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Pittiplatsch, also known as Pitti for short, is a German fictional kobold character who was very famous in East Germany (German Democratic Republic), especially as a puppet character on children's television. He first appeared in 1962 in the television series ''Meister Nadelöhr erzählt'' ("Narrations from Master Needle Eye"), later renamed ''Zu Besuch im Märchenland'' ("Visiting Fairyland"). The character was co-created by the writers Ingeborg Feustel and Günther Feustel, the sculptor Emma-Maria Lange, and the puppeteer Heinz Schröder. The Pittiplatsch hand puppet was puppeteered and voiced by Heinz Schröder until his unexpected death in April 2009. Norbert Schwarz succeed Schröder as Pittiplatsch's puppeteer in 2009. In May 2010, it was reported that Christian Sengewald took over the role. Today, the short puppet colour films created for East German television are still broadcast on the ''Sandmännchen'' ("Little Sandman") children's TV program, but there are no new productions for TV. However, new merchandise is still produced. Since 1993, the puppeteer ensemble also has been performing live. The death of Pittiplatsch's puppeteer Heinz Schröder in April 2009 put the show on hold until August.〔 == Concept and creation == On November 23, 1955, the first episode of the long-running television series ''Meister Nadelöhr erzählt'' was broadcast, starring Eckart Friedrichson as the master tailor ''Meister Nadelöhr'', who lived in his tailor parlour in fairyland and told stories to the viewers. In the beginning, he was accompanied by two live-action canaries ''Zwirnchen and Röllchen'' ("Little Thread and Little Bobbin"), who were replaced with puppet characters. In February 1958, the eponymous bear mascot of the children's magazine ''Bummi'' was added to the series. Another puppet joined in 1958, Schnatterinchen the duck. Both characters were portrayed as very dutiful and honest. However, the makers felt that these characters could become boring in the long run. The puppeteer Heinz Schröder got the idea to create a character based on the kobold, a sprite of German folklore. Schröder imagined a naughty little boy who didn't age, had magic abilities and didn't need to be parented.〔 In cooperation with the writers Ingeborg Feustel and Günther Feustel, the designer and sculptor Emma-Maria Lange created a first model.〔 The work resulted in a black-skinned boy with full hair and long legs wearing patent leather shoes. But this design didn't appeal to Schröder who thought it as too cute. Therefore, most of the hair was removed, the legs were crooked and the leather shoes were replaced with felt ones.〔 Pittiplatsch, as the kobold was named, also needed an appropriate voice. A whole night, Heinz Schröder and the other puppeteers tried all possible pitches of voice they could think of without success. At the end, Schröder almost gave up and shouted "I can no longer" (''Ich kann nicht mehr'') with a squeaky voice. Then his colleagues and the director Erich Hammer agreed that this squeaky voice was just right for Pittiplatsch.〔〔 In 1962, Pittiplatsch debuted on television as a new companion of Meister Nadelöhr, puppeteered and voiced by Heinz Schröder. Unlike Bummi and Schnatterinchen, he was introduced as a more naughty and cheeky character. In his first appearance, Pittiplatsch took Schnatterinchen's toys and stole pudding. Some parents and teachers were outraged because they thought children could only learn bad behaviour from Pittiplatsch. This caused Pitti to be removed from the show after a few broadcasts. However, because of a lot of support from children who protested against this decision by mailing the East German television, Pitti returned.〔 Since then, he became a recurring character on the show ''Meister Nadelöhr erzählt'', which was later renamed ''Zu Besuch im Märchenland'', and also appeared in other East German shows and media. A lot of the Pittiplatsch-related stories in numerous media were written by the writer pair Ingeborg and Günther Feustel, who created many other works for the country's children's media as well. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pittiplatsch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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