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==Home media==
==Home media==
==Syndication==
==Syndication==
After the series was discontinued in 1994, reruns were shown on various television channels in Besmenia:
*1994-2000: [[BRF 1]]
*2000-2009: [[BTV]]
*2002-2005, 2009-2016: [[VINCTV]]
*Since 2016: [[BRF Gold]]
==Trivia==
==Trivia==


[[Category: Besmenia]]
[[Category: Besmenia]]

Revision as of 17:21, 17 February 2021

Married with a Married Couple
GenreSitcom
Created byBastian Hackelmann
Manuel Hille
Country of origin Besmenia
Original language(s)Besmenian
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes222
Production
Running time21-23 minutes
Production company(s)BRF
53Walter Film
Flingor Studios
DistributorFlingor Studios
Release
Original networkBRF 1
Original releaseSeptember 23, 1983 –
April 1, 1994

Married with a Married Couple (Besmenian: Verheiratet mit einem Ehepaar) is an Besmenian sitcom television series that originally aired on BRF 1 from September 23, 1983 to April 1, 1994. The series was created by Bastian Hackelmann and Manuel Hille.

The series was very popular and successful in Besmenia during it's original run. The series also had great success internationally.

Premise

the show takes place in Freiz, Summingia. The young couple Tim Schubert and Mona Haßwald get married. However, on their wedding night, a fire breaks out in their new home, destroying much of their belongings (including most of their money). Since there is nothing left for the two, they ask Tim's old school friend Jörg, to move in his house. Although Jörg is initially against it, he allows Tim and Mona to move into his house.

Important elements of the series are Tim and Mona's professional life and the relationship between Jörg and Mona.

Cast and characters

Main characters

  • Walter Hebert as Jörg Ludwig: Jörg Ludwig is Tim's best friend. The two have known each other since primary school. Jörg doesn't have a job and lives on unemployment benefits. Most of the time he is in a bad mood and complains about a lot. Nevertheless, Jörg is helpful and mostly takes care of Tim and Mona's problems, which almost always end in a catastrophe. He is very good friends with his neighbor Herbert, with whom he often goes to the racecourse to make money. From season 6, Jörg has a job as a night watchman in a museum. In the 11th season Jörg has an affair with the Vitosian doctor Olivia Laguos. In the final episode, he and Olivia get married and travel to Vitosium to spend their new life there. Jörg leaves his house to Tim and Mona.
  • Paul Vernickel as Tim Schubert: Tim Schubert is Mona's husband and Jörg's best friend. He works in a supermarket. Tim can often be influenced by Jörg. Tim is often portrayed as a weak nerd. His dream is to be rich and to live in a villa with Mona. Tim is often stingy too. His parents are mentioned a lot but never appeared on the series.
  • Sandra Pfeffer as Mona Schubert: Mona Schubert (née Haßwald)

Other characters

Episodes

Home media

Syndication

After the series was discontinued in 1994, reruns were shown on various television channels in Besmenia:

Trivia