Die Muminfamilie

Die Muminfamilie
Country of origin	West Germany
No. of episodes	12
Release
Original release	1959 – 1961

Die Muminfamilie (Literally: The Moomin Family) was a West German television series released from 1959 to 1960 that was based on the Moomin books by Tove Jansson.^[1] It was filmed in black and white and broadcast by ARD.^[2] It was notably the first television series ever to be made based on the books. It was also the first TV-series produced by Augsburger Puppenkiste.^[3] In all, 12 episodes were made.

Episode list

Season 1 (Die Muminfamilie) - 1959:

1. Der geheimnisvolle Fund
2. Die Verwandlung
3. Der Urwald
4. Der Ausflug
5. Die Gäste
6. Das große Fest

Season 2 (Sturm im Mumintal) - 1960:

1. Sturm im Mumintal (sometimes seen as a different series from this point)
2. Das Theater
3. Emma
4. Der Wald
5. Die Generalprobe
6. Zu Hause

DVD

The series was released as a part of a DVD box set containing other early children's television series produced in Germany by Augsburger Puppenkiste.^[4]

References

1. Otto Brunken, Reiner Wild. Geschichte der deutschen Kinder- und Jugendliteratur. Metzler, 2002. ISBN 9783476019028.
2. Wolfgang Görke. Don Juan auf vier Beinen und andere Geschichten. BoD, 2009. ISBN 9783837052442.
3. Christoph Schmitt. Adaptionen klassischer Märchen im Kinder- und Familienfernsehen. Haag und Herchen, 1993. ISBN 9783892289531.
4. "Augsburger Schatzkiste - (10 DVDs)". Amazon.de. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2011-12-09.

External links

• Augsburger Puppenkiste
• Die Muminfamilie/Sturm im Mumintal @ fernsehserien.de