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Käpt'n Blaubär (''Captain Bluebear'') is a hybrid puppet/animated show created by [[Walter Moers (Creator)|Walter Moers]] as a recurring segment for the German [[Edutainment Show]] ''[[Die Sendung Mit Der Maus (TV)|Die Sendung Mit Der Maus]]''. It stars [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|a blue bear who is a retired seaman]], living on his beached ship with his three grandchildren [[Amazing Technicolour Wildlife|(one green, one yellow, one pink)]] and his old first mate Hein Blöd.
'''Käpt'n Blaubär (''Captain Bluebear'')''' is a hybrid puppet/animated show created by [[Walter Moers]] as a recurring segment for the German [[Edutainment Show]] ''[[Die Sendung mit der Maus]]''. It stars [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|a blue bear who is a retired seaman]], living on his beached ship with his three grandchildren [[Amazing Technicolour Wildlife|(one green, one yellow, one pink)]] and his old first mate Hein Blöd.


Every episode starts with a puppet sequence, during which the Captain's grandchildren usually discover a strange object on the cramped ship which they start to ask their grandfather about. When he starts telling the story behind the object, his tale is shown in an animated sequence, often switching back to a puppet sequence when the grandchildren add their opinion on the tale. Almost every episode starts with a ridiculous premise about transporting a cargo of [[Visual Pun|Visual Puns]], and it usually gets crazier with every passing moment. Usually an episode ends with the grandchildren accusing their grandfather of just having made everything up.
Every episode starts with a puppet sequence, during which the Captain's grandchildren usually discover a strange object on the cramped ship which they start to ask their grandfather about. When he starts telling the story behind the object, his tale is shown in an animated sequence, often switching back to a puppet sequence when the grandchildren add their opinion on the tale. Almost every episode starts with a ridiculous premise about transporting a cargo of [[Visual Pun|Visual Puns]], and it usually gets crazier with every passing moment. Usually an episode ends with the grandchildren accusing their grandfather of just having made everything up.


Kapt'n Blaubär also starred in Walter Moers' first [[The Thirteen and A Half Lives of Captain Bluebear (Literature)|novel]].
Kapt'n Blaubär also starred in Walter Moers' first [[The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear|novel]].

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=== The ''Captain Bluebear'' TV series provides examples of: ===
* [[Amazing Technicolour Wildlife]]: The Captain himself and his three grandkids.
* [[Amazing Technicolour Wildlife]]: The Captain himself and his three grandkids.
* [[Barefoot Cartoon Animals]]
* [[Barefoot Cartoon Animal]]s
* [[Breakout Character]]/[[Spin-Off]]: Käpt'n Blaubär started as a segment in ''Die Sendung mit der Maus'', but got so immensely popular that he later got his own show.
* [[Breakout Character]]/[[Spin-Off]]: Käpt'n Blaubär started as a segment in ''Die Sendung mit der Maus'', but got so immensely popular that he later got his own show.
* [[Captain Color Beard]]: Or Captain Color ''Bear'', in this case.
* [[Captain Color Beard]]: Or Captain Color ''Bear'', in this case.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Hein Blöd. His name literally means ''Hein Stupid''.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Hein Blöd. His name literally means ''Hein Stupid''.
* [[Cool Boat]]: Käpt'n Blaubär's home is a ship sitting on a cliff above the sea. While not spectacular by itself, it's crammed up to the deck with [[Cow Tools|weird stuff]].
* [[Cool Boat]]: Käpt'n Blaubär's home is a ship sitting on a cliff above the sea. While not spectacular by itself, it's crammed up to the deck with [[Cow Tools|weird stuff]].
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: In one episode, Hein Blöd tells a story instead of starring in one told by the captain.
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: In one episode, Hein Blöd tells a story instead of starring in one told by the captain.
* [[Father Neptune]]: Käpt'n Blaubär is of course one.
* [[Father Neptune]]: Käpt'n Blaubär is of course one.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: Hein calls him ''Käpt'n'' while the little bears call him ''Opa'' ("grampa").
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: Hein calls him ''Käpt'n'' while the little bears call him ''Opa'' ("grampa").
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* [[The Munchausen]]: The Captain.
* [[The Munchausen]]: The Captain.
* [[No Name Given]]: Käpt'n Blaubär's name is never given, and his grandchildren are always identified as ''die Bärchen'' (the little bears).
* [[No Name Given]]: Käpt'n Blaubär's name is never given, and his grandchildren are always identified as ''die Bärchen'' (the little bears).
* [[Poirot Speak]]: Both the captain and Hein Blöd speak with a heavy [[German Dialects|north German accent]], but use Standard German vocabulary unless the meaning of a word is obvious by context -- regional accents in Germany [[Separated By a Common Language|can be incomprehensible to people from other parts of the country and often can vary considerably in their vocabulary]].
* [[Poirot Speak]]: Both the captain and Hein Blöd speak with a heavy [[German Dialects|north German accent]], but use Standard German vocabulary unless the meaning of a word is obvious by context -- regional accents in Germany [[Separated by a Common Language|can be incomprehensible to people from other parts of the country and often can vary considerably in their vocabulary]].
* [[Raised By Grandparents]]: The little bears arrive at the ship in the first episode, but are never shown to leave again, even temporarily. It's unclear whether they are living permanently with their grandfather or are just regularly staying over. No other relatives are ever mentioned.
* [[Raised by Grandparents]]: The little bears arrive at the ship in the first episode, but are never shown to leave again, even temporarily. It's unclear whether they are living permanently with their grandfather or are just regularly staying over. No other relatives are ever mentioned.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]
* [[Retired Badass]]: The captain, obviously.
* [[Retired Badass]]: The captain, obviously.
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[[Category:Captain Bluebear]]
[[Category:Captain Bluebear]]
[[Category:Series]]
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 30 September 2021

Käpt'n Blaubär (Captain Bluebear) is a hybrid puppet/animated show created by Walter Moers as a recurring segment for the German Edutainment Show Die Sendung mit der Maus. It stars a blue bear who is a retired seaman, living on his beached ship with his three grandchildren (one green, one yellow, one pink) and his old first mate Hein Blöd.

Every episode starts with a puppet sequence, during which the Captain's grandchildren usually discover a strange object on the cramped ship which they start to ask their grandfather about. When he starts telling the story behind the object, his tale is shown in an animated sequence, often switching back to a puppet sequence when the grandchildren add their opinion on the tale. Almost every episode starts with a ridiculous premise about transporting a cargo of Visual Puns, and it usually gets crazier with every passing moment. Usually an episode ends with the grandchildren accusing their grandfather of just having made everything up.

Kapt'n Blaubär also starred in Walter Moers' first novel.

Tropes used in Captain Bluebear include:
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