Wetten, dass..? (1981– )

Each show has several celebrities invited who have to bet on different contestant(s) achieving his/her/their goal of performing a stunt. If the celebrities fail to anticipate whether their ... See full summary »

Creator:

Frank Elstner

Stars:

Thomas Gottschalk, Frank Elstner, Mirjam Weichselbraun

14 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Thomas Gottschalk	...	Himself - Host (155 episodes, 1982-2011)

Storyline

Each show has several celebrities invited who have to bet on different contestant(s) achieving his/her/their goal of performing a stunt. If the celebrities fail to anticipate whether their stunt will succeed or not, they have to meet their stake. Usually one stunt takes place outside the studio. At the end of the show, the best stunt is being voted for by the audience. There is also an audience bet, a stunt which the audience does choose from a preselection, which is not prepared and must be organized by the host city within the time the show is running. If the stunt succeeds, the show's host has to meet his stake.

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Plot Keywords:

bet | celebrity | pan european | two word title | audience participation | 

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Taglines:

Europas größte TV-Show (Europe's biggest TV show)

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Genres:

Comedy | Game-Show | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

ZDF [de]

Country:

Germany Austria Switzerland

Language:

German

Release Date:

14 February 1981 (West Germany)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Schweizer Fernsehen (FS), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

165 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show's concept was sold to many other countries like Italy, Turkey or the United Kingdom. It has the biggest audience in China, where over 100 million watch "Xiang tiaozhan ma?".

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Connections

Featured in Hainburg - Je t'aime, gendarme (2001)

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Soundtracks

"theme 1"
by Harold Faltermeyer

User Reviews

Boring. Langweilig.

Thomas Gottschalk is overrated as a host. The show drags on and on with almost continuous closeups of the blond angelic presenter. In the 70s there was a show called Dali Dali that lasted two hours. I think that the Germans have a predication for these awful 'Generation Game' type shows with participation, guest stars and of course intermissions with Europop music. There is a great deal of self advertisement by the 'stars' that come on board. After all this is the reason for their fame and how they find a public.

If you wish to vegetate slowly on a Friday night this is the way to go.

Sad, boring and cheap.