Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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One of Germany's most iconic children's TV characters, now 52 years old, is a silent mouse with improbably-sized friends. But what inspired it in the first place? And why was the show it stars in almost a complete disaster?

Die Sendung mit der Maus official YouTube channel:
youtube.com/@diemaus

Chapters:
00:00 An iconic show
00:57 Not an overnight success
02:06 Birth of a legend
03:28 The legacy

Music:
"Hot Swing"
by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com
Creative Commons Attribution licence

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