History Series / Sesamstrasse

* RewrittenPopVersion: The theme song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CODprkC1yNA got this treatment]] thanks to Blumchen.

* PutOnABus / CommutingOnABus: Samson was removed from the show for unknown reasons in 2010, but occasionally returns now and then.

* BearyFriendly: Samson is a large teddy bear who is friends with the other characters and is a child in spite of his size and voice.

The first three seasons (or 250 episodes) of the series consisted of the original American episodes dubbed into German in Hamburg. Merely the opening and closing songs and sequences were changed. In 1977, however, a German street set was built in Hamburg for filming original stories. Samson the bear and Tiffy the bird replaced Big Bird ([[DubNameChange named Bibo]]) and Oscar the Grouch (Oskar der Griesgram) as main characters, and the new version debuted on January 2, 1978. In the following years more characters were added to the German street scenes, such as Rumpel the Grouch and Finchen the snail. Each episode featured the new puppets interacting with a pair of human characters; consistently one male, one female. In 1988, the set and original puppets were destroyed in a fire, but were rebuilt the next year.

** Samson fills the role of Big Bird (with Big Bird himself appearing on special occasions) as a full-sized Muppet character.

* {{Spinoff}}: The show has two in ''Eine Möhre für Zwei'' (''A Carrot For Two'') and ''Pizza Mit Biss'' (''Pizza With A Bite''). Both sitcom-esque shows are aimed at a slightly older audience than the main series (as well as its PeripheryDemographic, something that most Creator/SesameWorkshop shows have).

''Sesamstrasse'' (''Sesamstraße'' in German, literally translates to ''Sesame Street'') is the name of ''Series/SesameStreet'' in UsefulNotes/{{Germany}}. Beginning production in UsefulNotes/WestGermany in 1973 and [[LongRunners airing in the unified country since then]], ''Sesamstrasse'' was the third co-production of ''Sesame Street'' outside the United States, after Latin America's ''Series/PlazaSesamo'' and Brazil's ''Vila Sesamo''.

The first three seasons (or 250 episodes) of the series consisted of the original American episodes dubbed into German in Hamburg. Merely the opening and closing songs and sequences were changed. In 1977, however, a German street set was built in Hamburg for filming original stories. Samson the bear and Tiffy the bird replaced Big Bird ([[DubNameChange named Bibo]]) and Oscar the Grouch (Oskar der Griesgram) as main characters, and the new version debuted on January 2, 1978. In the following years more characters were added to the German street scenes, such as Rumpel the Grouch and Finchen the snail. Each episode featured the new puppets interacting with a pair of human characters; consistently one male, one female. In 1988, however, the set and original puppets were destroyed in a fire, and the puppets were rebuilt the next year.

** Samson fills the role of Big Bird (Big Bird himself appearing on special occasions) as a full-sized Muppet character.

''Sesamstrasse'' (''Sesamstraße'' in German, literally translates to ''Sesame Street'') is the name of ''Series/SesameStreet'' in UsefulNotes/{{Germany}}. Beginning production in 1973 and [[LongRunners airing since then]], ''Sesamstrasse'' was the third co-production of ''Sesame Street'' outside the United States, after Latin America's ''Series/PlazaSesamo'' and Brazil's ''Vila Sesamo''.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The show was subject to controversy in its early years, as one short film [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/9/95/Sudk8.jpg/ showed the unconcealed birth of a human baby]].

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The show was subject to controversy in its early years, as one short film [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/9/95/Sudk8.jpg/]] showed the unconcealed birth of a human baby.

A fortieth anniversary special aired in 2013.

** Samson fills the role of Big Bird (despite Big Bird himself appearing on special occasions) as a full-sized Muppet character.

* {{Spinoff}}: The show has two in ''Eine Möhre für Zwei'' (''A Carrot For Two'') and ''Pizza Mit Biss'' (''Pizza With A Bite''). Both sitcom-esque shows are aimed at a slightly older audience than the main series (as well as its PeripheryDemographic, as most Creator/SesameWorkshop shows have).

* {{Spinoff}}: The show has one in ''Eine Möhre für Zwei'' (''A Carrot For Two'').

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* BearyFriendly: Samson is a large teddy bear who was friends with the other characters and was a child in spite of his size and voice.

** Rumpel is a Grouch who is similar to America's Oscar the Grouch if he was more cheerful, looking very similar having the same disagreeable, pessimistic personality.
%%* GentleGiant: Samson definitely counts.

* {{Spinoff}}: The show has one in ''Eine Möhre für Zwei'' (''A Carrot For Two'').
%%* TheOwlKnowingOne: Buh is easily the smartest of all the show’s German-made Muppets.

''Sesamstrasse'' (''Sesamstraße'' in German, literally translates to ''Sesame Street'') is the name of ''Series/SesameStreet'' in UsefulNotes/{{Germany}}. Beginning production in 1973 and [[LongRunners airing since then]], ''Sesamstrasse'' was the third co-production of ''Sesame Street'' outside the United States, after Latin America's ''Series/PlazaSesamo'' and Brazil's ''Series/VilaSesamo''.

!!This series provides examples of...

* {{Expy}}: Samson fills the role of Big Bird (despite Big Bird himself appearing on special occasions), and similar to Series/PlazaSesamo’s Pancho, Rumpel is similar to Oscar if he was more cheerful.
* GentleGiant: Samson definitely counts.

* TheOwlKnowingOne: Buh is easily the smartest of all the show’s German-made Muppets.

''Sesamstrasse'' (''Sesamstraße'' in German, literally translates to ''Sesame Street'') is the name of Series/SesameStreet in UsefulNotes/{{Germany}}. Beginning production in 1973 and [[LongRunners airing since then]], Sesamstrasse was the third co-production of Sesame Street outside the United States, after Latin America's Series/PlazaSesamo and Brazil's Vila Sesamo.

The first three seasons (or 250 episodes) of the series consisted of the original American episodes dubbed into German in Hamburg. Merely the opening and closing songs and sequences were changed. In 1977, however, a German street set was built in Hamburg for filming original stories. Samson the bear and Tiffy the bird replaced Big Bird ([[DubNameChange named Bibo]]) and Oscar the Grouch (Oskar der Griesgram) as main characters, and the new version debuted on January 2, 1978. In the following years more characters were added to the German street scenes, such as Rumpel the Grouch and Finchen the Snail. Each episode featured the new puppets interacting with a pair of human characters; consistently one male, one female. In 1988, however, the set and original puppets were destroyed in a fire, and the puppets were rebuilt the next year.

* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Germans Love Bert and Ernie]]: They’re two of the most popular Muppet characters in the country, and have been shown in locally-produced sketches alongside dubbed ones from the original show.

''Sesamstrasse'' (''Sesamstraße'' in German, literally translates to ''Sesame Street'') is the name of Series/SesameStreet in UsefulNotes/{{Germany}}. Beginning production in 1973 and [[LongRunners going on since then]], Sesamstrasse was the third co-production of Sesame Street outside the United States, after Latin America's Series/PlazaSesamo and Brazil's Vila Sesamo.

* RewrittenPopVersion: The ''theme song'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CODprkC1yNA got this treatment]], thanks to Blumchen.

* TheOwlKnowingOne: Buh is easily the smartest of all the show’s original Muppets.

The first three seasons (or 250 episodes) of the series consisted of the original American episodes dubbed into German in Hamburg. Merely the opening and closing songs and sequences were changed. In 1977, however, a German street set was built in Hamburg for filming original stories. Samson the bear and Tiffy the bird replaced Big Bird ([[DubNameChange named Bibo]]) and Oscar the Grouch (Oskar der Griesgram) as main characters, and the new version debuted on January 2, 1978. In the following years more characters were added to the German street scenes, such as Herr von Bödefeld and Finchen the Snail. Each episode featured the new puppets interacting with a pair of human characters; consistently one male, one female. In 1988, however, the set and original puppets were destroyed in a fire, and the puppets were rebuilt in 1989.

* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Germans Love Bert and Ernie]]

* {{Spinoff}}: The show has one in ''Eine Möhre für Zwei'' (''A Carrot For Two'').