Pan Tau

Overview

Pan Tau always had a gentle expression and a friendly smile, he was elegantly dressed in a stroller, with an umbrella and a white carnation in the lapel. Foremost, he was famous for his magic bowler hat. By tapping on his hat, Pan Tau was able to change his appearance into a puppet, to conjure up miscellaneous objects or to do other magic. His most characteristically behavior is that he would help children who were experiencing some sort of difficulties in-between their dreams and reality, like finding a place for skiing, settling family problems on Christmas, and even give a boy a good time at a fair when he is supposed to have piano lessons. To adults, he usually remained invisible.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

December 13, 1970

Last aired

February 4, 1979

Episodes

33

Network

ARD

Original language

German

Spoken languages

Czech

Countries

Czechoslovakia, Italy, Germany, Austria

Production

WDR,Filmové studio Barrandov,SR,Československá televize,Neue Thalia-Film

Creators

Ota Hofman, Jindřich Polák

Homepage

Official site