Am Dam Des

Am Dam Des was a children's television series produced at the ORF studios in Vienna, Austria between 1975 and 1993.

[1] This live-action show was presented as 25-minute episodes, with an educational theme and different sections, hosted by Thomas Brezina, Elisabeth Vitouch [de], Bernadette Schneider [de], Ingrid Riegler, Edith Rolles and Kurt Shalaby.

[2] They entertained children with poetry, stories, arts and crafts and various games.

The show had many recurring guests including Habakuk the Clown played by Arminio Rothstein [de], Mimi the Goose, the magician Bobby Lugano [de] and Enrico the Clown played by Heinz Zuber [de].

[3] Its arts and crafts sections can be seen as a development and adaptation of the TV screen of early Vienna radio arts and crafts shows (e g. Bastelstunde) In 1977, Christoph Waltz joined the show as a singer welcoming the New Year.