Jaap Stobbe plays the role of Black Pete. At first thought this is a very obvious choice because Black Pete was always meant to be scary, Jaap Stobbe previously played the role of villain Boogeyman in the television series of Bassie and Adriaan. However, in this special, the face of Jaap Stobbe is colored light brown. Usually, when Black Pete is meant to be scary, his face is colored pitch black with red lips.