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Sesamstraße
(, Sesame Street in English) is a German children's television series that airs primarily in Germany and the surrounding German-speaking countries. It is a spin-off of the first preschool programme ''Sesame Street''. The show has been running on Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) since 1973, premiering on 8 January in that year. is also shown on the children's channel, KiKa. It is made for children between the ages of three and seven. History The Dubbed Era: 1973-onwards After a short test run of a few original, undubbed ''Sesame Street'' episodes, from August 1972 onward, the German version of the show premiered on 8 January 1973. The first three seasons, or 250 episodes of consisted of the original American episodes dubbed into German in Hamburg. Initially, only the opening and closing songs and sequences were changed, with new lyrics written by Volker Ludwig and tunes by Ingfried Hoffmann. The title of the German theme song is "Der, die, das (wer, wie, was – wieso, weshalb, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert (Sesame Street)
Bert and Ernie are two Muppet characters who appear together in numerous skits on the PBS/HBO children's television show ''Sesame Street''. Ernie acts the role of the naïve and exuberant troublemaker, while Bert is the world-weary foil. Originated by Frank Oz and Jim Henson, the characters are currently performed by puppeteers Eric Jacobson and Peter Linz. History Bert and Ernie were built by Don Sahlin from a simple design scribbled by Jim Henson, creator of ''The Muppets''. Initially, Henson performed Bert, and Oz performed Ernie. After just one day of rehearsal, they switched characters. The original idea was to show that even though two people can have totally different characteristics, they can still be good friends. According to writer Jon Stone, the relationship between Bert and Ernie reflected the real-life friendship between Oz and Henson. Although their names are commonly believed to have been drawn from those of two minor characters in the Frank Capra film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |