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Pan Tau

December 15, 2023

Pan Tau (Czech for "Mr. Tau") is a character created for a children's television series.[1] There were 33 episodes in 3 series made by the Czechoslovak Television (ČST) in cooperation with Barrandov Studios and the West German TV network Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). A pilot film was shot in 1966, and 33 episodes were made from 1970 until 1979. The project ended with a feature film in 1988.

Pan Tau
GenreAdventure, Comedy, Children's television series, fantasy
StarringOtto Šimánek
Vladimír Menšík
František Filipovský
Jiřina Bohdalová
Karel Höger and others down
Country of originCzechoslovakia
West Germany
Original languageCzech
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes33
Production
EditorsOta Hofman
Jindřich Polák
Production companiesCzechoslovak Television (ČST)
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Barrandov Studios
Original release
ReleaseDecember 13, 1970 (1970-12-13) –
February 4, 1979 (1979-02-04)
Wooden statue of Pan Tau in Třešť, hometown of actor Otto Šimánek
1930 Tatra 12, car used in the series

The protagonist Pan Tau, who generally didn't speak and communicated through pantomime, was played by Otto Šimánek (1925–1992). The series was written by Ota Hofman and directed by Jindřich Polák. The stories were generally funny but contained some kind of problem for a child, and here Pan Tau found the way to solve the problem.

Pan Tau always had a gentle expression and a friendly smile, he was elegantly dressed in a stroller, with an umbrella and a white carnation in the lapel. Foremost, he was famous for his magic bowler hat. By tapping on his hat, Pan Tau was able to change his appearance into a puppet, to conjure up miscellaneous objects or to do other magic. His most characteristic behaviour is that he would help children who were experiencing some sort of difficulties in-between their dreams and reality, like finding a place for skiing, settling family problems on Christmas, and even give a boy a good time at a fair when he is supposed to have piano lessons. To adults, he usually remained invisible.

Although Czechoslovakia then was under a Communist regime, this never was very obvious for the viewers. And Pan Tau was a popular children program in several countries at both sides of the Iron Curtain (such as in both West and East Germany and also in the Scandinavian countries), which also appealed to the adult parents in a certain degree.

Theodor Pištěk designed the costumes for the series.

Ten years after the end of the series, Šimánek again appeared as Pan Tau in a 1988 cinema film. He was also featured in Nena's 1990 music video for Du bist überall ("You Are Everywhere", from the Wunder gescheh'n studio album), which was shot in Prague.

In 2020 a reboot with Matt Edwards as Pan Tau produced by German broadcaster ARD was broadcast.

Series overview edit

Pan Tau and First Adventure edit

Plot summary edit

Pan Tau makes his first appearance helping a young boy, who is reluctantly attending piano lessons, to overcome his boredom.

Cast edit

  • Otto Šimánek - Pan Tau
  • Václav Štekl - pianist teacher
  • Vladimír Horka - pianist

First series edit

Plot summary edit

Cast edit

Second Series edit

Plot summary edit

Pan Tau meets dysfunctional family Urban and decides to bring back Alfonz, Father Urban's brother (and a dead lookalike of Pan Tau), from a lonely island Alfonz has fled to in his adventurous youth for a Robinson-like life.

Cast edit

  • Otto Šimánek - Pan Tau, Alfonz Urban
  • Jiřina Bohdalová - Mother Urban
  • Vladimír Menšík - Father Urban
  • František Filipovský - Grandfather Urban
  • František Peterka - Neighbor
  • Magda Křížková / Šebestová - Kateřina Urban
  • Gustav Bubník - Rudolf Urban
  • Karel Augusta - Secret policeman
  • Svatopluk Beneš - Grandfather's brother
  • Josef Somr - Petr Kalina / Doctor Azor
  • Zdeněk Dítě - uncle Lojzík
  • Eugen Jegorov - Father Kudrna
  • Jiří Kúkol, J. Krafka - Adopted sons
  • Jaroslav Štercl - Porter
  • František Kovářík - Lecturer
  • Jiří Vondráček - Martin (Kateřina Love)
  • Jiří Hrzán - Mafia
  • Jiří Vala - Mafia
  • Bohuml Šmída - Mafia
  • Josef Bláha - Mafia
  • Jindřich Narenta - An employee of the weather institute
  • Josef Kemr - An employee of the weather institute
  • Václav Štekl - An employee of the weather institute
  • Ladislav Potměšil - Driving school teacher
  • Jana Hlaváčová - Teacher / later Alfonso's wife

Third Series edit

Plot summary edit

Cast edit

Episodes edit

  • Pan Tau a první dobrodružství - Pan Tau and first adventure

First series edit

  • Pan Tau přichází - Pan Tau is coming
  • Pan Tau naděluje - Pan Tau gives gifts
  • Pan Tau na horách - Pan Tau in the mountains
  • Pan Tau a neděle - Pan Tau Sunday
  • Pan Tau jde do školy - Pan Tau goes to school
  • Pan Tau a samá voda - Pan Tau and a lot water.
  • Pan Tau a Claudie - Pan Tau and Claudie
  • Pan Tau to zařídí - Pan Tau will arrange it
  • Pan Tau a cesta kolem světa - Pan Tau and journey around the world
  • Pan Tau v cirkusu - Pan Tau in the circus
  • Hledá se pan Tau - looking for Pan Tau
  • Pan Tau a tisíc kouzel - Pan Tau and a thousand spells

Second series edit

  • Pan Tau se vrací - Pan Tau is coming back
  • Pan Tau a robinson - Pan Tau and robinson
  • Pan Tau a příliš velký balón - Pan Tau and too big balloon
  • Pan Tau a pes kozopes - Pan Tau and Dog Goat-Dog
  • Pan Tau a rodinná slavnost - Pan Tau and Family festival
  • Pan Tau jde do práce - Pan Tau go to work
  • Pan Tau pět hrušek a tři jablka - Pan Tau five pear's and Three apple's
  • Pan Tau a černý deštiník - Pan Tau and black umbrella
  • Pan Tau a Velký Ples - Pan Tau and big festival
  • Pan Tau a rosnička - Pan Tau and frog
  • Pan Tau a Aladinova lampa - Pan Tau and Aladin's Lamp
  • Pan Tau a zlatý kufr - Pan Tau and gold suitcase
  • Pan Tau odchází - Pan Tau leaving

Third Series edit

  • Poplach v oblacích - Alarm in the clouds
  • Lov na Slona - Elephant hunting
  • Noc v safari - Night in safari
  • Pan Tau a kouzelnice - Pan Tau and sorceress
  • Pan Tau na pionýrském táboře - Pan Tau on the pioneer camp
  • A která je ta pravá - And which is the right one?
  • Od zítřka nečaruji - From tomorrow I'm so not using magic

Third Series (7 episodes) was cut into two films - Poplach v oblacích (Czech - Alarm in the clouds, 1 - 3 episodes and episode 4 miss) and Od zítřka nečaruji (From tomorrow I'm so not using magic, 5 - 7 episodes)

Trivia edit

In 1970, a then unknown Ivana Marie Zelníčková (later Ivana Trump) appeared on Pan Tau in Season 1, Episode 3 "Pan Tau na horách" (Pan Tau in the mountains).[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ Hayes, Alan (2016). Avengerworld - The Avengers in Our Lives. Lulu. p. 79. ISBN 9781326522506. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ Černý, René (2020-01-29). "Ivana Trumpová jako herečka. Zahrála si v jednom z nejslavnějších seriálů pro děti". Instory.cz (in Czech). Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  3. ^ Ivana Trump (then Zelníčková, 20 yo) in the movie "Pan Tau" (1970). YouTube. 2016-11-21. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

External links edit

  • Pan Tau photo on the website of Radio Praha
  • "Pan Tau" at IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
  • About the series at the Cesko-Slovenská filmová databàze

December 15, 2023
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Pan Tau Czech for Mr Tau is a character created for a children s television series 1 There were 33 episodes in 3 series made by the Czechoslovak Television CST in cooperation with Barrandov Studios and the West German TV network Westdeutscher Rundfunk WDR A pilot film was shot in 1966 and 33 episodes were made from 1970 until 1979 The project ended with a feature film in 1988 Pan TauGenreAdventure Comedy Children s television series fantasyStarringOtto SimanekVladimir MensikFrantisek FilipovskyJirina Bohdalova Karel Hoger and others downCountry of originCzechoslovakiaWest GermanyOriginal languageCzechNo of seasons3No of episodes33ProductionEditorsOta HofmanJindrich PolakProduction companiesCzechoslovak Television CST Westdeutscher Rundfunk WDR Barrandov StudiosOriginal releaseReleaseDecember 13 1970 1970 12 13 February 4 1979 1979 02 04 Wooden statue of Pan Tau in Trest hometown of actor Otto Simanek1930 Tatra 12 car used in the seriesThe protagonist Pan Tau who generally didn t speak and communicated through pantomime was played by Otto Simanek 1925 1992 The series was written by Ota Hofman and directed by Jindrich Polak The stories were generally funny but contained some kind of problem for a child and here Pan Tau found the way to solve the problem Pan Tau always had a gentle expression and a friendly smile he was elegantly dressed in a stroller with an umbrella and a white carnation in the lapel Foremost he was famous for his magic bowler hat By tapping on his hat Pan Tau was able to change his appearance into a puppet to conjure up miscellaneous objects or to do other magic His most characteristic behaviour is that he would help children who were experiencing some sort of difficulties in between their dreams and reality like finding a place for skiing settling family problems on Christmas and even give a boy a good time at a fair when he is supposed to have piano lessons To adults he usually remained invisible Although Czechoslovakia then was under a Communist regime this never was very obvious for the viewers And Pan Tau was a popular children program in several countries at both sides of the Iron Curtain such as in both West and East Germany and also in the Scandinavian countries which also appealed to the adult parents in a certain degree Theodor Pistek designed the costumes for the series Ten years after the end of the series Simanek again appeared as Pan Tau in a 1988 cinema film He was also featured in Nena s 1990 music video for Du bist uberall You Are Everywhere from the Wunder gescheh n studio album which was shot in Prague In 2020 a reboot with Matt Edwards as Pan Tau produced by German broadcaster ARD was broadcast Contents 1 Series overview 1 1 Pan Tau and First Adventure 1 1 1 Plot summary 1 1 2 Cast 1 2 First series 1 2 1 Plot summary 1 2 2 Cast 1 3 Second Series 1 3 1 Plot summary 1 3 2 Cast 1 4 Third Series 1 4 1 Plot summary 1 4 2 Cast 2 Episodes 2 1 First series 2 2 Second series 2 3 Third Series 3 Trivia 4 References 5 External linksSeries overview editPan Tau and First Adventure edit Plot summary edit Pan Tau makes his first appearance helping a young boy who is reluctantly attending piano lessons to overcome his boredom Cast edit Otto Simanek Pan Tau Vaclav Stekl pianist teacher Vladimir Horka pianistFirst series edit Plot summary edit Cast edit Otto Simanek Pan Tau Josef Filip Emil Frantisek Filipovsky Shop Owner Jiri Sovak Emil s Father Slavka Budinova Emil s Mother Josef Bevyl Emil s Grandfather Blanka Kratka Emil s Sister Veronika Rencova Claudie Jan Werich Claudie s Grandfather Vera Ferbasova Vera Tichankova Claudie s Educators Pavel Landovsky Taxi driver Vaclav Stekl teacher Vladimir Hlavaty School director Miroslav Homola School inspektor Milos Kopecky Owner of losses and finds Vaclav Tregl traveler Karel Effa A migrator Milan Nedela A migrator Stanislav Fiser A migrator Vaclav Kotva A migrator Jan Libicek Publican Viktor Maurer Hunter Vaclav Neckar Television repairerSecond Series edit Plot summary edit Pan Tau meets dysfunctional family Urban and decides to bring back Alfonz Father Urban s brother and a dead lookalike of Pan Tau from a lonely island Alfonz has fled to in his adventurous youth for a Robinson like life Cast edit Otto Simanek Pan Tau Alfonz Urban Jirina Bohdalova Mother Urban Vladimir Mensik Father Urban Frantisek Filipovsky Grandfather Urban Frantisek Peterka Neighbor Magda Krizkova Sebestova Katerina Urban Gustav Bubnik Rudolf Urban Karel Augusta Secret policeman Svatopluk Benes Grandfather s brother Josef Somr Petr Kalina Doctor Azor Zdenek Dite uncle Lojzik Eugen Jegorov Father Kudrna Jiri Kukol J Krafka Adopted sons Jaroslav Stercl Porter Frantisek Kovarik Lecturer Jiri Vondracek Martin Katerina Love Jiri Hrzan Mafia Jiri Vala Mafia Bohuml Smida Mafia Josef Blaha Mafia Jindrich Narenta An employee of the weather institute Josef Kemr An employee of the weather institute Vaclav Stekl An employee of the weather institute Ladislav Potmesil Driving school teacher Jana Hlavacova Teacher later Alfonso s wifeThird Series edit Plot summary edit Cast edit Otto Simanek Pan Tau Vlastimil Brodsky 3 air traffic inspector Malek Josef Blaha 1 air traffic inspector Kucera Jiri Kodet Pilot Jiri Labus Dispatcher Petr Narozny Alenka s Father Michael Hofbauer Otik Malek Zdena Hadrbolcova Malek s wife Josef Dvorak Transport for safari Jan Kalous Zdenek Srstka Transport for safari Lenka Termerova Kalous s wife Frantisek Husak Pilot powdering aircraft Robert Vrchota Agronomist Jana Brejchova Wizard Stella Mahulena Bocanova Her daughter Vladimir Hruby Wizard Brehm from Berhm Petr Cepek Wizard Orlando Vaclav Stekl Organizer of the magical festival Antonin strycek Jedlicka Backdrop Marie Rosulkova Grandmother Vaclav Lohnisky Cook Hurta Helena Ruzickova Cook from the camp near the creek Jan Skopecek Driver with meat Mirek s father Karel Augusta Drafts Josef Kemr Grandfather Hanousek Tomas Vacek Mirek Julie Juristova Terezka the lead of girls in the pioneer camp Jan Sedlacek Lada the lead of boys in the pioneer campEpisodes editPan Tau a prvni dobrodruzstvi Pan Tau and first adventureFirst series edit Pan Tau prichazi Pan Tau is coming Pan Tau nadeluje Pan Tau gives gifts Pan Tau na horach Pan Tau in the mountains Pan Tau a nedele Pan Tau Sunday Pan Tau jde do skoly Pan Tau goes to school Pan Tau a sama voda Pan Tau and a lot water Pan Tau a Claudie Pan Tau and Claudie Pan Tau to zaridi Pan Tau will arrange it Pan Tau a cesta kolem sveta Pan Tau and journey around the world Pan Tau v cirkusu Pan Tau in the circus Hleda se pan Tau looking for Pan Tau Pan Tau a tisic kouzel Pan Tau and a thousand spellsSecond series edit Pan Tau se vraci Pan Tau is coming back Pan Tau a robinson Pan Tau and robinson Pan Tau a prilis velky balon Pan Tau and too big balloon Pan Tau a pes kozopes Pan Tau and Dog Goat Dog Pan Tau a rodinna slavnost Pan Tau and Family festival Pan Tau jde do prace Pan Tau go to work Pan Tau pet hrusek a tri jablka Pan Tau five pear s and Three apple s Pan Tau a cerny destinik Pan Tau and black umbrella Pan Tau a Velky Ples Pan Tau and big festival Pan Tau a rosnicka Pan Tau and frog Pan Tau a Aladinova lampa Pan Tau and Aladin s Lamp Pan Tau a zlaty kufr Pan Tau and gold suitcase Pan Tau odchazi Pan Tau leavingThird Series edit Poplach v oblacich Alarm in the clouds Lov na Slona Elephant hunting Noc v safari Night in safari Pan Tau a kouzelnice Pan Tau and sorceress Pan Tau na pionyrskem tabore Pan Tau on the pioneer camp A ktera je ta prava And which is the right one Od zitrka necaruji From tomorrow I m so not using magicThird Series 7 episodes was cut into two films Poplach v oblacich Czech Alarm in the clouds 1 3 episodes and episode 4 miss and Od zitrka necaruji From tomorrow I m so not using magic 5 7 episodes Trivia editIn 1970 a then unknown Ivana Marie Zelnickova later Ivana Trump appeared on Pan Tau in Season 1 Episode 3 Pan Tau na horach Pan Tau in the mountains 2 3 References edit Hayes Alan 2016 Avengerworld The Avengers in Our Lives Lulu p 79 ISBN 9781326522506 Retrieved 27 May 2020 Cerny Rene 2020 01 29 Ivana Trumpova jako herecka Zahrala si v jednom z nejslavnejsich serialu pro deti Instory cz in Czech Retrieved July 16 2022 Ivana Trump then Zelnickova 20 yo in the movie Pan Tau 1970 YouTube 2016 11 21 Retrieved July 16 2022 External links editPan Tau photo on the website of Radio Praha Pan Tau at IMDb Internet Movie Database About the series at the Cesko Slovenska filmova databaze Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pan Tau amp oldid 1177543985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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