Los Caquitos - Running Gags

Running Gags

• The comb: If Chómpiras angered Botija (or Peterete), the latter would take out a comb and painstakingly straighten Chompiras's hair before giving him a hard slap on the face that sent him spinning (and disarrayed his hair).
• The Warning after the comb: After the classical comb slap, Peterete/Botija always warned Chómpiras (always starting with their catchphrase "y la próxima vez...": "And next time...") that the next time he screwed up or ticked them off again, providing a gruesome yet comical description on what they would do to him.
• Chimoltrufia's speech patterns: Chimoltrufia had a large number of nonsensical catchphrases, usually involving malapropisms, redundancies, or just plain weird speech. One of her best known catchphrases is "¿Para qué le digo que no?, si sí?": "Why tell you no, if yes?"
• The elevator: Working at the hotel, Botija usually read a book or slept inside the elevator he supposedly operated. When a customer wanted to use it, he told them to use the stairs. If they demanded an explanation, he replied that the elevator couldn't carry both his weight and the customer's. When the customer suggested that Botija step out and allow him to use the elevator, Botija refused, insisting that only he could operate the elevator. The end result was that the customer almost always ended up using the stairs--and lodging a complaint with Don Lucho or Don Cecilio.

In one episode, the floor of the elevator gave way, and Botija was stuck.

• The tip: When working as a bellhop, Chómpiras would ask if he was going to receive a tip before he even carried any luggage, which angered Don Cecilio or Don Lucho.
• Insults: Any time when Chómpiras was insulted by someone (usually Botija) calling him an idiot or animal he would reply "¿Que soy QUÉ?": "I`m WHAT?", then the other character would repeat the insult in a louder voice, to which Chómpiras would take a completely relaxed attitude while saying "Ah, si, si": "Oh, yeah, yeah"
• The Police Station: Chómpiras, Botija and la Chimoltrufia would almost always end up in some sort of dispute that would involve Licenciado Morales (the late Raul "Chato" Padilla). He would have to shout three times for them all to be quiet, and after the third time they would stop talking--all except for Chómpiras, who almost always would have the last word.