Who doesn’t know it: The famous theme song of the show with the mouse sounds and the topics are presented – first in German, then in a foreign language. The iconic intro was the basis for a legendary showwhich still exists today. An overview of the show with the mouse and its famous laugh and non-fiction stories.
The show with the mouse was initially criticized
The show with the mouse was conceived and realized by Armin Maiwald in 1971. The idea was to create educational television for children that had previously been rather dry in a cheerful way. The competitor Sesame Street also had no binding educational mandate.
But The Show with the Mouse was initially criticized. Because in the first few years the non-fiction stories were broadcast without voice-over text. This means that the explanatory part with the mouse was implemented in the old silent film tradition. Over time, however, the show with the mouse has developed into what it is today.
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The main feature of the show with the mouse is the division into laugh and non-fiction stories. The non-fiction stories are intended to impart knowledge to the children. There are no limits to the topic, the main thing is that it is taught in a child-friendly way. There are usually two non-fiction stories per show.
They form the opposite pole Laughter stories, which are mostly self-contained cartoons. They have nothing to do with the mouse or the elephant and stand on their own. Some well-known characters were shown with the mouse in the program and thus brought closer to the children, such as Little Mole, Captain Blue Bear, Peppa Pig and Shaun the Sheep. An attempt is now being made to use the laughter story to establish a rough connection to factual history.
Between the laugh and factual stories are the mouse spots to see. Here you can see the mouse with the elephant and the duck in a 30 second clip.
From Stefan Raab to mouse video game implementations
After 50 years, the mouse has earned its deserved place in German pop culture. The famous theme song was picked up by Stefan Raab in 1996 and became a chart hit “Here comes the mouse” implemented. Raab’s song made it up to number 2 in the German charts.
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In addition to mouse merchandising items such as Plush toys, toys and clothing Mouse video games were also released. The first game with the title “The Mouse” was released for the Game Boy. If you want to play something more current from the mouse, you can go to “Just ask…the mouse!” grab. The game was originally developed for the Wii U, but is also available for the Nintendo Switch available.
The mouse has also made it into the digital space
The show with the mouse is no longer just on television. The concept of laugh and non-fiction stories now also has on YouTube Introduced, where either the entire program or individual laugh and non-fiction stories are uploaded.
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An overview of the mouse’s official digital presence can be found on its website. “The Page with the Mouse” shows everything there is to see and hear about the mouse and the elephant. On the elephant side Children can even learn to program.
Where The Show with the Mouse can be seen
The latest episode of the Show with the Mouse is broadcast on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. on KiKA. The episodes can also be viewed on YouTube or in the ARD media library.