Sat, Nov 25, 1972
All the competitors in the Prinsentoto are summoned to the Rauwe Raaier to answer riddles. Gruizel Gruis arrives at castle Bambergen with a mysterious gift. It's a magical box with a desolate landscape in it. Anyone who looks into the box, and the surroundings that person is standing in, will instantly switch places with it's contents.
Sat, Dec 23, 1972
The feast of Hollebollegijs (which coincides with Christmas) is about to be celebrated at castle Bambergen, but the inhabitants are suffering from memory loss. Ambtenaar Ogterop Deux thinks somebody has been misusing a 'Vergeetboek', a book in which you write down things you want to forget about. So, the Hamelaars travel to Wudel, where the nearest of those books is kept, and find themselves in the middle of a ghost party.
Sat, Feb 17, 1973
It is the last day for princes to enter themselves into the Prinsentoto and there is still no sign of Princess Madelein's true love, Prince Tor. Hildebrand, cooking for the entire castle, is overworked. Just then a mysterious stranger named Tilanus van Gulik arrives, accompanied by his gnome servants. All who come into contact with him suddenly become as docile as sheep.
Sat, Apr 14, 1973
Princess Madelein and her majestic mother the Queen of Bambergen have been kidnapped, chariot and all, by lonely giant Gondolf. He takes them to his hovel in the valley of Sloe. There they meet another royal prisoner, King Mink of Morpuys, who has lost his country. Bertram and Lidwientje come up with a plan to free the royalty by uniting Gondolf with his love, the giantess Gonda.