Mõmmi ja aabits (Partially Found Estonian Children's Series)

Mõmmi ja aabits (Partially Found Estonian Children's Series)
status	Partially found

Mõmmi ja aabits ( Teddy's ABC's) is an Estonian children's television series in which the little bear learns the letters of the alphabet. The series was based on Heljo Mann's book "Karu-aabits" (1971). The program was broadcast on Estonian television in 1973–1976 The series was directed by Kaarel Kilvet and Tiiu Vahi, the art direction was done by Gunt Randl and the music was composed bt Tõnis Kõrvits. Despite its popularity in the country, the series did not return in full.

Number of episodes found:	17

Transmission

The first series began on March 18, 1973, and was in black and white. The series ran from 1973 to 1976 for 17 episodes. Not to become been created these programs have not been saved on tape. In the years 1977–1978 another color version was registered, which is also best known. At the end of the seventies, another seven-part series was created, in which Mammy already went to school, but these parts did not survive either.

New series

In the years 1998–1999, directed by Karin Nurm and Maarika Lauri " Teddy’s ABC’s 20 years later." Estonian Television Karulaane new folk songs The artist was Gunta Randla, author of music Tõnis Kõrvits and songwriter Heljo Mänd.

DVD

DVD cover

Parts 1-8; Recording from 1977. Estonian television, 2005

Sections 9-16; Recording from 1977. Estonian television, 2005

Mommi ja aabits. 20 years later. Recording from 1998. Estonian public television, 2008. Letters A, I, L, E, P, B, V, U, J, T and D were learned clearly

Mommi ja aabits. 20 years later. Record from 1999. Estonian public television, 2008. Let's learn the letters M, N, O, G, K, H, Ü, S, R, Õ and Ö

Error

The series also has an incredibly low budget with accidental errors. One of the errors is an error in the introduction to episode 15[[1]]   when the figure of Papa Bear shows the back of a very large book by Karu Aabits, instead of the front, after he knocks over the book during a break in the song.

Video                                                        

Mõmmi ja aabits - Mõmmi laul

Intro

Mõmmi ja aabits 1 With English Translation

First episode with English subtitles

Mõmmi aabits

4 songs and intro

References                                  

[Info on the author of the book and co-creator of the series.]

[Episode 11 of the color series.]

[An article announcing the 1998 series]

[Episode 15 of the color series]

[blameitonjorge's Top 20 Unintentionally Disturbing Kids' Show Characters]

[PhantomStrider's Top 10 Creepiest Kids' Show Characters]

[The ETV archive of the 1998 series]

[A slideshow showing a recent stage production based on the series.]

[entire ETV archive of the 1976-1977 series.]

[An ETV page selling copies of the Volume 2 DVD.]