The fact that “Die Bild” a German “Newspaper and News Channel” ruined his life makes me feel sad for him, they once said that he hated children because he said that children shouldn’t be on a tv show just to keep them safe. After he passed away they said that he didn’t hate children but they made it seem as if THEY were the ones discovering that and helping to get his good status back, they just wanted to look like heroes. And you know why they did all of that? It’s because he was criticizing them for what they do (Ruining people’s life’s & telling fake stories) I really hope that they get banned one day because it should be in the interest of every News-channel to tell the truth and help people stay up to date with what’s happening in the world. “Die BILD” just wants money, it’s not in their interest to do good things for the people they are just avaricious and I hate that.

oh dear, the subtitles in the Löwenzahn clip are all wrong! In the song at 3:30, Peter is singing about a "Hebel", a lever in English and not "Nebel" (= fog). That's why he's demonstrating the use of a bottle opener, saying "when you understand leverage, you know how to use a lever effectively". And right at the beginning, Peter didn't build his "Küche" (= kitchen), but his "Klingel" (= doorbell). edit: The armchair farter however was a proper, verbatim translation.

Dandelion = Dent de lion = lions tooth = Löwenzahn. Thats the name of the show and that is the "weed" growing out of the pavement in the intro.

While Die Maus was comical and informative, Peter Lustig added a subversive post hippie element that resonated so well with kids. Looking back he even was the german forerunner for tiny houses... Legend.

The show is normally about 25 minutes long and this was a random compilation. It's got hundreds of episodes that all follow a specific theme through the episode. He always tells the children to switch off the TV, because they watched enough.

Peter was a Sound technician in his first job for the public broadcast in Berlin. In this role he was responsible for kennedys Berlin speech.

Peter Lustig's show was the best and most informative children's show. I loved it. It still runs today with a different actor, but it's not the same. My children don't like the new ones either 🤭 only the ones with Peter.

I was a German Kid a long time ago. Peter Lustig, a orange Mouse and a blue Elephant explained me an many other Kids the World 😊

Alright i will do it because i can't leave it like that, let's correct all the mistranslations: 2:06 not "kitchen" -> Klingel = "doorbell" 3:26 not "..there is physics at all ends.." -> ...sie hilft an allen Enden... = "..it helps at all fronts..." 3:29 not "fog" -> Hebel = "lever" [...once you understood how a lever works...] 4:32 - - - "armchair farter" is actually correct, it's a mocking phrase for white collar workers 5:22 not "random place" -> ...ist ein ziemlich warmer Kloß... = "[...our good old earth...] is a pretty warm dumpling 5:25 not "blood" -> ...voller Glut und Dampf und Feuer... = "full of embers und steam and fire" 6:07 not "the boxes" -> ...als der Mensch den Auerochsen jagte... = "...as man was hunting aurochs/urus..." 6:10 not "traffic light" (wtf?) -> ...Sauerampfer... = "...sorrel..." 6:18 not "there find a poem" -> ...da fällt mir ein Gedicht ein... = "...now a poem comes to my mind..." 6:23 not "i'll be there tomorrow" -> ...ich werde heute für euch Kochen... = "...today i will cook for you..." 6:29 not "pants" -> Nudeln = "pasta" 6:33 not "they're coming" -> ...ich koch jetzt ne Kartoffelsuppe... = "...i will now cook a potato soup..." 6:40 not "love you all on money or in the salad" -> ...ich liebe euch alle ob Gelb oder Weiß im Topf seid ihr heiß... = "...i love you all no matter if yellow or white [the potatoes i assume] in the pot you are hot..." 6:49 "...na Herr Lustig, was ist? Machen Sie wieder Wein? Pflaume oder Dattel? - Weder noch, Herr Paschulke, das ist Jauche und ich mach Gas draus..." -> "...what's up Mr Lustig? Are you making wine again? Plum or date? - Neither nor Mr Paschulke, this is swill and i turn it into gas..." I will stop here because this took me a lot of time and effort to make, gosh i hate google translate 😕

Löwenzahn was just aaaawesome. Peter taught me how sunscreen works, how to turn salt water into sweet water, which things in nature are edible, why beavers are important, how electricity works and so many other important things. And as it is still in my head after more than 35yrs, you can tell he did a pretty good job😁

One of the best children's shows there is. Peter Lustig shaped my childhood. Dear Peter, rest in peace.

at 2:00 he didnt build a kitchen he build a door bell the guitar is the bell

The Dandelion (Löwenzahn "lions tooth") in the show is a symbol for the power of simple things and mother nature beeing present even in the grey and boring city, enriching it with creative splendour and joy by breaking free of the profane stone and dust. I even understood this intuitively as a child.

As I grew up in Germany in the 80's and 90's, my complete knowledge is based on "Löwenzahn", "Die Sendung mit der Maus" and "Es war einmal..." (you should check that one out, too). Still to the day, I remember stuff I learned from these shows, when I see it in life.

The „BILD Zeitung“ once wrote „Peter Lustig hates kids“. But what he actually said was „It is difficult to film with kids because the get bored of repeating scenes very fast.“

The music of Löwenzahn (Dandelion) is my ringtone which wakes me up in the morning, so my day starts good. And this compilation is not really showing why we all watched Löwenzahn. Peter Lustig explained a lot of stuff to us kids in a manner we understood. And at the end of each show he told us to switch off the TV (so we could go outside and discover nature)

Imagine a TV program that tells kids to switch the TV off at the end, so they would go play outside or do something else.

Peter Lustig is a National Hero ^^

And YES, Peter Lustig was his real name. In 2017 he received the Bundesverdienstkreuz. Its the heighest medal you can get in germany. At the award ceremony he wore black dungarees. The show explaind physical, chemical and natureevents for children.

Peter Lustig was married to Elfie Donnelly, der inventor of Bibi Blocksberg and Benjamin Blümchen. The Power Couple of my Childhood and the root of my Anarchy Youth ;)

You picked another gem of my childhood. In the early years, the show was called "Pusteblume" ("blowball") and showed the later state of the flower with the white fluffy seeds. They changed the name to "Löwenzahn" ("hawkbit/dandelion") with the yellow blossom. I think, it's important to provide an educational sense in childrens TV shows. Not a school-ish, boring one, but like those shows did, in an entertaining way. Children are much more capable of understanding complex things than many adults think. So just letting them watch Animes and entertaining-only cartoons, makes them quiet on Sunday mornings, but doesn't improve the brain.

The neighbour of Peter Lustig has been played by Helmuth Krauss. He is not only an actor, but also a voice actor. In dubbed movies, he has been the german voice of actors like Marlon Brando, John Goodman and Samuel E. Jackson. He even was the german voice of Mr. Ed

That was one of the best Kids-show when I grew up - on the same level as the "Die Sendung mit der Maus", they dont exclude one another! If you and your parents liked "Löwenzahn" you and your parents probably liked "Die Sendung mit der Maus", they are, as we say in Germany "aus dem selben Holze geschnitzt" - they are two sides of the same gold medal of kids shows! "Die Sendung mit der Maus" was made by the WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk/west German Broadcast) as part of the ARD (Allgemeine Rundfunkanstalt Deutschland/Common Broadcast Association Germany), while "Löwenzahn" was produced by ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen/Second German Television Channel).

Uff, a lot to mention here: - Löwenzahn is the name of the plant that is growing in the intro - He didn't build a kitchen but a doorbell - 3:30 he sings about how a lever works, not fog - armchair farter (Sesselfurzer) is like a couch potato - 4:55 not "a pretty random place" but a warm dumpling (warmer Kloß) - 4:56 not "full of blood" (Blut) but full of blaze (Glut) - 5:30 not "there's something going on among us" but in this case "there is something going on beneath us" (the German sentence can be translated the same) - 6:30 not "no pants" (Hose) but "no sauce" (Soße) - a Kartoffelsuppe (Potato soup) can actually be really delicious. You should try one. - 6:40 not "love you all on money.." but "I love you all, whether yellow, whether white. You're cold in the salad, hot in the pot" - His name is Peter Lustig. Lustig translates to funny, that explains the wrong translation there - Yes, "switch off" was always the ending of this show

Peter Lustig invented the first Tiny House😅

I m dutch and i always used to watch this show on the german channel, loved it

The one and only Peter Lustig. He always met children at eye level, without seeing them as “little adults”. And it was clear that this wasn't just an act, but that he felt this way in his private life too. I loved this show when he was still a part of it. It‘s still good, because the concept is great, but I miss him.

The French animated series Once Upon a Time was also very important... ...the human being ...the space ...the life ...America ...discoverers and inventors ...the discovery of our world ...our earth ...adventure and explorer. A French animated series from 1978 - 2009.

in the song they say "Glut" which translate to emper, its a reference to magma inside the earth "Blut" is "blood"

Peter Lustigs neighbor was Samuel Jacksons german voice.

fun fact: "dandelion" comes from the french "dent-des-lion" (lion´s tooth) which translates to the german "Löwenzahn"

the soup he is cooking tastes great, think about mashed potatos but as a soup with sausage slices inside maybe even more like a stew

So cool… I didn’t remember that he would tell the children to turn off the tv so they wouldn’t keep watching indefinitely… Such a nice detail.

Peter lustig is a Legend! Rest in Peace my old friend!🙏🏻😞

during the song he explains how a lever works cnucking the nut or open the bottle uses the physic princaple of a lever

Peter Lustig was the best teacher in my life! Immediately after primary school, take a look at "Löwenzahn" in peace and quiet. My homework was later.😅

Peter Lustig is the hero of my childhood. I loved also the sendung mit der maus, but Peter also build his own stuff. The compelation is more for people how know the show.

4:50 Our good old earth Is a pretty warm dumpling Full of blaze (Glut, not Blut-blood) and steam and fire Yes underneath us there is something going on. Geologie🤗

Peter Lustig is a legend. Everyone watched and loved the show. It is like teaching things with a short story and music. :)

He was my childhood hero. Last month, we visited his Bauwagen (trailer) in the Filmpark Babelsberg (movie park). Still sad for his passing, he was one of a kind. R.I.P. Peter.

The mistranslations do make it even funnier.... :-D

I recomend you to watch a whole show, instad of just a Compilation. Because itˋs realy cute. If you would have grown up in Germany you would have grown up with this show too.😊

Oh, I loved Löwenzahn, I still do! :D Great that you react to it! The reason why it's confusing is probably because it's a best-of. The concept is that Peter has to move out of his apartmen tand moves into an old trailer that stands on a meadow in the countryside. There he has his neighbour who he lovingly calls "armchair farter", some nice friends who come to visit and children who come over, asking him curious questions. Every show has a theme, from engineering to gardening or the wadden sea. The theme is introduced when Peter wonders how something works or why e.g. the tide changes or when another question comes up. E.g. in one show his bicycle has a flat tyre and while he's repairing it, he wonders how bicycles are made, visits a factory, goes on a bike tour, takes a look in the history of bicylces etc. It's very entertaining and fun, because the children can sense that he loves and respects them and their questions and takes them seriously. In one show e.g., he observes the armchair farter working in his garden and Peter ends up growing a giant pumpkin he competes with in a contest. Sometimes he travels, e.g. when a child asks him what the earth loks like inside, Peter travels with armchair farter to Lanzarote island, to learn about volcanos. In another episode he gets stranded on a little boat in the North Sea and learns about tides. :)

Peter Lustig was an important person in my life because he lived so freely and if he needed something he'd build it himself out of all the junk he's got around. This show influenced me more than anything to create stuff, learn how to repair things. Truly one of the GOATs.

Peter Lustig is a Hero for us German's of 80er / 90er Era 😊😊😊😊😊😊

uh, the translation is very bad. Many misunderstandings

5:15 they're dancing on a volcano, that's what they're doing :) this episode was called "Peter tanz auf dem Vulkan" (= peter dances on the volcano) and that was the episode where they taught you all about vulcanos. it ends with peter and his neighbor singing a song about how planet earth is hot on the inside and they dance to it (which is the clip you're watching there. iconic shit, really). as a child who spend a significant chunk of her life on/by an active volcano because my paternal family comes from a volcano, this was my absolute favorite episode of löwenzahn. i watched this particular episode hundreds of times

I loved watching this show when I was a child and I learned a lot from it.....R.i.P Peter Lustig 🙏🏻

He didn't say "Küche" (kitchen), he said "Klingel" (doorbell). He didn't say "Nebel" (fog), he said "Hebel" (leverage). "Sesselfurzer" (armchair farter) is a term used for people like Peggy Bundy. Also, they sing: "Unsere gute alte Erde ist ein ziemlich warmer Kloß, voller Glut und Dampf und Feuer. Ja, unter uns, da ist was los..." (Our good ol' earth is a pretty warm lump, full of embers and steam and fire. Well, between ourselves, there's a lot going on...)

Peter Lustig and Mr. Rodgers would probably become best friends on the spot.

Ich bin mit Löwenzahn, aber mit Fritz Fuchs aufgewachsen, habe es sooo geliebt 🥹

armchair farter is the literal translation americans would use pencel pusher

Löwenzahn (lit. "lion tooth", dandelion) = LOEH-VEN-TSAHN (approx. pronunciation in English) Spezi (mix of orange soda and cola) = SHPAY-TSEE (approx. pronunciation in English)

I remember when Löwenzahn was still called Pusteblume.

Best thing was that this show ran on sundays just like "die Sendung mit der Maus" at 11 am Löwenzahn which lasted for 30 minutes and at 11:30 am "die Sendung mit der Maus". My sister and i always watched one after the other.

It was sort of funny to watch your confusion, Ryan! 😅 The scenes they put together were extremely random, I must say. Löwenzahn is, just like Die Sendung mit der Maus, a great show for kids (and grown- ups too) to learn about special things we use or that happen in everyday life. Very informative and educational. My kids loved it and I did too. The translations in the subtitles didn’t always match. For example, he did not sing about a „fog“ (would be „Nebel“) but about a „Hebel“ (which is a „lever“ and makes more sense, concerning opening a bottle). Love your videos, Continue learning about us crazy Germans! 👍

Ich lovedthat show, even had like six computer discs with games from the show

Fun fact: We have two different words for "dandelion" depending on which stage of it's growth it's in. There's "Löwenzahn" which can always be used, but there's also "Pusteblume" for when the seeds are ready. Pusteblume = blow-flower because you can pick them up and blow on them to make the seeds fly away. Most adults see dandelions as little more than annoying weeds that break stuff while children find joy in them either because they break up the otherwise grey and drab pavement or because they turn into blow-flowers. This divide was also the main theme of the show, with mr. Paschulke always being the "adult" and Peter Lustig exploring the topics with a more child-like mindset. Second fun fact: There was a precursor-series before Löwenzahn called Pusteblume.

This Video is pure Nostalgia. peter Lustig was such a great person and Löwenzahn one of the best TV shows so far. I loved this show. What was also great was: Wissen macht ah (knowledge makes ah)

„Blood“ was a mistranslation. The said „Glut“ which sounds similar to „Blut“.

My sunday morning as a kid: first "Siebenstein", then "Löwenzahn" then "Sendung mit der Maus", then lunch

This was a science program on TV for children. I loved it. One of my favourite shows when I was a kid.

as this show was on public tv, even before the rise of private (4profite) channels, Peters last were "so, abschalten" - "enought TV today, switch off" ... unimaginable in a time where kids should be glued to the screen with any kind of bs to sell commercials. I remember that sundays we gone for a walk in the forest, or a bike tour.... When we came home we had a piece of cake, a cacao, parents coffee. You came together for the Löwenzahn Show. And that was all TV we had. We finished the day outside until bedtime....

Löwenzahn with Peter Lustig was a basic part of my childhood. Rest in peace Peter 🙏🏻. I like so much his curiosity and will to experience and learn about the world. Seemingly to topic was unreachable for him, I adore that ❤️. This way of seeing the world inspired me to do the same, be curious, ask, make experiences, get to learn...

Ryan said "Lustig" instead of "Lastig"!!!!! He's ready to learn, I am enthusiastic!!!😂

Löwenzahn comment sections are always so wholesome 🌼

peter Lustig - hero of my childhood. Living in a crazy wagon with talking guitar... ^^ "switch off" and go out was his message.

Grew up with Löwenzahn, Käptn Blaubär, Siebenstein, Der Sendung mit der Maus etc. There wasn’t really any children’s tv in danish tv in the 90s. Loved these shows. Even have a Rudy Raben plush from Siebenstein.

Yes, because of it's an compilation, it's out of context and only people who is growing up with that and remembering the whole show can relate to it and get some nostalgia.

Fun fact, Peter Lustig held a degree in electrical engineering and got his start in the broadcasting world as a sound engineer. He also used to be a lecturer in audio engineering at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin. He started his career as an actor/presenter by accident when a director spontaneously cast him as an extra because they needed a bald guy for a sketch.

try to watch one complete episode with Peter Lustig. This is much easier to understand than a wild montage. "Switch off" is the part where we were supposed to stop the tv and get out of the house to explore the world.

What's the worst way to represent a legendary German children's show? Just like making a really bad compilation...

Ryan: "This explains a lot." 😂❤

This is legendary ❤ A must see for children and i love it. He was so gentle, friendly and handsome. I was very sad when he dies. RiP ❤😊

Please dont mistake this "best of" to the real show... Peter Lustig, RIP btw, was a neat and humble man and in his show "Löwenzahn" (Dandelion) he taught as some basic science, how cheerfull and beatifull the earth can be and was sometimes funny (= lustig ;), although this old pun, it was his real name "Peter Fritz Willi Lustig")

I always loved Löwenzahn and still love watching the old episodes. It taught me so much. And yes , Löwenzahn means dandelion. The predecessor show was called "Pusteblume" - blowball, but after disputes with the production company the initial show as ended and turned into what we know today. IN the very first episode of Löwenzahn main protagonist Peter Lustig still lives in his little house of the predecessor show, but it was explained due to lots of noise from the near airport he wants to get out of there and contemplates several options where he could live. Eventually when his cousin picks him up they pass a building site where he sets his eye on a blue construction trailer and his cousin Trude offers him her garden to place it. During the episode he tries to accommodate all his furniture from the house into the small trailer and comes up with creative ideas to have dedicated areas for each purpose, inclusing an outside bath and a toilet in a wardrobe. Each of the following episodes is about a certain topic, how he has to get electricity and water, how people get coal and potatoes into the basement, how plants grow, in one he is trying to become an actor, in another an inventor, in yet another we can see him become a fireman or an artist, in another he is discovering an old castle on the Rhine river, or a volcano, lives like a person from stone age, then he wants to have his own animals for milk and eggs, builds gimmicks and machines, one is about recycling and packaging. Another much liked character is his narrow-minded moany neighbour Paschulke and they often get into funny competitions and feisty bets, nevertheless they are on somewhat friendly terms, despite addressing each other by their surnames only. Peter Lustig always portrayed an adult with the curiosity of a child that wants to find out things

Peter Lustig was truly a funny guy (funny in german: LUSTIG😂❤). I loved watching Löwenzahn when growing up. RIP Peter 💙

5:27 It was lost in translation. They sang "Glut" which sounds nearly like "Blut" (Engl. blood) but means glow. Glow is not the right term when you want to talk about lava or magma but it rhymes better in this song.

At 2:05 min Peter said: "meine Klingel habe ich schnell noch gebaut", that means: "my ring I just finished" not a kitchen. ^^ I hope you recognize that this is a cut together from multipes episodes.

You defenetly have to watch a real episode of it. And the intro song! It's so iconic, the melody randomly pops up in head, even decades after I watched Löwenzahn for the last time!

This is only so random, because you watched a compilation. It makes sense if you watch a whole episode. This (I'm in the middle of your video) are the ones about: - moving house \ furnishing - mechanics and levers - fertilizer and biogas - mountains - volcanoes Each episode is about half an hour long.

Another German TV Show for and with kids from 1973 until 1984 was 'Die Rappelkiste' (the Rattlebox). The Rappelkiste is one of the classics of German children's television. Ratz and Rübe are cult figures and every child, big and small, still knows the counting rhyme “Ene Mene Miste, es rappelt in der Kiste”. Greetings from northern Germany ♥️🇩🇪

The combination of Peter Lustig's alternative way of life in a construction trailer and his great ability to make children the world understandable made this kids TV show to a legend. Some of Peter's experiments could be replicated at home, like growing crystals with alum salt.

I think I speak for a lotta folks when I say we need you to stream some of ur reactions, I think a chat who can give some extra insight and explain mistranslations or smth would be awesome

You should watch a full episode to get the feeling for the show.

I loved that kind of show as a child. Löwenzahn, Die Sendung mit der Maus und Wissen mach Ah! It is perfect to satisfy a child's curiosity and teach them in a really fun way about day-to-day things and it is even fun to watch (and informative) as an adult, so the whole family can watch it together without getting bored.

Thanks for the trip back to my childhood. Great show that explained the world to children.

I agree with your Mr Rogers statement. Peter also never looked down on people and made everyone feel welcomed. The episodes can be found here on KZfaq. He did many cool things and even had an electric car and a car that was fuled with wood when talking about how the oil won't last forever.

You were spot on about your Mr. Rogers comparison. I would say you can definitely say that Peter Lustig was Germanys own Mr. Rogers.

I love how the small mistranslations turn this into absolute lunacy!

He is a combination of Mr. Rogers and Bill Nye with an engineering degree from McGyver 😂

Peter Lustig was not a trained actor or host. He originally qualified as a broadcast engineer and an electronics engineer. Working for American Forces Network as a radio engineer in 1963, he was responsible for the recording of US President John F. Kennedy's speech "Ich bin ein Berliner" held in Berlin. He said that his mission in his TV show was to research things that he was personally interested in and explain this topic to his children audience. For example he did an experiment in his show how flies land over head on ceiling and build for this a combination of slow motion camera and a photoelectric barrier to start the camera to catch the moment when the flies land.

Following along made harder by the completely wrong subtitles in places. He wasn't finishing building his kitchen, but his door bell. (The ukulele/guitar thing) And others mostly already mentioned in comments. I loved this show as a kid, and it's hard to tell from those short snippets, but it was very educational. Even looking back. Right up there with "Die Maus". Usually it was a proper episode telling a little separate story each time.

The show was awesome but this compilation is like a fever dream xD

Peter Lustig is a very unique person. His vita is impressive and the true meaning of learning by doing

You need to see a whole episode, "Löwenzahn" is not as random as it seems in this "best of" compilation. Great to see Peter again, he passed away years ago...He sure was a very unique guy living life his very own special way.... Someone between an inventor and a curious guy interested in everything in nature , science and technique and how things work or are made...

Poor Ryan- this must be overwhleming. And the subtitles do not help (and are wrong mostly). And yes, Peter Lustig is kind of the german version of Mr. Rogers. I grew up with this and I loved it! Peter created the first tiny house I ever saw. And the dandelion breaking through concrete stands for resilience. Reaching for knowledge and solutions. Switch off and go outside

Hello from Germany 🇩🇪 This was my Childhood ❤

"armchair farter": 🤣🤩🤣 literal correct translation of "Sesselfurzer". These days it would be taboo for a show made for kids to use words like that. However, absolutely correct in its day. I loved Löwenzahn so much in my childhood. Rest in peace Peter.

The trinity of german science kids shows: "Die Maus" (the mouse) with Armin "Löwnzahn" (dandelion) with Peter Lustig "Wissen macht Ah" with Shari & Ralf. Craft & culture, DIY infotainment, general science & science trivia. Peter was a great ingluence on upcycling, restoring and getting down to basics growing up. The Löwenzahn intro is what stuck most. In compairison Die Maus made MADE IN GERMANY relateable. It just feels different when the inventor of modern concrete dowels, shows how it is made by hand, and the show shows how it used to be.