"Wetten, dass..?" (1981)TV series 1981-????

Creator:

Frank Elstner

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

14 February 1981 (Austria)

Genre:

Comedy | Game-Show | Music

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Each show has several celebrities invited who have to bet on different contestant(s) achieving his/her/their goal of performing a stunt...

Plot Keywords:

Bet | Audience Participation | Germany | German | Musical Guest

Awards:

6 wins

Cast

Thomas Gottschalk

...

Himself - Host / ... (133 episodes, 1982-2008)

Runtime:

Germany:165 min

Country:

Germany | Austria | Switzerland

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Company:

Schweizer Fernsehen DRS

Trivia:

In its 24th year of run, the show still has between 12 and 15 million viewers in Germany and is considered Europe's most successful TV show. Therefore, a lot of international movie and music stars appear.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Schillerstraße: Guck mal, was das krabbelt! (#2.13)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

theme 1

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.