Das Spielhaus (The Playhouse) was a popular puppet theatre television series that played on the second channel of Deutscher Fernsehfunk in the former East Germany. The eight residents of a mobile house with twelve wheels experienced fantastic adventures together. The character Knollo often created inventions that ended in explosions, while Schlapper was more sceptical and timid. Together with the vain Defifé and the brilliant Masine, the series featured other colourful characters. Characters Masine (caring girl with red hair) Kleiner (cheeky boy with a snub nose) Laribum (somewhat chubby artist) Kniffo (cosmonaut) Knollo (inventor) Defifé (vain and moody girl with long red hair) Casimir (clever cat) Schlapperplapper (a sheep) Cast Crew Redaction: Rita Hatzius, Bärbel Möllendorf, Gerdamarie Preuße Dramaturgy: Bärbel Möllendorf, Rita Hatzius, Helga Krecek Manager: Antje Geiger Production Manager: Eckhard Grosch, Doris Kocks, Christina Eggert Assistant director: Camilla Meyer Director: , Wolfgang Genth Lyrics: Andreas Turowski Music: , External links Poster of this series at TheTVDB German television shows featuring puppetry Television in East Germany German children's television series 1982 German television series debuts 1991 German television series endings German-language television shows