''Die Muminfamilie'' (Literally: ''The Moomin Family'') was a

West German West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

television series released from 1959 to 1960 that was based on the

Moomin The Moomins ( sv, Mumintroll) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, and a comic strip by Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of white ...

books by

Tove Jansson Tove Marika Jansson (; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and ...

. It was filmed in black and white and broadcast by ARD. It was notably the first television series ever to be made based on the books. It was also the first TV-series produced by

Augsburger Puppenkiste The Augsburger Puppenkiste (German for: Augsburg Puppetchest) is a marionette theater in Augsburg, Germany. It is located at the former Heilig-Geist-Spital in the historic center of Augsburg. Since 1948, the "Augsburger Puppenkiste" had been pro ...

. In all, 12 episodes were made.

Episodes

Season 1 (''Die Muminfamilie'') - 1959: # Der geheimnisvolle Fund # Die Verwandlung # Der Urwald # Der Ausflug # Die Gäste # Das große Fest Season 2 (''Sturm im Mumintal'') - 1960: # Sturm im Mumintal (sometimes seen as a different series from this point) # Das Theater # Emma # Der Wald # Die Generalprobe # Zu Hause

Home release

The series was released as a part of a DVD box set containing other early children's television series produced in Germany by

References

External links

Augsburger Puppenkiste''Die Muminfamilie''/''Sturm im Mumintal''

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