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Die Muminfamilie (The Moomin Family) was a West German television series, produced by Augsburger Puppenkiste (Ausburg Puppet Chest), a marionette theater, and released from 1959 to 1960. It was filmed in black and white. It was notably the first television series ever to be made based on the Moomin books.

The first series of 6 episodes (Die Muminfamilie) adapts the story of Finn Family Moomintroll. The second series of 6 episodes (Sturm in Mumintal) adapts the story of Moominsummer Madness. Each episode is approximately 30 minutes long.

The first series was broadcast live from a studio in Frankfurt. The second series was recorded in the foyer of Manfred Jenning's puppet theater.

Die Muminfamilie, 1959[]

Season 1 adapted the story of Finn Family Moomintroll.

  1. Der geheimnisvolle Fund (The Mysterious Hat) (August 15, 1959, 22:56, Not Edited but three more seconds are left in the surviving copy[1])
  2. Die Verwandlung (The Transformation) (August 17, 1959, 20:10, Not Edited)
  3. Der Urwald (The Jungle) (August 18, 1959, 22:00, 21:27 In the Surviving 1961 Edited Version[1])
  4. Der Ausflug (The Trip) (August 19, 1959, 25:03, 20:40 In the Surviving 1961 Edited Version[1])
  5. Die Gäste (Guests) (August 20, 1959, 28:00 22:54 In the Surviving 1961 Edited Version[1])
  6. Das große Fest (The Great Festival) (August 21, 1959, 27:00 23:03 In the Surviving 1961 Edited Version[1])

Cast

  • Erzählerin (Narrator): Hilde Nocker
  • Snork(i) (The Snork): Walter Oehmichen (theater founder)
  • Kuckkuck: Walter Oehmichen
  • Bisam (Muskrat): Manfred Jenning
  • Mumin (Moomintroll): Peter Thom
  • Schnupferich (Snufkin): Günter Knecht
  • Muminpapa (Moominpappa): Walter Oehmichen
  • Gluckgluck, die Henne (Cluck Cluck the Chicken): Walter Oehmichen
  • Hemul (Hemulen): Walter Schellemann
  • Schnüfferl (Sniff): Max Bößl
  • Snorkmädchen (Snork Maiden): Hannelore Marschall-Oehmichen
  • Muminmama (Moominmamma): Rose Oehmichen (founders wife)
  • Vöglechen 1 (Canary 1): Manfred Jenning
  • Vöglechen 2 (Canary 2): Hannelore Marschall-Oehmichen
  • Vöglechen 3 (Canary 3): Romy Niebler
  • Der Zauberer mit den rubinroten Augen (The Magician with the ruby-red Eyes): Walter Schellemann
  • Tofslan (Thingumy): Manfred Jenning
  • Vifslan (Bob): Margot Schellemann
  • Die eisige Morra (The Icy Groke): Manfred Jenning

Sturm in Mumintal, 1960[]

Season 2 adapted the story of Moominsummer Madness.

  1. Sturm im Mumintal (Moominsummer Madness) (September 18, 1960, 25:32, Not Edited)
  2. Das Theater (The Theater) (September 25, 1960, 25:12, Not Edited)
  3. Emma (October 2, 1960, 25:17, Not Edited)
  4. Der Wald (The Forest) (October 9, 1960, 26:38, Not Edited)
  5. Die Generalprobe (The Rehearsal) (October 16, 1960, 28:29, 24:52 In the Surviving 1963 Edited Version[2])
  6. Zu Hause (Home) (October 23, 1960, 22:00, 19:38 In the Surviving 1963 Edited[2])
  • Produced by: Augsburg Puppet Theatre, Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
  • Directed by: Harald Schäfer

Cast[]

  • Snorkmädchen (Snork Maiden) : Hannelore Marschall-Oehmichen
  • Mü (Little My): Beatrix Laqua
  • Hemul (Hemulen): Walter Schellemann
  • Tofslan (Thingumy): Manfred Jenning
  • Vifslan (Bob): Margot Schellemann
  • Muminmutter (Moominmamma): Rose Oehmichen
  • Bisam (Muskrat): Manfred Jenning
  • Mumin (Moomintroll): Peter Thom
  • Schnüfferl (Sniff): Max Bößl
  • Muminvater (Moominpappa): Walter Oehmichen
  • Radiosprecher (Radio announcer): Manfred Jenning
  • Emma: Margot Schellemann
  • Schnupferich (Snufkin): Günter Knecht
  • Filifionka (Fillyjonk): Margot Schellemann
  • Parkwächter (Park ranger): Walter Schellemann
  • Waldkinder (Forest children) 1, 4, 7, 10: Beatrix Laqua
  • Waldkinder 2, 5, 8, 11: Margot Schellemann
  • Waldkinder 3, 6, 9, 12: Romy Nieber

DVD[]

The series was released as a part of a DVD box set containing many early children's television series in Germany [1]

External links[]

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