Mjenjačnica ("The Exchange Office") was a Croatian documentary reality television series created and hosted by Robert Knjaz. The series documents prominent Croatian public figures as they exchange roles with the members of the working class.
| Mjenjačnica | |
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 The title card for the series | |
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| Created by | Robert Knjaz |
| Country of origin | Croatia |
| Original language | Croatian |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 28 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Hrvoje Osvadić |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTL |
| Release | 12 January 2005 – 30 May 2006 |
| Related | |
Mjenjačnica debuted on RTL on 12 January 2005, and concluded with its second and final season on 30 May 2006. The series has later been re-run on RTL 2 and re-released on RTL's streaming service Voyo.[1]
Following the conclusion of Mjenjačnica, Knjaz created Koledžicom po svijetu, a similar series where celebrities were taken to exotic destinations; it premiered on RTL in 2007. In 2023, Knjaz went on to create Knjazalište, another series similar to Mjenjačnica that ran on HRT 1.[2]
Format
editThe series features well-known figures from Croatian public life who, for one day, switch roles with individuals from working-class or rural backgrounds. The celebrities learn about the job and experience a different side of life, helping viewers with confronting their own prejudices about various professions.[3][4][5]
Episodes
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 14 | 12 January 2005 | 13 April 2005 | |
| 2 | 14 | 28 February 2006 | 30 May 2006 | |
Season 1 (2005)
editThe series debuted on 12 January 2005 and was broadcast every Wednesday.[6]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Goran Ivanišević kao djelatnik čistoće" | 12 January 2005 | |
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In the first episode, the Croatian professional tennis player Goran Ivanišević took on the role of a sanitation worker, working a day as a waste collector.[7] | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Indira kao zidar" | 19 January 2005 | |
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The singer Indira (Colonia) attempts plastering, tiling, and reinforcing under the guidance of Ivač, a skilled and experienced construction worker.[8] | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Mamić kao baletan" | 26 January 2005 | |
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Football administrator Zdravko Mamić spends a day working as a ballet dancer.[9] | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Severina kao majka 17-ero djece" | 2 February 2005 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Vesna Škare-Ožbolt kao poljoprivrednik" | 9 February 2005 | |
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The episode featured politician Vesna Škare-Ožbolt working as a farmer.[11] | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Željko Pervan kao svećenik" | 16 February 2005 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Mirko Cro Cop kao poštar" | 23 February 2005 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Željko Kerum kao beskućnik" | 2 March 2005 | |
| 9 | 9 | "Hladno pivo kao specijalci" | 9 March 2005 | |
| 10 | 10 | "Edo Maajka kao slijepa osoba" | 16 March 2005 | |
| 11 | 11 | "Nina Badrić" | 23 March 2005 | |
| 12 | 12 | "Ćiro kao teta u vrtiću" | 30 March 2005 | |
| 13 | 13 | "Milan Bandić kao metalac" | 6 April 2005 | |
| 14 | 14 | "Davor Gobac kao umirovljenica" | 13 April 2005 | |
Season 2 (2006)
editThe second season premiered on 28 February 2006. The season aired every Tuesday.[13]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | "Prljavo kazalište kao vatrogasci" | 28 February 2006 | |
| 16 | 2 | "Niko Kranjčar kao veterinar" | 7 March 2006[13] | |
| 17 | 3 | "Zlatan Zuhrić Zuhra kao kaskader" | 14 March 2006 | |
| 18 | 4 | "Željko Mavrović kao pjevačica" | 21 March 2006 | |
| 19 | 5 | "Ivano Balić kao trener delfina" | 28 March 2006 | |
| 20 | 6 | "Miroslav Škoro kao ribar" | 4 April 2006 | |
| 21 | 7 | "Blanka Vlašić kao pastir" | 11 April 2006 | |
| 22 | 8 | "Pisci kao GSS" | 18 April 2006 | |
| 23 | 9 | "Danijela Martinović kao ovisnik" | 25 April 2006 | |
| 24 | 10 | "Krunoslav Kićo Slabinac kao dimnjačar" | 2 May 2006 | |
| 25 | 11 | "Anto Đapić kao organizator svatova" | 9 May 2006 | |
| 26 | 12 | "Ljubo Ćesić Rojs kao Neven Ciganović" | 16 May 2006 | |
| 27 | 13 | "Toni Cetinski kao kamenoklesar" | 23 May 2006 | |
| 28 | 14 | "The Best Of" | 30 May 2006 | |
References
edit- ↑ "Mjenjačnica". voyo.rtl.hr. Voyo. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "Knjazalište – nova serija Roberta Knjaza" [Knjazalište – a new series by Robert Knjaz] (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ "Mjenjačnica". mojtv.hr. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
Uz Roberta Knjaza poznate osobe iz hrvatskog javnog života na jedan dan zamjenjuju se s osobom iz redova radništva, seljaštva i poštene inteligencije...
[Along with Robert Knjaz, famous figures from Croatian public life are replaced for one day with a person from the ranks of workers, peasants, and honest intelligence] - ↑ "Mjenjačnica – serije". tvprofil.com (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "Mjenjačnica – duhovit sudar svjetova" [Mjenjačnica – a humorous collision of worlds] (in Croatian). Večernji list. 18 August 2006. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "MJENJAČNICA – PRETHODNE TEME (Season 1, Episodes 1–4)". 6 February 2005.
- ↑ "Mjenjačnica, sezona 1, epizoda 1". tvprofil.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "Mjenjačnica, sezona 1, epizoda 2". tvprofil.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ Kragić Mahmutović, Višnja (18 November 2018). "'Baletan' Mamić je uskočio u papučice i utegnuo se u tajice" ['Ballet dancer' Mamić jumped into his ballet shoes and tightened up in his tights] (in Croatian). 24sata. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ Kragić Mahmutović, Višnja (10 November 2018). "Pranje umjesto pjevanja: Mlada Severina posvojila 17-ero djece" [Washing instead of singing: Young Severina adopted 17 children]. 24sata. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "Mjenjačnica, epizoda 5. Srijeda, 09.02.2005". rtl.hr (in Croatian). RTL. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "Mjenjačnica – Milan Bandić kao radnik u željezari – R.Knjaz". youtube.com. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2025 – via YouTube.
- 1 2 "MJENJAČNICA – PRETHODNE TEME (Season 2, Episodes 1–7)" (in Croatian).
- ↑ "Epizoda: 8. Utorak, 18.04.2006". 17 April 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ↑ "9. epizoda – Sezona 2, Mjenjačnica". rtl.hr (in Croatian). RTL. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.