Otto – The Series
19951 Season30m episodes8.0
Comedy
- Runtime
- 30m episodes
- Genre
- Comedy
- Origin
- DE
About
“Otto – The Series” is an unusual comedy format from the early 1990s centred on Otto Waalkes, blending classic crime entertainment with Otto’s distinctive brand of humour. Rather than telling a continuous story, the series combines newly shot sketches featuring Otto with scenes from old Edgar Wallace films. These original sequences were re-dubbed, completely transforming their content. Dialogue that was once serious turns into absurd wordplay, and the originally suspenseful plots are deliberately played for laughs. In this way, Otto effectively “smuggles” himself into the dark world of the Wallace films, turning it into a parody driven by nonsense, running gags, and his characteristic humour. The result is an idiosyncratic mix of crime and comedy, whose particular charm lies above all in its playful use of the original material.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Otto Waalkes
- Writing
- Otto Waalkes
- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- Jan 30, 1995
- Network
- RTL
Time to finish
7 hrs
13 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.
Cast
Otto Waalkes
Verschiedene
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Verschiedene
Gert Fröbe
Verschiedene
Heinz Drache
Verschiedene
Horst Tappert
Verschiedene
Joachim Fuchsberger
Verschiedene
Karin Dor
Verschiedene
Klaus Kinski
Verschiedene
Lil Dagover
Verschiedene
Hans Clarin
Verschiedene
Monika Peitsch
Verschiedene
Stewart Granger
Verschiedene
Uschi Glas
Verschiedene
Eddi Arent
Verschiedene
Brigitte Horney
Verschiedene
Siegfried Schürenberg
Verschiedene
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