Funny stories with Georg Thomalla
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Funny stories with Georg Thomalla |
 | |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | 1961-1971 |
| Production company |
Süddeutscher Rundfunk |
| length | 30 to 60 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 ( list ) |
| genre | Comedy |
| Director |
Korbinian Köberle Klaus Everywhere Harald Vock Theo Mezger Dieter Pröttel Wolfgang Spier |
| script |
Ray Galton Alan Simpson Korbinian Köberle Günter Neumann u. a. |
| First broadcast | December 8, 1961 on ARD |
Comic stories with Georg Thomalla is an ARD comedy television series that was broadcast from 1961 to 1971. The comedian and actor Georg Thomalla plays the typical "little man" with his everyday problems in the twelve episodes in different roles.
action
In the twelve self-contained episodes, Georg Thomalla plays the average German citizen with his weaknesses and inadequacies. Again and again he gets into strange situations, for example in a striking elevator, as a "brave" blood donor, as a radio announcer or when arranging a partnership.
background
The scripts for the British television series Hancock (1961) by Alan Simpson and Ray Galton, which were translated into German, served as the basis for this series. In 1961 and 1962, a total of four episodes produced in black and white were broadcast. It was not until 1969 and 1971 that there were eight more color episodes in which Georg Thomalla played the role of Tommi throughout.
actor
The following table shows the actors with three or more appearances, mostly in different roles. Guest actors included Elisabeth Wiedemann , Horst Michael Neutze , Friedrich Schoenfelder , Bum Krüger , Katharina Brauren , Willy Semmelrogge and Harry Wüstenhagen .
| actor | consequences |
|---|---|
| Walter Kohut | 3 |
| Oscar Muller | 4th |
| Ruth Papendick | 4th |
| Gretl Schörg | 5 |
| Georg Thomalla | 12 |
| Hans Timerding | 6th |
| Ewald Wenck | 3 |
Episodes
| episode | title | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The funk amateur | December 8, 1961 |
| 2 | The lift | March 2, 1962 |
| 3 | The blood donor | April 27, 1962 |
| 4th | Uncle Josef | 17th August 1962 |
| 5 | Tommi has a visitor | March 5th 1969 |
| 6th | Tommi seeks connection | April 30, 1969 |
| 7th | Tommi and the thriller | June 18, 1969 |
| 8th | Tommi and the cold | January 23, 1971 |
| 9 | Tommi and the television | February 9, 1971 |
| 10 | Tommi and the new apartment | March 6, 1971 |
| 11 | Tommi makes a servant | March 31, 1971 |
| 12 | Tommi and no phone | 17th April 1971 |
DVD release
The series was released on August 26, 2011 in a complete box with all 12 episodes by Studio Hamburg Enterprises.
Web links
- Funny stories with Georg Thomalla in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Funny stories with Georg Thomalla on Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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 .