Sandmännchen (1959)

Original title

Unser Sandmännchen

Genre

children's television series, fantasy television series

Country

German Democratic Republic

Length

10 seasons, 19 episodes

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a German children's bedtime TV series made with stop-motion animation. It features a little sandman puppet who comes to help children fall asleep.

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What happens

Unser Sandmännchen ("Our Little Sandman"), Das Sandmännchen ("The Little Sandman"), Der Abendgruß ("The Evening-Greeting"), Abendgruß ("Evening-Greeting"), Der Sandmann ("The Sandman"), Sandmann ("Sandman"), Sandmännchen ("Little Sandman") is a German children's bedtime television program using stop-motion animation. The puppet was based on the Ole Lukøje character by Hans Christian Andersen. Two versions of Sandmännchen were created: one in East Germany (Unser Sandmännchen), and one in West Germany (Das Sandmännchen). The series is the longest-running animated television series in history; additionally, it is the TV show with the most episodes in history. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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