19 years later, we still use this cult replica of the French Comedy, invented by Franck Dubosc and passed in everyday language

In April 2006, France discovered a tasty comedy that will have a huge success, Camping. Signed Fabien Onteniente, the film brings together 5.4 million people in the cinema and will become a trilogy! In all, the adventures of the famous campers attracted 12.5 million fans.

The saga owes its success in large part to a certain Franck Dubosc, co-series and performer of a colorful character, Patrick Chirac! Dressed in his pink tank top and her blue bath underwear, this Benco chocolate fan has become an icon of the Comédie Française.

Annoying but endearing

Embarrassing, talkative and clumsy, this memorable figure of the blue wave campsite is still endearing by its bonhomie, its kindness and its naivety. Between 2006 and 2016, he made millions of French people laugh, who have fun chanting his cult lines like “Hunt the naturist, he returns to the bungalow” Or “You see, freedom is to be able to eat grated carrots in the packaging.”

However, there is a replica which has become the trademark of Patrick Chirac and which contaminated millions of people, to the point of going into everyday language! Franck Dubosc pronounces it each time he arrives at the campsite behind the wheel of his emblematic Renault 21.

“So, don't we wait for Patrick?”he exclaims, all proud, based on the hood. This replica, we all declared it when we arrived at a party that has already started or when friends started an aperitif without us!

So, don't we wait for Patrick?

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Dr Dubosc and Mr Chirac

Even if we have never seen a campsite, we immediately grasp the reference! Within a group, she has the merit of breaking the ice and is often synonymous with friendly moments with family or friends.

Inseparable from this popular character, Franck Dubosc is often challenged via this replica by his fans. “It makes me very happy. They tell me that they saw the 3 campsite, they like it and it makes me happy to hear that. I also wonder if it does not take a 4, to please people”he confided to the microphone of Pure people in August 2024.

In the meantime, Franck Dubosc will be back at the cinema on November 19, 2025 in the new comedy by Fabrice Eboué, Gérald Le Conquérant. History therefore follows a certain Gérald. Its objective: to re -draw the coat of arms from its region of heart, Normandy.

His method: Build the largest amusement park in the country, to the glory of William the Conqueror. And to achieve this, he is ready to go far, very far … Remember this first name, because he will mark the story!