Edmond Classen, who plays Eddie's grandfather, was only 53 when the first season was being filmed and wasn't (and has never been) a real-life grandfather. Maria Stiegelis, who plays Eddie's mother, is only 6 years younger than her on-screen father, while her on-screen son (Peter Lusse) is 15 years younger than she is.
The series stopped in 1994 because star and co-writer Peter Lusse thought that the ideas had run out during season 5, and the show was no longer getting better. He admits that he was the one who pulled the plug, but maintains that the other cast members didn't protest and implicitly agreed with the decision. Twenty-five years later, he re-watched the series and felt more positive about season 5 (although he admitted that "some jokes were clearly conceived at 2 AM"). He felt that the series had died a perfect "natural death" and has resisted any suggestions of a revival, despite the fact that the series remains popular and many viewers would probably welcome new episodes.
On the DVD release from Disky (2005/2006/2007), episodes' lengths vary. One episode can last 29 minutes, another can last 23 minutes. Sometimes for a television series episodes are longer when they are aired on their original channel, after which they are cut shorter for reruns on a different channel. This means it is possible that there are deleted scenes. Another indication for this is that in some episodes Maria Stiegelis and Gaston van Erven are credited for appearing while they do not appear in those episodes.
The series credits poster and season 1 DVD cover are set up like a family portrait. Curiously enough, Paul (Sander de Heer) is also on it as the only non-family member, although he is just Eddie's work friend--and not even a very good one.
Eddie and Ellen's cat is often mentioned but rarely seen.