Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muss sein

Hausmeister Krause – Ordnung muss sein follows Dieter Krause, a building superintendent whose fixation on order shapes every encounter. The half day janitor clings to rules, nitpicks neighbors, and uses self appointed authority to police the corridors and his own family. The humor comes from his stubborn rigidity colliding with everyday chaos and a string of social faux pas. Tom Gerhardt performs with physical gags and sharp one liners, while Carmen and Tommie in a different role provide foil to his overbearing sense of duty. The series nods to Boulevard theatre and to Gerhardt's Voll normaaal universe, reworking familiar names for a TV audience. The tone stays light and chaotic, inviting viewers to laugh at the absurdity of strict correctness.

Produced as a Sat.1 sitcom that aired from 1999 to 2010, Hausmeister Krause was created by Tom Gerhardt. The show riffs on his Boulevard theatre persona and borrows characters and setups from the film Voll normaaal to build its world.

Hausmeister Krause offered a sharp poke at the rigid German middle class, turning order obsessed behavior into comic fuel. The show helped popularize the archetype and reinforced Tom Gerhardt's TV universe, linking the series with Voll normaaal through shared characters and satire.

Critics framed the show as a light hearted satire of conformity, pitting duty bound behavior against everyday mishaps. It leans into family dynamic and small scale misadventures, highlighting flawed but relatable characters. The humor derives from timing, physical gags, and verbal zingers rather than just crude punchlines.