Die ProSieben Märchenstunde
The story time ( in Germany ProSieben Fairy Tale Hour, in Austria, the ORF - tale hour) 2006-2009 running television series whose characters are played exclusively by German and Austrian comedians and actors. The scripts written, inter alia, Tommy Krappweis, Erik Haffner and Norman Cöster that have come up for KI.KA the stories of Bernd the bread. They also directing and also play some small supporting roles.
Content
In each episode a classic fairy tales such as Hans in Luck, Little Red Riding Hood or Rapunzel is being satirized. In this part, the entire plot, characters, or even the end of a fairy tale to be rewritten. So, for example, exists in the frog king no talking frog or Pechmarie in Frau Holle is actually the best. Furthermore, often recur on allusions to famous movies, television series and commercials. In produced by Rat Pack Filmproduktion series variable primarily known actor and comedy stars are used.
Fixed characters are the storytellers ( Thomas Fritsch ) and his " assistant " Bruto, a medieval executioner whose job it is to Bernhard Hoëcker, which is always in vain tried to intervene in the action of the tale or even play along it, each time to remove rudely. The narrator acknowledges this always with a sarcastic -facilitated "Thank you, Bruto ".
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Season 1
The first season aired in March and April 2006.
- Red Riding Hood - The road to happiness
- Rapunzel or murder is your hobby
- Zwergnase - Trinity is magic herb
- Rumpelstiltskin - On guard in the fairy forest
- Hump colorful fairytale -Allerlei
Season 2
The second season was aired in September and October 2006.
- Ritual of Refreshment - donkeys, goats, real men
- Hans in Luck - The Replacements in the fairy forest
- The Frog Prince - The Fountain yourself no one can hear you scream
- Mother Holle - In heaven, all hell breaks loose
Season 3
The third season was aired in March and April 2007.
- Puss in Boots - Catman begins
- Cinderella - A Fistful of pigeons
- The Princess and the Pea - spoiled for choice Royal
- Hansel and Gretel - A Case for the Super Granny
Season 4
The fourth season was aired in August and September 2007.
- Snow White - 7 Zipfel and Horst
- The Emperor's New Clothes - Fashion, mob and monarchy
- King Thrushbeard - The Beauty and the Beast
- Sleeping Beauty - Over the Hedge
Season 5
The 5th season was filmed in 2009 and shown from October 2012 as Air Date under the title " ProSiebens 1001 Nights" on ProSieben. It was taken after three episodes from the evening program due to poor rates. The remaining episodes were broadcast later in November 2012 on ProSieben in the late night program.
- Caliph Stork
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
- The Caravan of the cursed young women
- Little Muck
- The darn genie
- The Thief of Bagdad
Background and Trivia
- Many actors speak in their dialect ( Viennese, Swabian, Franconian, etc.).
- The series was, as well as other Rat Pack Productions ( The Wixxer, for example) in Prague rotated.
- 2006 was nominated ProSieben Fairy Tale Hour for the German Comedy Award for Best Comedy.
- As successors of the fairy tale series ProSieben Funny Movie 2008 produced the movies with the Rat Pack.
DVD Release
The first four seasons have been released on DVD. Two consequences are contained in a box, plus extras such as outtakes and scenes not used.