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''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde'' ("
ProSieben ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company ...
Fairy Tale Hour") is a television movie series that has been produced since 2006. It features characters that are exclusively portrayed by German and Austrian comedians and actors. The series is shot in
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. The screenplays have—amongst others—been written by Tommy Krappweis, Erik Haffner and Norman Cöster who came up with the stories of
Bernd das Brot Bernd das Brot () is a puppet character, star mascot, and Pop icon, pop cultural icon of the German children's television channel KiKA, currently featured in the programs ''Bernd das Brot'', ''Bravo Bernd'', and the KiKA late night loop prog ...
. Additionally, they are directing and have
cameo appearances A cameo appearance, also called a cameo role and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief guest appearance of a well-known person or character in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking one ...
. Many actors use their respective
dialect A dialect is a Variety (linguistics), variety of language spoken by a particular group of people. This may include dominant and standard language, standardized varieties as well as Vernacular language, vernacular, unwritten, or non-standardize ...
. ''Die ProSieben Märchenstunde'' was nominated for the German Comedy Award in the category ''Best Comedy'' in 2006. It is also broadcast on Austrian television channel
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, which is co-producing the series, airing the programme as ''Die ORF Märchenstunde''.


Premise

Every episode satirises a fairy tale classic like
Little Red Riding Hood "Little Red Riding Hood" () is a fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European Fable, folk tales. It was later retold in the 19th-century by the Broth ...
or
Rapunzel "Rapunzel" ( ; ; or ) is a German fairy tale most notably recorded by the Brothers Grimm and it was published in 1812 as part of '' Children's and Household Tales'' (KHM 12). The Grimms' story was developed from the French literary fairy tale ...
. In doing so, the whole plot, characters or even the ending of the tale is rewritten. That's why there is no speaking frog in
The Frog Prince "The Frog Prince; or, Iron Henry" (, literally "The Frog King or the Iron Henry") is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in Grimms' Fairy Tales, ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 1). Traditionally, it is the fir ...
, for example. Additionally there are references to popular movies, television series and commercials again and again. The movie series that is produced by Rat Pack Filmproduktion uses known actors and comedy celebrities, predominantly. Members of the permanent cast are the narrator (
Thomas Fritsch Thomas Fritsch (16 January 1944 – 21 April 2021) was a German film, television and dubbing actor and schlager singer. He was regarded as the "Sonnyboy" in the German cinema of the 1960s, and became one of the best-known actors by his presence ...
) as well as his "assistant" Bruto, a medieval
executioner An executioner, also known as a hangman or headsman, is an official who effects a sentence of capital punishment on a condemned person. Scope and job The executioner was usually presented with a warrant authorizing or ordering him to ...
whose task it is to remove
Bernhard Hoëcker Bernhard Hoëcker (; born Bernhard Hoecker-von Mühlenfels; 20 March 1970) is a German comedian, actor and television presenter. He is best known for the spoof show Switch, as well as being a permanent member of the previous Genial guessing team ...
who keeps trying to be part of the story or to change the story. The narrator always thanks with a sarcastically relieved "Thanks, Bruto!".


Episodes


Season 1

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Rotkäppchen ''Rotkäppchen'' is an East German film based on the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood "Little Red Riding Hood" () is a fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17 ...
– Wege zum Glück ''(Little Red Riding Hood – Ways Towards Happiness)'' :Plot: Little Red Riding Hood wants to become a singer and prepares for the king's
casting Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or ...
show with the deceitful Mr. Wolf. :Title reference: ''
Wege zum Glück ''Wege zum Glück'' (English: ''Ways to Happiness'') is a German telenovela. The show was starting on October 6, 2005, on ZDF and originally was planned to have 250 chapters. Later the concept was changed and the title became a label to tell diffe ...
'', German
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:Actors:
Julia Stinshoff Julia Stinshoff (born 27 December 1974 in Bonn) is a German actress. Career Stinshoff started her English, philosophy and comparative religious studies but dropped out of college. From 1997 to 1999, she attended the Stage School of Hamburg as ...
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Christian Tramitz Christian Tramitz (born 29 July 1955) is a German actor and comedian. Early life Born in Munich, Bavaria, Tramitz is the grandson of Austrian actor Paul Hörbiger and first cousin once removed of actress Christiane Hörbiger. His parents are f ...
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Wigald Boning Wigald Boning (born 20 January 1967) is a German comedian, television presenter, actor, and author. Boning has appeared in different TV and film productions in Germany. He became famous as an actor in the television comedy programme '' RTL Sam ...
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Karl Dall Karl Bernhard Dall (, 1 February 1941 – 23 November 2020) was a German comedian, singer, and television presenter. His distinctive 'hanging' eye was caused by a congenital ptosis. Family Karl Dall was born in Emden, the son of a scho ...
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Michael Kessler Michael Kessler (born 24 June 1967) is a German actor, comedian and author. Career Theater Kessler had his acting training at the Westfälische Schauspielschule Bochum from 1988 to 1992. Afterwards he began acting roles at Schauspielhaus ...
and
Heinz Hoenig Heinz Hoenig (born 24 September 1951) is a German actor who participated in over 100 feature films and TV productions. Filmography Accolades * 1982: category ''Nachwuchspreis'' * 1992: Telestar for ''Die Angst wird bleiben'' * 1993: Deut ...
*
Rapunzel "Rapunzel" ( ; ; or ) is a German fairy tale most notably recorded by the Brothers Grimm and it was published in 1812 as part of '' Children's and Household Tales'' (KHM 12). The Grimms' story was developed from the French literary fairy tale ...
oder Mord ist ihr Hobby ''(Rapunzel – or Murder, She Wrote)'' :Plot: Prince Helmold von Poppel tries to solve the case of the lost Rapunzel. :Title reference: ''
Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...
'', US American crime series :Actors:
Oliver Wnuk Oliver Wnuk (born 28 January 1976) is a German actor. He is best known for his performance as Ulf Steinke in the TV series '' Stromberg''. Selected filmography References External links * 1976 births Living people German male film ...
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Axel Stein Axel Stein (born 28 February 1982) is a German actor and comedian. He was born in Wuppertal and works as an actor in German television and cinema productions. Filmography file:IMG 4576 Axel Stein.JPG, Stein in 2010 * 1999–2008: ''Hausmeiste ...
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Mike Krüger Michael Friedrich Wilhelm Krüger (born 14 December 1951) is a German comedian, singer and actor. Filmography * ''Piratensender Powerplay'' (1981) * '' Die Supernasen'' (1983) * ''Zwei Nasen tanken Super'' (1984) * '' Seitenstechen'' (1985) * ...
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Karl Markovics Karl Markovics (born 29 August 1963) is an Austrian actor and film director. He was born in Vienna, Austria. He starred in Stefan Ruzowitzky's 2007 film '' The Counterfeiters'', which was awarded the first ever Academy Award for Best Foreign Lan ...
, Heinrich Schafmeister,
Janin Reinhardt Janin Ullmann (' Reinhardt; born 14 November 1981) is a German television presenter and actress. Career Ullmann participated in a casting of the German music channel VIVA. She was chosen from 3,000 participants and became the host of ''Interak ...
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Mirja Boes Mirja Boes (born 13 September 1971 in Viersen), also known under her stage name Möhre (German for "carrot"), is a German comedian, actress, and singer. Boes produces comedic party music, and also has released tracks of spoken comedy. She has rel ...
and
Annette Frier Annette Frier (born 22 January 1974) is a German actress and comedian, best known for her work in television and film. She gained popularity for her comedic roles and is recognized for her performances in series such as Danni Lowinski and Mord m ...
* Zwerg Nase – Vier Fäuste für ein Zauberkraut (My Name Is Little Longnose) :Plot: The evil witch casts a spell on the bigheaded Jacob which makes him grow an ugly nose. To break the
curse A curse (also called an imprecation, malediction, execration, malison, anathema, or commination) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to one or more persons, a place, or an object. In particular, ...
, he cooperates with former
bodyguard A bodyguard (or close protection officer/operative) is a type of security guard, government law enforcement officer, or servicemember who protects an very important person, important person or group of people, such as high-ranking public offic ...
Muskete. :Title reference: Various films with
Terence Hill Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti; 29 March 1939) is an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He began his career as a child actor and gained international fame for starring roles in action and comedy films, many with hi ...
and
Bud Spencer Bud Spencer (born Carlo Pedersoli; 31 October 1929 – 27 June 2016) was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-comedy and spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partner and friend Ter ...
(e. g. '' My Name Is Trinity'', '' Trinity Is STILL My Name!'') :Actors: Manou Lubowski, Christian Tramitz,
Julia Dietze Julia Dietze (born on 9 January 1981 in Marseille, France) is a French-born German actress. Biography Dietze is the daughter of the Ethnic Germans, German artist, illustrator and painter Mathias Dietze. Her mother is from Marseille. Julia Die ...
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Wolfgang Völz Wolfgang Otto Völz (16 August 1930 – 2 May 2018) was a German actor. He is known for his roles in theatre plays, TV shows, feature films (especially German films based on Edgar Wallace works) and audio dramas. He was also a very prolific vo ...
, Christian Clerici, Simon Gosejohann, Ralf Zacherl, Mundstuhl and Sonja Kirchberger *
Rumpelstilzchen "Rumpelstiltskin" ( ; ) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of ''Children's and Household Tales''. The story is about an imp who spins straw into gold in exchange for a woman's firstborn child. Plot I ...
– Auf Wache im Märchenwald ''(Rumpelstiltskin – Forest Watch in the Fairy Tale Woods)'' :Plot: Fairy Tale Forest Watch 3, Captain Hollerbusch, Lance Corporal "Jojo" Johannes and Private Bruno "Keule" hunt for Rumpelstiltskin and are accompanied by a television team. :Title reference: The
City Watch A city guard, city watch, town guard, or town watch were local militia companies formed to enforce municipal laws. Usually subordinate to the local municipal government, many cities had their own guard formations which doubled as police and mili ...
stories of the city
Ankh-Morpork Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state that is the setting for many Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. Overview Pratchett describes Ankh-Morpork as the biggest city in Discworld and its corrupt mercantile capital. In '' The Art of Discwo ...
on
discworld ''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Sir Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a fl ...
; setting of countless humorous novels by English writer
Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyp ...
. :Actors:
Oliver Kalkofe Oliver Lars Fred Kalkofe (born 12 September 1965) is a German actor, comedian, satirist, writer and audiobook narrator. Life and career Kalkofe was born in Hanover and grew up in Engelbostel and Peine. After passing the Abitur in 1984, he fi ...
, Bürger Lars Dietrich, Sonya Kraus,
Tetje Mierendorf Tetje Mierendorf (born 18 April 1972) is a German comedian, musical theatre actor and voice actor. Biography Mierendorf was born in Hamburg, Germany. After his Abitur, he completed an apprenticeship as bank teller. In 2004, he played the l ...
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Janine Kunze Janine Kunze (born 20 March 1974 in Cologne) is a German actress and television presenter. She is best known for her roles in the comedy series '' Hausmeister Krause'' from 1999 to 2010, and the sketch comedy show ''Die Dreisten Drei'' from 2007 ...
, Erkan & Stefan and Herbert Feuerstein * Tischlein deck dich – Esel, Ziegen, echte Männer ''(The Wishing-Table - Donkeys, Goats, Real Men)'' :Plot: The digger's sons Albert, Martin and Jacob have to make their own way in the world. They are given a "gold-ass", a "wishing-table" and a "cudgel in the sack" by their respective taskmasters. :Actors:
Elton Elton may refer to: Places England * Elton, Cambridgeshire (formerly Huntingdonshire), a village ** Elton Hall, a baronial hall * Elton, Cheshire, a village and civil parish * Elton, County Durham, a village and civil parish in the Borough of ...
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Tobias Schenke Tobias Schenke (27 March 1981) is a German actor most famous for playing the character of Florian Thomas in '' Ants in the Pants'' and ' and the older Jürgen Bartsch in ''The Child I Never Was''. In 2002, he was a lead actor in Alexander Pfeu ...
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Ingo Naujoks Ingo Naujoks (born 1 March 1962 in Bochum, West Germany) is a German actor. Naujoks won the German Comedy Award for his performance in the TV series '' Bewegte Männer''. He is also known for his performance in Rick and Olli. Naujoks has als ...
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Lukas Resetarits Lukas Resetarits (born 14 October 1947, in Stinatz) is an Austrian comedic artist ("Kabarett", which is an Austrian type of comedian in a tradition heavily influenced by Karl Farkas, not to be confused with cabaret) and actor, best known for play ...
and Ralf Richter *
Hans im Glück Hans im Glück is a German board and card game publisher. Though many of their own games are language-independent they themselves publish only printings for the domestic market which include only German-language rules; English-language printings ...
– Tauschrausch im Märchenwald ''(Luck Hans – Trading Spree in the Fairy Tale Woods)'' :Plot: Hans gets a nugget of gold from his crazy master at the end of his period of training. Unfortunately Hans is addicted to trading. :Actors:
Christian Ulmen Christian Ulmen (born 22 September 1975) is a German television presenter, actor, entertainer, voice actor, narrator, filmmaker and businessman. Career Ulmen was born in Neuwied. He started his television career in 1996 as a video jockey on ...
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Ingo Appelt Ingo Appelt (born 11 December 1961 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to early 1992. He was Bobsleigh World Cup combined men's champion in 1987–8, and four-man champion in 1987-8 and 1988–9. Comp ...
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Nora Tschirner Nora Marie Tschirner (born 12 June 1981) is a German film actress, musician and former television and radio presenter. Early life Nora Tschirner was born in East Berlin (then East Germany) to the documentary film director and the radio journa ...
and Joseph Hannesschläger * Der Froschkönig – Im Brunnen hört dich niemand schreien ''(The Frog Prince – In the well no one can hear you scream)'' :Plot: Prince Hohlholm von Sülzenstein tumbles into the castle well and ends up in a different well somewhere else. The princess there, Dorothea von Hagerburg, believes him to be a speaking
frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...
. :Title reference: Various German titles for
horror movie Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit physical or psychological fear in its viewers. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements of the genre include monsters, apocalyp ...
s and
thriller Thriller may refer to: * Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television ** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre Comics * ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...
s (e. g. '' Alien – Im Weltraum hört dich niemand schreien (Alien – In space no one can hear you scream'')) :Actors:
Hugo Egon Balder Hugo Egon Balder (born Egon Hugo Balder; 22 March 1950) is a German television presenter, producer, and comedian. Early life Balder was born in West Berlin to Egon Friedrich Balder (1904–1970) and Gerda Balder (née Schure; 1910–1997). Ger ...
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Frank Giering Frank Giering (23 November 1971 – 23 June 2010) was a German actor. Biography Giering studied at the HFF Potsdam. He starred in a production of '' The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'' and was cast by Austrian filmmaker, Michael Haneke for the ...
,
Alexandra Neldel Alexandra Monika Neldel (born 11 February 1976) is a German actress from Berlin. Career Neldel worked as a dental assistant before she was discovered by the boss of a Berlin casting agency during a polo competition. He helped her audition f ...
, Michael Kessler, Tommy Krappweis, Gerd Ekken-Gerdes and *
Frau Holle "Frau Holle" (; ; also known as "Mother Holle", "Mother Hulda" or "Old Mother Frost") is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in '' Children's and Household Tales'' in 1812 (KHM 24). It is of Aarne-Thompson type 480. Frau Holle ...
– Im Himmel ist die Hölle los ''(Mother Hulda – All Hell Breaks Loose In Heaven)'' :Plot: The golden girl is in fact a snobbish, exhausting bitch called Chantal. When she falls into the well, her sister has to save her. Both end up in the world of Mother Hulda where nothing can be done without causing chaos on earth. :Title reference: '' Auf dem Highway ist die Hölle los'', German title of the US American
action comedy The action comedy is a film genre that applies to action films where humor plays a much more central role. While early films feature stuntwork and humor, academic Cynthia King wrote that the genre only came into its own as a mainstay of the America ...
''The Cannonball Run'' :Actors:
Hella von Sinnen Hella Kemper (born 2 February 1959), known by her stage name Hella von Sinnen (lit. ''Hella out of her mind'', making pun of the aristocratic "von"), is a German entertainer and television presenter. She has been a regular on several TV shows on ...
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Jana Pallaske Jana Pallaske (born 20 May 1979) is a German actress and singer for the rock band Spitting Off Tall Buildings. Partial filmography * '' Alaska.de'' (2000), as Sabine * ''Jeans'' (2001), as Nina * '' Engel & Joe'' (2001), as Joe * ''Baader'' ...
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Mirjam Weichselbraun Mirjam Weichselbraun (born 27 September 1981) is an Austrian television host and actress, best known in Austria for presenting '' Dancing Stars'', Life Ball and the Vienna Opera Ball. She is best known, outside Austria and Germany, for co-pres ...
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Kalle Pohl Kalle Pohl (born 20 August 1951 in Düren) is a German comedian and actor. Life Pohl works as comedian and actor in Germany. He plays guitarre. Works Theatre * 2007: ''Norman, bist du es?'' * 2010: ''Denn sie wissen nicht, was sie erben' ...
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Mareike Carrière Mareike Ann Carrière (26 July 1954 – 17 March 2014) was a German actress, spokesperson and translator. She was perhaps best known for her television show appearances. She was born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany. At the age of 16, she ...
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Bernd das Brot Bernd das Brot () is a puppet character, star mascot, and Pop icon, pop cultural icon of the German children's television channel KiKA, currently featured in the programs ''Bernd das Brot'', ''Bravo Bernd'', and the KiKA late night loop prog ...
, Peter Nottmeier and


Season 2

* Der gestiefelte Kater – Catman begins ''(Puss in Boots – Catman Begins)'' :Plot: Miller's son Tobias lies comatose in the castle. At the same time a masked puss in boots is fighting against evil. :Title reference: ''
Batman Begins ''Batman Begins'' is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight trilogy), Bruce Wayne / B ...
'', US American
cartoon A cartoon is a type of visual art that is typically drawn, frequently Animation, animated, in an realism (arts), unrealistic or semi-realistic style. The specific meaning has evolved, but the modern usage usually refers to either: an image or s ...
movie A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
adaptation In biology, adaptation has three related meanings. Firstly, it is the dynamic evolutionary process of natural selection that fits organisms to their environment, enhancing their evolutionary fitness. Secondly, it is a state reached by the p ...
:Actors: Elmar Gunsch, Wolf Roth, Sven Ottke, Daniel Krauss,
Wolke Hegenbarth Wolke Alma Hegenbarth (born 6 May 1980, Meerbusch) is a German actress, best known for starring in the sitcom '' Mein Leben & Ich''. She is related to illustrator Hannes Hegen (born ''Johannes Hegenbarth'') and the painter Josef Hegenbarth. Per ...
, Hugo Egon Balder, Johann König and Martin Semmelrogge *
Aschenputtel "Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a Folklore, folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. The protagonist is a you ...
– Für eine Handvoll Tauben ''(Cinderella – A Fistful of Doves)'' :Plot: Petunia Rosentau is a maidservant of her evil aunt and their daughters. Nevertheless she is supposed to marry the ugly and evil prince. The stable boy Richard is the only one that can save her. :Title reference: ''
A Fistful of Dollars ''A Fistful of Dollars'' (, (''For a Fistful of Dollars'')) is a 1964 spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, alongside Gian Maria Volonté, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy, Si ...
'',
Spaghetti Western The spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's filmmaking style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...
by
Sergio Leone Sergio Leone ( ; ; 3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian filmmaker, credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. Leone's film-making style ...
(1964) :Actors: Daniela Preuss, Bettina Lamprecht,
Christine Kaufmann Christine Maria Kaufmann (; 11 January 1945 – 28 March 2017) was a German-Austrian actress, author, and businesswoman. The daughter of a German father and a French mother, she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress f ...
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Mathieu Carrière Mathieu Carrière (; born 2 August 1950) is a German stage and screen actor with strong French connections. He has appeared in around 250 films worldwide and in 4000 hours of television. Carrière is also a director and a writer and is known as a ...
, Michael Kessler, Chris Howland, Sonja Kirchberger, Hennes Bender,
Chiara Schoras Chiara Schoras (born 26 September 1975, in Elmshorn) is a German actress. Biography Schoras is the daughter of an Italian mother and a German father. She studied dance, singing and acting at the Centro di Danza Balletto di Roma. Her mentor Franc ...
and Dominique Horwitz * Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse – Qual der Wahl Royal ''(The Princess and the Pea – Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown)'' :Plot: Vroni, a
pea Pea (''pisum'' in Latin) is a pulse or fodder crop, but the word often refers to the seed or sometimes the pod of this flowering plant species. Peas are eaten as a vegetable. Carl Linnaeus gave the species the scientific name ''Pisum sativum' ...
farmer's daughter hates peas but loves Prince Herold. To get him, she has to pass several princess tests first. :Actors: Diana Amft, Ernst Hilbich, Matthias Knop,
Jasmin Tabatabai Jasmin Tabatabai ( ; born 8 June 1967 in Tehran, Iran, is a German actress and singer. Biography Jasmin Tabatabai's mother is German, and her father is Iranian. She was born and raised in Tehran until the 1979 Islamic Revolution, at which poin ...
, Nova Meierhenrich, Sonya Kraus, Herbert Feuerstein und Jan Sosniok *
Hänsel und Gretel "Hansel and Gretel" (; ) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 as part of ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). Hansel and Gretel are siblings who are abandoned in a forest and fall into the hands of a witch ...
– Ein Fall für die Supergranny ''(Hansel and Gretel – A Case For Supergranny)'' :Plot: The cheeky devils Hansel and Gretel are terrorising the whole town. That is why they are sent to an education camp run by a strict witch. :Title reference: ''
Supernanny ''Supernanny'' is a British reality television programme about parents struggling with their children's behaviour, mealtime routines, potty training, etc. The show features professional nanny Jo Frost, who devotes each episode to helping a fa ...
'', educational programme airing on
RTL RTL may refer to: Media * RTL Group, a European TV, radio, and production company *** List of RTL Group's television stations (including part-owned channels) *** List of RTL Group's radio stations ** RTL Lëtzebuerg, usually referred to simply a ...
in Germany :Actors: Axel Stein, Janin Reinhardt,
Gudrun Landgrebe Gudrun Landgrebe (; born 20 June 1950) is a German actress. Landgrebe was born in Göttingen, grew up in Bochum, and attended theatre school in Cologne from 1968 until 1971. In 1971 she made her debut at Stadttheater Bielefeld. She also appear ...
, Oliver Kalkofe,
Oliver Welke Oliver Welke (born 19 April 1966) is a German television presenter, journalist, satirist, comedian and voice actor. Biography Welke was born in Bielefeld and studied journalism at the University of Münster, graduating in 1993. He then worke ...
, Simon Gosejohann and
Tilo Prückner Tilo Prückner (26 October 1940 – 2 July 2020Schneewittchen – 7 Zipfel und ein Horst ''(Snow White – Seven Dwarfs and a Horst)'' :Plot: The pampered only child runs away from her new schizophrenic stepmother Aulrauna and disguises herself as Horst to stay with the dwarfs. :Actors: Felicitas Woll, Oliver K. Wnuk,
Katja Flint Katja Flint (born 11 November 1959 in Stadthagen, Lower Saxony) is a German actress. She has appeared in over 100 film and television productions since 1982. Among her more notable roles is Marlene Dietrich in the film biopic '' Marlene'' (200 ...
, Helmut Zierl,
Hilmi Sözer Hilmi Sözer (born 9 March 1970) is a Turkish-German actor. Filmography Television References External links *Official website
1965 births Living people Turkish emigrants to West Germany German people of Turkish descent German male ...
, Christian Tramitz and Ingo Appelt * Des Kaisers neue Kleider – Mode, Mob und Monarchie ''(The Emperor's New Clothes – Fashion, Mob and Monarchy)'' :Plot: The new emperor, a despot with a clothes fetish annoys his people with his extravagance and ignites a revolution. :Actors: Oliver Korittke,
Manuel Cortez Manuel Armando Cortez (born 24 May 1979 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a Germany, German-Portugal, Portuguese actor, creative director and photographer. Life and career At the age of ten, he visited the children's drama school in Lisbon. Shortly ...
, Christian Tramitz,
Dirk Bach Dirk Bach (23 April 1961 – 1 October 2012) was a German actor, comedian and television presenter, best known as the co-host of ''Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!'', the German version of ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, I'm a C ...
,
Friederike Kempter Friederike Kempter (born 23 August 1979) is a German actress. Her acting credits include films like '' Pandorum'' and '' A Coffee in Berlin'' as well as television shows like '' Ladykracher'' and '' Hauptstadtrevier''. She has played Police Kom ...
and
Jutta Speidel Jutta Speidel (; born 26 March 1954) is a German actress. She had her first television role at the age of 15. Jutta Speidel appeared in ''Schulmadchen Report 1'' (1970), which was directed by Ernst Hofbauer and produced by Wolf C. Hartwig. She ...
* König Drosselbart – Der Schöne und das Biest ''(King Thrushbeard – The Beauty and the Beast)'' :Plot: The arrogant princess is married to a beggar by her father who is fed up by her airs and graces. That's why for the first time in her life, she has to work. :Title reference: ''
Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...
'', French fairy tale :Actors:
Jeanette Biedermann Jeanette Biedermann (born Jean Biedermann, 22 February 1980) is a German singer, actress, and television personality. Born and raised in the greater Berlin area, Biedermann began performing as a member of a troupe of acrobats in a children's circ ...
, Kai Lentrodt, Christoph M. Ohrt,
Eva Habermann Eva Felicitas Habermann (born 16 January 1976) is a German actress who has appeared in numerous films and TV series. She is best known for playing the role of Zev Bellringer in the television series ''Lexx''. While studying for (the German eq ...
and Johanna Klum *
Dornröschen ''Dornröschen'' (''Sleeping Beauty'') is a 1902 opera by Engelbert Humperdinck. The libretto, based on the story of Sleeping Beauty, was by fairy tale writer Elisabeth Ebeling and Bertha Lehrmann-Filhés, with a dialogue version by Ralf Eger wh ...
– Ab durch die Hecke ''(Sleeping Beauty – Over the Hedge)'' :Plot: After the birth of the princess all wise women of the country – except for one with a personal hygiene problem – are invited. The woman that was not invited is offended and curses the princess. So she is pampered for 18 years to avoid her pricking her finger on a
spindle Spindle may refer to: Textiles and manufacturing * Spindle (textiles), a straight spike to spin fibers into yarn * Spindle (tool), a rotating axis of a machine tool Biology * Common spindle and other species of shrubs and trees in genus ''Euonym ...
. :Title reference: ''
Over the Hedge ''Over the Hedge'' is a 2006 American animated heist comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG. Based on the comic strip of the same name, the film was directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick from a screenplay by Len Blum, ...
'', a 2006 US American animated movie :Actors:
Josefine Preuß Josefine Preuß (born 13 January 1986) is a German television actress. Early life Preuß was born in Zehdenick, Brandenburg, near Berlin with an older sister. She won the Brandenburg Junior Championships in rhythmic gymnastics in 1993. Career ...
,
Florian David Fitz Florian David Fitz (born Florian Ingo Ulrich Fitz; 20 November 1974) is a German actor, screenwriter and film director. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitz, Florian David 1974 births Living pe ...
, Horst Janson, Oliver Petszokat, Anja Kruse,
Ilja Richter Ilja Richter (born 24 November 1952) is a German actor, voice actor, television presenter, singer, theatre director and author, best known as the presenter of the ZDF show ''Disco''. Life Richter was born in East Berlin to Georg and Eva Ric ...
, Tanja Mairhofer and
Rainer Basedow Rainer Basedow (20 May 1938 – 15 May 2022) was a German film, television, and voice actor. He is known for having provided the voice of Pumbaa in the German dub of ''The Lion King'' franchise, up until his replacement with Jürgen Kluckert in ...


DVD release

All episodes are available on DVD. Each DVD contains two episodes and specials.


External links


Official ProSieben webpage
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prosieben Marchenstunde, Die 2006 German television series debuts 2012 German television series endings German comedy television series ProSieben original programming German-language television shows German parody films Fairy tale parody films