A heart and a soul

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Television series
Original title A heart and a soul
Country of production Federal Republic of Germany
original language German
Year (s) 1973–1974 / 1976
Production
company
West German Broadcasting Cologne
length 44 minutes
Episodes 25 in 2 seasons
  • 1st season: 21 episodes
  • 2nd season: 4 episodes
genre Sitcom
Theme music Alfred's subject by Harald Banter
idea Wolfgang Quantity
(based on a British template)
music Harald Banter
First broadcast January 15, 1973 on West German television
occupation
Alfred Tetzlaff
Heinz Schubert
Else Dorothea Tetzlaff, b. Böteführ
Elisabeth Wiedemann (Season 1)
Helga Feddersen (Season 2)
Rita Graf, b. Tetzlaff
Hildegard Krekel
Michael Graf
Diether Krebs (season 1)
Klaus Dahlen (season 2)

A heart and soul is a German television series that was produced by WDR in the 1970s based on an idea by Johnny Speight .

The author of the series was Wolfgang Quantity , known among other things for the television series Stahlnetz and the film Das Millionenspiel . Quantity transferred the English model Till Death Us Do Part to German standards.

action

The series shows, in a very exaggerated way, the coexistence of a German family in a row house settlement in the early 1970s. In addition to the usual everyday issues, it primarily deals with the clash between the petty-bourgeois-conservative attitudes of parents and the idealistic approaches of the 1968 movement , for which daughter and son-in-law stand.

characters

Tetzlaff family

Alfred Tetzlaff ( disgust Alfred , born April 10, 1924 in Teplitz-Schönau )
represents the main character and is a reactionary philistine . His chauvinistic demeanor, his derogatory remarks about the SPD government, his son-in-law, foreigners, guest workers , Jews and much more are aimed at contemporary petty-bourgeois regulars' table politicians. He himself is often the target of jokes because of his small height. Alfred works as a commercial clerk in the material distribution department of a company called "Blumenhagen & Sons". He likes to read the Bild newspaper and receives a. from this sheet also his alleged specialist knowledge of things in this world. He is a fan of Hertha BSC because he grew up in Greater Berlin and therefore speaks with a light Berlin accent. He himself claims to have been deployed as a member of the Wehrmacht in Poland, France (Paris), Italy and Russia, ultimately with the rank of corporal . In the following closing words , however, one learns that he served in the field kitchen of a supply company . In the last days of the war on the Eastern Front , he was scalded by spilled barley soup , so that he saw the end of the war in the hospital. Subsequently, self-service , he tells of requisitioning goods in Poland, Italy, France and Russia. Recurring elements in the series are that Alfred wants to shine with suitable proverbs or literary quotes, but all of them are misrepresented (“Names are smoke and mirrors”, “You or me, that's the question”, “When you're in Paris behave like a Parisian "," Here I stand and know nothing. God help me. Amen ") as well as his careless use of numbers (" The Roman emperors did that a thousand years ago "," Tomorrow is a Sunday as there are hundreds in the year ”). He also occasionally confuses the names of well-known people from public life ("Podgorny is watching out for that" - he meant Friedrich Nowottny from WDR). Furthermore, he tries to shine in the episode Silver Wedding with his French language skills. He falsely defines a “filet poivre” (fillet in pepper) as “filet pauvre” (pauvre = poor; that is, fillet for poor people, hence a boulette ). In the spring cleaning episode , he claims that Willy Brandt was Erich Honecker's spy , while the "gang leader from the Eastern Zone" Walter Ulbricht was a Gehlen spy who is said to have built the Berlin Wall to ruin the GDR .
Else Dorothea Tetzlaff (née Böteführ; in Elmshorn )
is the simple-minded housewife who knows nothing about politics, sport or culture and therefore regularly annoys Alfred so much that he calls her a "dumb cow". For example, she confuses the "French Chancellor" Pompidou with the alleged husband of Madame de Pompadour in the episode Rosenmontagszug or in the episode Sylvesterpunsch the former Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger with Henry Kissinger , whereby she is astonished that the Germans had a Jewish Chancellor. She also has difficulties with proverbs and idioms ("always with the sword of Sophocles over her head"). Else originally comes from Elmshorn and has a sister, Dorothea, who comes to visit after the harvest festival , but with whom she has no other close relationship. Else of the second season, played by Helga Feddersen , is much more self-confident than the original, portrayed by Elisabeth Wiedemann , and is quite capable of standing up to Alfred.
Rita Graf (nee Tetzlaff)
the daughter of the house, works as a saleswoman in the cosmetics department of a department store. She is married to Michael and lives with him in her old nursery. She has to endure her father's whims on a regular basis, as he thinks his daughter is bad, especially when talking to others. However, Rita is (in keeping with the times) very perky and often gives vocal arguments. In the very last episode, closing word , you learn that she is pregnant.
Michael Graf
Alfred's son-in-law embodies the casual, left-wing mid- twenties who were influenced by the 68s and is therefore regularly referred to by the head of the family as “ soci ”, “ Komsomolze ”, “long-haired Bolshevik hyena”, “communist pig”, “communist bastard”, “anarchist bastard”, “red” Snot nose ”and the like. He comes from the GDR and was able to move to the West in time. His parents still live there though. Following a visit from the Eastern Zone , his parents come to visit over a long weekend to get to know their daughter-in-law for the first time. Michael is a precision mechanic by profession.

Minor characters

Mrs. Suhrbier
a neighbor (Alfred reacts cholerically to her mere mention), who is a running gag in the series (see “Other”). In some episodes her first name is Hertha, in another episode Gerlinde. She is a house owner and a member of the SPD .
Mrs. Fechner
a neighbor who is friends with Else. Your husband works for the post office. In the first episode, Alfred also meets her brother-in-law Erwin.
Mrs. Burdenski
another neighbor whose husband works at the post office. Alfred also meets her brother-in-law Erwin in one episode.
Beet cream
Small grocery owner in the neighborhood. Alfred often criticizes him for his high prices and his (according to Alfred) arbitrary opening times. In some episodes his first name is Erich, in other episodes Emil.
Koslowski
the bachelor works for an insurance company and is probably Alfred's only friend. In some episodes his first name is Peter, in other episodes Erwin. According to Alfred, he is a fan of Schalke 04.
Rudi
Owner of a small corner bar in the neighborhood, where Alfred goes for a drink once a week and, according to the family, starts an argument at least once a month and is thrown out.

production

The individual episodes were only recorded on the day they were broadcast to an audience. Therefore, current events could be included in the scripts at short notice.

The first 11 episodes of season 1 were initially shot in black and white for the third program . Later, individual episodes were re-shot in color for Erste Deutsche Fernsehen , some with a different script. The 12th episode ( New Year's Eve punch ) is  broadcast over and over again on New Year's Eve  - similar to Dinner for One . It was also the first color episode. The episode Rosenmontagszug is also regularly repeated at Carnival and the episode visit from the eastern zone on October 3rd ( Day of German Unity ), since the action takes place on the long weekend of June 17th, the then " Day of German Unity " of the Federal Republic of Germany, plays.

After the series had been taken over from the first ARD program, four older episodes were shot again in color in order to present them again to a nationwide audience. The rough plot was adopted, but dialogues and jokes were revised.

For a long time it was not clear whether episode 11, Der Sittenstrolch , was actually filmed again as episode 21 in color or whether it was a repetition of the black and white version, which was mistakenly announced as a color version. In the archive of the WDR there were no references - let alone a broadcast tape - to this episode. It was not until June 2005 that the episode was found again in the SWR archive during research by the Digital-Movie.de magazine with the help of Viewerpost.de, as the episode was the only one produced by SDR and not WDR.

The other episodes filmed in color also mostly contain content parallels to older episodes. For example, in the episodes Spring Cleaning and The TV, longer text passages in which Alfred Michael explains the construction of the Berlin Wall are identical in content. There are also great parallels between The Oven Is Out and The Chicken . Another example is the scene with Else's dress in New Years Eve punch and silver wedding . Furthermore, the dialogue about Willy Brandt in episodes Silver Wedding and episodes 8 and 18 Vacation Preparation is identical.

The second season was discontinued after only four episodes. The producers justified this by stating that the concept was no longer up-to-date and that audience interest was therefore falling.

Success of the series

A heart and soul was developed by Wolfgang Quantity based on the American television series All in the Family (1971-1979), which in turn was based on the British series Till Death Us Do Part (1965-1975). Its developer Johnny Speight was therefore named in the credits of One Heart and One Soul for legal reasons . Quantity adapted the format to the German conditions (SPD government, aftermath of the student revolt ), but adopted the names of the characters from Till Death Us Do Part : Alfred is originally Alf, Michael is Mike, Else and Rita have the same in both series Names. The callable telephone booth was also taken from the template, although there were no such cells in Germany at that time. The explanation in the first episode Das Hähnchen : Mr. Fechner, a postal worker, has set the telephone booth for the neighborhood like this. And in the 13th episode The Oven is Out - the color version of the episode The Chicken : Mr. Burdenski, also a postal worker, has set the phone booth for the neighborhood like this.

The adoption of the sitcom format in German programming was significant in terms of television history . It was also the first television series that dealt with the political events of the time. The chamber play-like series worked with a minimum of characters.

The crude language and the shoddy gags as well as the ideological polarization of the protagonists with regard to the current political situation were still unfamiliar to television; after initial criticism, however, they soon enjoyed great popularity. The response to the series was split; Part of the audience saw the series a satire on the bourgeois petty bourgeoisie and the figure Alfred as an accumulation of negative qualities. However, some felt that Alfred Tetzlaff had strengthened their reactionary point of view and held up that Alfred said everything that no one else dared to say.

The then Post Minister Horst Ehmke described the CDU politician Alfred Dregger as disgusting Alfred in a Bundestag debate in February 1974 .

In 1974 Rowohlt Verlag published three paperbacks with the texts from two episodes each.

Episodes

Episode no. title First broadcast content
season 1
01 The chicken 15th January 1973 When Alfred returns home from his "hard" day at work, there is no one at home who can receive him and pity him. To make matters worse, the table is not set and the refrigerator is empty. Of course, nobody made a fire either, and so he takes his frustration out on the gradually arriving family members.
02 The TV January 29, 1973 Alfred is sitting in the living room. Michael arrives and they discuss the TV that should stay off. Alfred Michael then explains Walter Ulbricht's alleged espionage activities. When they want to watch a sports broadcast, the television is broken and Alfred sets about fixing it until the fuse blows, but the television will soon be back on. In the meantime, Else calls a technician who is thrown out by Alfred. At the end the television is put back in its place, Alfred switches on the television, which implodes as a result.
03 Visit from the east zone February 12, 1973 Michael's parents come to visit to meet their daughter-in-law. Alfred gives his opinion about the east zone. After he went to Rudi's pub with Michael's father, he cooked the holiday meal.
04th The funeral February 26, 1973 Since the neighbor Mrs. Grätz died without relatives, Alfred collects for her funeral. Stingily, he calculates everything together with Rübensahm and knows for sure that television is not right on such a day. When he is watching TV alone, Michael even jumps out of bed to watch football. The funeral feast takes place at Tetzlaffs the next day.
05 The bomb March 12, 1973 Else has a package for the neighbor “M. Ahmed Ben Yussuf ”accepted. Since the addressee is an Arab and lives with Mrs. Suhrbier, it is clear to Alfred: There is a bomb in the package. First he throws it out the window, then calls the police, who refuse to open it. When the recipient picks it up, it turns out that it is just a toy. In the end there is still a huge explosion.
06th House sale March 26, 1973 Michael wants to buy a bigger house so that he doesn't run into Alfred as often. To find out the price of Alfred's row house, he invites a realtor. When Alfred learns of this plan, he becomes angry and attacks his devious son-in-law with a knife. He also refuses to sell his house.
07th Silver wedding April 9, 1973 Although Alfred forgot her own silver wedding anniversary, Else was given flowers and a brooch. Rita and Michael not only ordered gifts, but also a table in an elegant French restaurant. So elegant that the family embarrassed themselves, Alfred gossiping and Else finding out who gave her presents.
08th Vacation preparation April 30, 1973 The Tetzlaffs want to spend their vacation abroad for the first time, but Alfred has something to complain about at every place. Else and the children go to the travel agency and Alfred borrows a diving suit from Koslowski. When the phone booth rings, Alfred leaves the house in a diving suit and is taken away by a police officer before his family returns.
09 Thanksgiving 1st October 1973 On Thanksgiving Day, Alfred gave a lecture to his family about growing vegetables in the garden, which, however, did not produce large yields. His attempt to get potatoes in Rudi's pub fails. Else's sister also comes to visit.
10 A serious illness October 28, 1973 When Alfred thinks he is seriously ill, he calls a doctor to the house. However, he is sick himself and cannot find anything with Alfred. Therefore Alfred goes to the hospital for an examination, but he is healthy.

Else will be kept there; she has been diagnosed with an illness.

11 The moral idiot November 26, 1973 While Else was shopping with Ms. Fechner, an exhibitionist is said to have shown himself in the nearby park. In the kitchen, Alfred and Michael almost tempt Frau Fechner to expose their breasts. After Else prevented that, a policeman came and asked Alfred ambiguous questions. Alfred has to admit that he urinated in the park and was seen by someone by chance.
From episode 12, the series was produced in color and no longer broadcast on WDR television (then WDF), but in the first program (ARD).
12 New Years Eve punch December 31, 1973 While the food is being cooked, Alfred makes punch. Contrary to his custom, he doesn't want to see the New Year's address this year because it comes from a Social Democrat. When he burns his foot with his punch, he cools it in the potato bowl. During the meal, he reveals what he has learned about guest workers. Then he drinks his punch alone. Although drunk, he dances the tango with Else until he takes the decorations from the ceiling.
13 The stove is from the
color version of episode 1
January 28, 1974 The content is that of the first episode, but with slightly different texts, but as a color version.
14th Rose Monday procession February 25, 1974 Outraged at not being able to get breakfast rolls - because it is Rose Monday - Alfred commented on the work ethic of the Germans. But because he is, after all, a conscientious citizen, he goes with his family to his friend and neighbor Koslowski to see the Rose Monday procession. As befits his class, Alfred shines in a Napoleon costume.
15th Spring
cleaning color version of episode 2
March 18, 1974 Else, Rita and Michael are doing spring cleaning and have cleared the living room for it. Alfred comes home with a Hertha BSC flag because Koslowski did not take him to the game. He first complains about the socialists, then he explains to Michael the alleged espionage activities of Walter Ulbricht. After an argument with Else, Alfred wants to see the sports show, but the television is broken. He sets out to fix the television.
16 Self service April 13, 1974 Else forgets to pay for an item while shopping and is therefore accused of shoplifting. She initially hides it from her husband out of fear. Alfred uses it to indicate how much he “ requisitioned ” in occupied countries during the last war ; On the other hand, he regards shoplifting as a crime. The detective refrains from reporting; then he discovers that Alfred's attempt to manipulate price tags has resulted in Alfred's even paying for them.
17th Visit from the east zone
color version of episode 3
17th June 1974 Michael's parents come to visit to meet their daughter-in-law. On the occasion of the upcoming World Cup game between the GDR and the FRG , Alfred gives his opinion about the East Zone and its soccer team. After he was in the pub with Michael's father in the evening, he cooks the holiday meal the following day (according to his own opinion).
18th Vacation preparation
Color version of episode 8
15th July 1974 The Tetzlaffs want to spend their vacation abroad for the first time, but Alfred has something to complain about at every place. While Else and the children go to the travel agency, Alfred tries out a diving suit that he borrowed from Koslowski. When Else calls the phone booth from the travel agency, Alfred leaves the house in a diving suit and, because he cannot identify himself, is taken into custody by a police officer.
19th Change of scenery August 12, 1974 Disgust Alfred harassed his family again so much that Rita and Michael consider whether they should move, especially since there is a house for sale nearby. Alfred is of course strictly against it, after all he needs them to take out his whims on them.
20th The public enemy September 9, 1974 A mysterious man makes inquiries about Alfred and his best friend Koslowski. Alfred is accordingly worried and worries. Ultimately, however, it was just a survey.
21st The Sittenstrolch
Color version of episode 11
4th November 1974 While Else was shopping with Ruth Suhrbier, an exhibitionist is said to have shown himself in the nearby park. In the kitchen, Alfred encourages Ruth to bare her bosom. After Else prevented this and Alfred had expressed his views on evolution, a police officer came and asked Alfred ambiguous questions. Alfred has to admit that he urinated in the park and was seen by someone by chance.
Requiem for a disgust December 27, 1974 At the preliminary end of the series, the Special Requiem for a Disgust was broadcast, in which scientists and editors discussed the effect of the series in the original setting. Alfred actor Heinz Schubert also spoke about his role.
season 2

After an 18-month break, the series was continued, with the role of "Else Tetzlaff" being filled with Helga Feddersen, and that of the son-in-law with Klaus Dahlen.

22nd Phone! May 31, 1976 Because Alfred is tired of waiting in front of the cell in front of his door, he has a phone connected. But because he tore off the cell phone in a hurry, he had to make his device available to the entire audience.
23 massage 5th July 1976 Although Alfred presents himself as the greatest, as is so often the case, he is the person of suffering when he falls unhappy from his chair. His family has to call a doctor, but Alfred does not find that he is seriously ill. So he prescribes a massage for him and Else calls a masseuse for a home visit.
24 Tetzlaff model September 27, 1976 An American journalist wants to do a report about typical German families and has chosen the Tetzlaffs. While Else and Rita clean the house, Alfred is at the hairdresser's. The family then goes to a posh restaurant and they all drink so much alcohol while waiting that they are completely wrong when the reporter finally arrives.
25th Final word November 22, 1976 Alfred takes their ball from children playing in front of his door, trips a man and causes a traffic accident. Because of this, he ends up in court and has to give an account of his life, his views on education and politics. When he learns that his own daughter is pregnant, he ends his defense with a plea.

Others

  • A running gag in the series is the ominous neighbor Ms. Suhrbier, who is mentioned several times in various episodes, but is never seen in the series. It becomes clear, however, that there is a great dislike between Alfred and her, as she is a member of the SPD and at the same time a house owner and has even demonstrated once before (even if only against the high prices). In episode 21, however, her niece Ruth has an appearance.
  • Hildegard Krekel and Diether Krebs were also privately related while the series was running.
  • From today's point of view, the color version of Visit from the East Zone contains a special irony, as it was filmed and broadcast during the 1974 World Cup and the GDR selection , about which Alfred makes fun of Michael’s father, is in hers a few days later won one game against the DFB team 1-0. ( See also: Football international game German Democratic Republic - Federal Republic of Germany 1974 )
  • As a result of the Rose Monday procession, which was actually produced on Rose Monday, the then assistant director Ilse Hofmann had to take on a supporting role at short notice, as the actress Eva Böttcher (a) , who was actually intended for this, was found drunk in the hotel room.
  • Joachim Preen directed 23 episodes . In two episodes of Season 2 (telephone and epilogue) led Jürgen Flimm Director.
  • Originally Gert Fröbe was supposed to play Alfred Tetzlaff; but due to lack of time he could not. Harald Juhnke was also asked, but he "couldn't and didn't want to play a proletarian."
  • In the episode Die Bombe the explosives expert asks if Alfred “M. Ahmed Ben Yussuf “was; then Alfred says he is " Kara Ben Nemsi ". In the ZDF series of the same name, Heinz Schubert played Hajji Halef Omar, while Kara Ben Nemsi was played by Karl-Michael Vogler .
  • Such appearing on the 2005 DVD Box and New Year 2011 for the first time shown on television 90-second introductory films channel hole girls and crosswalks show how Alfred Tetzlaff gets out house in strange situations. These three short films as well as previously unpublished material show Alfred Tetzlaff as a pantomime for the first time. The short films were shot in Alsdorf (Aachen district). In the background are u. a. to see the cooling towers of the Anna coking plant . Further unpublished material as well as the first scene from zebra crossings were also filmed in Aachen at the fortified blacksmith. These clips were underlaid with the theme melody of the series. At zebra crossings , the first 30 seconds were accompanied by the theme song from Spiel mir das Lied von Tod von Ennio Morricone and an additional sound of a braking car. At the time, it was common practice to record scenes on 16 mm film and then copy them onto U-Matic tapes in order to cut a finished contribution from it and add audio to it. For purposes such as this one, OB vans were used that were equipped with the appropriate technology. The short films were accidentally discovered by WDR program planner Klaus Kunde-Neimöth while researching the color version of Sittenstrolch in the WDR archive. An attentive archivist was able to assign them to the popular series and give them the correct title, and thus the rare films were also accessible under One Heart and One Soul , said Klaus Kunde-Neimöth in an interview with WDR.de.
  • Rita works in a department store in the cosmetics department. In no episode has Rita been shown working there. However, between 1980 and 1983 this was made up for. In the series 6 Richtige , which ran in the North Rhine-Westphalian regional window of ARD, WWF , the Richtig family goes to the cosmetics department of a department store and is served by a Rita (Hildegard Krekel). She sprays Grandpa Richtig with various perfumes before the family decides on one. Benno Hoffmann played the grandfather , who had already played the doctor who examined Alfred Tetzlaff in the episode Massage of Ein Herz und ein Seele .
  • In 1998, the 12-part series Das Lied zum Sonntag was an indirect spin-off. Jaecki Schwarz and Rotraud Schindler appear as the married couple Arnold and Edith Tetzlaff, the series was again written by Wolfgang Menge.
  • The German MAD once did a parody of the series in the 1970s under the title No Heart and Much Squeak . It was noteworthy that this German parody was in turn an adaptation of a parody of the American series All in the family (which, like the German television series, is based on the English series Till death do us part ), which had previously appeared on the American MAD. For the German parody, every single comic image of the US parody was drawn by a German draftsman in the style of MAD artist Mort Drucker and the characters were replaced by their respective German counterparts. I.a. Alfreds / Archie's crude expression in the role of the "taboo breaker" is parodied in the previous evening's program by stubbornly demonstrating to the television audience, contrary to the wishes of the rest of the family members, that they should hold back, a toilet and functionality that until then (to which the Dialogues refer) as well as the coarse humor in the previous evening television was almost unknown. In both versions, the head of the family is picked up at the end by an “old war comrade” for a joint nightly drinking tour: Adolf Hitler.
(a)Eva Böttcher is mentioned in the credits of the episode Rosenmontagszug , but without an appearance. Which suggests that she should appear as Frau Burdenski. Eva Böttcher embodied Frau Burdenski in the 13th episode The oven is out .

Other actors

role actor consequences
Mrs. Fechner Renate Schubert The Chicken (1), The Funeral (4), Vacation Preparation (8) & The Sittenstrolch (11)
Erwin Fechner Willi Pelser The Chicken (1)
Woman in the phone booth Barbara nuts The Chicken (1)
Television installer Tilman Röhrig The TV (2)
Rudi (y) Wolfgang Grönebaum Visit from the east zone (3)
Otto Graf Robert Rathke Visit from the east zone (3)
Mrs. Graf Rosemari Kühn Visit from the east zone (3 + 17)
Pub guest Hans Joachim Zenke Visit from the Eastern Zone (3) & The Public Enemy (20)
Beet cream Jochen Stern The funeral (4)
Grandma plaster Otti Ottmar The funeral (4)
Mourning guest Friedrich Theuring The funeral (4)
Mourning guest Wilfried Szubries The funeral (4)
Mourning guest Wolfgang Grönebaum The funeral (4)
Inspector Brahms Werner Meyer The bomb (5)
M. Ahmed Ben Yussuf Mohammid Nabi Kiani The bomb (5)
estate agents Lutz Moik House Sale (6)
Waiter Axel Ganz Silver Wedding (7)
Waiter Bert Stevens Silver Wedding (7)
Waitress Karin David Silver Wedding (7)
Woman in travel agency Barbara nuts Vacation preparation (8)
Chief of Police Brückner Jürgen Kraft Vacation preparation (8 + 18) & The Sittenstrolch (11)
Koslowski Rudolf Brand Vacation preparation (8)
Dorothea Edda Seippel Thanksgiving Day (9)
Rudi (y) Wolfgang Feige Thanksgiving Day (9)
Dr. basement, cellar Hans Mahnke A serious illness (10)
patient Franz Gesien A serious illness (10)
Hospital doctor Gottfried Herbe A serious illness (10)
Erwin Burdenski Heinz-Günter Kilian The stove is out (13)
Woman in the phone booth Ute Cremer The stove is out (13)
Mrs. from information Gisela Gotthardt The stove is out (13)
Mrs. Burdenski Eva Böttcher (z) The stove is out (13)
Beet cream Karl-Heinz Walther Rose Monday procession (14)
Elvira Gaby Go Rose Monday procession (14)
Mrs. Burdenski Ilse Hofmann (z) Rose Monday procession (14)
Koslowski Jochen Stern (x) Rose Monday procession (14), holiday preparation (18) & the public enemy (20)
Shop detective Alfons Höckmann Self-service (16)
cashier Renate Becker Self-service (16)
Rudi (y) Oskar Werner Engartner Visit from the Eastern Zone (17) & The Public Enemy (20)
Otto Graf Nikolaus Schilling Visit from the east zone (17)
Beet cream Winfried Lünemann Vacation Preparation (18) & The Public Enemy (20)
Mrs. Hennig Marie-Luise Marjan Vacation preparation (18)
Woman in travel agency Gundy Grand Vacation preparation (18)
cyclist Bert Stevens Vacation preparation (18)
Leila Ingrid Kelemen Change of scenery (19)
Mrs. Fechner Gisela None The Public Enemy (20)
Mr. Budewig Hartmut Alberts The Public Enemy (20)
Ruth Suhrbier Irmgard Riessen The moral tramp (21)
police officer Helmut Oeser The moral tramp (21)
Mrs. Bergengrün Tana Schanzara Phone! (22)
Telephone technician Gerhard Olschewski Phone! (22)
Neighbor Anton Strnad Phone! (22)
neighbor Gisela Zülch Phone! (22)
Dr. Winter stone Benno Hoffmann Massage (23)
Uschi Christine Schuberth Massage (23)
Waiter Alfons Höckmann Model Tetzlaff (24)
photographer Olaf Ploetz Model Tetzlaff (24)
hair stylist Eberhard Steib Model Tetzlaff (24)
Judge Konrad Georg Conclusion (25)
Neighbor Hans-Rolf Fuchs Conclusion (25)
(x)He is also mentioned in the credits of the eighth episode Vacation Preparation (black and white version), but without an appearance
(y) Rudi is the owner of Alfred's local pub, he is portrayed by a different actor each time
(z)The assistant director at the time, Ilse Hofmann, had to take on the supporting role of Ms. Burdenski in the 14th episode, Rosenmontagszug , because the actress Eva Böttcher, who was actually intended for this, was drunk. Nevertheless, Eva Böttcher is mentioned in the credits of the episode Rose Monday procession. Eva Böttcher embodied this role in the 13th episode, Der Ofen ist aus .

DVD release

A DVD box with 21 of the 25 episodes was released in April 2005. Two black and white episodes (1 and 3) and two color episodes (18 and 21) were omitted on this DVD box, which resulted in a discrepancy in the numbering of the individual episodes on the DVD cover. After extensive protests by the active fan base, a special DVD with the title The Lost Episodes was subsequently released on September 12, 2005 . For a long time, production did not know about the existence of episode 21 (see “Production”). In March 2009 a new DVD box was released with all 25 episodes, digitally revised, plus bonus material on eight DVDs. In June 2014 a new edition of the DVD box from 2009 appeared on seven DVDs - this time the bonus DVD (interviews with Wolfgang Menge and Hildegard Krekel as well as “Requiem for a Disgust” and “Beloved Disgust”) was dispensed with.

Literature and films

  • FB Habel: Disgust Alfred. One heart and one soul - the big book for fans. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89602-768-9 .
  • Gripes for Germany . In: Der Spiegel . No. 12 , 1974 ( online - cover story).
  • Laughing Stories - One Heart and One Soul . Documentation (30 minutes), WDR, RBB, 2008.
  • Laughing Stories - One Heart and One Soul . Documentation (90 minutes), WDR, 2011.
  • Wolfgang Quantity: One heart and one soul: spring cleaning / self-service , Rowohlt, 1974.
  • Wolfgang Quantity: One heart and one soul: New Year's Eve punch / The oven is out , Rowohlt, 1974.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Episode 15: "Spring Cleaning"
  2. a b c The prophet whom the country loved, obituary: Hardly any German author shaped German television as much as Wolfgang Menge . In: Berliner Morgenpost , October 22, 2012.
  3. ^ TV cemetery , The New Year's Eve punch, quotenmeter.de.
  4. Rediscovered: Disgust Alfred as Sittenstrolch ( Memento of the original from August 2, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Blog article on digital-movie.de  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.digital-movie.de
  5. Cheers, disgust Alfred! - A comedy troublemaker turns 35 - The lost Sittenstrolch ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wunschliste.de
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