Formula One (TV series)

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Formula One was a music video broadcast that was broadcast from 1983 to 1990 with a total of 307 episodes, initially in the third channels (HR3, BR3; SW3, etc.) of the ARD. At the time, the weekly television broadcast was the only one in the German media that presented current video clips (from 1983 on, GDR television showed videos by local performers in Stop! Rock ). Formula One was therefore very popular, especially among young people, and was well known. A forerunner of Formula One was the Pop Stop broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk . The program was initially broadcast on the third television program, depending on the state broadcaster on a different day of the week. At the beginning of 1988 she switched to Erste Deutsche Fernsehen and became part of the Saturday afternoon program there. It was recorded in Studio Hall 10 on the Bavaria Film site in Geiselgasteig . In the first season, each number 1 hit artist was presented with a part of a BMW Isetta as a prize. Due to many audience inquiries, only 12 instead of 15 music clips were shown from April 26, 1983 (episode 4), but these were played longer. 1990 was presented from changing locations all over the world.

The show

Moderators

  1. Peter Illmann (67 programs, from April 1983 to December 1984)
  2. Ingolf Lück (40 programs, from January 1985 to December 1985)
  3. Stefanie Tücking (80 programs, January 1986 to December 1987)
  4. Kai Böcking (120 programs, from January 1988 to December 1990)

Theme song

The theme tune of the show changed with the various presenters. The first theme song was We Got The Beat from the Go-Go's . While the respective charts of the countries were presented as well as some moderations by Peter Illmann, the title Pack Jam (Look out For The OVC) by the Jonzun crew played as background music . In 1985, Ingolf Lück came up with the Formula One theme composed by Jaap Eggermont . Harold Faltermeyer contributed the piece Formula One for Stefanie Tücking's appearance. Kai Böcking was accompanied by Yello's The Race from 1988 .

mascot

The show's mascot was the dog Teasy, drawn by Ken Dowsing ; a cartoon character that first appeared in 1986. The concept was further developed over the course of the series. The name is interpreted differently, e.g. B. as Take it Easy (take it easy) or as a direct translation of 'to tease' (tease, annoy) or as a reference to the producer of the show, Andreas Thiesmeyer. Horst Kummeth gave him the vote for a short time .

layout

A pink Studebaker Starlight was one of the show's trademarks and appeared in the show's opening credits from the start. In later seasons he was driven to the title songs "Formula One" by or "The Race" in an animated sequence by Teasy. The original Studebaker was still included in the studio structure. The overall decoration changed repeatedly, but mostly had car parts as the basic concept, even entire walls with front or rear sections of more or less exotic cars.

Stage areas were always integrated in the superstructures, on which various stars could get their exclusive appearances. Guest interviews with artists like Kim Wilde or Milli Vanilli were also conducted. There was usually no audience because the broadcast was recorded and the partial sequences were then brought to full length with video clips. In return, the weekly charts were a regular element. For a long time, the broadcast date was chosen by Bavarian Broadcasting in such a way that the young audience could see live from Alabama afterwards .

Only one video clip per broadcast, which was referred to as the video of the week , was played in full, as was Michael Jackson's legendary 14-minute video for his song Thriller in January 1984 . For this reason, this Formula 1 program could only be broadcast after 10 p.m. for reasons of youth protection.

Motion picture

In 1985 a movie was made based on the television broadcast . The director was Wolfgang Büld , the main actors were Sissy Kelling , Frank Meyer-Brockmann and Ingolf Lück , who played himself.

End of the series

From the end of the 1980s, the program lost more and more attention, due to the private music video clip broadcasters such as MTV, which are now also gaining popularity in Germany . That is why the series was finally discontinued at the end of 1990.

New editions

As of 2004, the highlights of the old programs were in the cable-one telecast Best of Formula One - The show aired. The show was moderated by former Modern Talking singer Thomas Anders in co-moderation with the previous moderators.

For the 30th anniversary of the program, RTL Nitro broadcast a new edition from October 2013 under the title Formula One - 30 Years . The ten programs, in each of which the best 30 music clips from that time were presented, were moderated by Peter Illmann. A year later, a second season followed with another ten programs.

foreign countries

In the Netherlands , the Formula One offshoot Formule 1 (later Pop Formule ) appeared on TROS Nederland 2 on October 31, 1984 . The show was moderated with changing moderators, including Erik de Zwart. The show ran until the end of the 1980s. In Serbia , Formula 1 ran once a month from November 1984 to January 1986 in the first TVB (Televizija Beograd) program. In 1987 and 1988 there was also an adaptation of the German program produced by Music Box on the Super Channel . This was called Formula 1 and was presented by John Leslie. In some cases, the original appearances of the artists from the German broadcast were completely taken over. There was a curiosity to be observed in the opening and closing credits: There the pictorial intro of the second season from Germany was mixed with the title song of the third season (by Harold Faltermeyer) and only at the end of the opening credits a Formula 1 logo was displayed.

Discography and chart placements

Samplers appeared regularly under the name of the show .

Sampler

year Sampler Chart placements
A. CH D.
1983 Formula One - '83 - - 5
1984 Formula One - The Highlights '84 - - 8th
1984 formula One 11 - 8th
1984 Formula One - '84 - - 1
1985 Formula One ( Soundtrack ) - - 8th
1984 Formula One - '85 - - 1
1985 Formula One - Spring '85 - - -
1985 Formula One - Fall '85 10 - 4th
1986 Formula One - All top hits 16 - 2
1986 Formula One - New - - 3
1986 Formula One - Brand New '86 - - 9
1987 Formula One - space hits 26th - 2
1987 Formula One - Wild Hits 26th - 2
1987 Formula One - the tenth - - 1
1988 Formula One - Holiday Hits - - 4th
1988 Formula One - Top Hits Brand New - - 4th
1988 Formula One - Dance! Dancel Dance! - - 8th
1988 Formula One - Happy Birthday - - 9
1989 Formula One - Spring Fever - - 3
1989 Formula One - Sun 'N' Fun - - 3
1989 Formula One - Hits Hits Hits - - 11
1990 Formula One - 'Round The World - - 3
1990 Formula One - Double Fun - - 3
1990 Formula One - Cool Fun - - 4th
1990 Formula One - Wet Hits - - 4th
1991 Formula One - Direct Hits - - -
1991 Formula One - Mega Hits - - -
1991 Formula One - More And More Hits - - -
1992 Formula One - Movin 'On - - -
1992 Formula One - Sweet Hits - - -
1992 Formula One - Jump Hits - - -
1993 Formula One - Hits On Ice - - -
1993 Formula One - Smash Hits - - -
1993 Formula One - 32 big hits - - -
1994 Formula One - 36 Turn Around Hits - - -
1994 Formula One - 38 Sunny Hits - - -
1994 Formula One - 38 Electric Hits - - -
1995 Formula One - 37 dance tracks - - -
1995 Formula One - 38 speed hits - - -
1996 Formula One - Hit Explosion - - -
1996 Formula One - Hit Kick - - -
1997 Formula One - Hit Torpedo - - -
1997 Formula One - Nightmare Hits - - -
2002 Formula One - 80's Party - - -
2004 Formula One - cult hits - - -
2004 Formula One - Cult Hits Vol. 2 - - -
2005 Formula One - Cult Hits Vol. 3 - - -
2005 Formula One - cult hits Vol. 4 - - -

DVDs

  • 2001 Formula One - The cult videos
  • 2004 Formula One - The Cult Videos, Vol. 2
  • 2013 30 years of Formula One - the anniversary edition (3 DVDs)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stop! Rock
  2. ↑ Andreas Böhme: RTL offshoot lets the cult program "Formula One" resurrect. WAZ , August 15, 2013, accessed February 25, 2017 .