief description of the most important "Mitsos". They are given in order of appearance.

  • Mitsos and Ririka (1992-1994)
  • Mitsos and Elenitsa (1992-2018)
  • Mitsos and old woman (1993-2018)
  • Dimitris and Tzeni (1992-1993)
  • Gyftos (1992-2018)
  • Mitsos Fevgouleas (1992-2018)
  • Chira Mitsi (1992-2018)
  • Fylakismenos (1992-2001)
  • Anthropakos (1992-2018) - One of the few characters who has changed little since the beginning of the series.[1]
  • Mitsi Karamitsi (1993-2018)
  • Tzimis (1993-2018), "Floros", the rich kid from Ekali,[2]
  • Jim's (1993-2018)
  • Konstantinos Karamanlis (1992-1998)
  • Moutsos (1992-2018)
  • Michelle and Emmanuela Grumboulaki (1994-2018)
  • Dimis (2001-2018)
  • Mitsos the Salonikios (2001-2018)

References

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  1. ^ Κανδύλη, Άννα (2021). Η εξέλιξη της τηλεόρασης στην Ελλάδα από τη δεκαετία του 1980 έως την αδειοδότηση των ιδιωτικών καναλιών το 2018 μέσα από προσωπικές μαρτυρίες των πρωταγωνιστών. Γιατί άργησε σχεδόν 30 χρόνια η νομιμοποίηση». Πάτρα: Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο. p. 21-22.
  2. ^ Παπαλάμπρου, Αλεξάνδρα (2022). Τηλεοπτικές αναπαραστάσεις των γλωσσικών γεωγραφικών ποικιλιών: η περίπτωση των τηλεοπτικών σειρών: «Εφτά θανάσιμες πεθερές» και «Δέκα μικροί Μήτσοι». Κοζάνη: Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας. p. 48.