[4] The characters in this series were: De Vrolijke Bengels quickly became popular among the youth and were translated into French as Les Joyeux Lurons.

[4] On March 16, 1950, the children in the series were replaced by Suske en Wiske and Lambik became Tieter's deputy police officer.

[4] The characters were similar to their predecessors, but had different names and appearances: De Moor worked under a pseudonym, Artec-Studio's, and for the next two years he drew new episodes.

His version is still the best known among Belgian comic book fans and fondly remembered for its anarchic and often absurd comedy, as well as the nostalgic peaceful village atmosphere.

In 1965 Sleen left Het Volk to join De Standaard and dropped all of his comic strip series except for The Adventures of Nero.

In 1967, Hurey, who just left Pats, continued the original Lustige Kapoentjes concept, but once again created new characters: Ketje, Oscar, Proske, the older young woman Poes, Jakke the villain and Firmin the police officer.

Ever Meulen once spoofed De Vrolijke Bengels in a 1971 issue of Humo, where Suske en Wiske, Tintin, Spirou and Job are smoking cannabis in their club house, threatened by Tieter and Lambik who want to arrest them.

[6] In 2007-2008 some gags of Cowboy Henk had him steal a cake from Moeder Stans and be chased away by an obese police officer.

Earlier,[7] Kamagurka and Hector Leemans, drew a parody of De Lustige Kapoentjes in which Flurk steals an atomic bomb, which later detonates.