That's Life!
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Show
February 8, 1992 to March 13, 1999 ran over 200 episodes of one-hour television program. The original broadcast date was on Thursday at 22:15 clock, however, he was later moved to the first Friday and finally on Saturday ( right before RTL Samstag Nacht ).
Format
A team of actors took questionable practices of public authorities and companies targeted. This true cases that have been sent in by viewers were shown exaggerated in skits. Often it was about incompetent or unjust Service or broken promises of manufacturers. In this case, not a leaf was taken to his mouth and called the name of each business or government. While conducting research on the part of RTL or at the latest after the broadcast of the program, most victims came to their rights.
Often practices of Deutsche Telekom were discussed. The award was known " fun with Telekom " in the Moderation of Geert Müller- Gerbes. There was also a fictional character (played by Lutz Reichert) that emerged again and again in the telecom topics: " The Stupid ." If its actions or responses (as Telekom employee) with the question " Tell me, are you stupid? ' Were commented, he said yes.
Among the authors included, inter alia, Jürgen Barz ( Insterburg & Co.), Ruth Wenker, Laabs Kowalski and Jens Oliver Haas, for I'm later a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! wrote the lyrics.
Under the title That's Life, the format from 1973 up to 1994 on the BBC.
Occupation
For the regular cast included Max Griesser, Thomas Hackenberg, April Hailer, Siegfried W. cores and Lutz Reichert. As a private outdoor reporter Theo West was used. 1997 and 1998, the team was completely replaced shortly before the deposition. Now Robert Louis Griesbach, Hans Kieseier, Eva Mannschott and Katrin White were part of the ensemble. Hans Meiser came for a few episodes as a substitute presenter for the diseased Geert Müller- Gerbes used.
In between, a team member was replaced by a celebrity guest. Also present were, for example, Susanne Czepl, Georg One Dinger, Joseph Hannesschläger, Hans Werner Olm, Carmen Plate, Anne Rothaeuser or Tanja Schumann.
" Pannemann "
After a few years, the mission came with the award of the mishap 's through field reporter Theo West into direct contact with the respective companies. The " Pannemann " put a price on an incompetent and unfriendly service offer dar From 1997, the price for the doll has been played by Carsten Haffke and Katja Ludewig moderated built by Ute Krafft rubber Klappmaul doll together with Hans Kieseier the " Pannemann - News".
In the broadcast also there was the Mahnman. The traveled to the stürigsten rights objectors with a megaphone, and exhorted companies or authorities when cases were simply not processed. This happened later in a modified form as " Red Man " in A Case for Escher in the MDR TV.
" Quickies "
The " Quickies " constitute short excerpts from advertising brochures and classifieds that were ambiguous usually in a humorous way.