Tele 5 is a German free-to-air television channel that primarily broadcasts classic American films, science fiction series and anime.

A mouse called Bino served as "announcer" between the different TV series often consisting of animated shows, including He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Bobobobs, The Raccoons, Filmation Ghostbusters, Around the World with Willy Fog, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Smurfs, Fantastic Max, Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, Saber Rider, Queen Millennia, Captain Future, or Anne of Green Gables.

Bim Bam Bino was the first big all-week program block for children and teens on German television.

At the time the channel went off-air, Bim Bam Bino made up the biggest part of Tele 5's schedule and ran from about 9 AM, to 6 or 7PM.

Bitte Lächeln (a format based upon America's Funniest Home Videos) was the only Tele5 show that was briefly taken up by its successor DSF before moving on to RTL II, and later ran under the new title Schwupps - Die Pannenshow on Tm3, and which was hosted by Mike Carl for its entire run across all three channels.

The most successful survivor of the old Tele5 was the game show Ruck Zuck (based on Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak), which remained in production for over a decade on various channels after the closure of the old Tele5, appearing on RTL II, tm3, and even the new Tele 5 (see below).

[citation needed] In April 2002, Tele München Gruppe relaunched the channel, now centred on movies and entertainment.

Like most channels in Europe broadcasting in HD, its SD feed is a downscaled version of its main high-definition programming.