Overview
- RTL+ released six new episodes of Neue Geschichten vom Pumuckl on Thursday, with RTL airing them back-to-back on Easter Sunday, April 5 at 15:25.
- Prime Video will launch a six-episode hidden-camera program titled Schnick Schnack – Pumuckl treibt Schabernack on April 1, placing the character in real-world pranks filmed with concealed cameras.
- The RTL series features Florian Brückner as Florian Eder and Maxi Schafroth voicing Pumuckl under director Marcus H. Rosenmüller, and coverage describes the new run as warm, funny and emotionally charged without giving away key plot turns.
- Reporting criticizes the Prime show for a synthetic Pumuckl voice mixed from the late Hans Clarin and Michael Kessler and for staged gags that often target women, citing scenes like dogs licking ketchup from a shirt, a T‑Rex chase and a foam-filled carwash bit.
- The revival spans film and TV, with a 2025 movie drawing over one million cinema-goers and more projects announced, a strategy that broadens reach but fuels debate over AI voice use and how far new formats can stray from the character’s family roots.