The Hallo Spencer Show (Hallo Spencer) is a German puppet show that ran from 1979 to 2001 on the NDR network. In 1989, Saban Entertainment selected 52 episodes, cut them to 22 minutes and dubbed them, though the dub did not show up on American TV until 1992.
Cast
| Character | Original Name | Puppeteer | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallo Spencer | Spencer | Joachim Hall | Tom Wyner |
| Elmer | Elvis | Wilhelm Helmrich | Robert Axelrod |
| Lulu | Maria Ilic | Barbara Goodson | |
| Grumpowski | Nepomuk | Horst Lateika | Mike Reynolds |
| Kasimir | Eva Behrmann | Dave Mallow | |
| Poldi | Friedrich Wollweber | Michael McConnohie | |
| Lexi | Lorenz Claussen | Ted Lehmann | |
| Mona | Petra Zieser | Lara Cody | |
| Lisa | Eva Behrmann | ||
| Galactica | Galaktika | Maria Ilic | Barbara Goodson |
| Frankie | Karl-Heinz | Petra Zieser | Bill Capizzi |
Notes
- Spencer's first name in the US broadcasts, Hallo, simply means "hello" in German, so the show's original German title Hallo, Spencer is Hello, Spencer in English. There is a sign hanging on the back wall of Spencer's studio displaying the German title and US distributors thought it would be necessary to have an English explanation to that – thus Hallo or Hello in English became Spencer's first name in the US.
Transmission
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-1993 | Syndication | United States | 
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| 1995-1997 | YTV | Canada | 
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Video Releases
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stylus Video | 1990 | 
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6 Episodes | PAL | United Kingdom | 
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| 3 Volumes | ||||||
| Video Treasures | 1993 | 2 Episodes | NTSC | United States |
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| 1 Volume | ||||||
External Links
- The Hallo Spencer Show at the Internet Movie Database
