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German TV series or program
Momo is a 2003 German animated television series based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ende.[1]
The little orphan girl Momo hides in a train and jumps off when she sees the conductor. She meets the little turtle Cassiopeia, who accompanies her from then on, and they settle to live in the ruins of an amphitheater on the outskirts of the city. Together they get to know the children of the city as well as the street sweeper Beppo, who sees in Momo the gift of enchanting people and bringing out the best in them.
However, the mysterious cigars-smoking grey men arrive in the city in order to steal the time of their inhabitants. They lie and persuade them to deposit their lifetime into a time savings bank, so that everyone starts working obsessively to save time. They specifically aim at the adults, as they find it more difficult to convince the children. However, Momo tries to defend herself against the machinations of the grey men and to win back and free her friends.
When the world has already turned very grey, the wise turtle Cassiopeia leads Momo into the realm of Professor Hora, the keeper of Time, who explains the situation to Momo. In order to prevent the worse, she has to infiltrate herself to the headquarters of the time thieves and try to thwart their plans.
Differences with the books[edit]
In addition to the turtle Cassiopeia, Professor Hora is shown to have two more pets: the rooster and the owl, respectively the guardian of the day and of the night.
Furthermore, the children have different names than in the novel and Gigi himself is portrayed as one of the children or young teenagers, and not as a young man as in the novel.
Production and distribution[edit]
The 55-minute special “A girl named Momo – The beginning of a journey into the realm of time” was first broadcast on October 31, 2003, on the television channel KiKA.[1]
The series consists of 26 episodes[2][3] and started on November 3, 2003[4][5][6] and is a spin-off of the 2001 Italian animated film Momo alla conquista del tempo.[7][8] Further broadcasts of the series on German-language television also took place on the channels Junior and TV24.[9]
The series was included on the video-on-demand service Kividoo and has also been released on DVD and VHS.[3][4]
Momo and her friends:[10]
The grey men:[10]
Episodes list[edit]
| Number | German title | English title | First aired |
| 1 | Ein Mädchen namens Momo | My Name is Momo | 3 November 2003 |
| 2 | Wo soll Momo wohnen? | Where Should Momo Go? | 4 November 2003 |
| 3 | Momo und der graue Besucher | Momo and the Grey Visitor | 5 November 2003 |
| 4 | Momo und die Südseeprinzessin | Momo, the South Sea Princess | 6 November 2003 |
| 5 | Momo in der Schule | Momo at School | 7 November 2003 |
| 6 | Momo schlichtet einen Streit | Momo and the Argument | 10 November 2003 |
| 7 | Momo und der graue Sonntag | Momo and the grey Sunday | 11 November 2003 |
| 8 | Momo und die Puppe | Momo and the Doll | 12 November 2003 |
| 9 | Momo und der Jahrmarkt der grauen Herren | Momo and the Grey Men’s Fairground | 13 November 2003 |
| 10 | Momo und die Kinder-Demo | Momo and the children’s Demonstration | 14 November 2003 |
| 11 | Momo in Gefahr | Momo in Danger | 17 November 2003 |
| 12 | Momo auf der Flucht | Momo on the Run | 18 November 2003 |
| 13 | Momo im Haus der Zeit | Momo and Professor Hora | 19 November 2003 |
| 14 | Momo und die Stundenblumen | Momo and the hour-lilies | 20 November 2003 |
| 15 | Momo ist wieder da | Momo is Back Again | 21 November 2003 |
| 16 | Momo sucht ihre Freunde | Momo at the Fast-Food Restaurant | 24 November 2003 |
| 17 | Momo und Gigi | Momo and Gigi | 25 November 2003 |
| 18 | Momo ist nicht zu fassen | Momo in the Insane Asylum | 26 November 2003 |
| 19 | Momo braucht Hilfe | Momo Needs Help | 27 November 2003 |
| 20 | Momo sucht nach Cassiopeia | Momo Looks for Cassiopeia | 28 November 2003 |
| 21 | Momo rettet Livias Geburtstag | Momo with Her Friends | 1 December 2003 |
| 22 | Momo ganz allein | Momo all Alone | 2 December 2003 |
| 23 | Momo und das Angebot der grauen Herren | Momo and the Grey Men’s Offer | 3 December 2003 |
| 24 | Momos Entscheidung | Momo’s Decision | 4 December 2003 |
| 25 | Momos große Stunde | Momo’s Finest Hour | 5 December 2003 |
| 26 | Momo gegen die grauen Herren | Momo Against the Grey Man | 8 December 2003 |
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b “Ein Lob der Zeitverschwendung: “Momo” – Zeichentrickserie nach Michael Endes Erfolgsroman ab 31. Oktober im KI.KA”. presseportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ “Momo”. www.bamby.de. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ a b “Momo | Zeichentrickserien.de”. www.zeichentrickserien.de. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ a b KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co, Momo (in German), retrieved 2022-02-05
- ^ Momo (in German), retrieved 2022-02-05
- ^ Germany, programm ARD de-ARD Play-Out-Center Potsdam, Potsdam. “Momo”. programm.ARD.de. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ Momo (TV Series 2003) – IMDb, retrieved 2022-01-22
- ^ Momo (2001) – IMDb, retrieved 2022-01-22
- ^ KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co, Momo: Sendetermine (in German), retrieved 2022-02-05
- ^ a b “Deutsche Synchronkartei | Serien | Momo”. Deutsche Synchronkartei. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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