Löwenzahn (Dandelion) is a children's television series produced and aired by German public broadcaster ZDF on German television. Originally conceived and hosted by Peter Lustig, the first episode aired on 7 January 1979, then titled Pusteblume. The first episode of the retitled series Löwenzahn aired on 24 March 1981. After Lustig's health-related retirement (he died in February 2016), the show was taken over by actor Guido Hammesfahr (playing the new host Fritz Fuchs) in October 2006. Format Each 30 minute episode is dedicated to a separate issue or theme and consists mainly of related short featurettes, which explain, explore and educate how things of everyday life and even complex systems work. It spans a wide variety of topics from technology and industry to something as mundane as how the postal service works. Its central character Peter (Lustig as himself; later Guido Hammesfahr as 'Fritz Fuchs') is a handy and technophile middle-aged man with childlike curiosity, seeking an eco-friendly and self-sustaining lifestyle. Early in the series he moves from his city house to the outskirts of "Bärstadt" and into a blue caravan, which has become the shows landmark and a stable part of German popular culture. Peter manages to arrange his big lot of furniture from the house around the confined space of the caravan and finds some creative new ways to put them to use. The wardrobe is being transformed into an outside toilet room including a water flushing system and a glass cabinet is added to the cabin wall as a bay window. With a seating area that can be transformed into a bed by a pulley system and folding up furniture Peter manages to actually fit a sitting/dining area/bed, a small kitchen and a study area into the small camper. The bath tub however was placed outside. On top of the cabin he created a terrace which can be reached by stairs entirely made of chairs. The remodelling of his new home set the tone for the many DIY elements of upcoming episodes. However, Peter's adventurous and inquisitive nature also tends to get him into trouble throughout the series. Lustig (the actor) also lived in the caravan for major parts of the filming. The city used as "Bärstadt" (beartown) was actually Berlin (the animal in Berlin's coat of arms is the bear) and people who know Berlin have recognized the locations used around the city. The series has