Panda, Gorilla & Co.

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Television series
Original title Panda, Gorilla & Co.
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Country of production Germany
original language German
Year (s) 2006-2016
length 50 minutes
abstracts: 29 minutes
Episodes 372 in 8 seasons
Abstracts:
39 in 1 season
genre Zoo documentary soap
production DOKfilm television production
music Tamás Kahane
First broadcast April 18, 2006 on RBB
Abstracts:
April 3, 2014 on Das Erste
occupation

Panda, Gorilla & Co. is an animal documentary series of RBB that the great success of Elephant, Tiger & Co. anknüpft. The series tells stories from the Berlin Zoo and Tierpark Berlin .

The series started in 2006 with 52 episodes, although originally only 40 episodes were planned. Like the role model Elephant, Tiger & Co. , Panda, Gorilla & Co. also offers a look behind the scenes and accompanies the veterinarian and carer in their daily work. The speaker Olaf Baden lends his voice to the stories of Panda, Gorilla & Co. The program is produced by DOKfilm Fernsehproduktion , with Sabine Preuschhof editing. Anja Hagemeier and Jana von Rautenberg are directing the film. The episodes are each about 50 minutes long.

The first episode premiered on April 18, 2006 and the last episode of the first season on July 20, 2006 on ARD. An average of 1.81 million viewers saw the 52 episodes of the first season. From January 3 to March 3, 2008, the 40 episodes of the second season were broadcast on ARD. From January 20 to March 19, 2009, the 40 episodes of the third season were broadcast on ARD and RBB. The fourth season ran for the first time from May 21 to September 6, 2010 on ARD and RBB and comprises 60 episodes.

A 40-episode fifth season was broadcast from August 24 to October 20, 2011. The sixth season was first seen from July 16 to September 17, 2013 and contains 45 episodes. The 40 episodes of the seventh season premiered from December 16, 2014 to February 25, 2015. The eighth season first appeared from June 2 to September 23, 2016 and consists of 55 episodes.

In addition to the regular episodes, there are various specials, for which almost always existing film material has been re-edited. In addition, Das Erste ran from April 3 to June 2, 2014, a 39-episode season with 29-minute short episodes of the series, which consists of cuts of older episodes.

The DVD release of the series was inconsistent. The existing film material from the first season was re-edited. From ten episodes each (or twelve episodes on DVD 5), three new episodes with a running time of around 50 minutes were put together. A few more scenes have been added as bonus material. Five DVDs have been released, the so-called "best of" covering all episodes (1–52) of the first season. So far, only eight episodes of the second season have been released on two DVDs, these are uncut and correspond to the TV broadcast. In addition, a DVD with episodes of various baby animals was released under the title Panda, Gorilla & Co. Junior , for which existing material was re-edited.

All episodes that have been broadcast to date can be viewed online in the video library on the series' homepage.

Seasons

Season First broadcast from until consequences
1. April 18, 2006 July 20, 2006 52
2. January 3, 2008 March 3, 2008 40
3. January 20, 2009 March 19, 2009 40
4th May 21, 2010 September 6, 2010 60
5. August 24, 2011 October 20, 2011 40
6th July 16, 2013 17th September 2013 45
7th December 16, 2014 February 25, 2015 40
8th. 2nd June 2016 23rd September 2016 55

In addition, a season of 29-minute short episodes of the series was published on Das Erste , which consists of cuts of older episodes.

Season First broadcast from until consequences
1. 3rd April 2014 2nd June 2014 39

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ rbb press kit for the start of series production
  2. ↑ Press kit of ARD: Zoogeschichten im Erste. 333 episodes & more ..., 2007, p. 4.
  3. ↑ http://www.rbb-online.de/_/panda/beitrag_jsp/key=4479517.html
  4. ↑ http://www.rbb-online.de/panda/index.html
  5. ↑ http://www.rbb-online.de/panda/sendestrecke_extras/neue_haben_ab_23.html
  6. ↑ a b c episode list at Fernsehserien.de
Zoo docu soaps on German television
The first

Elefant, Tiger & Co. (since 2003) | Penguin, Lion & Co. (2006–2007) | Panda, Gorilla & Co. (2006–2016) | Polar Bear, Monkey & Co. (since 2006) | Giraffe, Meerkat & Co. (2006–2018) | Wolf, Bear & Co. (2007) | Leopard, fur seal & Co. (2007–2018) | Rhinoceros, Zebra & Co. (since 2007) | Seehund, Puma & Co. (2007-2015) | Parrots, Palms & Co. (2010)

ZDF

Berliner Schnauzen (2006) | Ruhrpott Schnauzen (2006–2008) | Tierisch Kölsch (2006–2010) | Dresdner Schnauzen (2007–2009) | Baltic snouts (2007) | Nuremberg snouts  (2008–2009) | Animal Pals (2008-2010)