Tabaluga tivi
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tabaluga tivi |
 | |
| Country of production | Germany |
| Year (s) | 1997-2011 |
| Production company |
MingaMedia Entertainment GmbH |
| length | 90, 65 and 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 652 |
| genre | Game show |
| Theme music | Peter Maffay - Dragon Age |
| First broadcast | October 4, 1997 on ZDFtivi |
Tabaluga tivi was an entertainment and game show for children between the ages of six and twelve. The moderators Tom Lehel and Simone Reuthal led through the program together with Tabaluga the dragon , Happy the snow rabbit, the snowman Arktos and James, the silent penguin butler.
The last edition of Tabaluga tivi sealed the figure Tabaluga with the following quote from Erich Kästner : "Only those who grow up and remain a child are human."
description
The focus of the program was on games. Two teams in yellow and red, each consisting of two children, competed against each other in five game rounds (until 2003: three game rounds). Action, skill and knowledge games alternated. The four candidates collected lucky points during the game rounds (from 2003), which were converted into a sum of money at the end of the program and donated to a good cause. The children have determined the donation goal themselves beforehand. From 1997 to 2003 the candidates played for the Golden Tabaluga and for money for the class fund.
Since the broadcast started on October 4, 1997, the final “Arktos Super Game” has been an integral part of the program. It was a matter of memorizing a path given by points of light on the floor after the marking had gone out. For years there was the in the first round second Quiz . This was replaced in 2003 by the friendship box , which was replaced by Wortball in 2008 . In addition to the game rounds, Tabaluga tivi also included info films, the comedy format An animal-like great house and music acts in the studio. Until 2006, two series were broadcast over the course of the show:
- Tabaluga (cartoon series)
- Flipper & Lopaka
- Ocean girl
- Spellbinder - Trapped in the Past
- Spellbinder - In the land of the dragon emperor
- A Lousy Witch (TV series, 1998)
The program was produced by the Munich production company MingaMedia on behalf of ZDFtivi and recorded in the Bavaria Studios in Unterföhring near Munich . On October 13, 2007, the show celebrated the show's tenth anniversary with a major special broadcast to which Tabaluga co-inventor Peter Maffay was invited.
In 2007 the 500th episode was broadcast. Tabaluga tivi has developed further. The decoration of the studio changed several times and the moderators changed. Tabaluga has been broadcasting tivi in 16: 9 format since October 13, 2007 .
Over the years the studio had changed again and again. Between 1997 and 2000 there was the so-called grassland studio. It was then converted into a red and black studio. This studio continued to own the ice floe field. A couch was also integrated, but this was abolished in 2003. In 2008 the studio was again converted into a modern studio. A new element in the studio was the so-called "command bridge", on which the studio technicians found space.
On February 15, 2011 it was announced that the show would end after exactly 652 issues in 14 years. On May 7, 2011, Tabaluga tivi was initially discontinued for cost reasons in order to create the “space for new and innovative entertainment formats”, but Tabaluga was retained in the ZDF children's program: In the same year, ZDF produced the series Der goldene Tabaluga - On your places , help, go! , in which social projects were accompanied by young people (broadcast: November 14th to 25th, 2011 on KiKA ).
Since 2013, the golden tabaluga has appeared annually as a sequel in a series that is produced for KiKA:
- We rock Barcelona - The golden Tabaluga 2013 (October 21st to 31st, 2013)
- Take-off: The golden Tabaluga 2014 (November 3rd to 13th, 2014)
- Hero without Money - The Golden Tabaluga 2015 (October 5th to 15th, 2015)
- The climate savers - whoever saves wins! - The golden Tabaluga 2016 (September 12-22, 2016)
- City, Country, Bus - The Golden Tabaluga 2017 (November 6th to 16th, 2017)
- Digiclash: The Generation Contest (September 10-20 , 2018)
From December 1 to 24, 2015, the Tabaluga Advent Calendar , which was broadcast on KiKA, presented people who helped others through their special commitment and were awarded the golden Tabaluga for this. The concept is the same as for the Tabaluga tivi section at that time, “The gift of happiness” (see below).
Moderation
| Moderator | Period |
|---|---|
| Marco Ströhlein | October 4, 1997-20. February 1999 (72 episodes) |
| Anke Kortemeier | October 4, 1997-29. August 27, 1998 (48 episodes) February 27, 1999-10. April 1999 (6 episodes) |
| Anika Böcher | September 5, 1998-05. August 2000 (98 episodes) |
| Alex Huber | April 17, 1999-05. August 2000 (66 episodes) |
| Peter G. Dirmeier | September 2, 2000-20. September 2003 (151 episodes) |
| Tom Lehel | September 2, 2000-03. September 2005 (external reporter, 247 episodes) September 10, 2005-07. May 2011 (Moderator, 254 episodes) |
| Simone Reuthal | September 27, 2003-03. September 2005 (moderator, 95 episodes) May 13, 2006-07. May 2011 (external reporter, 221 episodes) |
Time slot
The premiere for Tabaluga tivi was on October 4, 1997 and ran on Saturday afternoons at 1.30 p.m., then at 2.00 p.m. and in 2000 the broadcast was moved to the later morning because from 2006 to 2007 it was 65 minutes was shortened and moved to the early morning at 7:20 a.m. From 2008 to 2011 it was shortened to 45 minutes and first aired at 7:15 a.m., then at 6:50 a.m. and until May 7, 2011 at 6:25 a.m. The program was repeated in KiKA on Sundays at 3:30 p.m., then at 3:00 p.m. and finally at 10:45 a.m.
The happiness given away (2003 to 2011)
In the series of articles The gift of happiness , Tabaluga tivi presented people who helped others through a special effort and thus gave them happiness. The stories of these people were presented in a film on the program, and the lucky charms were awarded the Golden Tabaluga.
Arktos' Scary Mission (2000 to 2011)
In every program, the external presenter Simone Reuthal tried to solve a task set by Arktos within 90 seconds. The moderator often received support from passers-by or on-site participants. If Simone Reuthal managed to solve the task, the winning team received a bonus point for the Arktos super game at the end of the program. Between 2000 and 2006 Tom Lehel solved the scary nasty tasks.
A really great house (2003 to 2011)
The sitcom revolved around the not-so-everyday experiences of the shared apartment in which presenter Tom, Tabaluga, Happy, Arktos and James lived together. There were also guest appearances by celebrities such as B. Dirk Bach , Bernhard Hoëcker or Hans-Werner Olm .
Strong as a dragon (1997 to 2011)
The cinematic contributions and series with information and service character fell into the strong dragon category . In the “Sport with Simone” series, the outdoor presenter presented various sports such as fencing and karate and tested them out herself. In other series of topics, children presented their parents' professions and learned interesting facts about the traditional festivals of different cultures or different religions.
Another part of the program were music acts and performances by studio guests, such as the DSDS winner Alexander Klaws or the band Banaroo , who were nominated for the Echo in 2006.
Tabaluga Adventure Team (2009 to 2010)
In spring 2009 Tabaluga tivi was looking for four young adventurers who wanted to face great challenges on a mysterious island. From over 600 applications, four candidates were selected in each of the categories “thinker”, “tinkerer”, “athlete” and “scout”. In the preliminary rounds they fought for a place on the adventure team. Adventure coach Jogi Brischke gave the candidates tasks, two of which had to be done alone and one as a team. Then Simone Reuthal and Jogi Brischke picked two candidates for the final. In the finals, they had to complete a task or two. Then it was decided who of the two was allowed to go to the mysterious island. The final, which took place on a mysterious island, was broadcast on April 18, 2009. On July 17, 2010, the second season of the Tabaluga Adventure Team began. This time the final took place in the southern English town of Rye and was broadcast on August 21, 2010.
Skits with Tabaluga and the moderators (1997 to 2000)
In the form of sketches, Tabaluga learned the characteristics of humans between 1997 and 2000. With the moderators Anke and Marco, Marco and Annika, Annika and Anke and Annika and Alex, there were sketches that could be considered the predecessors of the great house.
Tabaluga tivi online
Tabaluga tivi's online presence provided information about the program, online games and photo stories. Other interactive elements on the website were electronic postcards, coloring pictures, background images and the spectator competition. In addition, the website offered many videos, for example the last episode of the TV show and individual contributions such as “Das Tierisch große Haus” or “Sport mit Simone”.
4 against Arktos (2010)
From May 8, 2010 the new family show started on ZDFtivi at Tabaluga tivi 4 against Arktos . It was moderated by Simone Reuthal. The protagonist was Arktos, the dark snowman and archenemy of Tabaluga. A family of four had to collect as many seconds as possible for the Arktos super game in five game rounds. There were action games, an assessment game and a quiz game about the episode of the animal great house shown. In addition, the families had to solve three incredibly nasty tasks in the run-up to the show, in which they could also collect bonus seconds. The Arktos super game was made more difficult by five so-called "Quelixes", three of which could be played away in the game rounds. The " strobe shocker" created a strobe effect during the game. The "path fatal" indicated the way backwards. "Disco-Flicker" created light effects on the ice floe field. Ground fog was created by “super smog” . In the "snow attack", Arktos fired at the candidates with artificial snow. If they won, the families won a cash prize of 2,500 euros. The consolation prize was a visit to the ice cream parlor worth 100 euros. No new episodes were produced for the show in 2011.
technology
The characters Tabaluga and Arktos were realized with so-called full-body figures. These basically represented a combination of the costumes customary for mascots ( walking acts ) and the so-called " animatronic ". Two actors were in the costumes who were responsible for the gestures of the characters. The facial expressions were created using a complicated mechanism inside the heads. The facial expressions were controlled via a remote control by the two speakers of the characters who stood outside the set (later they could sometimes also be seen on the so-called command center).
Arktos was spoken and directed by Ron Bergmann, the show's chief writer, while Tabaluga was given the voice of Robert Rebele , who also designed and developed all the characters.
Happy was a snap-mouth doll, whose technique was similar to the muppets, James was portrayed by the mime Sebastian Derksen.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ DWDL.de : After 13 years: ZDF discontinues “Tabaluga tivi”
- ↑ flimmo: "On your marks , help, go!"
- ↑ fernsehserien.de : The Golden Tabaluga - On the marks, let's go
- ↑ norbert schneider: Baschti Balloni | Sebastian Derksen. Retrieved January 22, 2017 .