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


==Cast and characters==
==Cast and characters==
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===Main 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 10th 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.
*[[Walter Winkler]] as '''Jörg Ludwig'''
*[[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.
*[[Paul Vernickel]] as '''Tim Schubert'''
*[[Gertrud Siekmann]] as '''Mona Schubert''': Mona Schubert (née Haßwald) is the wife of Tim. She started out as a writer and later as a newspaper reporter.
*[[Gertrud Siekmann]] as '''Mona Schubert'''
===Other characters===
*[[Ramona Waldmann]] as '''Margot Haßwald'''
*[[Alois Albrecht]] as '''Herbert Weiß'''
*[[Sven Bolt]] as '''Daniel Haßwald'''
==Episodes==
{{Series overview
 
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| link1      = #Season 1
| episodes1  = 11
| start1    = {{Start date|1985|10|12}}
| end1      = {{End date|1985|12|21}}
| network1  = [[BRF 2]]


===Other characters===
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*[[Ramona Waldmann]] as '''Margot Haßwald''': Margot Haßwald is the mother of Mona and the mother-in-law of Tim. She worked for the [[BRF]] until season 5. She doesn't like Jörg.
| link2      = #Season 2
*[[Alois Albrecht]] as '''Herbert Weiß''': Herbert Weiß is Dennis' neighbor. Together with Dennis and sometimes Daniel, he often finds himself in almost criminal and chaotic situations. He died at the end of Season 8. The reason was that the actor Alois Albrecht died during the filming of the 8th season.
| episodes2  = 20
*[[Sven Bolt]] as '''Daniel Haßwald''': Daniel Haßwald is Mona's younger brother. He likes Dennis well and goes with him and Herbert and mostly criminal and chaotic activities. He doesn't like Tim, however, and almost always calls him a nerd. Mona doesn't really like him because Daniel is a scam who often asks Mona for money. He first appeared in season 6.
| start2    = {{Start date|1986|10|5}}
| end2      = {{End date|1987|2|15}}
 
| color3    = #256da8
| link3      = #Season 3
| episodes3  = 21
| start3    = {{Start date|1987|11|1}}
| end3      = {{End date|1988|3|20}}
 
| color4    = #ecf272
| link4      = #Season 4
| episodes4  = 20
| start4    = {{Start date|1988|11|6}}
| end4      = {{End date|1989|4|9}}


==Episodes==
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| link5      = #Season 5
| episodes5  = 20
| start5    = {{Start date|1989|11|12}}
| end5      = {{End date|1990|4|1}}
}}
==Home media==
==Home media==
===VHS===
===VHS===

Revision as of 15:55, 10 March 2023

Married with a Married Couple
GenreSitcom
Created byBastian Hackelmann
Manuel Hille
Country of origin Besmenia
Original language(s)Besmenian
No. of seasons10
No. of episodes194
Production
Running time21-23 minutes
Production company(s)53Walter Film
Flingor Studios
DistributorFlingor Studios
Release
Original networkBRF 2
Original releaseSeptember 23, 1985 –
April 1, 1995
Klaus-Greval-Straße 33, Freiz, the location used for the external shots of Jörg's house. The house is these days a popular travel destination for fans of the show.

Married with a Married Couple (Besmenian: Verheiratet mit einem Ehepaar) is an Besmenian sitcom television series that originally aired on BRF 2 from September 23, 1985 to April 1, 1995. 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 Tim and Mona.

Cast and characters

Character Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10
MAIN CAST
Jörg Ludwig
 MAIN
Tim Schubert MAIN
Mona Schubert
 MAIN
Margot Haßwald MAIN Guest
Herbert Weiß MAIN
Daniel Haßwald Guest MAIN
Regina Wedler MAIN
Olivia Lagous MAIN

Main characters

Other characters

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
111October 12, 1985 (1985-10-12)December 21, 1985 (1985-12-21)BRF 2
220October 5, 1986 (1986-10-05)February 15, 1987 (1987-02-15)
321November 1, 1987 (1987-11-01)March 20, 1988 (1988-03-20)
420November 6, 1988 (1988-11-06)April 9, 1989 (1989-04-09)
520November 12, 1989 (1989-11-12)April 1, 1990 (1990-04-01)

Home media

VHS

DVD

Syndication

After the series was discontinued in 1995, reruns were shown on various television channels in Besmenia:

Trivia

- Married with a Married Couple was often parodied on VEGA's Bösmenien.

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