"Die Sendung mit der Maus" (1971) TV series 1971-

Creator:

Gert K. Müntefering
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Release Date:

10 March 1971 (West Germany)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Plot Keywords:

Educational Program | Pre School | Part Animation

Awards:

12 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Armin Maiwald	...	Himself - Host (1971-)
Christoph Biemann	...	Himself - Host (1983-)
Ralph Caspers	...	Himself - Host (1999-)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pascal Andres	...	Kai
Filipe Pirl	...	Grünes Bärchen (voice)
Heinz Schimmelpfennig	...	Various voices
Wolfgang Völz	...	Käpt'n Blaubär (voice)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gert K. Müntefering		creator

Produced by
Siegmund Grewenig	....	executive producer
Anne Knabe	....	co-producer
Jochen Lachmuth	....	producer
Manuela Lumb	....	co-producer
Michael Meyer	....	co-producer
Ulrike Müller-Haupt	....	producer
Dieter Saldecki	....	executive producer (?-1999)
Heike Sistig	....	supervising producer
Hilla Stadtbäumer	....	producer

Original Music by
Detlef A. Schitto		(1997-2007)

Sound Department
Detlef A. Schitto	....	sound: spots
Alexander Weuffen	....	sound re-recording mixer (2002-2009)
Alexander Weuffen	....	sound recordist (2002-2009)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stephan Gref	....	lighting technician (1998)

Music Department
Hans Posegga	....	composer: title music

Other crew
Friedrich Streich	....	mouse spots

Production Companies

• Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg (ORB)
• Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR)
• Südwestfunk (SWF)
• Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Distributors

• Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS) (1973-1975) (Netherlands) (TV)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

West Germany | Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg (ORB)

Trivia:

Stefan Raab composed a song called "Hier kommt die Maus" (Here comes the mouse) honoring the show's 25th birthday, which reached #2 in the German single charts (1996).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bettis Bescherung (2006) (TV)

Fond memories

"Die Sendung mit der Maus" is so much a part of being a child in Germany! I spent almost 20 years living there - not as a child though - and absolutely adored this programme. It's one of those shows you can never see too often. The presenter, Amin Maiwald, has one of the most recognisable voices on German television - kids and adults alike love the way he makes even complex subjects palatable without ever being patronising. It's almost as if he has not forgotten what it's like to be the child with a million and one questions to ask. I'll never forget the ping-pong ball and mousetrap demonstration of how a chain reaction works, or how the stripes get into toothpaste, or how to measure the height of a tree. The programme always starts with a run-through of its themes, first in German, then in another language or dialect. Watch it with a group of children and get them to guess what the language is! The "serious" bits of the programme are always linked by little sketches involving the mouse, the elephant and sometimes the duck. Little gems of humour. The mouse clicking its eyes has to be heard to be believed! Enjoy!