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''Das Spielhaus'' (''The Playhouse'') was a popular
puppet
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theatre television series that played on the second channel of
Deutscher Fernsehfunk
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DFF produced free-to-air terrestrial television programming ...
in the former
East Germany
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The eight residents of a mobile house with twelve wheels experienced fantastic adventures together. The character Knollo often created inventions that ended in explosions, while Schlapper was more sceptical and timid. Together with the vain Defifé and the brilliant Masine, the series featured other colourful characters.
Characters
* Masine (caring girl with red hair)
* Kleiner (cheeky boy with a snub nose)
* Laribum (somewhat chubby artist)
* Kniffo (cosmonaut)
* Knollo (inventor)
* Defifé (vain and moody girl with long red hair)
* Casimir (clever cat)
* Schlapperplapper (a sheep)
Cast
Crew
* Redaction:
Rita Hatzius,
Bärbel Möllendorf,
Gerdamarie Preuße
* Dramaturgy: Bärbel Möllendorf, Rita Hatzius,
Helga Krecek
* Manager:
Antje Geiger
* Production Manager:
Eckhard Grosch,
Doris Kocks,
Christina Eggert
* Assistant director:
Camilla Meyer
* Director: ,
Wolfgang Genth
* Lyrics:
Andreas Turowski
* Music: ,
External links
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Poster of this seriesat
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Purpose
The stated aim to be the most co ...
German television shows featuring puppetry
Television in East Germany
German children's television series
1982 German television series debuts
1991 German television series endings
German-language television shows
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