Sender Nordlicht

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Sender Nordlicht is a German children's television series that aired on German TV station ZDF in the late 1970s. It features the Mainzelmännchen, the TV station's popular mascots who are similar to Heinzelmännchen (their name is a pun between Heinzelmännchen and Mainz, the hometown of ZDF) and combines live-action and animation.

Sender Nordlicht
Genre	Children's television series, Crime, Comedy
Created by	Dieter Mohn, Wolf Gerlach
Country of origin	Germany
Production
Running time	5 minutes
Original release
Network	ZDF
Release	1977 (1977)

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The evil boss of a pirate TV station located on a ship orders two dim-witted employees of his to kidnap the Mainzelmännchen in order to improve his channel's program.

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