Kesslers Knigge ("Kessler's Etiquette") is a German

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starring

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as himself. The first season was broadcast from June to August 2009; production for another season remained undecided.

Format

In each episode, Kessler demonstrates negative examples of

etiquette Etiquette () is the set of norms of personal behaviour in polite society, usually occurring in the form of an ethical code of the expected and accepted social behaviours that accord with the conventions and norms observed and practised by a ...

, which may not be suitable in daily life situations. Each episode has three segments; every episode focuses on a topic such as the office, holidays, or the dead. Kessler begins each segment with a satirical smile. Each segment begins with the text "10 things that you should not do if ... (such as "...you are at the

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")" appear. The theme tune of the series is the instrumental version of "Nur ein Wort" by

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Production

The episodes were produced in just two months in the autumn of 2008. The series was directed by Jan Markus Linhof and Joseph Orr.

Running gags

Sketches that are shown often (adapted to the respective topic): *Kessler begins to sing off-key while the other persons plug their ears, and jangles on a guitar. *Kessler shouts "Boring!" in inappropriate situations, for example when a kid recites a poem in school. *Kessler imitates an

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from the computer game "

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" and often shouts, "On to Draenor!" *Kessler drives a double wheel (Rhönrad) in various locations, for example in a men's room. *Kessler dresses up as a school girl, who is always sucking on a lollipop. *Kessler gets a pizza delivered to inappropriate locations, for example into an operating room.

External links

''Kesslers Knigge''
on sat1.de (in German)
''Kesslers Knigge''{{'s official YouTube channel
(in German) 2009 German television series debuts 2009 German television series endings Sat.1 original programming German comedy television series German-language television shows