Overview
- The classic airs repeatedly across ARD channels today, including 18:40 on Das Erste, with additional slots such as 16:10, 18:30, 19:40 and 23:35 on NDR and 00:05 on BR.
- NDR replays a 60‑year jubilee show at 14:40, a special first produced in 2023 with host Bernhard Hoëcker.
- Regional versions are scheduled alongside the original, from Plattdeutsch (11:40 NDR) and Ruhrpott (16:45 WDR) to Kölsch (17:10 WDR/19:30 ONE), Nordhessisch and Hessisch (18:15/18:40 HR) and the Swabian “Mäulesmühle” (18:45 and 23:30 SWR).
- Viewers can stream the sketch free in the ARD‑Mediathek, including sign‑language and audio editions, or purchase it on Prime Video and Apple TV in black‑and‑white or colorized form.
- The 18‑minute NDR production from 1963 starring Freddie Frinton and May Warden entered Guinness World Records in 1988 as the most frequently repeated TV production.