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A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.

Allied officers in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II making a daring plan for a mass escape by hundreds of their men, hoping to draw German personnel and resources away from combat operations.

A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.

Multiple teams race around the globe for $1,000,000 to 'amazing' locations.

An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from German thieves and return them to their owners.

The reign of the tormented Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from 1864 to 1886.

Muscle-bound Ator and his mute East Asian sidekick travel from the ends of the earth to save his aged mentor from the evil, mustachioed Zor.

The story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, and three of their stories.

The story of Nazi Germany's plundering of Europe's great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage.

Lovely photographer Rebecca winds up in a Bavarian castle at a "Masque of the Red Death" party hosted by the wealthy Ludwig. Mayhem ensues as assorted Poe story devices start doing away with the guests.

The treasure of the Nibelungen is thought to be the biggest lost treasure in the world, supposedly still hidden somewhere in Germany. No wonder that people dedicate their money, energy and even their lives to get hold of it. Eik is one of them. He was once obsessed by the need to prove that the treasure is for real and not just a myth. But in his search for the famous "Treasure of the Nibelungen", his beloved wife and best friend Albert lost their lives. Since then, this handsome man in his forties gave up his quest to live a quite and withdrawn life with his teenage daughter Krimi. Ten years later all this changes: A new lead unfolds and this time it may just be the right one. Once again Eik is part of the game. Together with the young and extrovert Justus, the sexy, highly intelligent and slightly high-strung scientist Katharina, he starts on a spectacular hunt across Europe.

King Ludwig II of Bavaria is frustrated, having to accept parliament's will to join Bismarck, rather he his cultured Habsburg friends, in wars. His love-life being as fruitless, he seeks comfort in art. But building fairytale castles and an even grander opera for his musical idol Wagner proves so expensive, his cabinet ends up resorting to formally challenging his mental health, plausible as his beloved brother Otto contracted schizophrenia earlier. Tragedy now lurks in Ludwig's prison-castle.

The Second World War is over and now begins in post-war Germany, the reconstruction. Jakob Formann sees his chance here and begins a rapid rise as an entrepreneur.

Jörg Hutter made client Barbar 'Bärbel' Leitner the iconic female extreme climbing champion. After a tragic fall in Patagonia and six months of rehab in Switzerland, they return to their native Alpine region. She expects her nerves will heal and her career resume, but he has better use for the required budget, concentrating on the sports equipment firm, as her sponsor bails out. The Leitner family stands by her: sister studied physiotherapy, their parents had the nursery adapted. Charming teen neighbor boy Wim, who was convicted to community service for free-riding public transport as an ecologist statement, volunteers to work it off as her personal driver, albeit it by tractor. Wim's equally nature-loving, bee-keeping father, just settled again in the beautiful Allgäu, quickly bonds with her and devises tailor-made contraptions. Blunt empowered ingrate Bärbel gets endless chances to learn to accept help and love in the tiny community while hoping therapy will work.

Police Inspector Kluftinger finds an apparently dead diver in a blood-red puddle by the shore of a lake. When he investigates the matter, he finds that the diver is not dead and he comes into contact with a group of shaman-like elderly men who seem to protect the lake and some secret resting at its bottom.

A first class travel guide, and scenic walking trail through Germany's Oberpfalz, a region of castles, medieval towns and colourful villages, by UK filmmakers Debra and David Rixon. Historic Regensburg takes centre stage and is Germany's best preserved, and most complete medieval city. Ends with a visit to the most famous castle in the world: Schloss Neuschwanstein, which inspired Walt Disney.

Maps show how Roman towns grew into the Holy Roman Empire, before forming the German nation. From the Bavarian Alps to the Baltic Sea ports, and the former communist east to western areas, see the geography and culture of unified Germany.

The six teams depart from the Pit Stop in Marrakesh and learn that they need to fly to Munich, Germany, 1,500 miles away. Once there they must make their way to a statue called Friedensengel and locate Kasperle, a famous German and Austrian children's puppet to find their next clue. Teams scramble for flight connections while others get standby tickets. Once there, teams are told to travel 50 miles by train to Innsbruck, Austria where teams discover a Fast Forward, involving a surfer. For one lucky team, this break allows them to travel directly to the Pit Stop. The other five teams encounter a Detour involving either going bobsledding or completing a relay race. Upon completing the task, teams next arrive at the Roadblock location where one team member must descend 230 feet on rescue cable to receive their next clue. All teams excel on this task. Near the end, teams find themselves in a foot race against other teams to avoid last place and a possible elimination, but one team stumbles, costing them the race.

The five remaining teams continue on to Switzerland for the eighth leg. A romantic bond develops between two different team members causing an alliance. When teams arrive in Switzerland they are given a Detour which involved money. Both tasks seem to be quite frustrating for all teams. One team falls behind due to making a costly mistake. Later on, the teams face a Roadblock involving Archery. Most teams are able to complete the task without too many problems. The race to the Pit Stop is a close foot-race for two teams but one could not make in time resulting in their last place finish. However, they receive some great news when they learn that this is the first of three pre-determined Non-Elimination legs.