Sandmännchen

Also known as Sandmann, Abendgruß, Unser Sandmännchen, Das Sandmännchen

thumb|Unser Sandmännchen in the Palace of the Republic, Berlin|Palace of the Republic thumb|Unser Sandmännchen in a hot air balloon Unser Sandmännchen ("Our Little Sandman"), Das Sandmännchen ("The Little Sandman"), Der Abendgruß ("The Evening-Greeting"), Abendgruß ("Evening-Greeting"), Der Sandmann ("The Sandman"), Sandmann ("Sandman"), Sandmännchen ("Little Sandman") is a German children's bedtime television program using stop-motion animation. The puppet was based on the Ole Lukøje character by Hans Christian Andersen.

Key facts

Television.company: Deutscher Fernsehfunk (1959–1991)Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (1992–present)Norddeutscher Rundfunk (1992-present)Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg (1992–2003) Sender Freies Berlin (1992-2003)Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (2003–present)
Television.network: DFF (1959–1991)MDR (1992–present)NDR (1992-present)SFB (1992-2003)ORB (1992–2003)Kika (1997-present)RBB (2003–present)
Television.last_aired: present
Television.related: Das Sändmannchen
Television.alt_name: Unser Sandmännchen
Television.image: Unser Sandmännchen cover crop.jpg
Television.caption: VHS cover for the East German version of Sandmännchen
Television.genre: FantasySupernatural
Television.developer: Gerhard Behrendt
Television.country: East Germany (1959–1990)Germany (1990–present)
Television.language: German
Television.num_seasons: 61+
Television.num_episodes: 22,200+