Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt
Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt is a popular German book for children by Boy Lornsen, first published in 1967.
It was adapted into a screen play for television, a radio and two audio dramas. An audio book exists as well.
Plot
The book themes around the adventures of a pupil called Tobias Findteisen who accompanied the robot ROB 344–66/IIIa to help with the latter's exam at robot school. The team travels in an all-in-one vehicle, designed by Tobbi and built by Robbi, to find answers to the exam's riddles all over the world.Tobbi calls this vehicle "Flie-wa-tüüt" because:
- it can fly
- it can travel on water
- it can be used as a car
Book
Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt was first published by, Stuttgart, in 1967. It featured illustrations by. The 256-pages sized book was listed in the Auswahlliste des Deutschen Jugendbuchpreises.Television series
Based on the novel, Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt was adapted as a German television series for children by WDR in 1972. It was animated by puppeteer Albrecht Roser and his team.The series used early chroma key technology. Over the years, the series saw countless re-runs.
Film
An animated film, was released in 2016, directed by, with as Tobbi and Alexandra Maria Lara as Sharon Schalldämpfer.Plays
Known audio drama adaptions:- WDR radio drama in 1968 with Jürgen von Manger as speaker.
- audio play in 1972/1973 on three LPs or MCs with as Tante Paula and Dieter Eppler as Robbi.
- audio play in 1991 on two CDs or MCs. This version also became available by in 2005, with the cover incorrectly stating made by WDR.Der Audio Verlag audio book on 3 times 2 CDs, read by in 2006.