Die Sendung mit der Maus (The show with the mouse) is a children's series on German television.
It contains mainly short featurettes that uncover some of the things that go on in the world, whether in technology and industry or something as mundane as how the postal service works. Most of these are interesting for adults as well, making the show suitable for the whole family. Each show takes 30 minutes.
In between the featurettes, there are short (1-2 minute) cartoons telling some of the adventures of an orange mouse (hence the name of the show) and his friends, a blue elephant and a yellow duck.
Every show begins with a brief summary of the featurettes, commented in German, which is then repeated, this time commented in a foreign language.
It was first aired in 1971, and shows weekly on Sunday mornings in the ARD.
Awards
- 1973 Goldener Bambi
- 1988 Adolf-Grimme-Preis in Gold
- 1993 Deutscher Fernsehpreis , special prize
- 1995 Bayerischer Fernsehpreis awarded for the special 'Post-war mouse' (Armin Maiwald)
- 1995 Bundesverdienstkreuz to Armin Maiwald and Christoph Biemann
- 1997 Goldene Kamera
Apart from that, the show was awarded about 75 prizes, nationally and internationally.
External links (in German)
