English explanation to that – thus Hallo or Hello in English became Spencer's first name in the US. Puppeteers: Joachim Hall, Jürgen Meuter (hands). Elvis (Elmar) Elvis is Spencer's assistant. He lives with his girlfriend Lulu in a railway carriage known as the Dream Express. Puppeteer: Wilhelm Helmrich, Matthias Hirth. US voice artist: Robert Axelrod. Lulu Lulu lives with Elvis in the Dream Express. In early episodes, she had no nose. Puppeteer: Maria Ilic. US voice artist: Barbara Goodson. Peggy Peggy is Lulu's sister. She only appears in the first 5 episodes. Nepomuk (Grumpowski Nepomuk) Nepomuk is an irritable and stubborn creature. His nickname is Nepi (Grumpo in the American version). He dislikes the nickname Nepi, only allowing his friend Kasi to use it. He lives in a large castle. Puppeteer: Horst Lateika. US voice artist: Mike Reynolds. Kasimir Kasimir (or Kasi for short) is a red creature with unusually long arms, who lives in a chestnut tree that has an elevator built inside it. He is Nepomuk's best friend and the only villager allowed to call him Nepi (although this is not the case in early episodes). Kasi is very helpful, and does many different jobs in the village. Puppeteers: Herbert Langemann, Martin Leßmann. US voice artist: Dave Mallow Poldi Poldi (the German familiar form of Leopold) is a dragon who lives in a volcanic crater. If irritated by other characters, he will often threaten to eat them (though he never does). Puppeteer: Friedrich Wollweber. US voice artist: Michael McConnohie. Pummelzacken Pummelzacken is a female dragon. She is Poldi's girlfriend. Lexi Lexi is the bookworm of the village. He lives in a mushroom and is continually compiling his enormous library, known as the Lexiklopädie (Lexipedia in the American version). He is attracted to Lisa and was in a relationship with her for most of the series. Puppeteers: Lorenz Claussen, Matthias Hirth, Joachim Hall. US voice artist: Ted Lehmann. The Quietschbeus (The Screech Boys) The Quietschbeus are a trio of musicians who live in the television studio alongside Spencer. In every episode they perform a song related to the topic of the episode. Their German name is derived from the 'Beach Boys'. Karl-Heinz (Frankie) is the band-leader, and has a green nose. In the original version, he has a distinct dialect. Puppeteers: Petra Zieser, Eva Behrmann, Karime VakilzadehUS voice artist: Bill Capizzi Karl-Gustav has a red nose. He often has