The Knoff Hoff Show
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Knoff-Hoff-Show (until 1999) The big Knoff-Hoff-Show (from 2002) |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | 1986-1999, 2002-2004 |
| genre | Science show |
| music | Veterinary Street Jazz Band |
| Moderation |
Joachim Bublath
Co-moderation:
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| First broadcast | February 16, 1986 on ZDF |
The Knoff-Hoff Show was an entertainment program broadcast on ZDF between 1986 and 2004 with popular science topics. The name is based on a corruption of the term know-how .
concept
The concept of the show was designed in the mid-1980s by Joachim Bublath , who also acted as moderator in all episodes. He stood by sequentially Ramona Leiss , Babette Einstmann , Monica Lierhaus and Kim Fisher as co-moderators aside.
Simple but often spectacular experiments were shown and occasionally also roughly explained. In addition, amateur inventors were given the opportunity to demonstrate their inventions to the public, such as the pretzel cutting machine or the foam head throwing machine. The Knoff-Hoff professor Charly (Egon Keresztes, “Graf Horror Charly”) was allowed to carry out some “crazy” experiments as a highlight of every broadcast. These were moderated by the moderators and mostly went wrong due to the absurdity of the implementation.
The Veterinary Street Jazz Band was also striking, playing the title and closing melodies (an interpretation of Ain't She Sweet , original by Lou Gold & His Melody Men , 1927) and short musical interludes between the contributions. The band was also involved in some experiments.
production
The experiments were developed in collaboration with scientists from biology , physics and chemistry . University staff helped set up the experiments. The experiments were tested in a hall in Munich .
The filming of a program took two to three days. The viewers were paid as extras .
history
The Knoff Hoff Show first went on air on February 16, 1986. In a short period of time, the show became one of the most successful science programs on German television. It was dubbed in nine languages. On March 21, 1999, the 79th and final broadcast was broadcast. Bublath justified the discontinuation of the program with the fact that there were not enough experiments and a repetition would be boring for the audience.
In 2002 the ZDF took up the concept again. Under the name The Great Knoff-Hoff Show , the program ran until December 2004 before it was discontinued again. The reason for the attitude was that in the opinion of the main moderator, Joachim Bublath, the previous density of experiments (“we started a new experiment every minute”) could no longer be achieved.
In the summer of 2005 there were two more special programs called The Summer with Knoff-Hoff , which were reminiscent of The Knoff-Hoff Show with their experiments .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d "Like Jesus over the water". Spiegel Online , February 15, 2017, accessed February 17, 2017 .
- ↑ Interview Joachim Bublath - The Knoff-Hoff-Show - How it all began - Page 3 of 6 at Drillingsraum , from December 29, 2008
- ↑ Interview Joachim Bublath - The Knoff-Hoff-Show - Behind the Scenes - Page 4 of 6 at Drillingsraum , from December 29, 2008