Bösmenien (TV show)

Bösmenien
Genre	Animation Sketch comedy Political satire
Created by	Karl von Bettheim
Based on	Bösmenien (Comic strip) by Matthias Konziolek
Written by	Tom Simon Manfred Harnung
Voices of	Ulrich Benkel Erik Arnold Bettina Knecht Karsten Augen
Opening theme	Freie Heiten für Bösmenien
Country of origin	Besmenia
Original language(s)	Besmenian
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	55
Production
Running time	12-13 Minutes
Production company(s)	Supermotion AG Flingor Studios Tele Melmingen Gruppe
Distributor	Flingor Studios
Release
Original network	VEGA
Original release	20 June 1987 – 30 May 1992

Bösmenien is a Besmenian animated political satire sketch series, that was broadcast on VEGA from 1987 to 1992. The show is based of the comic strip of the same name by Matthias Konziolek. Bösmenien was best known for his caricatures of politicians and celebrities, commented on diffent and current events in short sketches.

The general main character of the show was then Prime Minister Martin Beiter up to the 3rd season. Due to the Assassination of Martin Beiter and the election of Kurt Stöger as his successor, Stöger was the general main character in the 4th season. As a result, however, the success of the show was somewhat reduced, as Kurt Stöger gave significantly less potential for possible parodies.

Characters

Bösmenien design of Martin Beiter.

Politicans (at the time)

• Martin Beiter
• Otto Schulz
• Kurt Stöger
• Doris Klammer
• Erik Tautenbach
• Alexander von Wiest
• Robert Gleitzmann
• Erwin Pohl
• Erich Walke
• Rainer Bellmore

Historical politicans

• Karl Ochsenbein
• Heinz Dimmler
• Robert Falk
• Lars Schreim
• Frida Ochsenbein

Celebrities

• Egon von Möller
• Helmut Rommel

Episodes

Bösmenien episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	9	20 June 1987	1987
	2	15	1988	1989
	3	16	1990	1990
	4	15	1992	30 May 1992

Reception and legacy

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