- Pelle Hermanni
Pelle Hermanni is a Finnish children's
TV show shown onYLE TV2 in thePikku Kakkonen children's program.The show's main character is Pelle Hermanni, a
clown who lives in his own trailer at acircus trailer park. He was played byVeijo Pasanen , cousin of director and inventor Pertti "Spede" Pasanen.There is no major continuing plot, instead the episodes consist of Hermanni talking about his life and daily events in a funny, clownish, somewhat childish way. His comedic antics are further increased by the comically misproportioned props and his way of fumbling over difficult words.
In by far the most of the episodes, Hermanni is the only human
actor shown. Other characters include Vekkari, Hermanni's largealarm clock which starts ringing when Hermanni least wants, and Kepakko, a wooden teacher's staff who feels intellectually superior to Hermanni and often insults him by laughing at him.Hermanni is especially fond of his dear old mother and the
pancake s with strawberries she makes, and he often phones her to see how she's doing. Hermanni's telephone is a large, complex contraption with its ownvideo communications screen. Because the show predates actually feasible real-world video communication by more than a decade, this only adds to the comedy.Hermanni is in love with Sylvia, the circus's
fortune teller , but she has a rival suitor in Max, the circus magician. For by far the most of the show, both Sylvia and Max remainedunseen character s, with Hermanni only visiting their trailers were they were not present. In later episodes, both Sylvia and Max were briefly seen.
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