A real Viennese does not go under
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| Original title | A real Viennese does not go under |
| Country of production |
 Austria
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| original language | German ( Viennese ) |
| Year (s) | 1975-1979 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 24 |
| idea | Ernst Hinterberger |
| First broadcast | June 8, 1975 on ORF |
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A real Viennese does not go under is the title of a television series by Ernst Hinterberger, produced by ORF from 1975 to 1979 . At the time of its first broadcast, the series (a total of 24 episodes) split the Austrian nation around the fictional working class Sackbauer family. The reactions to it went far beyond those of the television audience and after each episode the rumbling electrician Edmund "Mundl" Sackbauer was the hot topic of the day. At that time, ORF customer service received countless “audience reactions from angry rejection” - especially from the working class shown - “up to enthusiastic approval”. A real Viennese does not go down later became a cult series; Since then, it has enjoyed almost undiminished approval from the audience for repetitions.
background
Production history
The first two parts of the series were originally conceived as a two-part television film that was shown as part of the ORF series Impulse . This slot was developed by Kuno Knöbl for avant-garde artists and young filmmakers. There the working-class writer Hinterberger should also be given the opportunity to adapt his novel The Salt of the Earth as a screenplay for television. The socially realistic portrayal was a deliberate break with the image of family that was offered in the soap operas imported from the US and Great Britain at the time .
Written and directed by
Book: Ernst Hinterberger, based on his 1966 novel "Salt of the Earth"
Director:
- Reinhard Schwabenitzky (episodes 1–13)
- Rudolf Jusits (episodes 14-16)
- Kurt Ockermüller (episodes 17–24)
Content of the series
The protagonist of the series is the irascible and tough electrician Edmund "Mundl" Sackbauer , who lives with his family in a typical Viennese apartment building in Favoriten. The series deals with everyday situations such as debt and money problems, renovation, marital crises, family disputes, differences of opinion, class differences and interpersonal relationships.
The success
In contrast to the ubiquitous US series at the time, the series revolves around the everyday challenges of a working-class family in Vienna- Favoriten . The particular accuracy of the book and the direction, but above all the exact representation of the local mentality and the Viennese dialect, have led to the success. A real Viennese does not go under is considered to be one of the most important drama productions in ORF history .
Twenty years later, the author Ernst Hinterberger had a similar success with the Kaisermühlen Blues .
Characters
Edmund Sackbauer
The main character of the series goes through a very interesting development over the course of the series. In the first 13 episodes he is portrayed as being very tyrannical and angry. When a rougher argument with his wife and a serious accident at work follow, it changes fundamentally and the series loses something of its wit, since Mundl's "seizures" seem very amusing.
He's a passionate weightlifter at a club, just like his father, whom he often refers to. In the 13th episode, however, it is revealed that he still did not like his father's tyrannical behavior. As a proud grandfather, he always interferes in the affairs of his children. He is usually only brought to reason by his wife Antonia or by his older brother Schani. He has an aversion to intellectuals, so he also dislikes the future of his daughter Hanni, Franz Vejvoda.
However, he accepts without objection that his son Karli is marrying a daughter from better circles, Irmi Werner.
Antonia Sackbauer
Antonia "Toni" Sackbauer is the severely tested wife of Edmund Sackbauer. She never really cares about many words, but mostly has the last word and, unlike her husband, makes consistently sensible decisions. She is actually a housewife, but due to financial difficulties, she starts to work as a cleaner in a pharmacy. She is extremely humane and sensible. Their hospitality is appreciated by many friends. She also serves as a contact person for friends and acquaintances.
You also learn that the caretaker Kurt Blahovec also toyed with the idea of marrying her, but decided otherwise.
Karl Sackbauer
Karl "Karli" Sackbauer is the firstborn of the family and is very much after his father. Like Mundl, he likes to drink beer and often raises his voice, even if for no reason. He married very early in the series Irmi Werner, who eventually had two children (René and Petra). He sometimes argues with his younger sister Hanni and shows himself extremely disrespectful to his parents, especially his father. He is actually a forklift driver, but later rose to become a hall foreman, which also enables him to finance his own apartment. Like his father, Karli often uses obscene expressions and gets himself into trouble with them.
Johanna Sackbauer
The younger daughter of the Sackbauers, called Hanni, begins a relationship with the young poet Franz Vejvoda, which leads to major problems within the family. She is often moody and easily offended.
Since the turn of the year, she has also dealt with the subject of emancipation, which naturally leads to problems in the male-dominated Sackbauer family. In order to meet the intellectual demands of Franzi, to whom she became engaged in the first episode, she later took courses in literature and typing at the adult education center.
Johann Sackbauer
Edmund Sackbauer's brother, called Schani, is always very understanding towards the family. He often reprimands Mundl when he gets one of his fits of anger. This is particularly evident in the episode “Der Enkel”, when Mundl complains about his grandson's name René before his grandson's baptism. Schani later surprises the Sackbauer family when he opens a savings account for René. Schani also stands by Mrs. Pribil, who the Sackbauers got to know on vacation in Podersdorf am See, after the death of her husband, which, however, leads to minor conflicts with Irene (Julia) Vejvoda.
Franz Vejvoda
Franz "Franzi" Vejvoda is also called "Nudlaug" or "Dioptrienotto" by Mundl. The young poet and intellectual initially worked as an accountant in a larger company, where he also gave Mundl a job. Although he is initially hostile to Mundl, he finally accepts him.
Later, Franzi devoted himself entirely to writing and finally celebrated a great success. When a piece of him is panned, he has to look for a post. After Hanni has refused his marriage proposal, their relationship cools down; But they get together again and decide to move to Hamburg, where he has the prospect of a job as a lecturer.
Irene Vejvoda
The mother of Franz Vejvoda, introduced in the episode “The Visit”, is portrayed as a loving woman. As a widow, she finds a new partner in Schani, Mundl's brother. She comes from Tyrol and has a brother, Vitus Egger, who also visits her.
Irmi Werner
The daughter of two commoners is portrayed as very emotional and respectful. She used the more sophisticated language and integrated herself relatively quickly into the Sackbauer family. She has two children, but later feels a little neglected by Karli.
Martha Werner
Irmi Werner's mother is very middle-class and initially has an aversion to the very proletarian Sackbauers. She sets the tone in her family and is initially against her daughter's relationship with Karli Sackbauer.
Franz Werner
Husband of Martha Werner and father of Irmi Werner. Although he could not finish his studies (due to the war), he is one of the intellectuals of the series. He often argues with his wife, but his arguments seem more reasonable. Together with his wife he runs a knitwear shop and thus belongs to the middle class, which of course often turns out to be difficult with regard to the Sackbauer family. Due to growing competition, he is ultimately forced to take a job as a warehouse worker.
He and Edmund Sackbauer have had a kind of friendship since the turn of the year. During the war he reached the rank of lieutenant, which he often proudly mentions, but is questioned by his wife, as she thinks she remembers him as an ensign. His wife is still untouched when he marries her, and she accuses him of that too.
Kurt Blahovec
Security guard with a "trained eye" and husband of Josefine "Fini" Blahovec. The corpulent alcoholic does his rounds every night to guard large industrial establishments. The former caretaker is even celebrated as a hero once. Drinking leads to his losing his job, but luck is on his side. He is prone to violence and even hits his wife once when he finds out that she was unfaithful to him.
He gets a dog, a "wolf", with which he has a loving relationship. As a long-time friend of Mundl, it happens a few times that he is indirectly asked for advice, which he usually gives in a tavern after he has drunk. He often just throws foreign words around, but unlike Franzi, he mostly confuses them. His wife describes him as impotent and his whiskers are torn, which he particularly "likes".
Josefine Blahovec
Josefine "Fini" Blahovec is the wife of Kurt Blahovec and a housewife. She is fond of alcohol and flirts uncontrollably with other men. When one day she cheats on Kurti, becomes pregnant and this almost causes mischief, the entire Sackbauer family helps to fix their marriage again.
Episodes
There are a total of 24 episodes, the length of which ranges between 40 and 50 minutes. All episodes are now available on DVD.
Salt of the earth (1st episode)
We get to know Mundl during his preparations for the evening weightlifting session. When his son Karli tells him that he is skipping the training today in favor of a flat inspection with his fiancée Irmi, the patriarch reacts very indignantly. It doesn't get any better when daughter Hanni announces her marriage plans with the young poet Franzi, who is little appreciated by Mundl. His quick-tempered personality shows up quickly, but also that his wife Toni always brings him to his senses.
The newly in love Hanni and Franzi meet, but Hanni gets cold feet when Franzi becomes too passionate and comes out as a virgin. Due to her fears that Franzi's mother might come home earlier than planned, Franzi suggests a hotel visit the following Friday. Hanni is very scared, but in the end it comes for the “first time” and for the engagement.
Sackbauers forge vacation plans for Italy, but Karli's failure at the weightlifting competition, and the resulting loss to "the woes from Fluridsdurf " enrages Mundl. He still takes part in vacation planning. His brother Schani is persuaded to come along. When Hanni joins them and both Franzi's ride to Italy and Hanni's engagement with him are in the room, only Toni and the rest of the family's common sense can prevent Mundl from freaking out. He reluctantly gives in.
The Vacation (2nd episode)
After everyone tried to get Franzi to go to Italy, Hanni is particularly angry with Franzi because he doesn't want to go with them. Rather, he wants to finish his latest radio play and save money for his future marriage. Hanni doesn't take it well, breaks up with Franzi and walks several kilometers home.
Mundl is fired, explodes on site again, but is particularly friendly at home. First he claims to have resigned himself, but then has to admit his dismissal. In addition, the reason was that Mundl had asked his boss whether “they had shit in his brain” because he had wanted to assign Turkish workers to him. Son Karli, himself employed in a reasonably “secure” position, does not hide a certain satisfaction towards his otherwise very tyrannical father.
When Hanni also explains that Franzi does not want to go to Italy, Mundl also becomes choleric. However, it is becoming apparent that the Italy vacation will be canceled anyway. In the evenings, Mundl sucks while lifting weights, which doesn't help his ego either. Finding a job is difficult. Wife Toni is very much on his neck when looking for a job, rummaging through newspaper advertisements and discovering an advertised position as a chauffeur in a laundry. She asks him to call there, and Mundl is stubborn. This leads to an argument. When he called the phone booth at Toni's request, he was unsuccessful and slammed the phone booth door in front of a man.
Franzi comes to visit unannounced while the Sackbauers play cards in the afternoon and ponder the precarious situation. Edmund has to grudgingly admit his unemployment to him too. Toni mediates between the quarreling young lovers.
At the end of the episode, the family meets at a swimming pond, and Franzi also joins them. He offered Mundl a job opportunity with his own employer. It will turn out, however, that the job will only be free in three months, which is initially not conducive to Mundl's sympathies for Franzi.
The apartment (3rd episode)
Irmi and Karli want to get married and are looking for an apartment. Karli pays 1,500 schillings (109 EUR, but rather more than 300 EUR according to today's purchasing power) to an address office, from which he can obtain addresses until the desired success is achieved. However, the first apartment tours are catastrophic: a ramshackle shack; a room-kitchen-cabinet apartment that is only rented to students; as well as a seemingly suitable apartment, for which a six-figure fee would be due. When Karli describes his failures in severe frustration, Mundl drags him back to the placement office, where Mundl intimidates the initially quite defensive secretary with one of his classic fits of anger that she hands him the 1,500 schillings back, although this is not provided for in the contract. The contract is torn up, and Mundl and Karli triumphantly return home, where the rest of the family has now followed the premiere of Franzi's radio play on the radio.
Irmi's parents urge to get to know the Sackbauers. Karli is reluctant to meet Irmi, but is then the one who can persuade the stubborn Mundl to have dinner with the Werner family. During dinner, Irmi's parents ask what Mundl and Karli are doing; the further course, including Mundl's table manners, leaves the Werner family with little understanding for Irmi's wish to marry into this family of "eating and drinking proletariat".
The episode ends with the positive note that Mundl announced on his family's way home that he would start a new job at the shipping company Marschall & Co. on Monday.
Abysses (4th episode)
Mundl has difficulty adapting at Marschall & Co. There people often tip a glass while on duty, and on top of that, Mundl does not feel that his colleagues take them fully. One evening he came to the stalking club, drunk, where he overestimated and injured himself lifting weights. Traxler, the chairman of the association, then brings him home with Schani, and Toni is not happy about her drunken husband. In conversations with Schani and Fini Blahovec, she expresses her concern that Mundl now regularly comes home drunk.
In the meantime, Irmi is arguing with her parents because they are strictly against her marriage to Karli. Irmi's mother announces that she will stay away from the wedding, but in the end the parents show up for the wedding. Irmi moves in with the Sackbauers, and Hanni is banished from her "cabinet" to the living room couch, which is not right for her.
In the meantime, Mundl wants to start lifting weights again, but club chairman Traxler forbids him further training because the doctor advised against it. Angry, he gets very drunk and comes home heavily drunk while the rest of the family watches TV. There was a nuisance between him and Karli that threatened to escalate, and Toni withdrew into the bedroom in disgust. In bed, Mundl also tries to force Toni to cohabit, whereupon she "gives him a slap" (slaps the face) and threatens to divorce him. Disenchanted, he speaks to Hanni in the living room. She promises to talk to Toni, but asks "in return" to be able to move in with Franzi.
The episode also ends with Hanni's move, and after a week of abstinence from alcohol, Mundl takes the new job in Franzi's company that he was prematurely offered in episode 2. Mundl Franzi gratefully offers the you word.
The visit (5th episode)
Mundl is outraged when he learns through a thoughtless statement from Hanni that the Schani uncle and Franzi's mother, Mrs. Vejvoda, meet regularly and immediately suspects a hot love affair (quote: “Zwa so dear shit!”). One evening Mundl learns that the two of them have gone to the theater, whereupon he and Karli (rather against his will) spy on Schani and Mrs. Vejvoda, and finally sees the couple in a Chinese restaurant. Mundl orders a beer and wants to sit down with Karli with the two of them, which Schani strictly refuses to do (Karli is obviously very uncomfortable with the whole thing). Back home with things not done, Mundl writes a (linguistically rather awkward) letter to Ms. Vejvoda's brother Vitus Egger in Innsbruck to bring him to Vienna and to discuss the "situation". He shows the letter to Toni, who tears it up, and describes Mundl's action as "nonsense". Mundl then sends a telegram to Vitus Egger, announcing that he will be picked up at the Westbahnhof . It is there that Mundl thinks a Viennese dressed in traditional costume is "the Tyrolean", whereupon the mix-up leads to fouls. Finally Mundl finds the "real" Vitus, who is not particularly interested in Mundl's fantasies about the "affair". Rather, he just wanted to visit his family. His sister Mrs. Vejvoda, Franzi, Hanni and Schani also show up and take Vitus with them as a preventive measure before Mundl informs him wrongly. Left alone at the station, Mundl gets drunk with Kurti Blahovec; When he got home drunk, he found Vitus in the guest bed and mobbing around, whereupon Toni vigorously sent him to bed. The next morning, at a (beer) breakfast, a violent argument breaks out between the two (Viennese versus Tyrolean). In the end, everything ends in a conciliatory manner with the Heuriger and Mundl has to accept the friendship between Schani uncle and Mrs. Vejvoda.
The House (6th episode)
Karli has a “brainpower” and wants to buy a house. However, one million schillings (≈ 72,673 €) in 1977 were unfortunately still more than today. One tries to get Schani uncle and Irmi's better-off parents excited about the idea; Thanks to Franzi's help, the "alternative form of living together" in the form of a shared apartment ("commune") is being considered. Ultimately, the plan fails due to the unwillingness of Irmi's parents, who would have assumed the main part of the financial burden; Even their bourgeois values seem to be incompatible with the idea of a "commune" from the start. There is a temporary separation between Karli and Irmi.
The episode begins with Mundl listening to Kurt Sowinetz's song Alle Menschen san ma zwider with interest, but then pulling the record down in annoyance.
The renovation (7th episode)
Mundl, Karli and Hanni want to surprise Toni for her birthday and renovate the apartment. Unfortunately, financially things are looking precarious again. Mundl then got the idea to take out a loan, but in the process got into an unscrupulous (West German) loan shark, to whom he would have to repay almost double the sum after five years. Despite the desperation, the renovation began, and with Franzi's help, Mundl received an advance payment from the employer, which enabled him to "buy himself out" of the contract - with a loss of "only" 7,000 schillings (507 €, based on today's purchasing power around 1,370) . The renovation is also not without incidents (e.g. beer bottles falling into the cement mix, delivery delays and unruly wallpaper), but it is ultimately a success.
Underworld (8th episode)
Karli worries his family because he goes out at the same time every evening, never has any money and only comes home late at night. Mundl and caretaker Kurti Blahovec discover in the course of a "shadowing campaign" that he is regularly involved with the prostitute Helga. Karli develops deeper feelings for her, much to the displeasure of Helga's pimp (Viennese: "Peitschalbua") Dolfi. Mundl is horrified when he also learns that Karli wants to buy her expensive luxury goods - and states as security that his father (i.e. Mundl) has an electronics store. He found out about this from Pepi Wurm, a regular customer of the brothel and fur trader, with whom Mundl happened to get into a conflict in episode 5 due to a mix-up at the Westbahnhof. During a discussion at home, Mundl slaps his son, who then furiously wants to visit Helga again. On the same evening, however, there is a fight with Dolfi and Helga tells Karli that he should "sneak away" (get away). Mundl, plagued by a bad conscience, enters the scene with Pepi and prevents the worst escalation. The evening ends philosophically at the sausage stand, where Sackbauer senior and junior skilfully let an angry Pepi Wurm sit on the bill after the intervention of a police officer.
The inheritance (9th episode)
In this episode Karli and Irmi get together again. Karli sees Irmi walking past on the street during his driving test, whereupon he interrupts his test drive to persuade Irmi to meet in an hour. He succeeds in doing this, and thanks to an understanding driver examiner, he still passes. A little later, the two of them jointly choose a cheap, used, but rather battered Puch 500 .
Toni has since found out that she has inherited a house outside Vienna from an aunt, and Mundl already sees herself as a farmer. All of a sudden he gets excited about falling beef prices, as he expects a rich livestock population from the genetic make-up. However, it turns out that the property is near the Zwentendorf nuclear reactor , whereupon Mundl explodes again and holds a tirade about the "sufficient atoms".
The family drives to see the house in Karli's "new" car. To the disappointment of everyone, the house is a desolate shack, which Mundl only says with “A so a shit! (What a shit house) ”can comment. A sleazy local politician from the area offers the Sackbauers 160,000 Schillings in cash for the house, as they would never get the official inheritance price of 300,000 Schillings anyway. With no other options, in view of the desperate situation, the deal at least solves the bag farmers' financial problems that had arisen as a result of the renovation of their apartment (episode 7).
At the end of the episode, Toni works out how much money they would get if they sold the house. Meanwhile, Mundl takes a bath and is not satisfied. Toni also has to wash his back and head at his request, but bangs him hard on the back and asks him to show a little satisfaction. Since he also drinks beer during the bath, the beer falls into the bath water. Thereupon he leaves the bathtub and at this moment Karli and Irma enter the apartment. Irma is enthusiastic about the renovated apartment. When Mundl drinks beer again, he spits it out in horror because there is soapy water in the bottle.
House demolition (10th episode)
In this episode, Mundl meets his German counterpart, Ekel Alfred - Alfred Tetzlaff ( Heinz Schubert ), but he plays the role of real estate entrepreneur Hauke from Hamburg. His company wants to buy the property in the Hasengasse and tear it down, and Mundl has to enforce the interests of the house community as their spokesman against the real estate company. A loud argument ensues in which Mundl refers to the real estate agent as a shrinkgermane because of his size . This episode makes fun of the contrasts between Germans and Austrians in particular: the (northern) German real estate entrepreneur is constantly furious about the matted Austrian bureaucracy and "court rulers" ("That's the purest Balkans!"). Caretaker Zauner (played by Heinz Petters ) replies that in Vienna "everything has to go its way" and that you can't "break your knees". Mundl and Toni finally ask the tenant protection association; Armed with this, Mundl succeeds in getting Hauke ready at a tenants' meeting. When the latter leaves in resignation, Fini Blahovec feels sorry for him and drags him to the wine tavern . The night is getting long and Kurti Blahovec wants to part with her. Somehow the end of this episode suggests a reconciliation.
Silent Night (11th episode)
The Christmas preparations are in full swing. What to buy for whom? And who is celebrating with whom? The chilled relationship between the Sackbauers and Irmi's parents does not contribute to Irmi's wish that the two families should celebrate together. There is generally confusion regarding mutual family visits, and Franzi also wants to go to a publisher's Christmas party, which Hanni goes extremely against the grain.
In the meantime, the Sackbauer family is having a heated discussion about the Christmas menu, and everyone tries to conceal their Christmas errands from the others. Mundl bought his wife a wrong size dress. However, she discovers it in the closet and secretly exchanges it - albeit in a different color.
Irmi's parents, especially her mother, are very open to the idea of celebrating with Sackbauers. Irmi is very angry about this, and Mundl even more.
Meanwhile, Mundl's brother Schani and Toni forge a plan how Toni could get to her secretly wanted budgie: just give it to Mundl! Schani would rather (or at least) spend Christmas with Franzi's mother, Mrs Vejvoda, which does not ease the situation.
Vitus Egger (Franzi's uncle and brother of Mrs. Vejvoda) causes additional confusion with his unannounced visit. The Tyrolean, who wants to surprise his sister and go into hiding with Sackbauers for the time being, brings his own Christmas tree, believing that the Viennese have "no idea" about a real Christmas.
After a tangle of bad planning, missing each other, a bitter lonely Christmas with Irmi's parents, and Franzi's rejection of the publisher's celebration, the entire (extended) family finally comes together, and the celebration is quite successful.
Turn of the year (12th episode)
December 31, 1977. New Year's Eve. The Werner family (Irmi's parents) are dominated by cynicism about the forced annual celebrations. Both Mundl's wife Toni and Irmi's mother Martha send their husbands to the hairdresser. The two slipper patriarchs also happened to meet at the same hair clipper and were confronted with long waiting times. The hairdresser offers both of those waiting a glass of schnapps to bridge the waiting time, whereby the whole bottle is quickly used up, and the two enslaved husbands fraternize in drunkenness.They don't give a damn about their haircut and rather go shopping for fireworks and joke items.
Irmi and Hanni meanwhile want to go to a masked ball that Franzi's circle of friends will host. Irmi's mother is not very enthusiastic. Then Mundl and Franz (Mr. Werner) turn up quite intoxicated. Mundl issues an alcoholically ill-considered invitation to the Werner family, and Toni feels overwhelmed by being able to entertain her guests at such short notice. She sends her drunk husband to bed first.
At the request of his nieces and nephews, Uncle Schani is supposed to serve as a buffer for Mundl's potentially impossible behavior, which he vigorously refuses.
Finally, the Werner couple come to the Sackbauers' apartment. The atmosphere is rather stiff at the beginning, but the alcohol quickly helps to relax the men.
In between, the viewer experiences a conversation between the drunk caretaker and night watchman Kurti Blahovec and his superior, who once again grants him grace.
In the meantime, Messrs. Sackbauer and Werner in the Hasengasse are already very tipsy again, much to the displeasure of their wives. Fireworks shootings, coupled with World War II nostalgia for the slippery hero Franz Werner, culminate in property damage to an apartment opposite, the tenant of which calls the police. In addition, Hanni and Irmi come home very upset because their respective partners have allegedly found "better company".
In the meantime, Kurti Blahovec's supervisor is also “full of fat” (heavily drunk) and dismisses Kurti to celebrate with the Sackbauers.
The police appear in Sackbauer's apartment. Franz Werner hides cowardly while the police take down the personal details of all those present. Suddenly a meanwhile soft (drunk) kurti appears in the apartment. Karli and Franzi also show up with the female ball acquaintances, which culminates in violent arguments between Hanni and Irmi on the one hand and the women they brought with them on the other. Topics: Free love and emancipation. Toni very forcefully directs the visitors from the apartment.
After the evening has gone so hopelessly wrong, the episode ends conciliatory with the traditional toast at the turn of the year. The neighbor who was previously shot at with firecrackers takes sweet revenge for a moment.
This episode is broadcast every year on New Year's Eve on Austrian television and has achieved a cult status similar to that of the episode “Sylvesterpunsch” of the series “ Ein Herz und eine Seele ” in Germany.
Grandfather (13th episode)
Irmi finds out that she is pregnant. Of course, that changes living needs. Allegedly, an apartment in the house should soon become vacant because the old Mrs. Holzer is talking about wanting to move into a home.
Hanni is cynical about the news towards Irmi. The two emancipated companions that Karli and Franzi had brought with them for New Year's Eve apparently made Hanni think and cracked her image of men a little. Overall, Hanni is rather bitter, and offends her family with her "stupid views". Things are not going well with Franzi either because she accuses him of only wanting her body.
Toni tries to gently teach Mundl to Irmi's pregnancy. Irmi herself is not sure how Karli will take the news either. She cautiously opens up the situation to him, and his reaction is exceedingly happy. Mundl is also looking forward to his grandfather role, and he would prefer the name "Edmund" for his grandson.
He intervenes with the property management to get to Ms. Holzer's apartment. Together with the property manager, they visit Ms. Holzer in her apartment, where everything looks rather neglected. The move to the home should be made palatable to her; but when the elderly lady begins to cry, they both feel uncomfortable and let go of the matter. Mundl is finished after this unpleasant visit and gets drunk with the Blahovec couple and Obstler, but praises sobriety for his grandson.
The future parents and the future grandmothers, meanwhile, are busy shopping together for the next generation.
Franzi shows up at the Sackbauers in the evening. In front of the entire family, he (rather clumsily) asked for Hanni's hand. She appreciates his efforts, but refuses, which tends to meet with incomprehension among the rest of the Sackbauer family. Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Holzer rings the bell to give the child who has already been born (as she wrongly believes) the teddy bears of her son who died in the war. She also announces that she wants to move into a retirement home. Irmi, however, feels a little guilty about pushing the old woman out of her apartment.
The grandson (14th episode)
Irmi's parents arrive at the church where little René is to be baptized and ask the pastor about the Sackbauer family. The son of Irmi and Karli should not be baptized Edmund, but René , which Mundl does not agree with at all. After a heated argument with the rest of the family, he is the only one who stays behind, later notices the forgotten baby bottle and then drives to the church in the black Mercedes he has rented, where the baptism is over. The pastor announces that the grandson René, albeit with the second name, is called Edmund, which initially pleases Mundl, but is then unsettled by the pastor's explanations. During the coffee and cake in Karli's and Irmi's apartment afterwards, the mood between Mundl and Toni is already quite tense.
Franzi quits his job in order to devote himself entirely to writing. Between him and Mundl there is a very maudlin goodbye.
Toni spends a lot of time in Irmi's and Karli's apartment and expresses her regret that the two no longer live with Sackbauers. Mundl finds his apartment empty after work and has to warm up food, which he doesn't do very well. He looks for Hanni, who is currently painting her new apartment in the same house, and asks for something to eat, but is then too proud to accept Hanni's offer to cook him something.
After a short visit to the Blahovecs, Mundl went to bed early, where Toni, returning home, found him. He doesn't hide his jealousy towards his grandson, to whom Toni seems to be paying all her attention. When Fini Blahovec drops in tipsy to collect for the animal welfare association, the Sackbauer marriage crisis is revealed to her very clearly.
Alternating scenes show father-son and mother-daughter conversations about the situation, whereby the perspective of both spouses is clarified. Both children advise the respective parent to talk to each other.
Toni cooks an extra dinner in the evening, but Mundl doesn't show much appetite. When there was also no more beer in the house, Mundl was additionally offended and there was a row. This is where Mundl's cult phrase comes up: "My beer is ned deppat!"
The dispute escalates and Mundl moves from the marital bedroom into the cabinet. Also in this episode, furious, he destroys his grandfather's picture.
The accident (15th episode)
The episode begins with Toni watching the film Eroica in the Bellariakino, Mundl watching the same film on TV at home at the same time. When he sees Toni coming, he takes refuge in the cabinet. Thereupon Kurti Blahovec stands in front of the door with a newspaper article about himself and wants to tell his heroic act - the overpowering of two burglars at his workplace - to the bag builders. Mundl and Toni were not particularly interested in this, as there was silence between Mundl and Toni after the disputes about the baptism of Karl's son. Mundl withdraws into the cabinet, while Toni and Kurti are flirting with each other - quite harmlessly.
Karli also has difficulties with the baby care of little René, but Irma helps him.
When Mr. Werner is visiting, Mundl refuses the glasses because they are from Toni's kitchen, and they drink from his cups. Mundl is grumpy and is looking forward to Monday. Mr. Werner invites Mundl to a family gathering, but he refuses. Then Toni wants to cook, but this time too Mundl does not feel an appetite. He is busy clearing out the bird cage. This creates an additional row, whereby Toni smashes a plate and decides to look for work in order to earn her own money. However, this search is unsuccessful.
On the following Monday, Mundl had an accident at work by getting caught in the electrical circuit. Mundl's colleague Steiner discovers Mundl, who has had an accident, and he tries to contact Toni. Fini Blahovec is unfriendly at first, but she puts Steiner in contact with Toni as soon as she learns that something has happened to Mundl. Mundl suffered a broken arm, a head wound and a minor concussion. Toni is very worried about her husband.
Even with Franzi and Hanni, not everything is fine. When Franzi wants to visit Hanni, she expects a visit from her colleague Ilse. Franzi is angry and the two get into an argument because Hanni wants to be alone for a while. Hanni tells Ilse her fate.
When Mundl's condition begins to improve, Kurti and Fini Blahovec also turn up at the hospital, behave loudly and bring a bottle of champagne with them. When Mundl is released from the hospital, the family reunites and Toni lets him move back into the marital bedroom.
Holiday joys (16th episode)
Mundl, Toni and Schani advise on the holiday destination with the help of brochures. Mundl hangs up in his wicker chair and wants to drink beer, Toni admonishing him and asking him to drink fruit juice. He reluctantly drinks it. Then they decide to go to Podersdorf am See. Before leaving, Mundl gives his parakeet to Kurti, whom he gives instructions on how to care for it. Mundl and Toni are taken to Podersdorf by Franzi. Mundl behaves conspicuously in the hotel and they are served by a porter who is also called Edmund. He says that the hotel is world-famous and immediately recommends a ride in a horse-drawn carriage through the Pannonian lowlands. Mundl gives him "little" tip for this. After swimming in the lake for the first time, Mundl has a new, short hairstyle, which he doesn't exactly agree with, but Toni thinks it's funny. When they drive through the town in a tandem, they get to know the Pribil family by chance (but only grandparents and grandchildren, who are called "Schurli"). Ms. Pribil announces that they are from Simmering and that their daughter and son-in-law have gone on safari. After problems with the tandem, Mundl and Toni go to the lowlands, where Mundl has to drive the horse and cart, but has an accident. The table discussions with the Pribil's are going well. The Pribils refused to invite the Sackbauers to go boating. While sailing, Mundl and Toni get caught in the reeds and come across a boat with the caretaker Zauner and a young lady in it, who are at the "Schäferstündchen", which Zauner is embarrassed. Zauner announces that his stage name is "Gucki" and that he is involved in feature films that the lady is his leading actress. Then the Sackbauers are invited to his holiday home; the young lady has already mastered her acting role perfectly. Mundl optimistically decides to give him a role, but Toni seriously advises him against it. While sailing, the Sackbauers tip over on the lake and on the beach the Sackbauers arrange a meeting with the Pribils. Mundl, Toni, Hanni and Franzi sit comfortably together at the Heuriger. Mundl also introduced Franzi to the young actress, but Franzi can never write a role for him. They drink quite a bit and for the first time in the series, Mundl and Toni dance forgivingly to the accompaniment of gypsy music. Hanni and Franzi also fall in love again and realize that they belong together. Then Mundl and Toni look out over the "black Neusiedlersee" at night. The next day, Mundl reads a letter in which Franzi announces that he will continue to drive with Hanni in his car and that Mundl and Toni should take the bus home, to which Mundl reacts morosely. Shortly before going home by bus, Mundl bought a large doll for grandson Rene, which he left on the bench as the luggage was being loaded. Mundl only notices the forgotten doll on the bus, so he jumps out again to fetch it. The episode ends with the bus leaving without Mundl and he has to follow.
Lauter Zores (17th episode)
Mundl is elected to the works council, grandson Rene swallows part of a doll and comes to the hospital. Franzi moves in with Hanni.
Changes (18th episode)
Mundl's workplace is sold, which means that he is required as a works council. Franzi won the literature prize in Germany - a reason to celebrate on Hasengasse.
Opposites (19th episode)
Mundl has the flu and is in front of the television. Toni recommends all medication for him, but Mundl is always complacent and drinks cold beer despite his cold. In the bar, Hanni and Franzi meet a publisher who keeps talking to Franzi and persuading him to sign a preliminary contract for his play. The publisher also demands a 6-page synopsis from Franzi and also lets Hanni and Franzi pay for the drinks themselves. Franzi and Hanni are also invited by him to the Opera Ball (in his box). Hanni describes the publisher as a "steamy chatter", is disgruntled before going to sleep and initially refuses to take part in the opera ball. Franzi imagines that appearing at the Opera Ball will help him become famous. In the bedroom the two rehearse a waltz. When the doorbell rings, Mundl accidentally destroys the chandelier with the stepladder. He receives a visit from Irmi and Rene. Irma admits that she is pregnant again and that Karli does not want the child. Then Mundl is beside himself and when Karli arrives he stands by the second child. Mundl decides that you can't let the two "idiots" go to the Opera Ball alone and without supervision, which is why he and Toni also dress up for the event and even somehow get to "gallery tickets" (cheap places); like, doesn't really come out. Fini flirts with a young colleague in the bank, where she works as a cleaning lady. She calls this "Johnny Travolta". Mundl borrows a tailcoat for the opera ball from the costume rental shop, and Toni gets a wig from the hairdresser. Mundl and Toni also show up in their elevator at Kurti and Fini, who have put on make-up for the carnival carnival . Kurti and Fini are now making fun of the Sackbauers. The family meets before the opera and the evening can begin - one would think; However, the publisher's "invitation" turns out to be a superficial small talk gibberish, because he has not made any arrangements for Franzi and Hanni. Mundl tries to bribe the ticket inspector at the entrance with 400 schillings to get into the opera, but it fails. With no chance of getting tickets, the evening ends with the local innkeeper's carnival gnome. There Fini dances with her "Johnny Travolta" and wants to sleep with him, whatever happens. Kurti is drunk and doesn't notice anything.
Careers (20th episode)
Karli wants to become a "hall master" in the company and learns to do this every evening. Hanni also wants to continue his education and finds out about the courses at the adult education center. Since Mundl gets stuck in traffic every morning on his way to work, he came up with the idea for the “workers' car savings program”.
Up and Down (21st episode)
Fini starts as a cleaner in a bank and becomes pregnant by a work colleague with whom she is having an affair. But this denies paternity. Kurti is not particularly happy about this, but then decides to raise the baby with Fini. Mundl becomes unemployed again and Franzi's first play is panned. The latter culminates in the scenes in which Franzi comes home very drunk (after enjoying "first-class fruit schnapps "), throws his last manuscript on Hasengasse, and Hanni has to prevent him from throwing the typewriter on the street. Mundl brings him to his senses with "a Watsch'n" (slap in the face).
To make matters worse, Mundl's car also crashes into the abyss during a family outing.
Middle of Life (22nd episode)
Mundl gets an allotment garden for his 50th birthday. Franzi and Hanni struggle with financial problems and Irmi's parents' business is about to go bankrupt.
There is no rest (23rd episode)
The Sackbauers as well as Fini and Kurti Blahovec have to move out. Kurti is fired and the Werners have to sell their business. Fini separates from Kurt.
Everything different (24th episode)
Mundl, Toni and Fini move to a "concrete silo" in Floridsdorf (in the Großfeldsiedlung ). Kurti and Fini are reconciled, but not entirely without the active help of Uncle Schani. The series ends with a big celebration for Mundl's 50th birthday, at which Hanni and Franzi announce that they will move to Hamburg. Mundl does not take this news well at all, but it can be reassured ...
cinemamovies
In 1994 the two episodes Silent Night and Turn of the Year were cut into a movie, which was a considerable success with the public. This film was also available on VHS cassette.
On December 19, 2008, the film Echte Wiener - The Sackbauer Saga was released in Austrian cinemas. Directed by Kurt Ockermüller, the screenplay comes from Ernst Hinterberger.
Although Karl Merkatz and Ingrid Burkhard were originally against a sequel to the movie, the sequel Echte Wiener 2 - Die Deppat'n und die Gspritzt'n , which opened in Austrian cinemas on December 23, 2010 , was finally made .
Others
The actor of Karli Sackbauer Klaus Rott organized a retro solo evening (a cabaret), where he continued the story of the “Sackbauer family” as “Karli Sackbauer”.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nomen est omen: “A real Viennese does not go under”: ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2015 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. "The ORF cult series is celebrating its Da Capo [...]." In: enterprise.ORF.at, October 28, 2009, accessed on August 22, 2012.
- ↑ The last craftsman. In: ECHO Salzburg people (via Karl Merkatz), September 1, 2007, accessed on August 22, 2012.
- ↑ Echtewiener2.at ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 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. : Official website for the film.
- ^ Die Presse - Echte Wiener 2. In: Die Presse , December 2010.
literature
- Kurt Ockermüller: A real Viennese does not go under - Das Mundlbuch. Amalthea-Signum, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-85002-732-8 .
Web links
- A true Viennese does not drown in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mundl.net - a real Viennese does not go under!
- Mr. Karli Sackbauer.
- Real Viennese - The Sackbauer Saga.
- Robert Sedlaczek : Mundl's Metamorphoses. In: Wiener Zeitung , December 12, 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- Club 2 from March 7, 1978 in TVthek : Mundl and the language culture accessed on May 29, 2014