Head over heels (TV series)

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Television series
Original title Head over heels
Country of production Germany
original language German
Year (s) 1987-1991
length 30 minutes
Episodes 34 + pilot film
genre Comedy
Theme music Isabel Varell
Director Rainer Boldt
Stefan Lukschy
Hans-Henning Borgelt
First broadcast December 21, 1987 on ZDF
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Head Over Head is a German television series for children and young people that ZDF produced from 1986 with a total of 34 episodes of 30 minutes each and a pilot film. The first broadcast took place from December 1987 to 1991 on ZDF. The series played in West Berlin .

action

The episodes mostly dealt with the disappearance of a child who is then found again under chaotic and amusing circumstances. The corresponding theme song Oh Schreck, Oh Schreck, das Kind ist weg was sung by Isabel Varell .

The cast in the roles of the children and their parents changed with the episodes. Fixed occupations, however, were z. B. Charlotte Matthiesen and Michael Schönborn as married couple Wurzel.

Wolfgang Gruner played the most prominent role as police chief dog ("dog, dog like cat"), who was involved in the missing persons cases and usually increased the general confusion in his attempts to clarify the situation. At least one arrest per episode was compulsory, each with the words “That won't be cheap!”, As well as his company car, a Citroën 2CV , with the distinctive inscription “Polente”.

Charisma

The half-hour episodes were broadcast on the ZDF Saturday afternoon program. Repetitions of the current episode were shown in the following week.

Episode list

episode title Send date Year of production Duration in minutes
Pilot film Head over heels December 21, 1987 1987 85:21
1 Merry Christmas December 27, 1987 1987 29:59
2 The clay child January 3, 1988 1987 30:00
3 Loose contact January 10, 1988 1987 29:49
4th The bone hunt 17th January 1988 1987 29:26
5 A dog's life January 24, 1988 1987 29:40
6th gummy bear January 31, 1988 1987 30:03
7th Nothing to laugh about February 7, 1988 1987 29:59
8th The magic children February 14, 1988 1987 29:35
9 A for adoption February 21, 1988 1987 30:00
10 City whispers February 28, 1988 1987 29:19
11 The magic hat March 6, 1988 1987 30:03
12 The heir aunt March 13, 1988 1987 29:53
13 similarities March 20, 1988 1987 28:55
14th Cacaracca March 27, 1988 1987 30:00
Special Head over heels into the new year - samples from the new series 4th January 1989 1988 29:56
15th The muscle man January 8, 1989 1989 30:01
16 Towed January 15, 1989 1989 29:43
17th The time pill January 22, 1989 1989 29:36
18th Silence is golden January 29, 1989 1988 29:24
19th My name is Lehmann February 12, 1989 1988 29:40
20th The record attempt February 26, 1989 1989 29:59
21st A bereavement March 5, 1989 1989 29:04
22nd Sheet metal damage March 19, 1989 1987 29:16
23 The borderline case March 26, 1989 1989 29:56
24 The Yes-sayer December 21, 1987 1987 28:29
25th The loan child April 23, 1989 1989 29:48
26th Hit completely April 30, 1989 1988 29:27
27 Betting fever May 7, 1989 1988 28:54
28 Animal vacation January 14, 1990 1988 28:59
29 The main prize January 21, 1990 1990 29:34
30th The spirit in the bottle January 28, 1990 1990 30:01
31 Vampires 4th February 1990 1990 29:26
32 Rotten fruits February 11, 1990 1990 29:12
33 Travel bug December 30, 1990 1990 29:56
34 The double flake January 6, 1991 1990 29:50

reception

“The stories always had the same structure, and the parents shown were always equally dismissive: They ignored the disturbing children, sent them away, the children actually ran away and the parents didn't even notice at first. Then they regretted their behavior and apologized when they saw each other. Isabel Varell blared the quoted title song and was featured in the opening credits. "

- The television dictionary

DVD

The episodes of the television series were released, divided on two DVD boxes, in October 2009 and September 2010, respectively. A complete box was released in July 2011.

literature

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References and comments

  1. ↑ Source: DVD edition.
  2. ↑ Excerpts from episodes 5, 11 and 14 are linked to a framework story.
  3. ↑ Excerpts from episodes 15, 17, 26, 28, 19, 16, 25 and 22 are linked to a framework story.
  4. ↑ Michael Reufsteck , Stefan Niggemeier : Das Fernsehlexikon. All over 7000 programs from Ally McBeal to the ZDF hit parade . Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-442-30124-6 , pp. 507 .