Politibongo

Television series
German title	Politibongo
Original title	Politibongo
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Year (s)	2002-2004
Production company	Studio.TV.Film
length	15 minutes each
Episodes	13 in 3 seasons
genre	Children's series
idea	Wolfgang Lippert
production	Katrin Grondahl , Albert Schäfer
music	Rainer Michel , Arne Eickenberg , Holger Marseille
First broadcast	July 13, 2002 on KIKA
occupation
Aliens (voice only) Alexis Krüger : Käpt'n Mosch (episode 1–13) Thomas Rohloff : Lomo (episode 1–13) Kerstin Wiese : Siri (episodes 1–13) Human performers Cosma Shiva Hagen : Nine Button (episode 1–5) Julia Richter : Mara Püschel (episode 6-13) Gerhard Fries : Karlheinz "Kalli" Bierkant (episode 1–13) Gode ​​Benedix : Maschmeyer (episode 9-13) Klaus Mikoleit : Högendorf (2 episodes) Klaus Sommerfeld : Mr. Köpke, member of the Bundestag (3 episodes) Wolfgang Thierse : as himself (2 episodes) Klaus Wowereit : as himself (episode 13)

Politibongo is a German children's series that was created between 2002 and 2004. The aim is to familiarize the children with the tasks of the German Bundestag and the principles of democracy and politics .

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King Shludo was ousted from power on the planet Bongo. Now the residents of Bongo are looking for a new system of government. For this, the experienced Captain Mosch and his crew members Lomo and Siri were sent to Earth to get ideas for the new system of government.

They are stranded at the German Bundestag , where the camerawoman Nine tells them about the parliamentary democracy that is practiced in the Bundestag. Mosch, Lomo and Siri are enthusiastic and parliamentary democracy is introduced on Bongo a little later. Problems also arise, however, so Mosch and his crew keep coming back to Nine (replaced by cameraman Mara from episode 6). However, the problems can be resolved through Nine's or Mara's advice.

There is always a framework around these “lessons”: Mosch and his crew have to remain undetected, Mara and Nine help, but the caretaker and “cellar king of the Bundestag” Kalli Bierkant is always on their heels. In episode 9, he can capture Mosch, but both become friends and Kalli becomes a supporter of the aliens.

In episode 10, the arrival of Mosch and his crew is expected, the then President of the Bundestag Wolfgang Thierse greets them. The sneaky security guard Maschmeyer learns about the aliens and wants to sell them to the “ UFO Pope” Högendorf for millions, but is tricked. At the end of the series, Bongo receives a message on top of the Alexander Tower . Their keys will be presented by Berlin's then governing mayor , Klaus Wowereit .

Episodes

Between 2002 and 2004, the rbb , MDR and KiKa produced a total of 13 episodes, each around 15 minutes long. The program is broadcast on KiKa and on ZDF .

season 1

• Episode 1: Long live bongo day! (Topic: Representatives in Parliament)
• Episode 2: A Captain for Bongo (Head of Government)
• Episode 3: How does a law work? (Bills)
• Episode 4: A house with 1000 rooms (everyday life for MPs)
• Episode 5: Bongolian customs (faction and culture of debate)

season 2

• Episode 6: Bongo is broke (the household)
• Episode 7: Diets for fat and thin (politicians and work)
• Episode 8: The plenum is sleeping (committees)
• Episode 9: Worse than Schludo (The Basic Law)
• Episode 10: A Bongo Strong Building (The Reichstag Building)

season 3

• Episode 11: How do you make a majority? (Coalition)
• Episode 12: Powerless is not pointless (opposition)
• Episode 13: The Bongo Message (Foreign Policy)

Web links

• Politibongo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Politibongo at fernsehserien.de