Johanna Klum

Die ProSieben Märchenstunde is a television movie series that has been produced since 2006. It features characters that are exclusively portrayed by German and Austrian comedians and actors. The series is shot in Prague. The screenplays have - amongst others - been written by Tommy Krappweis, Erik Haffner and Norman Cöster who came up with the stories of Bernd das Brot. Additionally, they are directing and have cameo appearances. Many actors use their respective dialect. Die ProSieben Märchenstunde was nominated for the German Comedy Award in the category Best Comedy in 2006. It is also broadcast on Austrian television channel ORF, which is co-producing the series, airing the programme as Die ORF Märchenstunde.

100 candidates have to prove their talent in a total of 99 game rounds in order to finally win the prize money of 99,000 euros in a big duel. On the way there, the candidates have to face a mixture of skill, sportiness and cleverness: This includes popping a champagne cork as far as possible, tug-of-war, rolling toilet paper as quickly as possible, melting a block of ice or songs for the right decade assign. One candidate is eliminated after each round.