Nazitübbies

Nazitübbies is a series of shorts currently (as of 2007^[update]) appearing in the former Danish satirical late-night talk show den 11. time. The show is a parody of the BBC's children's television series Teletubbies, and it tries to envisage what this show would have looked like, had the Nazis won World War II.

Nazitübbies features the four colourful characters: Hermann Göring as Tinky Winky, Joseph Goebbels as Dipsy, Heinrich Himmler as La-La and Po, and Rudolf Hess as The Great Black Teletubby. Obviously named after the four Nazi leaders of the same name, they live in an underground air-raid shelter in a flowering meadow, and engage in various wholesome activities such as stealing Nazi gold from one another, marching their Alsatians, or learning how to goose-step under the command of the leading Nazitübbie, Luftmarschall Göring.

Like the Teletubbies, the Nazitübbies show short movieclips on TV-screens on their bellies. These clips are usually taken from Die Deutsche Wochenschau, a series of German newsreels running from 1940 until the end of World War II, often focusing on the accomplishments of Fritz Todt and the construction of the Autobahn.

Adolf Hitler is frequently seen on the show, where he is pictured as the Sun shining down on the meadow. Every time he is shown, the sound of child-laughter can be heard in the background. The music score is a mixture of typical light-hearted children's TV music and military march music.

The talkshow den 11. time on which Nazitübbies formerly appeared was broadcast until 2008 on Danmarks Radio, the national Danish public service broadcaster.

References

• "Article about Nazitübbies on den 11. time's homepage (in Danish)". Danmarks Radio. 2007. http://www.dr.dk/DR2/Den11time/artikler/20070828100336.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-21. 

External links

• Episode 1
• Episode 2
• Episode 3