Bibi and Tina

This article covers the radio play series Bibi and Tina. For further meanings see Bibi & Tina .

Bibi and Tina are the main characters in the children's radio play series of the same name from the Kiddinx label . The equestrian series Bibi and Tina are an offshoot of the Bibi Blocksberg radio play series. Tina and the Martinshof appear for the first time in Bibi Blocksberg episodes 43 and 44 ( Der Reiterhof ). They appear again in episode 47 ( The Horse Show). In 1991 the radio play series Bibi and Tina began . The series consists of 97 episodes (as of March 2020). An animated series was also inserted, which now has a large number of episodes. The more recent episodes of the series also include stories without radio play equivalent. Many of the radio drama episodes were also published as novels. The first audio book in the series, Schatten über dem Martinshof , was published in March 2010 , followed by the second audio book, The Hungarian Riders , in September of the same year , and the third in the series in September 2011 with Der wilde Hengst . In May 2019, the speakers performed a live radio play in front of an audience for the first time. The well-known speakers from Bibi, Tina, Alex, Freddy, Holger, Frau Martin, Falko von Falkenstein and Dagobert were there. The radio play “Zoff” performed there does not belong in the regular radio play series and was written especially for the live performance in Berlin. A sound recording of the performance was published both on the official Bibi-und-Tina YouTube channel and on well-known streaming services.

Summary of the Backdoor Pilot episode

Bibi Blocksberg wants to go on a riding holiday at Martinshof, where she meets Tina. After the death of Tina's father, Martinshof fell into disrepair because Tina's mother lacks the money for necessary repairs. Therefore no more guests come. In addition, the count demands rent for the farm, which Tina's mother can no longer afford.

Since the count is rather rude, Bibi bewitches him. Thereupon he forbids his son to interact with Tina. After Tina's mother noted that history repeats itself, Bibi casts a time spell. Bibi and Tina see that the Count and Tina's mother used to be in love with each other. He had promised Tina's mother the fulfillment of a wish. When they remind the count, he stands by his word. And so the count pays for the renovation of the Martinshof.

speaker

figure	speaker
teller	Joachim Nottke (up to episode 31), Otto Mellies (episode 33), Peter Hladik (episode 34), Gunter Schoß (episode 32 and from episode 35)
Bibi Blocksberg	Susanna Bonaséwicz
Tina Martin	Dorette Hugo
Susanne Martin (Holger and Tina's mother)	Evelyn Meyka (up to episode 75), Arianne Borbach (from episode 76)
Holger Martin	Charles Rettinghaus (up to episode 25), Matthias Hinze (episodes 49 to 56 and season 1 of the television series), Marius Clarén (from episode 57 and season 2 of the television series)
Count Falko von Falkenstein	Eberhard Prüter (up to episode 80), Sven Riemann (from episode 85)
Alexander von Falkenstein	Sven Hasper
Barbara Blocksberg	Hallgard Bruckhaus (up to episode 25)
Bernhard Blocksberg	Guido Weber (up to episode 25)
Freddy	Oliver Rohrbeck
Karla Kolumna	Gisela Fritsch (up to episode 46)
Mühlenhofbauer	Gerd Holtenau (up to episode 75), Uli Krohm (from episode 88)
Robert Eichhorn (veterinarian)	Martin Keßler (up to episode 6), Dietmar Wunder (from episode 56)
Junk Hannes	Heinz Fabian (episodes 9 and 12), Horst Lampe (from episode 55 and TV series)
Farrier Jahnke	Alexander Herzog (episode 8, 45 and 62)
Teacher Cunibert Kraehwinkel	Jürgen Thormann (episodes 36 and 46 only)

characters

Bibi Blocksberg is a 13-year-old blonde girl who has a special ability: Bibi can do witches. She lives near Neustadt, in the suburb of Gersthof, but loves to spend her holidays at Martinshof. Bibi is a natural when it comes to riding. Already in the first riding lesson she shows so much skill that she is allowed to ride her favorite horse, the demanding gray mare Sabrina. In later episodes she is the mother of little Felix.

Bibi is extremely self-confident, cheeky and loves witches, which is why she uses witches' sayings several times in every episode - although Ms. Martin doesn't like it.

Tina Martin lives on the Martinshof. She is a year older than Bibi and loves horses. She particularly likes her own horse, the brown stallion Amadeus. Tina has red medium length hair. Although she cannot do witches, she often enjoys Bibi's magic, has a keen mind and is very resourceful, so that she can actively support Bibi in coming up with new pranks and plans. Furthermore, Tina tends to be jealous, which is often expressed in the fact that she reacts very sensitively as soon as her boyfriend Alexander von Falkenstein has contact with other girls or Tina seems to be neglecting her in some other way.

Mrs. Martin is Tina's mother. She lives alone with her children Tina and Holger on the Martinshof after her husband and Tinas and Holger's father were killed in an accident. Ms. Martin, whose first name is Susanne, is pretty, good-natured, fond of animals and children, and extremely sensible. She is responsible for the management and finances of her farm. These tasks turn out to be difficult at times, as their only income is the money that holiday children have to pay for their vacation at Martinshof. Ms. Martin is a gifted and passionate baker. Their butter cake is particularly popular. In the television series, she is not spoken of by Evelyn Meyka because Arianne Borbach fits a younger portrayal of the character better.

Holger Martin is Tina's big brother and Mrs. Martin's son. He is 18 years old and appears in many Bibi-and-Tina episodes. Tina and her brother often tease each other, but basically they love each other very much. Holger is the riding instructor at Martinshof and is responsible for the physically demanding farm work. Holger's stallion is called Pascal, who is gray and in the later episodes father of Felix.

Count Falko von Falkenstein is the owner of the Martinshof, which he leases to Ms. Martin. He is very wealthy and owns many fine horses. He prefers to ride his dark Arab mare Cleopatra. Although Falko often makes an arrogant impression and values ​​good manners, he is very good-natured and by no means superficial. Instead, he has friendly relations with Mrs. Martin, with whom he was in a school class and had a liaison in his youth , and is not bothered by her middle-class income and simple background. He lives with his son Alexander at Falkenstein Castle. He owns numerous lands and forest properties in the area. Falko von Falkenstein has a goatee and therefore resembles a billy goat. The goat of Martinshof, Your Highness, is therefore named after the count.

Alexander von Falkenstein is the son of the count and is Bibis and Tina's age. Despite his rich father, he is not arrogant. Alex loves to ride, especially his black Arabian stallion Maharajah. Alexander often finds his father's meticulous behavior annoying, but still accepts him as an authority figure. That is why he usually obeys his will and also takes part in boring family get-togethers etc., although he has no desire to do so. That's why Bibi and Tina sometimes find him cowardly. Alexander, who is called Alex by most, is just like the two girls an avid horse lover.

Horses

The horses from Martinshof:

• Sabrina: gray mare, ridden by Bibi
• Amadeus: red-brown chestnut, ridden by Tina
• Pascal: black and gray stallion, ridden by Holger
• Felix: black foal (son of Sabrina and Pascal)
• Topsy: gray mare with black spots, was ridden by Bibi's mother, Bibi's father learned to ride her
• Max and Moritz: brown twin ponies
• Snoopy: white pony with black spots (Bibi won Snoopy in the episode "Das Zirkuspony")
• Paulchen: Bernhard's pony
• Nora: brown check mare
• Blu: horse in the yard
• Babuschko: Hungarian wild horse owned by Bibi's friend Mikosch (is only there when Mikosch is on vacation. Otherwise both are in Hungary)
• Melinda: mother of Max and Moritz
• Janosch and Mikosch: Two Hungarian wild horses that Aunt Paula bought from the Count and given to Martinshof
• Knuddel: transition horse on the Martinshof

Horses from Falkenstein Castle:

• Maharajah: black stallion, belongs to Alexander
• Cleopatra: Arabian mare, favorite horse of Count von Falkenstein
• Arabia: Arab mare, Count Falkenstein's second horse - he also rides in some series
• Miraculus: "talking" circus horse, white-gray Arab
• Fatima: red-brown foal, is in the Martinshof paddock with Felix
• Lots of wild horses

Episode index of radio plays

Appearance of the characters in the radio play series
Bibi Blocksberg	Episode 01 - ongoing
Tina Martin	Episode 01 - ongoing
Susanne Martin	Bibi Blocksberg: "The Riding Stable Part 1", "The Riding Stable Part 2", "The Riding Tournament", episode 01 - ongoing
Holger Martin	Bibi Blocksberg: "The Riding Stable Part 1", "The Riding Stable Part 2", "The Riding Tournament" / episode 01, 02, 03, 04, (08), (11), 19, (21), 25, (28) , (44), 49, 55, 56, 57, 62, 64, (65), (67), 68, 69, (70)
Barbara Blocksberg	Episode 01, 03, 05, 06, 11, (16), 17, 20, 25, 36
Bernhard Blocksberg	Episode 01, 03, 06, 11, (17), (20), 25
Count Falko von Falkenstein	Bibi Blocksberg: "The Riding Stable Part 1", "The Riding Stable Part 2", "The Riding Tournament" / episode 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24 , 27, 29, 30, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 65 , 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 78, 79, 80, 85, 87, 88, 89, 92, (93), 94, 95, 96, 97
Alexander von Falkenstein	Bibi Blocksberg: "The Riding Stable Part 1", "The Riding Stable Part 2", "The Riding Tournament" / Episode 01 - ongoing
Adalbert von Falkenstein	Episode (17), 53
Archibald "Archie" from Wetterstein	Episode 22, (46)
Sissi from Falkenstein	Episode 37
Aunt Paula Pempelfort	Episode 23, (37), (64), 68
Freddy	Episode 01, 05, 07, 08, 17, 21, 28, 38, 39, 42, 52, 55, 58, 64, 66, 70, 74, 83
Dr. Eichhorn senior	Bibi Blocksberg: "The Riding Stable Part 2"
Dr. Robert Eichhorn	Episode 01, 02, 04, (31), 56, 59, (61), 64, 67, (72)
Forester chaffinch	Episode 61, 63, 72, 73, 80
Janosch	Episode 13, 14, (22), 60, 81, 93
Mikosh	Episode 13, 14, 22, 35, 60, 73, 81, 93
Karla Kolumna	Bibi Blocksberg: "The horse show" / episode 05, 18, 24, 32, 41, 46
Trödelhannes	Episode 09, 12, 55
The Mühlenhof farmer	Episode 02, 09, 21, 26, 34, 41, 50, 59, 61, 67, 73
Cunibert Kraehwinkel	Episode 36, (37)

In the episodes in brackets, the characters do not appear actively, but only talk about them.

Series universe

The series Bibi and Tina shares a series universe with the series Bibi Blocksberg , Benjamin Blümchen and Elea Eluanda .

Awards

The entire series of radio plays has received 81 gold and 152 platinum so far .

Film adaptations

cartoon

On July 3, 2004, the animated series Bibi and Tina was first broadcast on ZDF as an offshoot of the long-running Bibi Blocksberg series . It comprises a total of 54 approximately 25-minute episodes.

Real series

After the four films, an Amazon Prime series will be produced under the renewed direction of Detlev Buck. The first season is planned over 10 episodes with a length of 20 to 25 minutes each. The shooting took place in East Brandenburg; Bibi Blocksberg is played by Katharina Hirschberg, Tina Martin by Harriet Herbig-Matten. It has been available to Prime customers since April 3, 2020.

cinemamovies

On March 6, 2014, the film Bibi & Tina was released in cinemas as part of the Bibi Blocksberg spin-off . The film with Lina Larissa Strahl and Lisa-Marie Koroll in the title roles was shot from July to September 2013 in Schleswig-Holstein , Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg . Directed by Detlev Buck .

The second part - again directed by Detlev Buck - with the title Bibi & Tina: Fully Bewitched , was released on December 25, 2014.

The third part - again directed by Detlev Buck - with the title Bibi & Tina: Mädchen gegen Jungs was released on January 21, 2016.

The fourth part, entitled Bibi & Tina: Tohuwabohu Total , was also staged by Detlev Buck. It was released in theaters in 2017. The Medienboard funded the film with 400,000 euros. As in the first three parts, the script was written by Bettina Börgerding.

After the four films, an Amazon Prime series will be produced under the renewed direction of Detlev Buck. The first season consists of 10 episodes, each 20 to 25 minutes in length. The shooting took place in East Brandenburg. Bibi Blocksberg is portrayed by Katharina Hirschberg. Tina Martin is played by Harriet Herbig-Matten. The series should run on Amazon in the first half of 2020.

Web links

• Official website
• The cartoon series

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gold-Platinum Database Federal Association of the Music Industry, as of March 26, 2020
2. ^ "Bibi and Tina" series on Amazon: Start, content, actors. March 31, 2020, accessed April 11, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Internet Archive: Amazon.de: Bibi & Tina - Watch Season 1 | Prime Video. April 11, 2020, accessed April 11, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Buck's "Bibi Blocksberg" film almost finished , accessed on November 2, 2013
5. ↑ «Bibi and Tina - Part 3» - official film page , accessed on January 3, 2016
6. ↑ Bibi & Tina 4 - Tohuwabohu Total. In: moviepilot.de. Retrieved June 9, 2016 .  
7. ↑ Medienboard - funding decisions for film. (No longer available online.) In: www.medienboard.de. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016 ; Retrieved June 9, 2016 . 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.  
8. ↑ Lukas Grybowski: Shooting visit: Bibi and Tina at Reichenow Castle. August 8, 2019, accessed December 27, 2019 .