It features characters that are exclusively portrayed by German and Austrian comedians and actors.

The screenplays have—amongst others—been written by Tommy Krappweis, Erik Haffner and Norman Cöster who came up with the stories of Bernd das Brot.

Every episode satirises a fairy tale classic like Little Red Riding Hood or Rapunzel.

The movie series that is produced by Rat Pack Filmproduktion uses known actors and comedy celebrities, predominantly.

Members of the permanent cast are the narrator (Thomas Fritsch) as well as his "assistant" Bruto, a medieval executioner whose task it is to remove Bernhard Hoëcker who keeps trying to be part of the story or to change the story.