21.01.2015 – 13:55 WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (ots) Seit 40 Jahren begeistert der Elefant aus der "Sendung mit der Maus" und der "Sendung mit dem Elefanten" Jung und Alt. Die jungen Mütter und Väter von heute sind selbst schon mit ihm aufgewachsen. Jetzt machen ihre Kinder mit der "Sendung mit dem Elefanten" ihre ersten Fernseh- und Interneterfahrungen. Der WDR feiert den runden Geburtstag der sympathischen Zeichentrickfigur im Februar mit zwei Sondersendungen und vielen Jubiläumsaktionen unter wdr-elefant.de. Die Geburtstagssendung mit der Maus Sonntag, 22. Februar 2015, Das Erste 10.30 Uhr, KiKA 11.30 Uhr | wdr-maus.de Am 22. Februar ist "Die Sendung mit der Maus" ganz dem kleinen blauen Elefanten gewidmet. In einer aufwendigen Sachgeschichte erklärt Moderator André Gatzke, wie mit Hilfe einer Taschenlampe und vielen Einzelfotos der Elefant aus Licht gemalt wird. Außerdem wurde zum runden Geburtstag des Elefanten "sein" Lied neu eingesungen: "Die Welt ist elefantastisch, sie ist wunderschön..." gibt es nun auch in einer XL-Version mit dem Songwriter Gregor Meyle ("Keine ist wie du"), Mieze Katz von der Band MIA sowie Christoph Biemann, Ralph Caspers, Shary Reeves, Tanja Mairhofer und André Gatzke. Komponiert wurde der Song von Ekimas (Erdmöbel). Die Geburtstagssendung mit dem Elefanten Montag, 23. Februar 2015, KiKA 7.25 Uhr, Samstag, 28. Februar, WDR Fernsehen 11.35 Uhr | wdr-elefant.de In der "Geburtstagssendung mit dem Elefanten" wird die ganze Welt spielerisch blau gemacht - da wird sogar der Kölner Dom eingefärbt. Ein Gedicht zum Geburtstag bekommt der Elefant von Anke Engelke. Auch die Maus, die Ente und der Hase schauen mit einem Geschenk vorbei. Elefantastische Überraschungen haben die Moderatoren Tanja Mairhofer und André Gatzke vorbereitet: Tanja färbt eine Blume blau ein, und André sammelt im Zoo den Dung im Elefantengehege. Er will herausfinden, ob man daraus Papier machen kann. Der "1, 2, 3... 40" - Elefanten-Geburtstag-Count-Up im Internet ab Montag, 23. Februar 2015 unter wdr-elefant.de "Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten" ist eines der Fernsehprogramme, die besonders oft im Internet genutzt werden. Kinder können hier ihre Elefanten-Sendungen jederzeit immer wieder ansehen. Zum runden Elefanten-Geburtstag gibt es im Netz jeden Tag eine neue Folge des Kurzformats "elefantastisch!". Außerdem hat die WDR-Redaktion dort jeden Sonntag eine besondere Überraschung vorbereitet: Zum Beispiel startet eine elefantastische Aktion, in der Kinder die Welt elefantenblau machen können. Und es gibt den Elefanten-Tröt-Klingelton zum Download. Auch der KiKA ehrt den Elefanten: Schon am 22. Februar 2015 steht das KiKA-Baumhaus ganz im Zeichen seines Geburtstags. Moderator André Gatzke wird dort zu Besuch sein und die jüngsten Zuschauer vor dem "Sandmann" begrüßen. Am 23. Februar 2015 zeigt der KiKA den ganzen Tag über kleine Geschichten mit dem Elefanten und Glückwünsche von prominenten Elefanten-Fans. Erfunden wurde der "einzige Elefant, der kleiner ist als eine Maus" von dem kürzlich im Alter von 80 Jahren verstorbenen Zeichentrickfilmer Friedrich Streich (geb. 17. Juni 1934, gest. 3. Oktober 2014). 1975 stellte er der Maus den blauen Elefanten als Spielgefährten zur Seite, die gelbe Ente kam 1987 hinzu. Seit 2007 hat der Elefant auch sein eigenes Programm: Während "Die Sendung mit der Maus" die ganze Familie anspricht, richtet sich "Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten" vor allem an die Fernsehanfänger. Redaktion "Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten": Heike Sistig (WDR) Fotos finden Sie unter ard-foto.de. Ausführliche Informationen zum Geburtstag des Elefanten stehen in Kürze in der WDR-Presselounge zur Verfügung: presse.WDR.de.Pressekontakt: WDR Presse und InformationLena SchmitzTelefon 0221 220 7121 Original-Content von: WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk, übermittelt durch news aktuell
Eltern, Großeltern oder Pädagog:innen sind wichtige Personen und Vorbilder, wenn es darum geht, bereits kleinen Kindern einen kompetenten Umgang mit Medien näherzubringen. Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten gibt Anregungen und Tipps, die helfen, Ihre Kinder zu einem sinnvollen Medienverhalten zu erziehen. Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten setzte 2008 erstmalig den sogenannten Elternticker im deutschen Fernsehen ein. Dahinter steht die Erkenntnis, dass Kinder vom Fernsehen besonders dann lernen können, wenn sie von vertrauten Personen dabei unterstützt werden. Durch Untertitel bekommen Eltern oder auch Pädagog:innen während des laufenden Programms Informationen und konkrete Hinweise, wie sie ihre Kinder begleitend zum Fernsehen anregen und dadurch unmittelbar fördern können. Diese Interaktion führt bei den Kindern zu einer erhöhten Erinnerungsleistung und einem besseren Verständnis der Inhalte. Die Eltern wiederum lernen, in welcher Weise das Programm für ihre Kinder förderlich ist und erhalten Hintergrundinformationen zum Konzept der Sendung. Hier haben wir für Sie beispielhaft eine Folge mit Elternticker bereitgestellt. In dieser Folge geht es um Glück. „Hans im Glück“ verliert seinen Klumpen Gold und ist trotzdem sehr zufrieden! Hanna liebt Salat und isst ihn besonders gerne mit den Fingern. André wird nass und hat großes Glück, denn Knolle kommt mit einem Handtuch vorbei. Anke schenkt Denis Nichts und macht ihn damit glücklich! Fiona schenkt ihren Schweinen eine riesige Matschpfütze. Einer Katze und einem Vogel geht es gut, denn sie haben ein Haus, Brot und ein Bett: Wenn doch nur jeder das alles hätt`! Und Kinder erzählen, was Glück für sie bedeutet! Aber sehen Sie selbst! This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (September 2011) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten (The Program with the Elephant) is a German television series and a spin-off of Die Sendung mit der Maus. It follows the story of a blue elephant and his friend, a pink rabbit.
This German television programme–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Die Sendung mit der Maus (The Show with the Mouse), often simply Die Maus (The Mouse), is a German children's television series, popular nation-wide for its educational content.[1] The show first aired on 7 March 1971.[2] Originally called Lach- und Sachgeschichten für Fernsehanfänger ("Laughing and Learning Stories for Television Beginners"), it was controversial because German law prohibited television for children under six years of age.[3][4] The program was initially condemned by teachers and childcare professionals as bad for children's development,[4][5] but is now hailed for its ability to convey information to children,[6][7] having received over 75 awards. On 7 March 1999 the program's Internet site was launched and received 2,400 e-mails and 4 million hits on the first day.[8]
presentExternal linksWebsite The Mouse in a Germany Show called The Festival of Germany. Aimed at young children, the program has a magazine format, with several segments, some humorous, others educational presented in a simple, straightforward manner.[9] Many of the show's early viewers are now adults whose children are forming the second generation of viewers. It is not uncommon for children to watch the program with their parents[5][10] or for children to stop watching around the age of 10 or 12 and then come back at the age of 18.[3] The German newspaper Welt am Sonntag found that although the target age was from about four to eight, the average age of viewers was 39.[11] Each show consists of several segments, the Lachgeschichten purely to amuse, and the Sachgeschichten ("non-fiction stories"), short educational features on a variety of topics,[12] such as what must be done before a plane can take off[13] or how holes get into Swiss cheese[14] or the stripes into toothpaste.[15] These are punctuated by a short cartoon with the mouse, often with one or more of its friends. Mouse-spots
The mouse, mascot of the show IntroductionThe show starts with its theme music,[16] unchanged since 1971[9] and recognised throughout the German population.[17] The introduction consists of a few bars of the theme and a German voice-over describing the topics in that week's show. The voice-over is then repeated in a foreign language.[9] Initially, Turkish, Spanish and Italian were used, in order to include the children of foreign guest workers (Gastarbeiter),[18] but now, other languages are used as well. The foreign language changes every week.[3] After the theme music ends, the foreign language is identified. Animated interludesBetween the show's segments are "mouse spots", hand-drawn cartoons of 30 to 100 seconds that feature the orange mouse and its friends, a small blue elephant and a yellow duck. None of the characters speak.[19] Rather, sound effects and music comprise the soundtrack as the characters interact and solve problems. The animated interludes serve to separate the segments, offering young viewers a moment to relax, avoiding sensory overload from too rapid a succession of input.[9] Educational film shortsThe idea for the educational film shorts came from one of the founders of the series, who noticed that children were very aware of the advertising on television. They were very well-made with very good photography and he got the idea to make "commercials" about reality. The first production answered the question, "Where do hard rolls come from?"[4] Some 400 letters a week arrive at the production office, and a large part of each show is used for such features, often answering questions asked by viewers.[3][4][20] Segments have covered such topics as:
Lufthansa Airbus A321-100 D-AIRY “Flensburg” with the Mouse A stuffed toy "Mouse" flew into outer space and was a "guest" on board the Russian Mir space station, where it appeared in an educational segment. The stuffed toy was later brought back to the producers on earth.[27] A number of the educational segments have also dealt with difficult topics, such as life in Germany in the aftermath of World War II,[17] the Chernobyl nuclear disaster[5][28] and death.[3][29] Care is taken to explain things in a way that is comprehensible to young children.[30] Analogies are used to explain concepts,[17] and often everyday items already known to most children are used to illustrate. For example, a segment on the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest was produced using Playmobil figures to represent the three Roman legions involved, a total of 16,500 soldiers. Wanting to convey how large a force that was, the program purchased 16,500 Playmobil toy figures and dressed them up as Roman soldiers, lining them up into columns as they would have appeared in real life. The columns of toy soldiers took up 200 meters.[31][32] These toy Roman legions are now housed in three museums in different parts of Germany.[32] A segment on the internet shows messengers running through the hallways of a large building, delivering messages in envelopes (data packets) from the user to servers and back. The hallways represent the data lines and the offices were internet hosts. In just eight minutes, the program accurately describes how the internet functions in a manner simple enough for children to understand.[22] In the case of industrially produced things, each step is shown in great detail, so one can actually see how, for example, a piece of metal is formed by a tool. If something happens too fast for the naked eye it is shown filmed in slow motion. After each step, usually the previous steps including the new one are recapped briefly to help children remember what they already saw. Concepts which are not visible at all are explained with some form of analogous portrayal.[30] Accordingly, the language used in the narration is kept very simple.[9] The segments are usually narrated by an off-camera voice. Sentences are short.[33] "Big words" are not used, and difficult concepts are broken down and described while they are being shown on camera.[34] This is designed to free children from the more abstract concepts and devices of language, thus giving their minds space to comprehend the concepts explained rather than having to struggle comprehending the language of the explanation. Nonetheless, the educational film shorts are such effective presentations of their subject matter, a number of them are used as teaching tools at universities and colleges.[17][18] CartoonEvery show also has at least one cartoon. Some are old classics, like the adventures of Zdeněk Miler's Mole[16] or newer cartoons, like Charlie and Lola. Käpt'n BlaubärAs the last part of every show, Käpt'n Blaubär (Captain Bluebear) tells his pink, green, and yellow grandchildren a cock-and-bull story, which his grandchildren always doubt to be true. His sailor side-kick, Hein Blöd (Hein Stupid), a rat, was created as a buffoon, a device that allows freedom for his character to express things other characters cannot.[35] The characters of Käpt'n Blaubär, his grandchildren, and Hein Blöd were created by Walter Moers and made popular by Moers' book, The 13+1⁄2 Lives of Captain Bluebear and Blaubär's appearance on Die Sendung mit der Maus. Käpt'n Blaubär is voiced by veteran German actor Wolfgang Völz,[36] with deep timbre and an accent[37] of the Low German common in coastal area of Germany.[10] The scenes on board Blaubär's ship are made with Muppets-style puppets, while his stories are short animated films. Shaun das SchafKäpt'n Blaubär is sometimes replaced or complemented by the stop-action animation, Shaun the Sheep ("Shaun das Schaf"),[9] and one episode of The Mouse featured a visit to Aardman Animations, showing how Shaun is produced.[38] This educational film short, broken up into segments because of its complexity and length, showed the various stages of production and the amount of work required to create a single episode of Shaun.[39] The episode of Shaun seen in production was then broadcast in its finished state at the end of that Mouse. SchnappiOne episode featured a little crocodile named Schnappi (Snappy) singing about his life in Egypt on the Nile. The song went viral in Germany and became a hit in other countries as well. Die Sendung mit der Maus and its creators continue to receive high praise from both television critics and pedagogic experts. The most notable of the roughly 75 awards won by the show and its creators are:
The program is today seen in almost 100 countries.[42] In countries outside of Germany that carry the English-dubbed version of the show, Die Sendung mit der Maus airs under the title of Mouse TV. The program retains much of its original format, but the dialogue and narration have been dubbed into English. The English version was created in Australia and aired in the United States as part of the Nickelodeon series Pinwheel, on Astro TVIQ in Malaysia and Brunei, ABC TV in Australia, Televisi Republik Indonesia from Indonesia, Kuwait Television in United Arab Emirates and State of Palestine, TVE1, TVE2, ETB 1, TV3 and Clan TVE in Spain, Rai 1 in Italy, France 3 in France, RTP1, RTP2 and Canal Panda in Portugal, Thai PBS in Thailand and TV Cultura in Glub Glub on Brazil[citation needed] To encourage French children to learn German and vice versa, the program began airing on Arte, a Franco-German television channel, on Sunday mornings, beginning October 2005. In Germany, the show is dubbed into French and in each country, subtitles appear in the local language. In French, the program is called La souris souriante (The smiling mouse).[43] In Bolivia and in El Salvador, the show aired in Spanish as El cajón de los juguetes (The toys box). In Japan, a part of short films[clarification needed] was broadcast by NHK ETV and Cartoon Network as Daisuki! Mausu (だいすき!マウス) as part of the "2005/2006 Deutschland in Japan" bilateral exchange programme between WDR and NHK.[44] This Show was also aired in Dutch Called Het Programma met de Muis, was aired on Nederland 1 As Part Of Nederlandse Omroep Stichting in 1976 until 1980. Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten (The show with the elephant) is a spin-off aimed at pre-school children, which started in 2007 and consists mainly of little stories, songs and games.[45]
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