Sandmännchen
| Sandmännchen | |
|---|---|
VHS cover for the East German version of Sandmännchen | |
| Also known as | Unser Sandmännchen |
| Genre | Fantasy Supernatural |
| Developed by | Gerhard Behrendt |
| Country of origin | East Germany (1959–1990) Germany (1990–present) |
| Original languages | German Sorbian |
| No. of seasons | 61+ |
| No. of episodes | 22,200+ |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Deutscher Fernsehfunk (1959–1991) Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (1992–present) Norddeutscher Rundfunk (1992-present) Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg (1992–2003) Sender Freies Berlin (1992-2003) Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (2003–present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | DFF (1959–1991) MDR (1992–present) NDR (1992-present) SFB (1992-2003) ORB (1992–2003) Kika (1997-present) RBB (2003–present) |
| Release | 22 November 1959 – present |
| Related | |
| Das Sändmannchen | |
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.