Finally Saturday!

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Television series
Original title Finally Saturday!
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Country of production Germany
original language German
Year (s) 2006-2008
length 25 minutes
Episodes 52 in 2 seasons
genre Series, children's series, telenovela
production Saxonia Media GmbH, Bayerischer Rundfunk
music Dieter Holesch
German-language
first broadcast		 November 11, 2006 on Das Erste , KiKA
occupation

Finally Saturday! is a German youth series that was filmed in Bamberg on behalf of Bayerischer Rundfunk from 2006 to 2008 . It was produced by the production company Saxonia Media GmbH . The successful Australian series Streetsmartz initially served as a direct model, and even the names of the main characters were partially adopted.

Finally Saturday! is also the name of the band that the series is about. The band plays pop rock with German lyrics. All songs and the background motifs were created especially for the series.

The first season of the series was broadcast on Saturday mornings from November 11, 2006 to May 19, 2007 and repeated by several third television programs and KiKA . The second season was broadcast on ARD on February 16, 2008 and was also repeated in the third programs and in KiKA.

action

Vinnie, Pip, Max, Sven, Ela, Lorenz, Georg, Suse, Jule and Felix and later Moritz, Ebse and Patrick are a loose clique. They are between nine and seventeen years old and live in Bamberg. From their ranks they found a band called Endlich Saturday! .

The young people compose songs and also record them. They have the desire to get a record deal with their band . They are also confronted with typical everyday problems for their age group, such as B. School, parents and beginning love.

The individual episodes always start on a Saturday.

First season

The kids start the band. They use an old locomotive shed as a rehearsal room, which they keep from demolition. But there are problems: The father of Lorenz, the band's songwriter, doesn't want him to be a musician. There is also trouble with the accurate and constantly bad-tempered neighbor, Mrs. Knolle. Last but not least, there are also problems between the teenagers, about love and jealousy, misunderstandings and competition. But in the end the band always sticks together and can master all problems: Lorenz's father begins to support him, Mrs. Knolle laughs often and the band even turns the rescued locomotive shed into a music club.

Second season

New hurdles arise for the band: After their first big performance, the system is broken, a replacement is needed. Band manager Vinnie is on his own with the technology, as Lorenz, who works as a sound engineer, is on a school exchange in Australia. Then Vinnie breaks his leg too. But the clique gets reinforcements: In addition to Moritz and Ebse, Patrick also joins the kids, who apparently can fix everything.

But because Vinnie is no longer into singer Maxine and now turns to Pip, the group breaks up. Maxine wins Suse and the three newcomers for their own band. The others are finally staying on Saturday! loyal, only the only drummer, Sven, is needed in both bands and so sits between the chairs. When it turns out that Pip can't sing well, Vinnie picks up the microphone himself.

Finally Lorenz comes back from Australia. There he learned percussion and now joins Maxine's band as a drummer. But the two groups alone have little success. Then comes a tempting offer: The young people should apply with their band for a TV appearance. Vinnie realizes that they can only do this together and makes it, finally Saturday! to reunite. In the end, the band appears on the talent show on television.

The roles and their actors

main actor

actor Role name Instrument or general role consequences
Remo Schulze Vincent "Vinnie" Martin Band manager, friend of Pip and ex-boyfriend of Max 1-52
Miriam Hassler Maxine "Max" Honert Vocals, guitar, saxophone, friend of Patrick and ex-girlfriend of Vinnie 1-52
Stella Welter Philippa "Pip" from Hallenberg Singing (only in the meantime) and girlfriend of Vinnie 1-13, 20-52
Simon Dibbern Lorenz Martin Technology, songwriting and percussion , from episodes 27–38 on a student exchange in Australia , friend of Ela 1-26, 30, 39-52
Silke Kandzora Elena "Ela" Baumgartl E-bass, songwriting, friend of Lorenz 1-52
Franky Kühnlein Sven "Patze" Patzke Drums 1-52
Martin Besold Georg Biedert Documentary filmmaker 1-52
Tessa Obrusnik Susanne "Suse" Martin Electric guitar 1-52
Paula-Marie Bugla Julia "Jule" Martin Keyboard, saxophone 1-52
Josh Widera Felix Höhne 1st season: operator of the band's "Gassi-Geh-Service", 2nd season: harmonica 1-52
Felix Jerk Moritz Honert Brother of Max 19-52
Markus Kolling Eberhardt "Ebse" Baumgartl Mandolin, brother of Ela 27-52
Daniel Louis Walker Patrick Weber Sound engineer in season 2 and from episode 41 friend of Maxine 29-52

supporting cast

actor Role name Instrument or general role consequences
Hubert Burczek Otto Bichler Mentor of the band, emigrated to the United States from 1-37
Patricia Litten Ulrike Knolle Neighbor, friend of Rüdiger Grandl 1-52
Fritz Roth Rüdiger Grandl Policeman, friend of Ulrike Knolle 27-52
Stefan pressures Frank Martin Brother of Rosa and Ludwig, father of Vinnie, Sue and Jule, friend of Yv, uncle of Lorenz 1-52
Iris Hochberger Rosa Martin Sister of Ludwig and Frank, aunt of Vinnie, Suse, Jule and Lorenz, marries Francesco in a row 1-52
Andrea Kathrin Loewig Yvonne "Yv" Rietz Physiotherapist, friend of Frank 36-52
Barbara Seifert Sophie Martin Wife of Ludwig, mother of Lorenz, aunt of Vinnie, Suse and Jule 1-52
Florian Walter Ludwig Martin Brother of Rosa and Frank, father of Lorenz, uncle of Vinnie, Suse and Jule 1-52
Thomas Graw Francesco Italian ice cream parlor owner, marries Rosa 27 in a row. 1-52
Thomas Koch Boxberg editor Editor at "TV Bamberg" 27-52
Wilhelm Manske Jürgen Honert Dentist, father of Max and Moritz 16-52
Thorsten Nindel Mr. Baumgartl Ela and Ebse's father, Mrs. Baumgartl's husband 18-52
Anja Stange Mrs. Baumgartl Mother of Ela and Ebse, wife of Mr. Baumgartl 18-52

Guest actor

actor Role name Instrument or general role consequences
Dieter Bellmann Mr. Lindemann Farmer 38, 45
Astrid Höschel Mrs. Lindemann Peasant woman 38, 45
Alexa Maria Surholt Mrs. Waller Model agent 31, 36
Falk-Willy Wild Mr. Dieter Model agent 31, 36
Paul Maar Beer garden owner 32
Ursula Staack Fortune teller 51
Tobias Künzel Singer 27
Brose Baskets 32
Ricky Shayne Singer 33, 35
Tarek Shayne Singer 33, 35

Episode list

season 1

No.

total

No.

Season

Episode title TV premiere
1 1 Who is the boss? 11/11/2006
2 2 Does the new singer bring you? 11/18/2006
3 3 The guitar in the brook 11/25/2006
4th 4th Show to order 12/02/2006
5 5 A love song in the wrong hands 12/09/2006
6th 6th Nervous stress and stage fright 12/16/2006
7th 7th Always this family quarrel 12/23/2006
8th 8th When the saxophone squeaks 12/30/2006
9 9 Catfight at video clip 01/06/2007
10 10 Wrong game in the recording studio 13/01/2007
11 11 Ice age for stubborn heads 01/20/2007
12 12 Cool sound for the bin 01/27/2007
13 13 Party for the singer 02/03/2007
14th 14th All because of lovesickness 02/10/2007
15th 15th The imaginary patient 02/17/2007
16 16 Hands off the savings account 03/03/2007
17th 17th Burglar out of necessity 03/10/2007
18th 18th A father doesn't know what to do next 03/24/2007
19th 19th Toothache and heartache 03/31/2007
20th 20th Not in the mood for old love 04/07/2007
21st 21st A love letter causes trouble 04/14/2007
22nd 22nd Espionage for the band 04/21/2007
23 23 The secret of the pottery shards 04/28/2007
24 24 Welding also has to be learned 05/05/2007
25th 25th The stolen song 05/12/2007
26th 26th The great temptation 05/19/2007

season 2

No.

total

No.

Season

Episode title TV premiere
27 1 A wedding and a total loss 02/16/2008
28 2 A painful landing 02/23/2008
29 3 No sound without technology 03/01/2008
30th 4th No news from Australia 03/08/2008
31 5 The singer on the catwalk 03/15/2008
32 6th Wrong notes on the stage 03/22/2008
33 7th Zoff in the band 03/29/2008
34 8th Burglary and worse suspicion 04/05/2008
35 9 A mysterious advertisement 04/12/2008
36 10 The model trap 04/19/2008
37 11 All in one bus 04/26/2008
38 12 A pig for the club 05/03/2008
39 13 Goodbye totally screwed up 05/10/2008
40 14th Pretty dirty plan 05/17/2008
41 15th Wrong band in the wrong place 05/24/2008
42 16 No voice - no band 05/24/2008
43 17th Open air at the Baggersee 05/31/2008
44 18th A birthday and four love letters 05/31/2008
45 19th Much argument about a pig 06/07/2008
46 20th Total TV chaos 06/07/2008
47 21st A blue letter causes trouble 06/14/2008
48 22nd Crime by the river 06/14/2008
49 23 The shock therapy 06/21/2008
50 24 The chain on the wrong neck 06/21/2008
51 25th Panic with the singer 06/28/2008
52 26th Lazy tricks in the final 06/28/2008

Running gags

  • Vinnie always uses the phrase "No problem!" To reassure others when a difficult situation arises that he obviously cannot cope with - but he is mostly lucky and it works, even if he often does not respond alone the solution is involved. In episode 47, Patze replies to "No problem!": "Whenever you say 'no problem', I get such a strange feeling in the stomach area!" Later, in the same episode, Patze also uses the phrase, which Vinnie says: " Hey, there's only one person here who says 'no problem', and that's me! "
  • Suse has a weak bladder, especially when she is excited - the band comments on the question of where Suse is with "Crouching behind the bush, as always!" Or "On the toilet!"
  • Patze never misses an opportunity to pursue his second hobby - eating. With that he sometimes drives the band crazy when he just leaves everything for dinner.

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