Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl (TV series)

Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl (Master Eder and his Pumuckl) is a German children's series. It is based on the character Pumuckl, created by children's book author Ellis Kaut.

Plot

The master carpenter Eder meets the Kobold Pumuckl, whom only Eder can see, because Pumuckl becomes invisible when other people approach. Pumuckl finally stays with Eder in his carpentry, and maintains a fatherly and friendly relationship with Eder.

Background

• 1982/1983 the first season of the series was broadcast at Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Television), from September 24 and in Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen (First German Television), from September 26 consisting of 26 half-hour episodes.
• Between the production of the two seasons director of the first Pumuckl season an co-screenwriter Ulrich König created the Bogeyman Hatschipuh, a character which resembles Pumuckl (also in optical appearance) quite much but has striking green instead of red hair, and whose name has also been taken from a Pumuckl screenplay.
• 1988/1989 followed a second season consisting of 26 all new episodes. Some differences between the first and the second season are notable e. g. Eder's carpentry is now yellow on the outside and Pumuckl throws episode's titles in the air.
• The theme was co-created by famous German musician Howard Carpendale.
• Since the original airing the series has been rerun various programs of the ARD.
• Many well-known German actors such as Willy Harlander, Ilse Neubauer, Erni Singerl, Toni Berger, Wolfgang Völz or Helga Feddersen had recurring appearances. The one-time guest appearances e. g. Lisa Fitz, Gisela Uhlen, Helmut Fischer, Barbara Valentin, Gaby Dohm, Klaus Schwarzkopf, Georg Thomalla, Wilfried Klaus, Barbara Rudnik, Iris Berben, Fredl Fesl, Karl Dall and Rolf Zacher were quite notable for a children's series.
• The show was directed by Ulrich König. The character Pumuckl was animated by Hungarian Pannonia Film Studio.
• Shooting location was a fictional Carpentry in the building Widenmayerstraße 2 in Altstadt-Lehel in Munich. The building has since been demolished.
• 1999, in the meanwhile the cinematic movie Pumuckl und der blaue Klabauter (Pumuckl and the blue Klabauter) had been produced, the series was revived using the new title Pumuckls Abenteuer (Pumuckl's Adventures). The revived series lasted for additional 13 episodes.

1st season (1982/1983)

1. „Spuk in der Werkstatt“
2. „Das verkaufte Bett“
3. „Das neue Badezimmer“
4. „Das Schlossgespenst“
5. „Die abergläubische Putzfrau“
6. „Pumuckl macht Ferien“
7. „Der Geist des Wassers“
8. „Pumuckl und die Schule“
9. „Pumuckl und der Pudding“
10. „Der rätselhafte Hund“
11. „Pumuckl und der Nikolaus“
12. „Pumuckl auf heißer Spur“
13. „Das Weihnachtsgeschenk“
14. „Der erste Schnee“
15. „Der Wollpullover“
16. „Der große Krach“
17. „Der große Krach und seine Folgen“
18. „Eder bekommt Besuch“
19. „Das Spanferkelessen“
20. „Pumuckl und Puwackl“
21. „Pumuckl und die Angst“
22. „Der verhängnisvolle Schlagrahm“
23. „Pumuckl im Zoo“
24. „Die geheimnisvollen Briefe“
25. „Pumuckl und die Ostereier“
26. „Der erste April“

2nd season (1988/1989)

27. „Das Spielzeugauto“
28. „Pumuckl und die Obstbäume“
29. „Pumuckl und die Maus“
30. „Das Segelboot“
31. „Die Bergtour“
32. „Die Blechbüchsen“
33. „Die Schatzsucher“
34. „Das Gespenst im Gartenhäuschen“
35. „Die geheimnisvolle Schaukel“
36. „Pumuckl und die Katze“
37. „Pumuckl und der Schnupfen“
38. „Eders Weihnachtsgeschenk“
39. „Pumuckl ist an gar nichts schuld“
40. „Ein schwieriger Kunde“
41. „Der blutige Daumen“
42. „Pumuckl und die Kopfwehtabletten“
43. „Ein Knüller für die Zeitung“
44. „Pumuckl geht ans Telefon“
45. „Pumuckl will Schreiner werden“
46. „Der silberne Kegel“
47. „Das Spiel mit dem Feuer“
48. „Pumuckl will eine Uhr haben“
49. „Die Plastikente“
50. „Pumuckl auf Hexenjagd“
51. „Hilfe eine Aushilfe!“
52. „Pumuckl und die Musik“

Locations

The shooting for the television series were held in various locations mainly in Munich. Meister Eder's workshop was located in a rear building of Widenmayerstraße 2 im Lehel, which was especially torn down for the shoot again, and then prepared 1985th The street shots outside the house but were turned against the Tattenbachstraße 16 in Lehel, because here the traffic was not as high as in the Widenmayerstraße. The exterior shots of the economy by Master Eder were shot in front of the pub regulars' table "to Huterer" in the street in Grützner Haidhausen, the interior scenes in the restaurant in Oberbiberg Kandler. The effects occurring in some toy store was at St. John's Square in Haidhausen, today the house is located in another store.

See also

• List of German television series

External links

• Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl at the Internet Movie Database