Zonder Ernst is a sitcom made for and aired in the 1990s by Dutch broadcasting organization NCRV.
The series centers around widow Jet Valkenburg (Sjoukje Hooymaayer) who lives in one house with her motherFrederique Asselberg (Ellen Vogel) and her daughter Klaartje Ellemijn Veldhuijzen van Zanten. Thefourth main character is Jet's friend, a gay bookstore owner.
The name is a pun, translating as both "without Ernst" (referring to Jet's late husband) and "without seriousness".