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Sandmännchen

German children's television programme

Also known as Sandmann · Abendgruß · Unser Sandmännchen · Das Sandmännchen

Instance of: animated television series

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Unser Sandmännchen, Das Sandmännchen, Der Abendgruß, Abendgruß ("Evening-Greeting"), Der Sandmann, Sandmann ("Sandman"), Sandmännchen 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.

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Country of origin: East Germany
Started: November 22, 1959
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1.“Erster Auftritt des DDR-Sandmännchens”www1.wdr.de/stichtag/stichtag-ddr-sandmaennchen-100.htmlRetrieved 2021-09-11
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Network: Deutscher Fernsehfunk
Runtime: 10 min
Production company: Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
Original language: German
Genre: children's television series
fantasy television series
Title: Unser Sandmännchen
Distribution format: video on demand
television
Distributor: Netflix
Different from: Sandman
Seasons: 61
Episodes: 22,200
Theme music: Sandmann, lieber Sandmann
Takes place in fictional universe: Sandmännchen universe

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