# Master Eder and his Pumuckl (1982)

> A grumpy but kindly master carpenter in Munich lives with an invisible, prankish kobold only he can see.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/28302

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 52
- Episode runtime: 25 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: family, animation, comedy
- Created by: Ulrich König, Ellis Kaut
- Network: Das Erste
- Cast: Gustl Bayrhammer, Hans Clarin, Erni Singerl, Toni Berger, Willy Harlander, Mogens von Gadow, Katharina De Bruyn, Käte Jaenicke
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082732/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: subtle
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: cozy, wholesome, whimsical, nostalgic, gentle

## Synopsis

Master Eder and his Pumuckl (1982-1989) is a German children's family comedy created by Ellis Kaut and Ulrich König for Das Erste. Its warm, gently mischievous world centers on master carpenter Eder, played by Gustl Bayrhammer, a patient craftsman who shares his workshop and home with Pumuckl, a cheeky kobold invisible to everyone except him. Hans Clarin voices the sprite, whose endless pranks and tinkering disrupt Eder's orderly life and the daily routines of his workshop. Supporting characters including Mrs. Eichinger, played by Erni Singerl, and Toni Schmitt, played by Toni Berger, surround the pair with neighborly friction and affection. Each episode is a self-contained short story of mishaps, misunderstandings and small repairs, with the running gag of an unseen companion driving the humor. The two-season run spans 52 episodes of roughly twenty-five minutes each. Drawn from Ellis Kaut's radio plays, the show carries the cozy, nostalgic register of German family television and a lightly folkloric charm. Fans of Bewitched, Mrs. Doubtfire and The Munsters will find a similar wholesome supernatural household comedy.

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