Die Hesselbachs

The Hesselbachs were a Hessian radio and television family, produced by Hessischer Rundfunk. Developed the " Hesselbachs " from a cabaret show for the radio by the author and star of Wolf Schmidt ( Charles Hessel Bach, also known as " Papa " known). The greatest popular success had it the three seasons of the television series, which are with their enormous audience, to a peak of 93 %, as a real street sweeper.

This family includes:

• Father: Charles Hesselbach
• Mother: Marie Hessel Bach
• Older Son: Willy Hesselbach ( Authorized Representative)
• Older daughter Anneliese Hesselbach
• Younger daughter: Heidi Hesselbach
• Younger son: Peter Hessel Bach

The radio drama series

On September 17, 1949, the Hessischer Rundfunk radiated from the first of 77 radio plays about the Hesselbach family. The individual episodes lasted 23-68 minutes. The radio plays have been preserved in the archives of the Hessischer Rundfunk in large part, however, they were repeated relatively rare. Total to 1956 three seasons were produced under the following headings:

• Family Hessel Bach ( Director: Karl Heinz Schilling )
• Authorized officer retired Hesselbach, Office of Counseling ( Director: Otto Stadler )
• Hesselbach GmbH (directed by Karl Heinz Schilling )

There were also two single records with short radio plays the Hesselbach family. Meanwhile, the radio plays have appeared in part to purchase CDs. In the first episode yet Anny Hannewald the "Mom" and Lia Woehr said the daughter Anneliese. From the second episode took Woehr the part of the mother, Sofie Engelke played the role of Anneliese and Joost Siedhoff spoke the son Willy, as well as later in the TV series. In November 1961, the record company Polydor released two records under the title The Adventures of Mr. Hessel Bach. The first plate contained the episodes The first boy and the rolls, the second plate the consequences of Business in Paris and promise of marriage. Besides Wolf Schmidt Liesel Christ and Gudrun Gewecke are heard (the famous " Erna " from the tube ends Hirsch).

Episodes

Original Air Date in brackets

Family Hesselbach

( the episodes were only numbered from Episode 27 from the ARD Radio Play Archive, probably because there is no more data to six parts and it was not clear at what point in the order they are missing. )

• 01 Hesselbachs IHRN house keys (17 September 1949)
• 02 Notice of termination (15 October 1949)
• 03 The flu (19 November 1949)
• 04 Christmas (24 December 1949)
• 00 The childhood friend (14 January 1950)
• 00th birthday surprises (11 February 1950)
• 00 embarrassments (12 March 1950)
• 00 The Engagement (6 May 1950)
• 00 The Fire (3 June 1950)
• 00 holiday plans (July 1, 1950)
• 00 Hesselbachs swashbuckling hunt (29 July 1950)
• 00 Nightlife (2 September 1950)
• Looking for 00 offenders (16 September 1950)
• 00 The Chevalier (September 30, 1950)
• 00 The Fritz (28 October 1950)
• 00 The Dish (18 November 1950)
• 00 purchases (2 December 1950)
• 00 New Year's Dreams (30 December 1950)
• 00 The twenty-mark note (3 February 1951)
• 00 Is what happens? (10 March 1951)
• 00 The case of illness (1 April 1951)
• 00 The Burglar (28 October 1951)
• 00 The return visit (11 November 1951)
• 00 Willi suitor (2 December 1951)
• 00 The Christmas Guest (25 December 1951)
• 27: Home exchange (6 January 1952)
• 28 The thief (20 January 1952)
• 29 The heating pad (3 February 1952)
• 30: The festival performance (17 February 1952)
• 31 The carp (March 2, 1952)
• 32 The roaring deer (16 March 1952)
• 33 The Easter visit (13 April 1952)
• 34 The legacy (30 April 1952)
• 35 holiday memories (19 October 1952)
• 36 The right of way (2 November 1952)
• 37 equality (17 November 1952)
• 38 If those who do not come home (30 November 1952)
• 39 The Dreckrändche (14 December 1952)
• 40 The Dog (25 December 1952)
• 41 family trip (11 January 1953)
• 42 The Wedding (1 February 1953)
• 43 Cucumbers (1 March 1953)
• 44 The mirror cabinet (8 March 1953)
• 45 The Fortune Teller (12 April 1953)
• 46 The Cottage (26 April 1953)
• 47 The new job (10 May 1953)

Authorized officer retired Hesselbach, Office of Counseling

• 01 The new professional (25 October 1953)
• 02 The heavy case (8 November 1953)
• 03 The Good Enemy (21 November 1953)
• 04 The evil eye (6 December 1953)
• 05 Dangerous curve (3 January 1954)
• 06 Allergia maritalis (17 January 1954)
• 07 The poor child (2 February 1954)
• 08 Sherlock Holmes (14 February 1954)
• 09 Telefonitis (14 March 1954)
• 10 The ideal marriage (28 March 1954)
• 11 With the left leg (11 April 1954)
• 12th valuables (25 April 1954)

Hesselbach GmbH

• 01 The new firm (28 November 1954)
• 02 Woohoo (12 December 1954)
• 03 Beware, thieves (9 January 1955)
• 04 The Specialist (23 January 1955)
• 05 His Majesty, the customer (6 February 1955)
• 06 Sabotage (6 March 1955)
• 07 The Breakdown (20 March 1955)
• 08 The spot (3 April 1955)
• 09 Gossip (May 17, 1955)
• 10 The salary increase (22 May 1955)
• 11 The great day (23 October 1955)
• 12 The works outing (6 November 1955)
• 13: The bad conscience (25 November 1955)
• 14 The cultivation (4 December 1955)
• 15 Envelopes (15 January 1956)
• 16 The expensive power (29 January 1956)
• 17 The handkerchief (19 February 1956)
• 18 bankruptcy (11 March 1956)

The main speaker in this season were:

• Wolf Schmidt: Father Hesselbach
• Lia Woehr: Mother Hesselbach
• Joost Siedhoff: son Willy, authorized
• Ursula Schmidt: Miss Sauersberg
• Julia Costa: Helga Schneider
• Franz Schneider: Accountants Münzenberger
• Irene Marhold: Miss Pinella
• Otto Stern: proxy Deisendorf; Wilhelm
• Carl Luley: Zimmermann
• Sofie Engelke: Frieda
• Hilde Nocker: Emmi Puchel
• Sophie Cossaeus: Miss Lohmeier
• Josef Wageck: Caretaker Fuchslocher

The Movies

: Four Hesselbach feature films parallel to the radio plays rotated - In the years 1954 to 1956 were the lowest budget - and to some extent using the private assets of Wolf Schmidt

In the movies Else Knott played the mom Hesselbach. Were produced films by Lia Woehr. The second movie will be aired after restoration regularly in Hesse television. The third film has not yet been restored. 4 of 5 rolls of film of the first film and all rolls of film of the fourth film are still considered missing.

The TV series

1960-1961 showed the ARD television series entitled The company Hesselbach, which simultaneously was the title of the first season. From the end of 1961 went under the title The Hesselbach family the second season on the air; the last season was aired from 1966 to 1967 under the title Mr. Hessel Bach and ....